Benchmarks / DeckBench / Hearthside Coffee

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   Slide 1Polished
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   Slide 2Polished The bottom half of all three cards is empty, so the cards look oversized for their content
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   Slide 3Acceptable All bars have equal visual emphasis; highlighting the adjusted pop-up result and business-case assumption would make the key comparison faster to grasp.All bars are the same colour; the adjusted pop-up bar and the business-case bar the argument depends on are not highlighted
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   Slide 4Acceptable The 36-month threshold is stated above the chart but not marked on it; a reference line would make the pass/fail comparison immediate.The 36-month board rule is only stated in the chart title, with no reference line drawn on the chart
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   Slide 5Acceptable The EBITDA axis uses evenly spaced ticks with rounded labels that imply uneven intervals (0%, 2%, 5%, 8%, etc.); cleaner tick increments would improve readability.The EBITDA margin axis has unevenly rounded ticks (0, 2, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18%), which is confusing and misleading
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   Slide 6Acceptable The oversized text panels leave substantial unused space below the copy.The lower half of both cards is empty, making the cards oversized for their text
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   Slide 7Polished