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

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

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

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Outside of work, he serves as a volunteer financial planner and class instructor for non-profits in the Northern Virginia area. When consumers think about cash flow management, the word ‘budget’ might come to mind. He has an MA from Johns Hopkins University and a BA from the University of Virginia. Read more of Adam’s articles here.

Tax Planning 130

Tax Planning Planning Investments Profit and Loss 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Michael: So, it sounds like part of the challenge was, you live in a large company environment where, as is common for a lot of them, they organized study groups of top advisors, of top producers, of those that are doing well and growing well, and driving the business profitably. In fact, we probably would have been much more profitable.

Planning 130

Planning Communication Profit and Loss Education 130

Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 16, 2022

And so, you know, it was relatively, I wouldn’t say straightforward because I don’t think generating consistent profits has ever been something that’s so straightforward or so easy. And it’s always going to expect to lose some of those profits when the trend reverses, but still end up capturing the meat of the trend.

Profit and Loss 117

Profit and Loss Foreign Exchange Valuation Investments 117

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

And so you had a situation where you could take big positions in the euro dollar market, affect the price and the cash market and actually make a profit. The 2010s fed rates were essentially zero the whole time, and yet we couldn’t get CPI to budget above 2% the whole decade following the financial crisis.

Treasury 56

Treasury Marketing Economics Banking 56