# Defining the Health of Your Business

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Podcast: [Business Lunch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-lunch-536186)
Published: 2026-02-26T17:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://businesslunchpodcast.com/defining-the-health-of-your-business
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## Resource

In This Episode of Business Lunch: Ryan and Roland discuss the best indicator of a business’s overall health. Although having different ideas, the common thread is observing trend-based results rather than dated numbers. They also talk about the importance of deeply understanding the growth capacity of a business before acquiring it and achieving the balance of having free distributable cash and future investment in R&D. Chapters: 00:00 The Importance of Profitability Over Growth 03:09 Defining Business Health Metrics 06:00 Exploring Key Metrics: NPS and Revenue per Employee 08:51 The Case for Distributable Cash 12:10 Understanding Cash Flow and Business Health 14:48 The Shift Towards Profitability 17:55 Final Thoughts on Business Metrics Connect with me on social: TikTok: Check out my TikTok Here Instagram: Check out my Instagram Here Facebook: Check out my Facebook Here LinkedIn: Check out my LinkedIn Here Subscribe to my YouTube 👉 Here Resources: • 7 Steps to Scalable workbook • Get my book, Zero Down, FREE Mentioned in this episode: Build Your CEO Dashboard Get one report every week of the key metrics you need to know with the CEO Dashboard! CEO Dashboard

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