CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Technology shares are leading losses after Facebook parent Meta Platforms surprised investors with a bigger-than-expected profit drop. billion profit in the recent quarter. Eli Lilly reported quarterly profit and revenue that beat forecasts. ConocoPhillips reported a $2.6 Chart of the Day.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 31, 2024

In my last three posts, I looked at the macro (equity risk premiums, default spreads, risk free rates) and micro (company risk measures) that feed into the expected returns we demand on investments, and argued that these expected returns become hurdle rates for businesses, in the form of costs of equity and capital.

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Musings on Markets

AUGUST 19, 2024

In fact, the business life cycle has become an integral part of the corporate finance, valuation and investing classes that I teach, and in many of the posts that I have written on this blog. If you are concerned that you are going to be hit with a sales pitch for that book, far from it!

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Deere (DE) – The heavy equipment maker reported better-than-expected profit and revenue for its latest quarter and issued an upbeat outlook. Deere said it benefited from positive farm fundamentals and increased infrastructure investment. Its stock jumped 4.2%

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Nio (NIO) – The China-based electric car maker posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss, but said it expected deliveries to nearly double in the current quarter from a year ago. in the premarket after it reported a wider-than-expected quarterly loss. AstraZeneca’s results got a boost from strong sales of its cancer drugs.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Walgreens Boots Alliance — The drugstore chain’s stock gained 4% after it said it would invest $3.5 Walgreens raised its fiscal year 2025 sales goal for its U.S. The investment bank said the online real estate company’s business model is flawed. The company said it had 87,000 employees as of the end of September.

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CFO Talks

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Corporate finance is all about managing money wisely so a company can invest in the right opportunities, fund its growth, manage its daily expenses, and prepare for risks. Without good financial planning, even a profitable company can run into trouble. They ask questions like: Will this investment make more money than it costs?

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CFO Talks

JUNE 12, 2025

Leading a company from financial loss to profitability requires far more than cost-cutting or boosting revenue. In the early stages of a turnaround, a finance leader often needs to challenge long-held assumptions about the profitability of business units, the viability of projects, and the cost of continuing legacy operations.

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The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

For example, if a company aims to expand online sales, FP&A teams analyze marketing costs and expected revenue to determine budget allocations. Financial tracking also helps adjust investments, such as identifying underperforming products and reallocating resources accordingly. Use past data to predict future performance.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Manchester United — Shares of football club Manchester United surged 16%, their second straight day of double-digit gains, and touched a new 52-week high after the owners said they were exploring strategic alternatives including a potential sale. billion in quarterly losses tied to customers pulling money. after warning of $1.6

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Fpanda Club

JANUARY 23, 2025

This can lead to burnout, missed deadlines, and a loss of focus on high-value activities. Business case assessment When organizations consider major investments or initiatives, building a strong business case is essential to evaluate feasibility and ROI.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Alphabet leverages its search, web browsing, mobile operating systems, and cloud computing to make money through the sale of advertising and various service fees. The company’s Pixel phones reached a quarterly sales record despite supply constraints. Corporate costs also include hedging gains (losses) related to revenue.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

related investing news. after the company reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and said its production would remain on track despite supply chain snafus. The Wall Street firm said its survey checks indicated sales growth has accelerated ahead of Target’s earnings next week. from 14.9%. Source link.

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Jedox Finance

JANUARY 12, 2022

Businesses should always be solvent and have enough cash to pay outstanding bills, make investments when there is a surplus, and reduce expenses when it slips into the red. If the assessment is positive, the financial plan may be more convincing to investors to invest profitably in your business. Investment planning.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 28, 2023

Paco Freire/Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Intel — The chipmaker suffered a 9% loss in its shares in early morning trading after its latest financial results missed analysts’ estimates and showed significant declines in the company’s sales, profit and gross margin.

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CFO Share

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

This optimism, while crucial for taking risks and seizing opportunities, often clouds judgment, leading to expectations of big sales that remain forever on the horizon. In pursuit of the big sale, fundamental financial strategies go out the window, expenses and staffing levels remain unsustainably high, and cash dwindles.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 18, 2023

A key value proposition for financial advisors is helping clients avoid common behavioral biases that can lead to suboptimal investment decisions. Which often leads to advisors counseling their clients to stay diversified and stick with a disciplined investment strategy to optimize their risk and return over the long term.

