The Stress Test Every Business Needs: A Capital Agenda for Confidently Facing Digital Disruption, Difficult Investors, Recessions and Geopolitical Threats - Hardcover

PRAISE FOR THE STRESS TEST EVERY BUSINESS NEEDS

"The authors have distilled decades of specialized experience into compelling recommendations for executives striving to create value in a volatile world. One reason why I've worked with EY over the years is the depth of its bench, and I see a similar depth in the practical advice covered in this book."
—Robert Nardelli, Founder, XLR-8, LLC, Former Chairman and CEO of The Home Depot and Chrysler

"The book's clarity and comprehensive coverage make it an excellent practitioner's guide to strategic capital management, especially for CEOs and CFOs who usually have to learn these lessons 'on the job'."
—Richard S. Ruback, Willard Prescott Smith Professor of Corporate Finance, Harvard Business School

"The authors expertly and succinctly detail how companies need to work, think and act differently to align their capital agenda to ensure profitable, sustainable growth–both organic and inorganic."
—Nicholas Fanandakis, Executive Vice President, DowDuPont; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, DuPont

"This insightful book deserves to be read by a wide audience. For C-suite executives it is a salutary reminder and checklist to analyse and adapt to the dynamic ways investors and competitors argue for and deliver shareholder value. Conversely, this is a substantial resource for finance professionals seeking to understand the common disparities between market and internal views. Highly recommended."
—Andrew Baum, Managing Director and Global Head of Healthcare Research, Citigroup, Inc.

"Strategic capital allocation is the key to long-term value creation and this book provides actionable insights into how to drive returns from high priority activities like complex acquisition integration and synergy capture."
—Mark Long, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Western Digital Corporation

"This collaboration has the potential to be the rarest of books—an instant classic. The authors have produced what I consider to be a significant contribution to the discussion of all matters capital. In a world of transformative surprises a resilient Capital Agenda must be the goal of every C-suite."
—Professor Tasadduq Shervani, Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University

This vital resource synthesizes lessons from thousands of client engagements by EY's Transaction Advisory Services. Companies that formulate strategy and set operational priorities with a balanced Capital Agenda are best positioned to control their own destiny. The Stress Test Every Business Needs provides a roadmap to future-proof a business today for stronger performance tomorrow.

For more information, see ey.com/capitalagenda