Future CFO

JANUARY 27, 2022

According to the firm’s analysis of S&P 1200 company earnings call transcripts from 3Q20 through 3Q21, the number of companies mentioning inflation doubled from around 350 to just under 700, leading to an eightfold rise in keywords relating to inflation from around 850 to 7000.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Russia has said it will not sell to any countries that participate in the price cap scheme, and Jaishankar has repeatedly stated that India cannot afford to buy oil at high prices – at least not without undermining its economic growth, which is forecast to be 6.1 percent in 2023, the fastest-growing major economy in the world.

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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. . Newsletter Sign-up. WSJ | CIO Journal. Kroger CIO Yael Cosset. Photo: The Kroger Company.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Within infrastructure, one of the key focus areas is leveraging multimodal transport infrastructure to reduce logistics costs, thereby improving India’s overall competitiveness. However, a number of policy reforms are essential for creating a sustainable private investment eco-system, many of which are outside the purview of the budget.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The numbers missed optimistic projections as coronavirus infections continued to surge. businesses were forecast to add 600,000 jobs, according to a Dow Jones survey, per a report by CNBC. The private sector added 365,000, which is the lowest number since July. The number of new patients nationwide went up 10,000 in two weeks.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2020

More than a dozen state-owned financial institutions in China are offering incentives to boost consumer lending despite an increase in the number of people defaulting. Economists atGoldman Sachs Group and Morgan Stanley are warning that the coronavirus will be more economically devastating than originally forecasted.

Economics 56

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

Plans to expand some airports have been put on hold as air transportation has been grounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, The Wall Street Journal reported. For the week ending June 6, the number of travelers screened by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was 2.4 million, PYMNTS found.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

Moody’s Analytics forecasts that 27 million positions are at high risk due to the virus, most being in hospitality, transportation, leisure and travel. You’re looking at one of the biggest negative job numbers you’ve ever seen,” Hassett told CNN. Some will be furloughed and others laid off, Zandi said.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

The strengthening of roads, railways, airports, ports, mass transport, waterways and logistics infrastructure will help facilitate faster movement of people and goods across India by improving the connectivity and create a significant number of jobs for the youth in the country, thereby putting the country’s economy at the forefront.

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Bramasol

MARCH 10, 2023

By focusing on a smaller number of products and services that are regularly updated, they can optimize supply chains and reduce production costs. This can help them plan and invest for the long term, rather than relying on variable sales of individual products.

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Bramasol

JULY 31, 2023

In addition to the MedTech sector, these issues of optimizing and integrating lessor accounting with DSE also apply to other industries such as semiconductors , electronics manufacturing , transportation , telecom , energy , utilities , and others.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

Airbnb’s business has been hit hard, with revenue this year forecasted to be less than half of what we earned in 2019.”. Chesky’s words came as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reported the number of travelers who went through its security gates on May 4 was 163,692 compared to 2.5 He said its U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

In a report dubbed “Global Payment Cards Data and Forecast,” the firm found that one in five card payments will be contactless by 2021. Last year, the number of contactless-enabled terminals in Europe increased 63 percent to reach 4.9 That’s an increase from one in 20 as of 2015.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2019

But Lyft’s numbers also showed that revenue and growth have been borne atop a sea of red ink. As John Zimmer, the firm’s co-founder, said on the call, the company remains focused on transportation, with recent bike share programs in cities such as New York and San Francisco extending into late in the next decade. (By

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

For 2020, global passenger numbers (enplanements) are expected to decline by 55 percent compared to 2019, worsened from the April forecast of 46 percent.”.

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The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 9, 2022

Other than perhaps taking public transportation to work, what else can a CFO do more than any other average person? These risk assessments are no longer pushed to the back burner of what-if scenarios, but rather companies are treating these scenarios as an important aspect of forecasting. CFOs and climate change: what’s the connection?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2019

On the whole, however, there were more misses than hits by the numbers as the bank is still recovering from troubles that began to emerge with the account creation scandal of 2016. JPMorgan and SoftBank are reportedly in discussions to rescue WeWork before it runs out of money, which is forecast to occur by mid-November.

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The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

This puts more pressure on the CFO, as it is yet another element to keep in mind when budgeting and forecasting. Keeping up to date with the competition in financial outlook perspectives will provide the best possible forecasting scenarios for each organization, including hard-to-predict volatility and real time updates. Conclusion.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2020

Fast-forward a bit to where we are now — for business leaders, Huang said, it’s been a challenge to manage employees and budgets, much less to make accurate forecasts. So, everyone’s definitely tracking these numbers for the next two weeks.”. Inventory Buildup.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

In what seems to be shaping up to be a modern-day version of The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones, Uber and Lyft have put out their numbers for the latest quarter, and depending on where you look, or what niche you examine, or what line item you favor, one or the other is a winner. Revenues were $3.2 billion; the Street had expected $3.3

Transportation 55

Transportation Construction CFO Forecasting 55

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

We already know that Apple is feeling the pinch of supply chain disruption, and has reduced its forecasts for the March quarter. To get a sense of the ripple effect: Consider the fact that the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that as a group, global airlines could see lost revenue to the tune of $29 billion.

