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Measure of how revenue growth translates into growth in operating income
Operating leverage is a measure of how revenue growth translates into growth in operating income. It is a measure of leverage, and of how risky, or volatile, a company's operating income is. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Operating leverageA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Product market competition and operating leverage: International evidence*Influential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Inside the mindsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: On the Association Between Operating Leverage and RiskCited 375 times
- Go sideways: Operating marginA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Leverage (finance)A closely related topic
đź“– Definitions
Noun Synonym of leverage (“the ability to earn very high returns when operating at high-capacity utilization of a facility”)
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
On the Association Between Operating Leverage and Risk
Operating Leverage
Operating Leverage, Profitability, and Capital Structure
Empirical Measurement of Operating Leverage for Growing Firms
Cost Structure, Operating Leverage, and CDS Spreads
Operating leverage, financial leverage, and equity risk
Operating Leverage and Corporate Financial Policies
Financial versus operating liability leverage and audit fees
🆕 Influential since 2022
Product market competition and operating leverage: International evidence*
Stock price crash risk and firms’ operating leverage
Operating Leverage, Equity Incentive, and Enterprise Research and Development Investment
Operating leverage and corporate cash holdings: evidence from China
Modified degree of operating leverage risk measure
đź“š Books worth reading
- 📕Inside the minds · 2001
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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