Musings on Markets

JANUARY 10, 2025

For the last four decades, I have spent the first week of each year collecting and analyzing data on publicly traded companies and sharing what I find with anyone who is interested. Since I teach corporate finance and valuation, I find it useful to break down the data that I report based upon these groupings.

Corporate Finance 119

Corporate Finance Valuation Numbers Finance 119

Centage

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Next, we asked John Murdock, CEO of Centage , and Nick Fischer, CEO of Cadilus to address these challenges head on, which they did in a webinar, People, Processes & Technology (available for free and on-demand). Unfortunately, they spend too much time compiling data, leaving them too little time to do the high-value functions.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 84

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Technology Forecasting Budgeting 84

PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

The enterprise resource planning ( ERP ) system has been a staple of corporate finance operations for years, acting as a central repository of data and a hub to initiate a range of processes, from accounting to procurement. But the ERP of today doesn’t look like it used to. Disruption Ahead.

Cash Flow Forecasting 104

Cash Flow Forecasting Accounts Payable General Ledger Corporate Finance 104

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Payroll technology firm Alight Solutions is rolling out a virtual assistant to help payroll managers automate various tasks. In a press release late last week, Alight announce the launch of Eloise, its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered virtual assistant for payroll officials that aggregates and analyzes data.

Analyzing Data 46

Analyzing Data Corporate Finance Auditing Leverage 46

PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2018

“Spreadsheet” can be a four-letter word in corporate finance, but analysts say professionals continue to rely on the manual tool for everything from reconciliation to payroll. CFOs also value new hires’ proficiency with technologies. Reports in CPA Practice Advisor on Wednesday (Feb. Proficiency in Excel is a given today.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 40

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Analyzing Data Corporate Finance Reconciliations 40

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 12, 2021

Last week, was my data week, where I download and analyze data on all publicly traded companies, listed anywhere in the world, and I will post extensively on what the numbers look like after a most tumultuous year. The class times for the coming semester are below: Corporate Finance: Mondays & Wednesdays, 12.30

Valuation 52

Valuation Corporate Finance Finance Investments 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Finance and procurement are generally last in line for engineering or data science resources.” With businesses looking more closely at AI as a way to enhance spend analytics, companies are planning significant investments in the technology. billion by 2022.

Analyzing Data 53

Analyzing Data Finance Compliance Financial Systems 53