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A Better Way to Gauge Profitability

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Return-on-equity (ROE) is the correct profit metric to evaluate the performance of a business. However, the primary emphasis on financial ratio analysis must be on operating performance. The “advanced” version of the DuPont model remedies the original model’s failure to cleanly separate the effects of operating and financing...

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February 1, 2022

How to spill formulas in Excel

With spilling, you can create a formula in one cell, and that formula will then spill over into other adjacent cells when a set of values is calculated.

January 31, 2022

Companies urged to bolster defenses against ‘triple threat’

Businesses are experiencing more, and more costly, incidents of fraud, compliance breaches and cyberattacks but are not doing enough to protect themselves, KPMG says in its 2022 Fraud Outlook report, A Triple Threat Across the Americas. The report recommends five steps companies can take to mitigate the risk of losses to this “triple threat” of dangers.

January 11, 2022

Using range names in Excel

Using range names in Excel allows you to quickly navigate to areas of your worksheet and makes formulas much easier to create.

January 1, 2022

Card-carrying ways to automate expense reports

Just about everything we do daily has been automated in some way. And that includes expense reports.

January 1, 2022

4 cool features for optimizing Outlook

Here are four features that can help you make the most efficient use of Outlook.

December 20, 2021

5 key steps for digital transformation during a crisis

Major changes can be difficult to implement at any time but especially during a pandemic. Here are some lessons learned from a successful system implementation.

December 7, 2021

Work with other departments to bring more tech to your curricula

Follow these tips for successful interdepartmental collaborations.

December 7, 2021

Calculating the issue price of a bond using the NPV function in Excel

When teaching financial accounting, faculty often discuss bonds payable and how to calculate the issue price of a bond. Consider teaching students to calculate the issue price by using the net present value function in Excel.

December 7, 2021

A road map for learning data analytics

Models can help faculty teach — and students grasp — this important subject.

December 1, 2021

Helping clients build a cyberattack recovery plan

CPAs can play critical roles in helping companies plan
their recovery from online attacks.

December 1, 2021

How to hide zero values

In certain scenarios, showing zero values can be
very distracting. They can be easily hidden in Excel.

December 1, 2021

Using stocks and other data types in Excel

You can convert text in Excel to linked data types. This is referred to as “linked” data types because the data is connected to an online data source.

December 1, 2021

Using the Excel personal assistant

Excel Personal Assistant can help you locate all the features Excel has to offer.

November 23, 2021

6 lessons from audit experts who adopted AI early

Machine learning is within reach for many audit firms.

November 18, 2021

Career advice and RPA tips from CPA leaders

One CPA leader shares more on being a lifelong learner and the advice she gives to up-and-coming accountants; another leader explains some of the opportunities that firms have to automate certain processes and begin to offer more advisory services.

November 9, 2021

Performing a simple linear regression in Excel

When teaching cost behavior in a managerial or cost accounting course, we explain that there are various methods a company can use to estimate its fixed and variable costs, including regression analysis. The next time you cover this topic, consider teaching students how to perform a simple linear regression analysis in Excel.

November 1, 2021