{"id":1247,"date":"2022-08-25T10:00:34","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T10:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nmsconsulting.com\/?p=1247"},"modified":"2022-08-25T17:26:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T17:26:54","slug":"the-coming-recession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmsconsulting.com\/1247\/the-coming-recession-how-to-align-for-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Coming Recession: How Companies can Still Thrive"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-1247\" data-postid=\"1247\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-1247 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_46bc422 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_cf22d63 first\">\n                    <!-- module image 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data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><span style=\"background-color: initial;\"><br><\/span><\/p><p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">By Arthur Mansourian<\/span><br><\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p2&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\">After a record long bull run, including a major comeback from the COVID-19 caused stock market decline in 2020, global data is now pointing to a likely recession in many economies.<span class=\"&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;\">&nbsp; <\/span>Signs that point to a new business cycle include historically high inflation, supply chain constraints, low interest rates coming to an end, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/08\/24\/home-prices-fall-for-the-first-time-in-three-years-biggest-drop-since-2011.html\" target=\"_blank\">US&nbsp;home prices falling for the first time in 3 years<\/a>.<span class=\"&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><br><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_afg6670 image-center   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nmsconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/recession.jpg\" width=\"997\" height=\"685\" title=\"The Coming Recession: How Companies can Still Thrive\" alt=\"The Coming Recession: How Companies can Still Thrive\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_qiye319   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h4 style=\"margin: 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"background-color: initial;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Source: World Economic Forum<\/span><\/h4><p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"background-color: initial;\"><br><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"background-color: initial;\">Of course, not every recession is the same, and after the Great Recession, companies are generally quicker to make changes in the face of a potential down leg.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"background-color: initial;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"s1\" style=\"background-color: initial;\">With the social and political climate around vast income differences and the rise of employee activism, cutting costs drastically can easily backfire.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"background-color: initial;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"s1\" style=\"background-color: initial;\">With so many people around the world learning to go digital because of COVID-19, companies can now use analytics and new tools to find other ways to tip the balance sheet, such as by identifying areas of growth or ways to increase efficiency.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"><sup><o:p><\/o:p><\/sup><\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"background-color: initial;\">Overall, balance sheet discipline, aggressive growth plays, timely restructuring of cost, and mergers and acquisitions prove to be the most important differences between successful and unsuccessful companies.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"background-color: initial;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"s1\" style=\"background-color: initial;\">Other factors that have proven to&nbsp;be instrumental are close monitoring of credit lines, balance sheets, inventory, and financial ratios.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"background-color: initial;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"s1\" style=\"background-color: initial;\">Of course, having a strong cash reserve plays a very instrumental role in surviving downturns, but it is a thin line to walk when determining how much cash to save and how much to deploy.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"background-color: initial;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span class=\"s1\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span class=\"s1\">To not flounder, maintain market share, and continue to grow profitability during a downturn, companies with strong management need to make changes to strategy at the right time.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; In past environments that are similar to today, t<\/span><span class=\"s1\">he opposite has been seen in companies that faltered, where they would make no significant changes until it was too late to stop the bleeding.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Research on how companies have fared during recent recessions, and the differences between them shows that taking a disciplined yet proactive approach, and cutting costs before the markets get weaker, is paramount.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span class=\"s1\"><br><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span class=\"s1\">When an economy dips into recession territory, the companies that did well had a few characteristics in common.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"s1\" style=\"background-color: initial;\">First, winning companies would take on an aggressive M&amp;A strategy to purchase distressed companies and reinvest in themselves.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"background-color: initial;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"s1\" style=\"background-color: initial;\">Those companies that faltered during downturns tended to make the mistake of taking drastic cost-cutting measures, which has unintentional side effects and can backfire.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"background-color: initial;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"background-color: initial;\"><br><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"background-color: initial;\">Other typical mistakes these companies made are letting go of valuable employees, terminating acquisition discussions, and trying to hit a homerun by investing in non-core unfamiliar businesses to make up for growth.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"s1\" style=\"background-color: initial;\">On the other hand, winning companies moved swiftly and with purpose at the first sign of a downturn.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"background-color: initial;\">&nbsp; C<\/span><span class=\"s1\" style=\"background-color: initial;\">ompanies that recognized that some of the best deals happen in weak markets and during distressful times were able to capture the greatest opportunities.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\" style=\"background-color: initial;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"s1\" style=\"background-color: initial;\">These companies understood that although cost control during weakness is important, completely letting go of the steering wheel and not focusing on core business, was a major misstep.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p2\" style=\"margin: 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span class=\"s1\">Companies that followed such a strategy not only survived through the recession but grew at an impressive pace.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"s1\">In the years after a recession, winning companies grew at an average CAGR of 13%, while the other companies only grew at a rate of 1%.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p2\" style=\"margin: 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span class=\"s1\"><br><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span class=\"s1\">It is noteworthy to point out that companies that fared well actually lost almost as much money as their cohorts that did not grow during the latest major downturn ending in 2009.<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"s1\">However, the winning companies increased EBITDA by an average of 10% once the recession bottomed out, while losing companies saw EBITDA decline by an average of about 15%.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_79ec7b8 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_903e38c first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5277823  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>References<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_5ee5a0e tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_b35011a first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ad5e728  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <ol class=\"ol1\"><li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Holland, Tom and Katzin, Jeff.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span><i>Bain and Company.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/i>\u201cBeyond the Downturn: Recession Strategies to Take the Lead\u201d.<i> <\/i>May 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bain.com\/insights\/beyond-the-downturn-recession-strategies-to-take-the-lead\/\"><span class=\"s3\">https:\/\/www.bain.com\/insights\/beyond-the-downturn-recession-strategies-to-take-the-lead\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s5\">Conerly, Bill.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span><i>Forbes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/i>\u201cHow A Business Can Survive An Economic Crash\u201d.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>December 2018. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/billconerly\/2018\/12\/15\/how-a-business-can-survive-an-economic-crash\/#636014ea6aad\"><span class=\"s6\">https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/billconerly\/2018\/12\/15\/how-a-business-can-survive-an-economic-crash\/#636014ea6aad<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Laczkowski, Kevin.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span><i>Harvard Business Review.<\/i><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>\u201cWhat Companies Should Do to Prepare for a Recession\u201d.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>May 2019.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2019\/05\/what-companies-should-do-to-prepare-for-a-recession\"><span class=\"s3\">https:\/\/hbr.org\/2019\/05\/what-companies-should-do-to-prepare-for-a-recession<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"li3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/08\/24\/home-prices-fall-for-the-first-time-in-three-years-biggest-drop-since-2011.html\">https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/08\/24\/home-prices-fall-for-the-first-time-in-three-years-biggest-drop-since-2011.html<\/a><br><\/li><li class=\"li3\">https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2022\/07\/global-economic-recession-meaning\/<br><\/li><\/ol>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a record long bull run, US economic indicators and global data are showing signs of a recession in many 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