This business guide explains how key performance indicators help growing companies measure progress toward strategic objectives, monitor organizational health, and spot trends or problems early. It distinguishes leading indicators that signal future performance from lagging indicators that reflect past results, and recommends focusing on a limited set of KPIs to avoid noise. The guide presents 20 widely used metrics, split between financial KPIs like profit margins, cash flow, liquidity, runway, and budget variance, and operational KPIs like lead time, inventory turnover, on-time delivery, and perfect order rate. It also offers criteria for selecting strong KPIs and notes that modern financial systems can automate calculation and real-time dashboard reporting.

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