ROI
Gains versus costs
ROI stands for return on investment, a measure of profitability calculated by dividing the gain from an investment by its cost: What's the ROI on that marketing campaign?
The term dominates business and finance discussions, often used loosely to mean any benefit relative to effort: The ROI on learning to cook is enormous. (Lowercase roi occasionally appears as a borrowing from French meaning king.)
Standards for assessment
- analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
- benchmarkingMeasuring against top performers
- KPIsMeasurable performance benchmarks
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
tracking · evaluation · quantification · assessment · ratios · indicators · performance · analysis
Deploying capital for returns
- returnsProfits from investments
- capitalWealth used for investment
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
equity · portfolio · assets · stocks · bonds · shareholder · revenue · valuation
Maximizing efficiency or performance
- productivityOutput relative to input
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- effectivenessSuccess in producing results
- improvementPositive change in quality
automation · workflow · resource allocation · cost reduction · waste reduction · throughput · scalability · process improvement
Imaging-based diagnostic medicine
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
PET scan · diagnostic · neuroimaging · angiography · mammography · fluoroscopy · contrast · segmentation
metrics
Standards for assessment
- analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
- benchmarkingMeasuring against top performers
- KPIsMeasurable performance benchmarks
calculation · tracking · evaluation · quantification · assessment · ratios · indicators · performance · analysis · data
investment
Deploying capital for returns
dividends · equity · portfolio · assets · stocks · bonds · shareholder · revenue · valuation · leverage
optimization
Maximizing efficiency or performance
- productivityOutput relative to input
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- effectivenessSuccess in producing results
improvement · automation · workflow · resource allocation · cost reduction · waste reduction · throughput · scalability · process improvement
radiology
Imaging-based diagnostic medicine
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
X-ray · PET scan · diagnostic · neuroimaging · angiography · mammography · fluoroscopy · contrast · segmentation · annotation
- Growth Metricsgrowth rate, annual growth, revenue growth, organic growth, rapid growth
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- advertisingad, ads, ad campaign, ad campaigns, advertising campaign
- business financeaccounting, balance sheet, revenue stream, profit margin, budget
- business termsfranchising, revenue stream, board meeting, gross margin, markdown
- financebank, CFO, banks, controller, finance
ROIloss
Being without something
deficit · money pit · write-off · capital loss · sunk cost
Total earnings before expenses
gross income · total sales · vanity metrics · raw numbers · gross sales
ROIcost
Required payment amount
expense · expenditure · outlay · social impact · goodwill