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Michigan CFO

JULY 13, 2021

And in Q1 of 2017, investors were pleased the company reduced its quarterly loss to $708M from the Q4 2016 loss of $991M. From CNNtech: “To many readers, the loss is nothing short of staggering. Losses down, even though they keep investing heavily around the world.” The time to be profitable is ALWAYS.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Are media buyers burning through budgets at the last minute just to preserve them for a better shot next year, or will the ad rebound collectively help recoup 2020 losses with holiday sales? billion, while ad sales at YouTube shot up 32 percent to $5 billion.”. billion, while profits jumped 29 percent to $7.84

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The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This practice allows businesses, investors, and finance professionals to evaluate investment opportunities, assess risks, forecast future scenarios, and support strategic decision-making. Investment Evaluation - Assessing mergers, acquisitions, or new projects. A loss decreases equity.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

However, Uber’s revenue increased only 2 percent between Q3 and Q4, reaching $3 billion, a 24 percent increase over the previous year — leading some investors to question the ridesharing firm’s future prospects for profitability. Losses came in at $1.8 billion in losses reported at the same time in 2017.

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CFO Talks

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

However, a poorly executed deal can cause financial losses, employee dissatisfaction, and even the downfall of a company. Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis DCF estimates the future profits of a business and calculates their present value. Poor integration can lead to employee turnover, customer loss, and operational disruptions.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The ride-hailing giant, extending its platform model into adjacent businesses such as freight and food delivery, is aiming to deliver a profit earlier than might have been anticipated — as in, the end of this year. Indicating at least some progress toward profits, the company’s net loss for the fourth quarter was $1.1

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Abercrombie & Fitch – Shares of the retail stock jumped 19% after the apparel retailer beat Wall Street’s revenue forecasts for the third quarter and posted unexpected quarterly profit. related investing news. AgroFresh Solutions – The chemical company focused on preventing food loss added 5.4%

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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. and help identify most probable outcomes.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

Online retail giant Wayfair saw its sales surge in the first quarter of 2020, even while its net loss grew. The increase in sales figures and online shoppers is in line with the overall eCommerce industry’s growth. The company’s net loss, however, grew to $285.9 million, compared with a net loss of $200.4

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Creative CFP

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The profit and loss statement (or P&L in accounting jargon) is arguably the central management statement for most SMEs, recording the majority of operational activities over any period of time, usually monthly. From the profit and loss statement a revenue-to-salaries ratio can be determined.

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Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

To deliver this growth, I did assume that Tesla would have to invest large amounts of capital in capacity, and that this would create a significant drag on value, resulting in a equity value of just under $10 billion. In subsequent valuations, I modified and adapted this story to reflect lessons that I learned about Tesla, along the way.

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Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

A rundown wind-up doll, Giuliani seems oblivious to the slapping waves of mocking laughter or outright ire that he provokes, unchastened, undaunted, and is never at a loss for half-assed excuses or conspiracy-mongering. That means the people losing the most money are the most essential to operator profits. ( The Disinformation Is Real.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The average return of profitless IPOs was 36 percent through last week, said the Journal , better than the 32 percent for those with profits. The parent firm, SVMK, has never turned a profit. If they’re not careful, the red ink may spill onto investors’ own profit and loss statements.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Rakuten’s sales come on the heels of its operating loss of 40 billion yen, or $360 million, last quarter. Though it saw some gains in the financial technology business, it had losses when it came to ride-hailing investments, like the one it had in Spain’s Cabify.

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Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

APRIL 25, 2025

A company’s ability to extend reasonable credit terms to its customers and collect what is owed promptly has had an increasing impact on revenue and profit. Photo by Rafael Ishkhanyan on Unsplash ) Unfortunately, the Credit Manager’s role is often misperceived by the Sales team.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2019

On-demand workspace startup WeWork has secured significant funding from investors and has aggressive plans for global expansion, but the company’s losses are ballooning, according to reports in The New York Times this week. According to the company’s latest financial disclosure, the firm’s losses have hit $1.9

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

According to the data, DoorDash got 33 percent of all food delivery sales in the U.S. With Grubhub’s latest earnings report out (and showing wider-than-expected losses), it doesn’t seem too far of a stretch to suspect that sales talk will do another run through the rumor mill this week. during 2019. million users.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

reported that its net sales fell in the third quarter to $705.3 The Texas-based beauty supplier reported on Thursday (July 30) that its losses were partially offset by a surge in online sales and the opening of its shops from mid-April through the end of June. As a result of COVID-19, same-store sales dropped by 26.6

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

suffered the largest-ever loss. John Lynch, chief investment officer at Comerica Wealth Management, which manages $175 billion. Amazon relieved investors with a near doubling in profit in the holiday period and said it is raising the price of its Prime membership in the U.S. AMZN 13.54%. Meta Platforms Inc. Pinterest Inc.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

As the year winds down – and holiday shopping picks up – clarity is emerging about which retail investments might pay off in the new decade, and which merchants might be in trouble. Even so, some of the most recent earnings from the retail sector indicate that some investments in emerging areas of commerce are paying off.

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