need help! fin.

[din_son]

Товарищи переводчики, помогите советом. Дан контекст:

The application of this "top down" approach to a target;s forecasts should alert a purchaser to "hockey-stick" projection so that not too much money is wasted before proposed acquisition is abandoned.

"hockey stick" projection - что это такое, никак не могу перевести.

будьте добры кто чем может помогите.

с уваженем,
din_son

[sledopyt]

hockey stick projection

the expectation of sharply increasing earnings following a period of modest growth. From the shape of the graph produced by plotting the dollar amount of earnings over time.

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