PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Coupang, the South Korean eCommerce company, is getting a $2 billion investment from SoftBank’s Vision Fund, which will provide it with the money to speed up development of delivery and shopping services. SoftBank invested $1 billion in Coupang back in 2015, valuing the company at $5 billion the time. “Masa is a visionary leader.

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Investments eCommerce Valuation Forecasting 53

Centage

APRIL 4, 2023

To determine profit margins, companies subtract the total cost of providing a product or service from the sales price paid for the item by customers. Sophisticated FP&A software tools like Planning Maestro enable finance teams to automate routine tasks such as manual data entry, accelerating workflows and improving forecasting.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Forecasting Prioritization 98

PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2020

Valuations in tech are based on expansion going forward. The “Coronavirus: The Black Swan of 2020” editorial advised firms to begin considering saving cash, cutting the cost of items, and revamping sales forecasts. Sequoia noted that the outbreak could fundamentally change the world’s business landscape.

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Investments Valuation Startups Economics 56

Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

To determine profit margins, companies subtract the total cost of providing a product or service from the sales price paid for the item by customers. Gross Profit Margin: Your gross profit margin is the amount of your sales revenue minus the cost of your goods. But how much are they really worth?

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

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

Fpanda Club

JULY 24, 2022

oracle Aesop formulated his investment insight "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" and since that time the model for calculating the value of an asset as the present value of the cash generated by this asset throughout its life has remained unchanged. In about 600 B.C.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 130

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

VCFO

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Key Questions: How do we establish a cash forecast for managing the company’s cash wisely? This hospitality business owner approaching retirement didn’t want to sell the company he built for more than 20 years for < $10M but valuation showed it would only yield $3-4M in the market. |

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Strategic Planning Cash Flow Forecasting Profit and Loss CFO 83

PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2016

Last year, when the company raised $350 million in a Series E round of funding that included an investment from Didi Chuxing (China’s largest ridesharing service, which recently purchased Uber’s competitor business in China), it was valued at between $1.5 billion, according to TechCrunch. billion and $1.6

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2017

Investment activity picked up in the week that ended March 24, roughly doubling the amount seen in the previous week, to the tune of $416 million. The activity was weighted to B2B transactions at 60 percent of the total, and B2B as an investment arena took the top three spots in the pantheon. That’s the key for us.”.

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Investments B2B Startups Valuation 43

E78 Partners

APRIL 13, 2023

To capitalize on these strategic choices, PE firms need to invest in a strong CFO office, personnel hires, processes and systems, and consider partnering with a transaction advisor to build a platform for successful roll-up strategies. E78 Partners offers finance and technology solutions for PE firms pursuing roll-up strategies.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Leadership Forecasting CFO 52

CFO Share

MAY 5, 2023

Have sales and operations meet regularly to brainstorm product or service improvements. Invest in speed and efficiency Downturns and slow economies are ideal times to focus on productivity growth. Investments that lead to productivity growth includes: Automation Lean process improvement through Kaizen, 5S, etc.

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Profit and Loss Economics CFO Valuation 40

PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

Two industry startups secured their first venture capital rounds this week, with investors targeting an array of service providers — from alternative small to medium-sized business (SMB) lenders to B2B sales automation platforms — and focusing on a variety of geographic markets, from India to California. million in seed funding, U.K.-based

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B2B Cash Flow Forecasting Valuation Startups 52

The Finance Weekly

JUNE 20, 2022

After working jobs in investment banking and credit card research, they saw the need for catering to mid-sized brands that wanted to release their own credit cards. billion valuation and has more than 1 million customers. Michael Spelfoger Age 25. United States. United States. 5) Marco Cancellieri. billion in assets.

Finance 52

Finance Startups Healthcare Valuation 52

Creative CFP

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

A key step in assessing the viability of a business plan is forecasting what could be achieved, taking into account as many factors as possible. Such factors include expected sales, customer types, product and service pricing, human resources, capital expenditure, and financing requirements. Enter the Financial Model.

