Global Finance

OCTOBER 11, 2024

trillion in extended credit and new capital for its consumer and institutional clients while moving $10 trillion in over 120 currencies daily. In a letter to UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, the leaders of 180 tech companies said, “The loss of deposits has the potential to cripple the sector and send the ecosystem back 20 years.

Banking

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The ride-hailing giant, extending its platform model into adjacent businesses such as freight and food delivery, is aiming to deliver a profit earlier than might have been anticipated — as in, the end of this year. billion, representing a 42 percent gain, and that number was in line with expectations. Adjusted revenues were $3.7

Sales

Musings on Markets

AUGUST 15, 2023

I was reminded of that paper a few weeks ago, when Fitch downgraded the US, from AAA to AA+, a relatively minor shift, but one with significant psychological consequences for investors in the largest economy in the world, whose currency still dominates global transactions.

Investments

Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Macro news : While macroeconomic news (about the economy, inflation or currency exchange rates) cuts across the market, in terms of impact, some companies are more exposed to macroeconomic factors than others, and analysts will have to revisit earnings estimates in light of new information.

Marketing

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 5, 2024

The numbers that I computed opened my eyes to how much perspective on the high, low, and typical values, i.e., the distribution of margins, helped in valuing the company, and how little information there was available, at least at that time, on this dimension. Aggregate operating numbers 3. Profit Margins 1. Return on Equity 2.

Valuation

PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

For many firms, these trends are forcing the introduction of an FX strategy on a company for the very first time, and when corporate treasurers aren’t prepared, they can run into complications beyond the cost of currency exchange. A recent controversy at American Express highlighted that risk for SMBs.

Foreign Exchange

PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2019

The cryptocurrency’s loss means it pulled down the value of other premium coins with it, and none of them showed any rises at all. Value in bitcoin and other digital currencies surged recently after the announcement of Facebook’s Libra, a stablecoin tied to real currency. In the past 24 hours, Bitcoin’s value has dropped 6.50

Profit and Loss

Musings on Markets

JULY 17, 2023

That has not happened either, as employment numbers have stayed strong, housing prices have (at least up till now) absorbed the blows from higher mortgage rates and the economy has continued to grow. US Equities in 2023: Into the Weeds!

Marketing

PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

The WSJ pointed to a report from The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), which referred to an easing of commercial loan standards as a leading risk to the industry. The worst loans are often made in the best of times,” Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting warned in the report.

Banking

VCFO

DECEMBER 10, 2021

What does that do to your profitability? Many companies run with less than a 10% profit to start with. a currency) over time. When the percentage is moving up and to the right over time, that indicates that a unit of currency effectively buys less than it did in prior periods. Why Do Currencies Depreciate?

Currencies

PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2018

Here are the numbers: $400 million | Value of the estimated 130 deals blockchain-related firms inked in 2018. Any business would hit a speed bump — not to mention a revenue and profit bump — when customers don’t show up. 18 percent | Increase in FinTech funding in 2017, according to an analysis released last week, which led to $27.4

Profit and Loss

PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

The headlines about Nike’s Q4 earnings announcement focused on what would be a staggering loss at any other time. Nike reported a loss of $790 million during the period ended May 31, compared with net income of $989 million for the same quarter in 2019. Across all 12 of our key cities, Nike remains consumer’s number one favorite brand.

Profit and Loss

Global Finance

JULY 29, 2024

Another year, another bumper crop of profits. In the first quarter of this year, the combined profits of 57 listed banks jumped 10.5% In the first quarter of this year, the combined profits of 57 listed banks jumped 10.5% surge in quarter-on-quarter profits. Quarterly performance was similarly robust, with an 11.8%

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 16, 2022

If you’re all interested in macro investing, trend following, commodities, currencies, fixed income, various types of quantitative strategies, and most important of all, risk management, you’re going to find this conversation to be absolutely fascinating. But on a relative basis, it was easier. RITHOLTZ: Right.

Profit and Loss

Future CFO

JUNE 16, 2025

Finance teams are under pressure to help their businesses stay resilient and profitable," Chung says. In today's environment, being able to respond quickly as prices change, supply routes change, or currencies fluctuate can mean the difference between running at a profit or slipping into loss."

Profit and Loss

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Adjusted losses of 3 cents a share were 6 pennies worse than expected. He added that a number of partnerships in place allow customers to send or receive money in 60 countries. He said that the Visa Direct business logs lower revenue per transaction, but the profitability of those transactions “is great,” he said.

Profit and Loss

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Having said that, though, it is worth noting that this is where the consensus ends, since there are deep divides on how this hurdle rate should be computed, with companies diverging and following three broad paths to get that number: 1. The third is currency, with hurdle rates, for any given project, varying across currencies.

Hurdle Rate

PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2017

According to American Express, the decline is due to the loss of the U.S. Kyriba also identified market volatility in both the currency and political markets, as well as “rampant fraud and increasing regulatory requirement” that are pushing businesses to adopt cloud-based cash management solutions.

