CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

At present, just four manufacturers control 84% of the hearing-aid market, according to the Open Markets Institute, a think tank critical of corporate concentration. Has corporate concentration raised prices for you? The reason, analysts say, is federal and state rules that compel manufacturers to sell through medical professionals.

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Concentration Profit and Loss Manufacturing Economics 130

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 26, 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, I am once again so thankful to all of you, the ever-growing number of readers who continue to regularly visit this Nerd’s Eye View Blog (and share the content with your friends and colleagues, which we greatly appreciate!). Executive Summary. He can be reached at [email protected]. Read more of Adam’s articles here.

Planning 130

Planning Benchmarking Profit and Loss Communication 130

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

I wasn’t that typical person that did a number of, you know, internships during the summer, had that …. And so, while you can see that concentration in markets, and sales, and trading, once I started really working with our private bank in a meaningful way, I was then able to lead teams of investment counselors and investors.

Investments 114

Investments Marketing Profit and Loss Banking 114

Barry Ritholtz

JUNE 13, 2023

CHABRAN: Obviously, food, energy, housing, and not even talking about school, healthcare, and obviously in Europe we have a totally different environment about this matter. We’re investing in profitable mid-market companies making 20 million, 25 million, 50 million EBITDA and needed capital in. RITHOLTZ: Right.

Investments 56

Investments Banking Entertainment Valuation 56

Barry Ritholtz

JULY 31, 2023

The economic dislocation, the health risks, just the mayhem that took place, but from the perspective of a number of corporate CEOs, Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital, the hedge fund that had a couple of amazing trades based on this. Ends up turning about $27 million of swap premiums into 2 billion plus in profit.

Treasury 52

Treasury Economics Retail Entertainment 52

Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 11, 2023

DAMODARAN: I am interested in numbers. I’m naturally a numbers person. To me, storytelling is much more — I mean, if you think about the history of humanity, for thousands of years, the way we pass down information was with stories, not numbers. They had the access to loss and excel really.

Valuation 114

Valuation Education Finance Investments 114