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Financial Modeling Manufacturing CFO Forecasting 52

Creative CFP

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

A key step in assessing the viability of a business plan is forecasting what could be achieved, taking into account as many factors as possible. Such factors include expected sales, customer types, product and service pricing, human resources, capital expenditure, and financing requirements. Enter the Financial Model.

Financial Modeling 52

Financial Modeling Manufacturing Forecasting Valuation 52

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

 At the Money: Stock Picking vs. Value Investing with Jeremy Schwartz, Wisdom Tree. Should value investing be part of that strategy? TRANSCRIPT: Jeremy Schwartz Value Investing Barry Ritholtz : How much you pay for your stocks has a giant impact on how well they perform. What Is value investing?

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Investments Valuation Construction Concentration 112

Future CFO

APRIL 13, 2023

The three years since 2020 saw organisations focus on digitalisation, payment efficiency, security, and cash forecasting. Ultimately, it is the CFO’s decision to invest for this unknown turn in the bend. He posits that given the environment, it is natural that boards and CFOs are looking at conserving and prudently investing cash.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 52

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

Musings on Markets

JUNE 23, 2023

NVIDIA has clearly embraced a strategy of investing ahead of, and going after, growth markets for the chip business, and that strategy has paid off well. In 2022, that number, for NVIDIA, was 0.65, indicating that this is definitely not a capital-light business and that NVIDIA has invested heavily to get to where it is today, as a company.

Valuation 91

Valuation Profit and Loss Investments Marketing 91

Planful

AUGUST 12, 2019

Cash is used for things like: Paying expenses – the things that are necessary for the successful daily operation of the business like employee salaries, sales and marketing expenses, supplies, and inventory. Investing in new capital assets to grow the business. It’s used to determine things like: Company valuation.

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Musings on Markets

AUGUST 25, 2023

I also like finance, perhaps not as much as sports, but there are winners and losers in the investment game as well. While the gate receipts and merchandising revenues are significant, they are relatively easy to forecast, given history and ticket sales.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2018

went ahead and bought Baidu’s delivery business, which had a $500 million valuation in 2017. Bloomberg noted that sales of this type were forecasted to hit $1.1 Back when Alibaba first made the investment an Ele.me, it said it would fit into its mold of funding in the online-to-offline market. trillion in 2017.

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Valuation Forecasting Startups eCommerce 46

PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2019

Domino’s got a big boost in its share price, care of a big up-vote from Morgan Stanley Analyst John Glass in the form of a raised rating to overweight from equal rate, citing “attractive valuation relative to slower-growing peers.”. Same-store sales revenue grew 3.6 percent forecast. percent, well below the 6.6

Marketing 40

Marketing Forecasting Valuation Technology 40

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

This week, RPA startup Automation Anywhere made waves with its $300 million investment from the SoftBank Vision Fund, reports said Thursday (Nov. The investment now values Automation Anywhere at $2.6 While Automation Anywhere’s funding was the largest of the week, its valuation is not the biggest. million raised, U.K.-based

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Accounts Payable Foreign Exchange Currencies Startups 77

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

28 from the pre-release forecast. However, the news that sent the stock price sinking was Grubhub’s forecast for the quarter ahead and the rest of the year. DoorDash raised $250 million in new funding in 2018, and quadrupled its valuation to $4 billion. That miss was brought about by a $4.9 Revenue increased, rising $287.7

Profit and Loss 59

Profit and Loss Forecasting Valuation Budgeting 59

Michigan CFO

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

This trend makes SaaS valuation increasingly important. This thriving market has led to significant competition among investors and venture capital to invest in and acquire SaaS companies of any size or stage of growth. This makes determining an accurate SaaS valuation difficult. Why Do I Need a SaaS Valuation?

