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Cash to growth

Pivot point

Explore where EMEA firms are today and what they are looking for tomorrow

Welcome to the first EMEA focused research based on the unique combination of bespoke data gathered across 14 countries and the research capabilities of the Deloitte firms located in these countries.

Executive Summary

As businesses across EMEA reach a ‘pivot point’ after one of the longest economic crises in recent history this report seeks to understand what is next. The elements needed for growth are present within the marketplace, with large amounts of surplus cash and a renewed corporate investment appetite. 

But what do the 271 C-level executives interviewed tell us?

  • More than half identified growth as their top priority
  • Over three-quarters claim to have healthy cash piles, with more than 40 per cent increasing since 2011 – the bigger the business the faster the cash accumulation
  • Not all businesses have turned the corner, with a large portion of businesses prioritising the strengthening of their balance sheet over the next 12 months
  • Those that have the right balance between cash availability and ambition are using a three point strategy to turn cash into growth that focuses on: market expansion, technology and talent

The results of the survey demonstrate that there are discrepancies across the EMEA region both in terms of country specific data and in terms of sectoral trends. As just over 90 per cent of companies interviewed have a long-term strategy in place, a drive for efficiency and growth is common place. What cannot be determined at this point in time is whether these strategies will be able to make the most of the resources they are given. Will efficiency take over and reap the benefits of economies of scale? Will companies attribute a new value to the cash they hold and distribute it as if it were a scarce resource?

Download the full report for an in-depth overview and analysis of what EMEA-based companies think based on both size and sector data.

Cash to growth: Pivot point

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Cash to growth: Pivot point - Germany

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Cash to growth: Pivot point - Italy

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Cash to growth: Pivot point – The Netherlands

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Cash to growth: Pivot point – United Kingdom

Contacts

Austria
Josef Schuch
JSchuch@deloitte.at

Belgium
Cedric Lannoy

clannoy@DELOITTE.com

Denmark
Kirsten Aaskov Mikkelsen
kmikkelsen@deloitte.dk

Finland
Seppo Kokko
Seppo.Kokko@deloitte.fi

France
Katia Ruet

kruet@deloitte.fr

Germany
Alexander Boersch
aboersch@deloitte.de

Greece
Theodore Papakonstantinou
tpapakonstantinou@deloitte.gr

Italy
Alessandro Mercuri
amercuri@DELOITTE.IT

Luxembourg
Basil Sommerfield
bsommerfeld@deloitte.lu

Middle East
James Babb
jbabb@deloitte.com

Netherlands
Frank Geelen
fgeelen@deloitte.nl

Norway
Andreas Enger
aenger@deloitte.no

South Africa
Roy Campbell
rcampbell@deloitte.co.za

Spain
Jesus Navarro
jenavarro@deloitte.es

Switzerland
Michael Grampp
mgrampp@deloitte.ch

United Kingdom
Nick Sandall
nsandall@deloitte.co.uk

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