conservative case – n : in reference to a financial model, or financial projections; the downside, or low case of a business’s projections using the most conservative set of assumptions. The financial results for your conservative case should be worse than those for your base case (most likely assumptions) or your aggressive, or upside case (using the most optimistic assumptions).

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