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Quest for Value
The EVA Management Guide
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Quest for Value is a finance book that introduces Economic Value Added (EVA) as a financial performance metric.
It explores how companies can create value by earning returns on capital that exceed the cost of capital.
The book emphasizes that EVA is an informative tool that assists the user in understanding from a financial standpoint what is really making the business tick and where the money is going into the business.
The central thesis focuses on how the value of a company is directly related to its ability to generate economic profit.
It highlights the importance of aligning management incentives with value creation to drive sustainable growth and profitability.
It explores how companies can create value by earning returns on capital that exceed the cost of capital.
The book emphasizes that EVA is an informative tool that assists the user in understanding from a financial standpoint what is really making the business tick and where the money is going into the business.
The central thesis focuses on how the value of a company is directly related to its ability to generate economic profit.
It highlights the importance of aligning management incentives with value creation to drive sustainable growth and profitability.
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David Samra as a book that is not often talked about but very important, coining the phrase EVA (Economic Value Add).


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