economic value added
Definition
EVA, economic value added, is a phrase coined by the Stern Stewart consultancy to describe its definition of economic profit, or
A firm creating EVA is creating value. One that does not create EVA is destroying value.
In the EVA framework, all costs are measured, including the cost of equity, measuring, in effect, all factors of production. In other words, EVA is the ""capital employed multiplied by the difference between the return on capital vs. the cost of that capital."" EVA incorporated into resource usage decisions aligns the manager's interests with those of the owners. (Stern, 2004, pp 44-45).