CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The solid labor market supports positive consumer attitudes but that is offset but high inflation and rapid interest rate increases that threaten future economic growth. Real manufacturing and trade sales improved from a negative trend to a neutral trend. Overall, the outlook remains highly uncertain.

Economics 130

Economics Manufacturing Sales Construction 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The number of funding deals for startups developing Internet-of-Things technology, or IoT—as the software-connected systems are called—dropped to a six-year low of 300 deals in the second quarter, according to analytics firm PitchBook Data Inc. . Over the same period, investment dollars in IoT startups fell 57.2% Hand said. .

Startups 100

Startups Retail Economics Technology 100

The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 12, 2023

While 2023 has just started, the economic turbulence that has carried over from 2022 is as strong as ever. While tech companies seemed to take the brunt of it, many startups, banks, manufacturers and online platforms also conducted mass layoffs. They raised the number from 10,000 that was announced first in November.

Economics 105

Economics Restructuring Manufacturing Startups 105

PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

The economic slowdown’s effects are widespread and reverberating across America, but what is needed to help small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) stem the tide of lost sales and, ultimately, to survive the pandemic? percent of SMBs believe they are at risk of closing before the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impacts end, with 25.8

Economics 57

Economics Manufacturing Banking Investments 57

CFO News Room

JANUARY 18, 2023

The question of whether a company is making or losing money should be a simple one to answer, especially in an age where accounting statements are governed by a myriad of rules, and a legion of number-crunchers follow these rules to report profits generated by a firm. The numbers yield interesting insights. .

Marketing 130

Marketing Hurdle Rate Investments Accounting 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

In my last post, I used Facebook’s recent troubles to talk about the importance of corporate governance, and how we, as investors, have abandoned the power to change management at many younger tech companies in return for being able to invest in young tech companies, with growth potential and well-regarded founders.

Accounting 130

Accounting Marketing Advertising Valuation 130

Future CFO

MARCH 28, 2023

Slower economic growth , declining consumer confidence, falling manufacturing output, high inflation, and mounting global and regional uncertainties resulted in a perfect storm which dampened investor sentiment, the firm noted. “In The number of active investors in Asia Pacific fell 2% year-on-year, the first drop since 2015.

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Valuation Manufacturing Transportation Economics 52

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

That bias notwithstanding, these seven companies have been extraordinary investments, not just in 2023, but over the last decade, and there are lessons that we can learn from looking at the past. First, let's look at the performance of these seven stocks in 2023, when their collective market capitalization increased by a staggering $5.1

Marketing 115

Marketing Valuation Profit and Loss Advertising 115

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

China’s second-quarter economic data shows a 6.2 percent growth; however, economists and investors believe the numbers are worse than what is being officially released, The Wall Street Journal reported. . Manufacturing is being hit really hard,” said Leland Miller, CEO of China Beige Book, which measures China’s economic strength.

Manufacturing 76

Manufacturing Economics Banking Numbers 76

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Indian auto manufacturing giant Tata Motors has launched its AutoMobility Collaboration Network 2.0, If this trend continues, it will severely impact the broader supply chain, and it will likely be consumers who ultimately shoulder the burden of higher retail prices or a reduced number of coffee producing countries.

Manufacturing 43

Manufacturing Securities Economics Investments 43

The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

A study by the University of Baltimore and Excel-based FP&A company, , DataRails , lays out the full economic costs of businesses sticking with manually prepared financial reports. billion is the first number that came out of the research and this represents the total amount of money lost by manual financial work.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 83

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Profit and Loss Budgeting Math 83

Creative CFP

AUGUST 11, 2020

Whether this investment comes in the form of equity or as a loan to be repaid, the investor will usually want to see specific information about your business. This is a combination of business and financial data about your company that helps the investor decide whether or not to invest. What can sales growth tell you?

