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Hard/complex profitability structure - Help

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gab die beste Antwort am 11. Jan. 2024

Please do NOT do REVENUE - COST. That is not a framework and is super generic. I appreciate you saying “seemed like a simple profitability case” as this is a misnomer! Every profitability case is different and require ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Profitability case in Insurance

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Hi there, Seconding the others coaches here: You are just listing words. Consultants don't list words. They think and break down a problem systematically. PLEASE read this article AND watch the live case videos in the 2 ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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In an issue tree for profitability framework, where do you factor in questions about market etc.?

Framework issue tree market questions MECE profitability profitability analysis

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Hi Kay, this is indeed one of the fundamental things that you need to learn in order to rigorously disaggregate the value drivers of a business. The driver tree allows you to identify the numerical drivers and sub-drive ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Initial structure a profitability case

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Hi, In my view, the most important thing here is to understand the purpose of a structure: Structuring a case does NOT mean to tell the interviewer what you're going to look at! This is not a structure - it's just a buc ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How can I analyze profitability cases in an outstanding way?

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Hi! Alright... This will take some again. ^^ Given the underying premises of your question, and the many inaccuracies that have been spread by “case preparation books” over the last decade, I need to explain a couple o ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How to structure and identify the root cause of a drop in sales volume?

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Hi! Frankly: starting with generic “buckets” of reasons like internal/external is not very good. What is extremely important to understand in order to craft super strong structures: the purpose of a structure is not to ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Framework for brainstorming ideas for cutting department costs (IT and Marketing)

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Hi Emma, Wherever possible try to avoid fixed and variable costs - interviewers want to shoot themselves when they hear this! Option 1: People IT/Tech/Systems NOT Process (doesn't apply here…it's linked with systems) == ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Profitability cases - framework order

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Oh boy. We need to take a step back! Make sure you're not just saying words. Frameworks can't be memorized. You have to apply them to the case! I'm going to take a step back and answer the question you're really asking: ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Quant skills

Case Calculations Case Interview Interview Math problem McKinsey prep preparation profitability analysis Quantitative skills

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Hi Moji, it seems your issue is not the math computation, but rather how to structure the math part once you receive a question (that is, the logic behind that you should apply). This means you should not work on your ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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What is the difference between profit and profitability

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As highlighted several times, absolute profits are clearly defined as Revenues - Cost. Profitability however, even though always expressed as a ratio/percentage, is not universally defined. It can be measured differen ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Using customer journey to outline structure

profitability analysis stucture

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Hi Daisy, The short answer is “no”. Just because it's FMCG does not mean it should be customer journey - please stop listening to whoever told you this! If an FMCG is buying another company, why would they use a custome ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How to do root cause analysis in profitability case efficiently?

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Hi there, First of all, you need to read as much into the prompt hints as possible. You also need to ask strong clarifying questions that help you understand the lay of the land. From there, as you drive the case forwar ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How to structure Profitability Cases?

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Let me answer specifically the question of clarification questions.In general, clarification questions are there to make sure you fully understood any technical terms in the prompt, the business model, the context and a ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How to know when to use (fixed & variable cost) vs. (direct & indirect cost)?

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Hi there, Ultimately, it depends on the case. Moreover, I personally actually don't like either..."I'd like to segment by FC and VC" and "I'd like to segment by direct and indirect costs" is just incredibly generic an ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Thoughts on Starting Profitability Case with Economy & Industry

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Hi there, Honestly, it depends. Any answer otherwise is too simplistic. You need to understand the industry + company context from the prompt itself to figure this out...cases and case types cannot be memorized...yo ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Versatile Revenue Improvement Ideas

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Hi there, Remember, you need to apply your revenue improvement ideas to the specific case at hand. You cannot be generic. That said, some major ways companies boost sales include: SAAS (software as a service) ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Profitability case - revenue and cost analysis

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Hello, Finding a potential cause in costs or revenues can not exclude a problem also on the other side of the framework. The best approach is to drill down the part that seems to be the root cause and then to quickly ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Good way for in-depth analysis of profitability cases?

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Hi Anonymous! Alright... This will take a bit. I feel I have to explain a couple of absolutetely crucial points here. In fact, your described initial approach corresponds to what is outlined in the usual case prep ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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How to Structure and Choose Framework for Profitability Case

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Hi, Given this is your first day, I'm going to take a step back and answer the question you're really asking: How do I use frameworks in a case? If there's anything to remember in this process, is that cases don't e ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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Profitability case framework approach

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Hi Anonymous! Both are valid approaches. As a rule of thumb, 1) is more suitable for a quantitative assessment (e.g. "By how much has profit declined?"), while 2) seems like a good approach for a qualitative question ... (ganze Antwort lesen)

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