B2B

Global Finance

MAY 6, 2025

The number of homegrown African banks becoming ambitious and opening operations in Western capitals is rising. However, a growing number of banks daring to make the move indicates a maturing industry no longer afraid to venture into uncharted waters. Today, a shift is taking place. With total assets amounting to $26.5

Banking

PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2016

Consumers always have their debit card handy and and can provide that number to a sender – knowing that if something goes wrong they are protected. Senders don’t have to ask receivers for the ABA and routing number of the bank account they’d like the money deposited to either – and then when the 99.9

Profit and Loss

PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2019

The filing showed that the Tel Aviv-based company’s net losses grew from $19.3 Over the coming quarters and years, we plan to execute on our strategy to drive sustainable growth, while making steady progress on our path to profitability,” said Fiverr CEO Micha Kaufman. million in 2017 to $36.1 million in 2018. million to $75.5

Profit and Loss

PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2017

By the numbers, First Data reported adjusted earnings per share of $0.28 North America contributed $751 million to the total take — Latin America had revenues of $59 million, up 52 percent in constant currency. That means OnDeck is also putting more money away for loss, with provisions for losses soaring 82 percent to $46.18

Profit and Loss

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Shortly after launching in April, the Keza app shut down , and this was on the heels of $357,000 in funding from Digital Currency Group and Jason Calacanis of HOF Capital. Let’s recap the summer for bitcoin prices and see what might befall the currency in the fall. The Keza app which allows bitcoin users to invest in mainstream U.S.

Forecasting

PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2018

More retailers are adopting the view that closing stores isn’t a failure or a loss, but simply a pathway to greater success. This modest debt could, if necessary, be paid off with one year’s net profits, providing a very effective buffer against the likely interest rate rise in the coming years.

Retail

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

The problem with large investments – the type that run into the billions of dollars – is that just as gains can be astronomical, the losses can be devastating. There are any number of tech unicorns that have been grounded post-IPO, among them Slack , Lyft, Uber and Peloton. WeWork never made it to market.

Profit and Loss

Creative CFP

OCTOBER 2, 2020

There is an automatic link to XE.com , so multi-currency transactions are converted automatically to your reporting currency. When you pay the foreign supplier or receive money from a foreign client, Xero calculates the foreign exchange profit and loss and posts the journals automatically. Fixed assets are a breeze.

Accounting

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 9, 2021

In closing, I also want to dispense with the notion that data is objective and that numbers-focused people have no bias. Finally, it is worth noting that, notwithstanding the travails of last year, the number of firms in the data universe increased from 44,394 firms at the start of 2020 to 46,579 firms, a 4.9%

Valuation

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Hacking is Forever (21): The retailer discloses a breach at a number of its stores (thus far an unknown number) between March and October. Disgruntled investors are showing that business models have translated into profits (or at least promise to do so). Blue Apron trades roughly 70 percent below its offer price.

Profit and Loss

PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2018

Cross-border volumes: Healthy to say the least, as evidenced by Mastercard and Visa , where the numbers are up double digits year over year. A sugar rush jolts profits. The debate rages on about whether the token is a security or a currency, and the SEC may be the final arbiter. XRP Token : Long ago and far away is the $3.40

Profit and Loss

PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2016

While the conventional wisdom is that consumer wall ets are slimming down so as to exclude cash, by the number s, over €2.2 When the saints come marching in, one wants to be in their number. While it might not be accurate to say that cash is king in Europe it is still hold ing a princedom, or at least a respectable barony.

Currencies

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

I wasn’t that typical person that did a number of, you know, internships during the summer, had that …. They understand currencies. So obviously, we’re seeing some relief in the commodity sector, but more broadly it’s, you know, whether or not how quickly are we going to see that number come down. I was econ and kind of geeky.

Investments

CFO News Room

JANUARY 12, 2023

For others, it can be the portion of their capital with the longest time horizon (pension fund savings or 401Ks, if you are a young investor, for example), where they believe that any losses on risk capital can be made up over time.

Investments

CFO News Room

JANUARY 17, 2023

Neither index is particularly representative, and currency effects contaminate both, but they tell the story of devastation in the two markets. While the contemporaneous numbers on the US economy on unemployment and production still look robust, worries about recession are rising, at least relative to where they were before the hostilities.

Economics

Musings on Markets

JULY 1, 2022

For others, it can be the portion of their capital with the longest time horizon (pension fund savings or 401Ks, if you are a young investor, for example), where they believe that any losses on risk capital can be made up over time.

Marketing

Musings on Markets

MARCH 19, 2022

While the value crowd, bereft of victories for a long time, may be inclined to do a victory dance, it is worth noting that the same phenomenon occurred between February and March of 2020, at the start of the COVID crisis, but that growth companies quickly recouped their losses and finished ahead of mature companies by the end of 2020.

Economics

Finvisage

JANUARY 2, 2020

The objective of TCI is to indemnify the supplier against losses which arise as a consequence of a buyer’s inability to pay. It does not aim to replace profits lost on the transaction. Week currency (GBP). The report suggests that the causes for insolvencies and rising insurance claims are. Continued Brexit uncertainty.

Construction

PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2019

The scheme involved what the report called “untold numbers of customers whose accounts were used by the ring, as well as the (unnamed) carriers themselves, which typically bore the losses.”. The six people authorities say ran the ring would then sell the stolen phones on the black market, getting away with the scam for years.”.

Profit and Loss