Investments 52

Investments Accounts Payable Benchmarking Cash Flow Forecasting 52

Future CFO

MARCH 20, 2023

As a result, companies are spending a lot of their financial resources just running the business and less on investment, product development, geographical expansion, acquisitions, modernisation or debt reduction. Lower growth, higher inflation, the higher cost of financing and more non-payments explain this rise of WCR. Pay me later, maybe.

Credit Risk 52

Credit Risk Transportation Economics Invoicing 52

Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The current economic climate is causing profound challenges for business owners across industries. In conjunction with your other numbers, your gross profit margin can tell you if your products are profitable enough, if you need to increase sales or if your expenses, like sales costs, are too high. into the calculation.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Benchmarking Valuation 98

Future CFO

JUNE 26, 2023

The increased number of sophisticated attacks in the region gives real cause for concern, as seen in the case of the popular 3CX phone service application which was turned into a trojan as part of a supply attack, said Vivek Gullapalli, Chief Information Security Officer, APAC, Check Point Software Technologies. Huge manufacturing demand.

Leadership 52

Leadership Manufacturing Education Securities 52

CFO Thought Leader

MAY 23, 2023

We do this by helping our customers—who are cement manufacturers or producers and consumers—achieve their decarbonization plans. This is a very big number that is going virtually untouched. The cement manufacturing market is a very large market that is growing. Think about this: 8%! This really distinguishes us.

CFO 52

CFO Manufacturing Finance Transportation 52

Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

If you review those valuations, you will notice that in each valuation, my story for the company expanded, and my valuations increased, but the market price for the company jumped even more, leading me to conclude in each of them that it was not a company that I would invest in.

Valuation 99

Valuation Profit and Loss Manufacturing Investments 99

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Everyone is looking at the same set of numbers and somehow coming to opposite conclusions. Washington Post ) but see also One plausible explanation for this too-good-to-be-true economy : The most plausible explanation of all is that the pandemic and subsequent recovery were so unusual that the normal rules of economics don’t apply.

Manufacturing 57

Manufacturing Communication Economics Numbers 57

Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In my last post, I used Facebook's recent troubles to talk about the importance of corporate governance, and how we, as investors, have abandoned the power to change management at many younger tech companies in return for being able to invest in young tech companies, with growth potential and well-regarded founders.

Accounting 74

Accounting Advertising Valuation Investments 74

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 10, 2022

The door was now open to federal “investments” in roads, canals, railroads, and other internal improvements. LAW was led by a Civil War officer named Albert Augustus Pope, who happened to have gotten in on the fad for cycling in a big way—he manufactured bicycles. Cycling would be much more enjoyable if our rutted roads were improved.

Construction 130

Construction Profit and Loss Economics Treasury 130

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Whether a car loan comes through a dealer, bank or manufacturer, new J.D. Power research shows that the number of customers doing their credit applications online has kicked into high gear. But as economic stimulus funds evaporate and consumers exit accommodation, future delinquencies may see an impact,” Merchant said.

Sales 85

Sales Banking Manufacturing Finance 85

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

percent in September, the highest number since March. Compared to last year, spending went up less, which is what economists anticipate for the rest of 2019 due to a wider downturn in economic growth. economist at Oxford Economics, told the WSJ. economic growth is at a 1.9 Incomes are also up 0.3 savings rate to 8.3

Forecasting 40

Forecasting Economics Manufacturing Numbers 40

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Measuring Profitability The question of whether a company is making or losing money should be a simple one to answer, especially in an age where accounting statements are governed by a myriad of rules, and a legion of number-crunchers follow these rules to report profits generated by a firm. The numbers yield interesting insights.

Hurdle Rate 80

Hurdle Rate Investments Accounting Entertainment 80

Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The current economic climate is causing profound challenges for business owners across industries. In conjunction with your other numbers, your gross profit margin can tell you if your products are profitable enough, if you need to increase sales or if your expenses, like sales costs, are too high. into the calculation.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Benchmarking Valuation 52

Castle Corporate Finance

MARCH 4, 2021

So far, I’ve predominantly been working on two deals, the first being the major re-financing for a client to source a more flexible debt package that not only provides the business with a source of finance for its future working capital needs but also some additional cash headroom as they seek to undertake a number of strategic acquisitions.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Budgeting Manufacturing Finance 52

PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

It’s earnings season once again, with executives and shareholders hanging on the numbers of revenues, profits and market growth. “Supply chain excellence will translate into balance sheet, income statement and cash flow improvements yielding more economic profit for the firm,” the authors said in the report.

