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Ask for Costs and Revenues

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Most recent answer on Nov 13, 2023
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Clara
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Clara
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Hello! Precisely for the high amount of questions (1) asked by my coachees and students and (2) present in this Q&A, I created the “Math & Formulas - Economic and Financial concepts for MBB interviews”, recently ... (read entire answer)
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What's the best way to structure a revenue growth case?

Case case study Framework growth growth strategy issue tree Revenue analysis revenues Structure
Most recent answer on Nov 10, 2023
The best answer (on Feb 16, 2018) is from:
Vlad
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Vlad
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 gave the best answer on Feb 16, 2018
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Hi! It depends very much on the industry. In some cases (Growth strategy) I will use a broad structure, in others (e.g. “how to increase the excessive luggage revenues for an Airline”) I will use P, Q and the Process. ... (read entire answer)
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How do you estimate the 1 year annual sale of a small corner coffee shop?

Market sizing revenues
Most recent answer on Nov 22, 2021
The best answer (on Nov 18, 2021) is from:
Andi
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Andi
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 gave the best answer on Nov 18, 2021
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Agree with the other coaches - top-down (i.e. demand-sided) approach won't lead to any robust estimates. I can't think of a way how you could reasonably assume a market share of a tiny corner shop in a highly crowded ma ... (read entire answer)
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on Nov 22, 2021 on Nov 22, 2021
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Sales = Revenues?

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Most recent answer on Nov 02, 2021
The best answer (on Oct 31, 2021) is from:
Agrim
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Agrim
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 gave the best answer on Oct 31, 2021
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Excellent question! “Sales” is the revenue from selling products “Revenue” includes other items like interest income, capital gains etc. However, in the context of a case interview and in most common cases, the two term ... (read entire answer)
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on Nov 02, 2021 on Nov 02, 2021
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GenCo - BCG Case [from their official website]

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Most recent answer on Jul 17, 2021
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Ian
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 gave the best answer on Jul 17, 2021
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Hi there, You are correct - this framework is terribly generic! As a general rule: don't trust the frameworks given in cases. They tend to be oversimplified AND there is rarely one single good framework for a case...s ... (read entire answer)
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Revenues Growth Cases | Toolkit

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Most recent answer on May 22, 2020
The best answer (on Apr 16, 2020) is from:
Vlad
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Vlad
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 gave the best answer on Apr 16, 2020
McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Hi! It's important when the growth question is being asked: At the beginning of the case as the main objective In the middle of the case as a question on creativity At the beginning of the case, the structure ... (read entire answer)
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on May 22, 2020 on May 22, 2020
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Supply-based analysis in Revenues Growth (with Ansoff Matrix?)

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Most recent answer on Apr 14, 2020
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 gave the best answer on Apr 14, 2020
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Hi, Let me break it down the case, so that I can have a better understanding: Problem statement: Pharma company is aiming to increase revenue (in other words - to find growth in their revenue stream) Key issues: No ... (read entire answer)
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on Apr 14, 2020 on Apr 14, 2020
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How would you go about estimating revenue of the streaming industry of a country (music and video) ?

Market sizing revenues
Most recent answer on Feb 29, 2020
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 gave the best answer on Feb 29, 2020
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Hello, First of all you have to consider the volume both in terms of content volume (hours of streaming) and users. You can start from total households and segment them by age (for example, people from 60 to 80 often ... (read entire answer)
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on Feb 29, 2020 on Feb 29, 2020
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How should I structure the case if there are multiple revenue segments

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Recent activity on Apr 25, 2019
Anonymous gave the best answer on Apr 25, 2019
Hi there, You may find those discussions helpful https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/profitability-case-structure-1993 https://www.preplounge.com/en/consulting-forum/how-to-structure-a-profitability-case- ... (read entire answer)
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on Apr 25, 2019 on Apr 25, 2019
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"I'd like to segment Revenue into its components" - Victor Cheng

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Recent activity on Feb 06, 2019
The best answer (on Feb 06, 2019) is from:
Vlad
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Vlad
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 gave the best answer on Feb 06, 2019
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Hi, Agree with Guennael, I would ask about the revenue sources even earlier, in the clarifying questions before the actual structure. "Could you pls tell a bit more on how the company is earning money?" If ther ... (read entire answer)
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on Feb 06, 2019 on Feb 06, 2019
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Feeling about the core of the case

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Recent activity on Oct 05, 2018
The best answer (on Oct 04, 2018) is from:
Guennael
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Guennael
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 gave the best answer on Oct 04, 2018
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Great question. You need to follow the framework, but also try to follow the 80/20 rule. If the next step in your framework doesn't appear likely right now, you are welcome to communicate to the interviewer that you wil ... (read entire answer)
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on Oct 05, 2018 on Oct 05, 2018
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Growth startegy vs Revenue Growth

Experts growth strategy revenues
Recent activity on Jul 01, 2018
The best answer (on Jul 01, 2018) is from:
Vlad
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McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Vlad
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 gave the best answer on Jul 01, 2018
McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School
Hi! In general, there are no strict guidelines and the interviewer may have both in mind. It's much more important when the question is being asked: In the beginning of the case as the main objective In the midd ... (read entire answer)
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on Jul 01, 2018 on Jul 01, 2018
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Consultants - What GENERALLY is the culprit for low /declining profits?

costs engagement profit projects revenues
Recent activity on May 04, 2018
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Francesco
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Francesco
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 gave the best answer on May 04, 2018
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Hi Anonymous, there is no general answer for this – it could be either of the options. Also, even if there was a most common type, it would not make sense to consider it as starting point without any further check. Th ... (read entire answer)
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on May 04, 2018 on May 04, 2018
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How to generate revenue from the new website for a newspaper company?

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Recent activity on Apr 02, 2018
Anonymous A asked on Mar 29, 2018
Hello, Our client is a traditional newspaper company (only hard-copy) that is considering to establish a website to increase revenues. What factors would you consider to help the client? How would you structure the cas ... (read entire question)
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on Apr 02, 2018 on Apr 02, 2018
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Market size link to revenues (non estimation)

Case Case Interview Market sizing revenues
Recent activity on Feb 06, 2017
Anonymous B gave the best answer on Feb 06, 2017
You mean the revenue and market share was given to you and you had to calculate the total market size? Then your approach seems correct to me! Revenue/total market size = market share --> Total market size = r ... (read entire answer)
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