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Metrics deep-dive · Leading vs lagging indicators

If you could track only two metrics to judge the earnings quality of a business unit, which would you pick and why?

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Cash conversion — operating cash flow over net income on a trailing-twelve-month basis — and the growth of working-capital accruals relative to revenue growth.…

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