Future CFO

JULY 13, 2020

The on-going COVID-19 pandemic has irrevocably disrupted the global economy at an unprecedented scale – forcing manufacturing facilities to shut down, grounding thousands of land, air and sea transportation, and compelling companies to adapt work-from-home arrangement when authorities put quarantine measures in place. Umeer Zahoor.

Planning 52

Planning Finance Manufacturing Advertising 52

PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2018

Businesses have long played war games (certain veterans might take issue with the use of “war” to describe issues related to profit and loss, but capitalist society long ago embraced the idea that “business is war”). Then again, war games — or plans based on them — can lead to something akin to defeat.

Profit and Loss 60

Profit and Loss Communication Transportation Leverage 60

PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2018

We’re pleased with how customers are responding to the way we’re leveraging stores and eCommerce to make shopping faster and more convenient. Walmart reported a net loss of $861 million (29 cents a share) for the quarter end on July 31, compared with a net income of $2.9 Q2 revenues jumped 3.8 billion (96 cents a share) a year ago.

Profit and Loss 40

Profit and Loss eCommerce Sales Forecasting 40

PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2017

Hertz said Tuesday that losses are continuing; Avis cut its profit projections. At the same time, Uber and Lyft both grew their total take of ground transportation for road warriors by 2 percent. Both firms have been shown the Uber, and ride-hailing, impact. But perhaps not all is lost.

Profit and Loss 44

Profit and Loss Transportation Sales Leverage 44

Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 29, 2022

And this is part of the story I was so fascinated with was why would someone set-up a company where they deliberately turn over all the future profits to the — to the people? I run it at a loss. Is that the market share loss Jack was talking about? It’s unique. It just — it makes no sense. RITHOLTZ: It’s Marxist.

Profit and Loss 64

Profit and Loss Marketing Investments Benchmarking 64

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 14, 2022

And it became the most profitable private equity investment ever made and — it is true. And Blackstone’s funds through that period, generated substantial profits because we had made those good choices, not just about the investments — RITHOLTZ: Right. MCCARTHY: That is what’s most important.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 60

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Construction Concentration 60

Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 12, 2024

And so, so we sort of felt pretty stupid for a while because we did a lot of losing trades in 2006 that were the, you know, that obviously didn’t come to fruition until the actual people could see the losses. So in mortgages, the borrower can stop paying maybe a year to two years before the lenders actually book a loss.

Profit and Loss 56

Profit and Loss Investments Marketing Securities 56