significant and immediate value creation
- Faster growth
- Higher profits
- Stronger and more stable free cash flow
Comprehensive Strategic plan
- Supported by objective, fact-based analysis
- Becomes the lens for better perspective and the roadmap for a clear decision-making process
- Results in improved priority setting and superior resource allocation
- Foundation for evaluation of alternative future pathways and potential exit options
MORE CONTROL OVER THE BUSINESS
- Improved information, insights, and decision-making
- Identification and pursuit of hidden opportunities (e.g., profitable growth initiatives and cost reductions)
- Favorable negotiating positions and outcomes with suppliers, vendors, and customers
- Better financial returns with less cost, investment, and risk
Detailed, Actionable understanding of:
- Profitability by product, segment, and customer
- Gross margins and SG&A expenses; fixed vs. variable costs
- Cash flow / sources and uses of cash, including capex and working capital
- Current and potential future value of the company, and the impact of various assumptions on value
Better Positioning for pursuing financing options
- Internal cash flow vs. debt vs. equity
- Improved negotiating position with banks and investors
- Securing funding for both (a) immediate needs and (b) long-term growth
- Understanding of impact on capital structure and ownership structure