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Valuation CFO Leadership Forecasting 40

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Challengers like Monzo , Santander and Metro Bank were forecast to put a stop to the dominance of the big four. Metro Bank shares dropped 30 percent after it was forced to cancel a planned bond sale, while Santander lost 1.5 billion) from the valuation of its business last week. billion pounds ($1.8

Banking 40

Banking Valuation Forecasting Securities 40

CFO News Room

JANUARY 27, 2023

Another is that when valuing companies, I am, in addition to valuing a company to see if it is fairly priced, interested into the broader insights about business and valuation that emerge from the company. per share in 2022. Growth potential : I underestimated the company’s capacity to grow, by limiting its product reach.

Valuation 130

Valuation Investments Manufacturing Marketing 130

Cube Software

MAY 11, 2023

The answers—based on different sources of data like market research or historical sales information—guide internal decision-making to promote regular, sustainable growth as well as create contingency plans for worst-case or best-case scenarios. Think of pro forma statements as a monetary crystal ball, a guiding financial forecast.

GAAP 40

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

Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As the price dropped below $200 today (October 30,2023), I decided that it was time for me to revisit and revalue the company, taking into account the news, financial and other, that has come out since my last valuation in January 2023, and to understand the dueling stories that are emerging about the company.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

28 from the pre-release forecast. However, the news that sent the stock price sinking was Grubhub’s forecast for the quarter ahead and the rest of the year. DoorDash raised $250 million in new funding in 2018 and quadrupled its valuation to $4 billion. That miss was brought about by a $4.9 Revenue increased, rising $287.7

Profit and Loss 40

Profit and Loss Forecasting Valuation Budgeting 40

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 9, 2021

Put simply, I possess no exclusivity here, and staying consistent with my thesis, I don't expect to expect to make money by investing based upon this data. The first is that I do not have a macro focus, and my interests in macro variables occur only in the context of corporate finance or valuation issues. So, why bother?

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Valuation Currencies Numbers Corporate Finance 52

PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2016

And Alibaba gets the boon of having a finance arm that now has an implied valuation of $60 billion. . The biggest caution is the fact that among the biggest backers of the company, in this round, are state-run funds, which include China Investment Corp., Throwing money at growth for growth’s sake leads to sky high valuations. .

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Advertising Valuation Sales Construction 40

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

It’s a tempting value proposition: fashion made easy by handing off the curation to those with the time, skill and interest in turning around on-point looks — and all with minimal investment of intellectual energy on the part of the consumer. million in clothing sales and fees last year, and but also its active client base of 2.2

Math 40

Math Retail Valuation Forecasting 40

Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The gross margin, measuring how much grocery stores clear after covering the costs of the goods sold, has risen slightly over time, perhaps because of growth in processed and packaged food sales, but is still less than 25%. In short, the growth in online grocery sales will be higher than total grocery sales growth, but not overwhelmingly so.

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Profit and Loss Valuation Advertising Investments 102

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 26, 2023

Another is that when valuing companies, I am, in addition to valuing a company to see if it is fairly priced, interested into the broader insights about business and valuation that emerge from the company. per share in 2022. Growth potential : I underestimated the company's capacity to grow, by limiting its product reach.

Valuation 80

Valuation Investments Manufacturing Marketing 80

VCFO

MARCH 17, 2023

How much is being charged to cost of sales? What is the percentage of the cost of sales to revenue? Ensuring Proper Inventory Valuation When inventory is not valued properly, turnover ratios return false information, affect cash, and cloud understanding of how investment in inventory is affecting the business.

Manufacturing 73

Manufacturing Benchmarking Forecasting Profit and Loss 73

Musings on Markets

JULY 22, 2021

In addition, since so much of the excitement about the stock comes from the potential for growth in the Indian food delivery market, I set the stage for that analysis by comparing the Indian market to food delivery markets in other parts of the world, as a prelude to forecasting its future path.

Marketing 86

Marketing Valuation Profit and Loss Advertising 86

Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In this post, I will look at the levers that drive Paytm's value, and you can make your judgments on where you think this offering will lead in terms of valuation and pricing. In 2018, it added a Paytm Money , for investment and wealth management, and in 2019, it launched a Paytm for Business app for merchants to track payments.

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Valuation Profit and Loss Investments Numbers 72