The immediate cause of the United Statesâ entry into World War I in April 1917 was the German announcement of unrestricted submarine warfare and the subsequent sinking of ships with U.S. citizens on board. But President Woodrow Wilsonâs war aims went beyond the defense of U.S. maritime interests.
Key metrics in the evaluation of management are financial performance numbers. These include sales, profits and costs. For the business owner or manager, a good metric to keep an eye on is year-over-year sales. This shows how your sales performance this year compares to the performance last year.
Leverage metrics compare the costs and returns of funds from both sourcesâdebt funding and equity funding. As a result, Leverage metrics measure the increase in earning power a firm can expect from borrowing, when the business is doing well. And, the same leverage metrics show how the firm loses earning power when business is doing poorly. Capital Structure and Financial Structure. Note that the leverage metric Long term debt to equities ratio equates to the firm's capital structure.