Transportation 72

Transportation Retail Forecasting Sales 72

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

The transportation company reported results Wednesday (Aug. In terms of headline numbers, the company said that revenues were up 72 percent to $867.3 In terms of headline numbers, the company said that revenues were up 72 percent to $867.3 7) that topped expectations amid narrowing losses. million, better than the $809.4

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PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2016

Unfortunately, it looks like the growing number of online returns is forcing retailers to grapple with an equally confounding problem: the reverse supply chain.

Transportation 42

Transportation Forecasting Retail eCommerce 42

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

The planet’s largest retailer by sales crushed their way through Q2, with bigger than expected gains in revenue, earnings, same-store sales and eCommerce sales than analysts were predicting before the numbers hit the wires. percent to $128 billion, ahead of analyst forecasts of $125.9 All-in revenue jumped up 3.8 percent. .”

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Planful

MAY 11, 2017

The best practice in the market is to shorten the annual budgeting process, make it less granular and use it to set initial targets, then revisit and update the budget assumptions on a regular basis through rolling forecasts. Per BPM Partners, another 13% of companies update their financial forecasting weekly.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2019

And, in China, a drop in the number in the number of self-service terminals such as automated teller machines (ATMs) has come amid fast mobile payments growth, China Daily reported. The number of ATMs in the country at banks fell by 17,800 to arrive at 1.11 million on a quarter-on-quarter basis. And, within 2025, 1.5

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2019

It’s a fine balance between oversupplying and wasting products vs. empty shelves and out-of-stocks and automation can help with forecasting. Kroger is testing such cameras at a small number of locations (just two out of its 2,800 stores). For now, the devices are being used to count the number of shoppers passing by the doors.

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Retail Transportation Forecasting Numbers 60

PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2019

He noted that paper-based processes are slow and often may not provide insight into the number of invoices outstanding or the dollar value of those invoices currently being processed. Typically, the AP department will struggle to just pay on time or reasonably late,” he told PYMNTS.

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Accounts Payable Invoicing Compliance SAP 48

PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

One recent report forecasts an annual growth rate of 30 percent or more over the next three years for China’s sharing economy, “thanks to the pub­lic’s ac­tive par­tic­i­pa­tion, govern­ment’s pol­icy sup­port and ma­ture busi­ness mode.” percent compared with 2017. For cars, it was 61 percent.

Transportation 49

Transportation Forecasting Startups Retail 49

PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2018

By The Numbers. percent to $128 billion, well ahead of analyst forecasts of $125.9 Beyond The Numbers. We’re continuing to aggressively roll out grocery pickup and delivery in the U.S., and we recently announced expanded omnichannel initiatives in China and Mexico. Q2 revenues jumped 3.8 billion (96 cents a share) a year ago.

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Creative CFP

OCTOBER 2, 2020

I never had time for the exciting things, like forecasting and presenting valuable business insights to business owners and helping them to grow their business. I am now able to improve financial reporting and be innovative with bringing the business numbers to life so business owners can make better decisions.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2018

As eCommerce and delivery companies fight an increasingly tough battle to streamline costs and compete for customers, a number of firms are moving to take control over logistics and distribution, as the cost savings and efficiencies can help accelerate growth and lower the expense of making final delivery to the customer.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2020

During what is widely forecast to be an economic catastrophe equivalent to the Great Recession of 2008 or even possibly the Great Depression of the 1930s, it is easy to feel scared, small and deeply uncertain right now. All in, Kraft spent $2 million to purchase 1.2

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Economics Healthcare Transportation CFO 69

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

percent for the month of August, leading many industry experts to predict that demand for new vehicles is slowing down and 2016 sales figures won’t come anywhere close to the record number of vehicles sold in 2015. ” So, what’s behind these dwindling sales numbers, and is it really time for the auto industry to panic? ”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Before the new spike in cases, 55 million Americans were forecast to travel during Thanksgiving, down at least 10 percent and the largest year-over-year decrease since 2008. The Transportation Security Administration reported that more than 1.04

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

holiday spending is forecasted to increase up to 4 percent this year compared to 2015, which, in turn, means merchants are expected to handle more global cross-border shipments and payments than usual. With the holiday shopping season nearly in swing, retail shoppers in the U.S. Embracing Alternative Payments.

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Planful

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

We’ve touched on the definition of EPM in a number of other posts, but I thought this would be a good time to define EPM from the Planful perspective. To support this, EPM includes the following management processes: Budgeting, planning, forecasting and modeling. We prefer the term EPM since it signifies enterprise-wide application.

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