Comments on: Formula to calculate growth - with positive and negative numbers http://businesstoolsblog.com/2009/03/formula-to-calculate-growth-with-positive-and-negative-numbers/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:04:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: sonia http://businesstoolsblog.com/2009/03/formula-to-calculate-growth-with-positive-and-negative-numbers/#comment-3046 sonia Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:52:55 +0000 http://businesstoolsblog.com/?p=461#comment-3046 In perusing through some of the cost centers within the Talent Chaser Data Repository,I noticed that the Revenue and Expenses variances in some cases were positive and should have been reflected as a negative and vice versa. Is it possible for you to have someone quickly go through the cost centers to ensure this is correct as naturally it will cause the aggregate numbers to appear out of synch In perusing through some of the cost centers within the Talent Chaser Data Repository,I noticed that the Revenue and Expenses variances in some cases were positive and should have been reflected as a negative and vice versa. Is it possible for you to have someone quickly go through the cost centers to ensure this is correct as naturally it will cause the aggregate numbers to appear out of synch

]]> By: usws http://businesstoolsblog.com/2009/03/formula-to-calculate-growth-with-positive-and-negative-numbers/#comment-2919 usws Sun, 24 Oct 2010 06:33:30 +0000 http://businesstoolsblog.com/?p=461#comment-2919 What Eric says is true. But that doesn't solve the problem. What Eric says is true. But that doesn’t solve the problem.

]]> By: Jonathan http://businesstoolsblog.com/2009/03/formula-to-calculate-growth-with-positive-and-negative-numbers/#comment-2841 Jonathan Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:38:54 +0000 http://businesstoolsblog.com/?p=461#comment-2841 Actually to show growth, the excel formula should be Q2 - Q1, not Q1 - Q2. Eric is correct, which raises the point of how meaningful it is to show growth in % when you move from negative to positive or vice versa. The WSJ just marks it as a P(profit) or L(loss) until the numbers are both positive. Jonathan Actually to show growth, the excel formula should be Q2 - Q1, not Q1 - Q2. Eric is correct, which raises the point of how meaningful it is to show growth in % when you move from negative to positive or vice versa. The WSJ just marks it as a P(profit) or L(loss) until the numbers are both positive.

Jonathan

]]> By: Miss Tee http://businesstoolsblog.com/2009/03/formula-to-calculate-growth-with-positive-and-negative-numbers/#comment-2596 Miss Tee Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:15:40 +0000 http://businesstoolsblog.com/?p=461#comment-2596 The first explanation worked for me The first explanation worked for me

]]> By: eric http://businesstoolsblog.com/2009/03/formula-to-calculate-growth-with-positive-and-negative-numbers/#comment-1967 eric Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:06:33 +0000 http://businesstoolsblog.com/?p=461#comment-1967 This seems to work but it doesn't. Try using a lower negative value in your Q1 and you will see that the % variance actually decreases the further you pull away rather than growing. In above mentioned example: Q1 = -100 and Q2 = 50 your output is: 150%. Now if it were -200 instead of -100 then the output becomes: 125% which is ridiculous. It should be more not less... This seems to work but it doesn’t. Try using a lower negative value in your Q1 and you will see that the % variance actually decreases the further you pull away rather than growing.

In above mentioned example: Q1 = -100 and Q2 = 50 your output is: 150%. Now if it were -200 instead of -100 then the output becomes:
125% which is ridiculous. It should be more not less…

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