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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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Fixed asset turnover ratio
This measure calculates business entity revenue as a ratio of total net book value of managed fixed assets for the current 12-month reporting period. It is part of a set of…
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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 cost to perform the process "develop and train employees" as a percentage of total cost to perform the process group "manage employee on-boarding, development, and training"
This measure calculates percentage of total cost to perform the process group "manage employee on-boarding, development, and training" allocated to the process "develop and…
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Number of learning days per employee
This measure calculates the average number of days per employee that were dedicated to learning. It is calculated by dividing the total number of days utilized for learning a…
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Total cost to perform the process "develop and train employees" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost per $1,000 business entity revenue to perform the process "develop and train employees". Total cost is the sum of personnel (compensation…
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Total cost to perform the process "develop and train employees" per business entity employee
This measure calculates total cost per business entity employee to perform the process "develop and train employees". Total cost is the sum of personnel (compensation…
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Percentage of customer accounts that are active customers
This measure calculates the percentage of customer accounts that are active customers out of the total number of customers in a business entity's customer master file. An…
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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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Number of FTEs that perform the processes "process accounts receivable (AR)", "manage and process collections", and "manage and process adjustments/deductions" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees per $1 billion revenue that process funds received, whether by check or electronically; coordinate and…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process "manage and process adjustments/deductions" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that perform the process "manage and process adjustments/deductions," which…
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Systems cost to perform the process "invoice customer" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates systems cost per $100,000 revenue to perform the process "invoice customer," which involves preparing detailed reports of customer purchases and…