Fpanda Club

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The list of typical FP&A activities usually includes planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysis, management reporting and performance management. Forecasting is the practice of making regular predictions about the company’s expected future results based on the past and present data as well as on the anticipated future events.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 130

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Corporate Finance Communication Forecasting 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

As someone who has spent the last four decades talking, teaching and doing valuation that we have lost our way in valuation. Even as data has become more accessible and our tools have become more powerful, it is my belief that the quality of valuations has degraded over time.

Marketing 130

Marketing Valuation Advertising Numbers 130

Fpanda Club

JULY 24, 2022

Analysts usually build their financial models for the first 5 years of the investment and then add terminal value for all the years coming thereafter which may contribute up to 50% of NPV. Sources: Warren E. Buffett, Chairman’s Letter to the Shareholders. Berkshire Hathaway, 2000.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 130

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Profit and Loss Valuation Benchmarking 130

Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Narrative and Value As someone who has spent the last four decades talking, teaching and doing valuation that we have lost our way in valuation. Even as data has become more accessible and our tools have become more powerful, it is my belief that the quality of valuations has degraded over time.

Valuation 99

Valuation Advertising Numbers Investments 99

The CFO College

AUGUST 31, 2021

Using a rolling cash forecast is a value-add service you can provide to assist in cash forecasting. A rolling cash forecast will normally look forward 6 or 9 months, and each month the oldest month is removed and a new month added. The rolling cash forecast is one of many CFO-level skills we teach in our program.

Startups 81

Startups Accounting General Ledger Forecasting 81

BlueLight

AUGUST 21, 2020

From there I was recruited by Coopers & Lybrand in San Francisco to join their valuation group?—?before While at PWC I started writing business plans and creating financial models for startups. For the first few years, I was building financial models for founders that were fundraising. Accounting ?—?Many

Planning 52

Planning Startups Marketing CFO 52

Cube Software

MAY 11, 2023

These financial modeling tools are one of the most important to help a company prepare for any kind of scenario imaginable and map out a future trajectory. Pro forma statements are financial projections that ask and attempt to answer "what if" questions. That's where pro forma statements come into play.

GAAP 40

GAAP Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Profit and Loss Accounting Principles 40

CFO Talks

MAY 13, 2025

This is where your financial model becomes the loudest voice in the room. Price with Discipline – Not Emotion Valuation is where many deals derail. Dont be bullied into accepting hockey-stick forecasts or synergy projections based on gut feel. If the deal doesnt make long-term, measurable sense, say so.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 52

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Budgeting Leadership CFO 52