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Compounded annual growth rate in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization over the past three reporting periods
This measure calculates the compounded annual growth rate in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) over the past three reporting periods. It…
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Compounded annual growth rate of revenue over the past three reporting periods
This measure calculates the compounded annual growth rate of revenue over the past three reporting periods. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that help…
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EBITDA margin (current reporting period)
This measure calculates the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) margin for current reporting period. It is part of a set of Supplemental…
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Percentage growth in EBITDA from three reporting periods prior
This measure calculates the percentage growth in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) over the past three reporting periods. It is part of a…
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Revenue growth from three reporting periods prior
This measure calculates revenue growth over the past three reporting periods. It is part of a set of Supplemental Information measures that help companies evaluate additional…
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Total revenue per active customer
This measure calculates total revenue per active customer. An active customer is defined as a customer who has purchased a business entity's products at least once in a 12…
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Gross margin return on investment (GMROI)
This measure calculates gross margin return on investment (GMROI), by dividing business entity gross margin by its average cost of inventory. This Process Efficiency measure…
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Average gross profitability for brick-and-mortar retail stores
This measure calculates store profitability (calculate as gross profit as a percentage of revenue) for the physical retail store. This Process Efficiency measure is intended…
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Like for Like (LFL) brick-and-mortar retail sales growth
This measure calculates Like for Like (LFL) retail sales growth for retail stores. Like for Like (LFL) retail sales growth refers to the growth in sales as recorded by the…
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Average annual in-store sales per square foot of brick-and-mortar retail selling space
This measure calculates average in-store sales per square foot of selling space. This Process Efficiency measure is intended to help companies minimize waste and refine…
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Cycle time in calendar days (including weekends) from the identification of a control violation until the violation is reported/communicated to the control or process owner
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) that elapse from the identification of a control violation until the violation is reported…
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Cycle time in days from reporting of a control violation until investigation is completed and remediation steps/control changes are developed
This measure calculates the number of days that elapse from reporting of a control violation until investigation is completed and remediation steps/control changes are…
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This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) that elapse from identification of change in risk until changes to risk management policies and…
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Cycle time in days to update/revise the rolling forecast
This measure calculates the number of calendar days (including weekends) it takes to update/revise the rolling forecast. A rolling forecast requires regular updates to…
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Personnel cost to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance" per process FTE
This measure calculates personnel cost per process full-time equivalent (FTE) employee to perform the process "evaluate and manage financial performance," which involves…