Prioritization 43

Prioritization Economics Manufacturing Risk Management 43

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Starting with gross margins, and computing the number for all non-financial service firms, we report the distribution of gross margins across publicly traded companies at the start of 2023, again based upon gross income and sales in the most recent twelve months: While the median gross margin across all publicly traded global firms is about 30%.,

Profit and Loss 52

Profit and Loss Investments Hurdle Rate Accounting 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Let’s start with a number between 32.5 Yeah, there’s a lot of wiggle room there, but those are the numbers that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed to cap its production of oil barrels per day. But there were a lot of other big numbers flying out there this week, too. million and 33 million.

Manufacturing 69

Manufacturing Numbers Economics Securities 69

PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2018

The economic skirmishes between the two nations escalated as the U.S. has slapped duties on any number of allies, looking to lessen trade deficits. The head of the ECB, Mario Draghi, said the volleys on trade would have to be a part of economic outlook assessments going forward. And, as has widely reported, the U.S.

Economics 40

Economics Manufacturing Forecasting Banking 40

CFO News Room

JANUARY 26, 2023

To answer the question, I looked at two institutions, one academic and one practice-oriented, that are deeply invested in that idea, and spend considerable time advancing it. The Mythology of the Great CEO Are there a set of qualities that make for a great CEO? In contrast, consider Yahoo!,

Marketing 130

Marketing Valuation Manufacturing Investments 130

Future CFO

JANUARY 15, 2020

M&A activity was surprisingly resilient in 2019 though volatile economic activity led many executives to adopt recession footing, said Bain & Company recently. . While the number of 2019 deals ended 2% lower than 2018 levels, final corporate M&A deal value last year reached $3.4

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 40

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Economics Healthcare Leadership 40

PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

Despite its efficiencies, there is no one-size-fits-all option, and organizations must consider the individual nuances of their own business and industry to determine whether third-party solutions will ultimately provide the highest return on investments (ROI). ” Using FinTech To Build An Ecosystem. ”

B2B 63

B2B Accounts Payable Currencies B2C 63

PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2016

The euphoria that greeted strong jobs numbers recently might be tempered a bit by Friday GDP numbers that showed that the US economy expanded at a less than stellar pace through the first half of his year. The most alarming data point: That investment, in tangible structures ranging from inventories to equipment, was down 9.7

Marketing 41

Marketing Manufacturing Economics Numbers 41

PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

In part that’s due to a weakening in business investment in the face of Brexit uncertainty, and that investment is slated to decline by 1 percent, and such anemic showings harken back to the financial crisis a decade ago. percent, and manufacturing has been slashed from 1.1 Net trade will be a drag, too, said the BCC.

Healthcare 43

Healthcare Economics Manufacturing Investments 43

PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2016

The euphoria that greeted strong jobs numbers recently might be tempered a bit by Friday (July 29) GDP numbers that showed that the U.S. The data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis said that the U.S. The most alarming data point: Investment was down 9.7 percent seen in the first quarter of 2016.

Marketing 40

Marketing Manufacturing Economics Numbers 40

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 5, 2023

So, so let’s talk a little bit about your, your background ba in economics from Dartmouth. ’cause then I figure I could always be employed either managing the numbers or doing law and get those two degrees. There was no m and a departments in any investment bank really until the very late seventies.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 69

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Valuation Numbers 69

Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

But if you don’t, if you grew up in a market, where there’s not an investment bank, there’s nothing other than a branch bank for one of the multi-dimensional financials, then you’re not really going to have an understanding of what that career looks like at a young age. Kids that have an interest in investing.

Investments 57

Investments Finance Education Numbers 57