The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 10, 2022

When done incorrectly, the FP&A process is set on autopilot, with the goal of just "keeping track" of figures and producing budgets, often for the sake of the process. Traditionally, the FP&A process entails creating a budget, cash flow, profit and loss statement, and balance sheet, then using them to forecast future performance.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Finance Profit and Loss Budgeting 52

Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In the 1970s, Hollywood discovered the payoff from blockbuster movies, and the movie business became increasingly dependent on the biggest blockbusters delivering enough revenues and profits to cover a whole host of movies that either lost money or broke even. With Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime, the game is even more difficult to gauge.

Entertainment 77

Entertainment Profit and Loss Numbers Marketing 77

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

That figure, from MKM Partners, was indeed based in large part on the ongoing success of Amazon Web Services, the company’s profitable cloud computing arm. Global losses were $385 million, compared to $936 million at this time last year. Another potential bright spot for Amazon going forward is advertising. That’s not all.

Marketing 52

Marketing Profit and Loss Advertising eCommerce 52

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

By applying the ideal-target-client framework, advisors can not only better target their marketing efforts (as they can align their website and other advertising efforts with their ideal client’s needs), but they can also streamline their day-to-day work, as they will encounter fewer ‘new’ issues as their client base grows.

Tax Planning 130

Tax Planning Planning Investments Profit and Loss 130

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Old-school banks had this issue decades ago when they decided checking accounts should all be free — and that they could cover the loss of that revenue stream with overdraft fees instead. Prepaid cards , generally speaking, weren’t profitable (minus fees) unless the customer enrolled in direct deposit with the card.

Banking 56

Banking Profit and Loss Accounting Advertising 56

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Old-school banks had this issue decades ago when they decided checking accounts should all be free — and that they could cover the loss of that revenue stream with overdraft fees instead. Prepaid cards , generally speaking, weren’t profitable (minus fees) unless the customer enrolled in direct deposit with the card.

Banking 40

Banking Profit and Loss Accounting Advertising 40

Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 2, 2020

In summary, coming into 2020, Airbnb was delivering a combination of growth driven by disruption and a pathway to profitability that made them a prime candidate for a public offering. In addition, growth in the experiences business will also push this metric upwards, since Airbnb keeps a 20% share of those revenues.

Profit and Loss 52

Profit and Loss Valuation Investments Numbers 52

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 28, 2022

To the contrary, the changes highlight Congress’s continued march toward ‘Rothification’, perhaps in an effort to grab tax revenue now in order to make Federal budget estimates look better (or at least less bad). Example 2 : Alice is a 55-year-old advertising executive earning wages of $200,000 per year. To that end, SECURE Act 2.0

Planning 130

Planning Securities Accounting Tax Planning 130

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 30, 2023

So I think that resiliency piece, never giving up, never giving in, redefining, Barry, success as going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm, I think that’s everything. And like every business, they want revenue and they’d like to have a surplus profit. My dad thought that cash flow was profit.

Economics 56

Economics Education Profit and Loss Banking 56

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 21, 2023

Everything was the same except, Chicago had in its budget to give me money for airfare to go visit. ASNESS: Some of the things like betting against beta, quality or profitability, carry strategies were additions over time. Chicago versus Stanford, I got into both. RITHOLTZ: Yeah. ASNESS: They offered a stipend. PhDs are very lucky.

Profit and Loss 64

Profit and Loss Valuation Forecasting Investments 64