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Frameworks
17 totalStructured approaches to common case types: profitability, market entry, M&A, and more.
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Profitability Analysis (Profit Tree) · Market Entry · Growth Strategy · Pricing Strategy · Revenue Growth Strategy · M&A / Due Diligence · Operations Improvement · Supply Chain Optimization · Product Launch Strategy · Competitive Response · Cost Reduction / Restructuring · Customer Segmentation & Targeting · Digital Transformation · Organizational Design · Go-to-Market Strategy · Turnaround / Restructuring Strategy · Investment Decision / Capital Allocation
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63 totalKey business and financial concepts tested in consulting interviews.
Contribution Margin
The profit earned on each unit sold after subtracting variable costs. It tells you how much each additional sale contributes to covering fixed costs and generating profit — the foundation of unit economics.
Breakeven Analysis
The calculation of how many units (or how much revenue) a company needs to sell to cover all costs and earn zero profit. It is the most frequently tested math concept in case interviews.
Fixed vs. Variable Costs
Fixed costs do not change with volume in the short run; variable costs scale directly with each unit sold. Separating them is the foundation of breakeven analysis, unit economics, and most profitability cases.
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Revenue vs. Profit · TAM, SAM, SOM · EBITDA · Net Present Value (NPV) · Internal Rate of Return (IRR) · Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) · Return on Investment (ROI) · Payback Period · Free Cash Flow (FCF) · Working Capital · Gross Margin · Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) · Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) · LTV/CAC Ratio · Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) · Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) · Net Revenue Retention (NRR) · Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) · EBIT (Earnings Before Interest and Taxes) · Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Valuation · EV/EBITDA Multiple · Operating Margin · Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio · Discount Rate · Economies of Scale · Operating Leverage · Capacity Utilization · Inventory Turnover · Cash Conversion Cycle · Switching Costs · Gross Revenue Retention (GRR) · Rule of 40 · Magic Number · Burn Multiple · Customer Concentration · Customer Segmentation Types · Jobs To Be Done · Network Effects · Essential Case Interview Formulas · Porter's Five Forces · SWOT Analysis · BCG Growth-Share Matrix · Ansoff Growth Matrix · Value Chain Analysis · Behavioral & Fit Interview Prep · MECE (Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive) · Hypothesis-Driven Thinking · Pyramid Principle · Situation-Complication-Resolution (SCR) · Root Cause Analysis · How Consulting Interviewers Score You · Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) · Days Payable Outstanding (DPO) · Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO) · Breakeven Sensitivity Analysis · Learning Curve / Experience Curve · Market Share · Price Elasticity of Demand · Net Promoter Score (NPS) · Churn Rate
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11 totalQuick-reference guides to the industries you are most likely to encounter in cases.
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Consumer / Retail / CPG · Financial Services · Technology / SaaS · Healthcare / Life Sciences · Technology / Software / SaaS · Industrials / Manufacturing · Transportation / Logistics · Energy / Utilities · Telecommunications / Media · Private Equity / Investments · Public Sector / Government
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