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Predictive Finance, Ethical Leadership, and Public Sector Innovation: Lessons from SAQA CFO Innocent Gumbochuma

CFO Talks

He instructs his managers to spend no more than 10 percent of their time on accounting and the rest interpreting what the numbers mean. To counter this, Innocent and his team use agile forecasting frameworks, scenario modelling, and real-time analytics. Over the years, Ive learned that forecasting must be agile.

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From Boardroom to Broadcast: The CFO as Company Spokesperson 

CFO Talks

They are dealing with facts, forecasts, and risk. Framing the Numbers Is Just as Important as Reporting Them Numbers do not speak for themselves. When they cut waste, restructure liabilities, or improve working capital, they are showing that the business is disciplined and resilient. You are not just presenting numbers.

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Working Capital vs. Cash Flow: What Should Small Business Owners Focus On?

CSC Advisors

This situation can quickly become a warning sign that your business needs financial restructuring or more effective resource management. It allows you to forecast periods when cash might be tight and prepare accordingly by securing financing, negotiating payment terms, or adjusting spending. What are you waiting for?

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Anatomy of a Market Crisis: Tariffs, Markets and the Economy!

Musings on Markets

Staying with the safety theme, I looked at US companies, broken down by debt burden (measured as debt to EBITDA): On this dimension, the numbers actually push against the flight to safety hypothesis, since the companies with the least debt performed worse than those with the most debt.

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Anglo American’s Big Restructuring Aims To Refocus Mining Giant 

Global Finance

The rattled corporation faces a rocky road through a wide-ranging restructuring, but some analysts see a more competitive company emerging. The decision, which was intended to help Anglo focus on its restructuring, swung the company from a net profit of $1.26 The restructuring itself is a complicated affair.

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Block, PayPal, Carvana, Twilio and more

CFO News Room

Analysts polled by Refinitiv were forecasting earnings of 23 cents per share on revenue of $4.49 Twilio — Shares tumbled 16% after the cloud communications software maker issued a weaker-than-expected revenue forecast for the fourth quarter, despite an otherwise strong third-quarter report. PayPal — Shares declined more than 6%.

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How a CFO Adds Value: Cash Flow Forecasting

Beacon CFO Plus

If you’ve been here a while, you might recall us sharing the number one rule in business : Never run out of cash or credit. It’s worth sharing again—it is the number one cause of small business failure.). Cash flow forecasting involves estimating cash flow in and out during a predetermined period of time. Request a Consultation.