Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 11, 2023

billion in retail inventory losses in 2021 was not “attributable to organized retail crime.” retailers retracted its claim that “organized retail crime” accounted for nearly half of all inventory losses in 2021 after finding that incorrect data was used for its analysis.” No, “ nearly half ” of $94.5

Retail 141

Retail Profit and Loss Forecasting Accounting 141

CFO News Room

JANUARY 8, 2023

Bed Bath & Beyond — The retailer dropped 12.4%, building on the sharp losses seen Thursday, after management said the company is low on cash and considering bankruptcy. Silvergate Capital – The crypto-focused bank added to its Thursday losses following a downgrade from JPMorgan to neutral from overweight.

Entertainment 130

Entertainment Profit and Loss Retail Sales 130

CFO Thought Leader

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The company operated two businesses: one generating about $30 million in EBITDA, while the other incurred annual losses of roughly $10 million. Gronen proposed a strategy to merge the two operations, consolidating efforts to increase profitability. Our AI tools help identify suspicious activities, reducing the risk of financial loss.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 52

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) CFO Finance Profit and Loss 52

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.

CFO 52

CFO Profit and Loss Leadership Communication 52

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. Encourage collaboration between finance, sales, and operations to align financial strategies. Setting clear targets and monitoring progress improves decision-making.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Forecasting Risk Management 52

Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 17, 2025

Fees of 2% plus 20% of the profits are a huge drag on performance. The SVB loss served me right; it was a reminder of how quickly I get cocky and arrogant after a score. Every sale was a source of regret, as stocks kept going up, up, up. I was up so much on that trade that my trading demons were emboldened.

Investments 107

Investments Profit and Loss Math Accounting 107

CFO Talks

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Without good financial planning, even a profitable company can run into trouble. A sudden drop in sales. Getting insurance to cover unexpected losses. Deciding What to Do with Profits When a company makes money, it has to decide how to use its profits. Paying dividends Giving part of the profits to shareholders.

Corporate Finance 52

Corporate Finance Finance Profit and Loss Investments 52

PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

As reported by the Financial Times over the weekend, joint estimates by Oliver Wyman and Morgan Stanley predict that even with rapid economic recovery seen within six months, profits would decline by 100 percent in 2020 as compared to 2019. Citi , for another example, said branded card sales were up 10 percent in the quarter.

Banking 124

Banking Profit and Loss Sales Communication 124

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

When Square released its Q4 financial results, the company reported that bitcoin sales accounted for $166 million of its revenue last year, according to reports. The actual amount of bitcoin sales was $166,571,000, and the cost of buying the coin was around $165 million, which gave Square a net profit of $1.69

Sales 64

Sales Profit and Loss Numbers Securities 64

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

No doubt, you’ve seen shares of the social media stalwart up 16 percent intraday, and the financial press has been picking apart what might be happening behind the scenes as Twitter explores a sale, reportedly. Profits are hard to come by, and the cumulative loss for the firm has been more than $2 billion since inception, noted Reuters.

Sales 69

Sales Profit and Loss Numbers Marketing 69

PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2020

The hospitality group behind Ruth’s Chris Steak House — operator or franchiser of 159 restaurants — showed a profit of $42 million on $468 million in revenue in 2019 and a workforce topping 5,000, according to The Wall Street Journal. Blue states like California got a pathetic number of loans issued.”. million and got $10 million.

Profit and Loss 113

Profit and Loss Construction Sales Securities 113

PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2016

Until last year, it seemed like there was no ceiling the Chinese economy couldn’t simply break through, but as the country’s long-term economic crisis continues, some retailers are seeing their previously impenetrable profit margins dissolving into dust. JD.com announced a loss of 7.63 JD.com announced a loss of 7.63

Sales 40

Sales Profit and Loss CFO Economics 40

Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

First, when you see significant disagreements about what Tesla is worth, those differences come from divergent stories, not disagreements about numbers. I profited mightily on that investment, but I sold too soon , when Tesla's market capitalization hit $150 billion, and just before COVID put the company on a new price orbit.

Valuation 126

Valuation Profit and Loss Numbers Sales 126

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. billion, representing a 42 percent gain, and that number was in line with expectations. Adjusted revenues were $3.7

Sales 72

Sales Profit and Loss GAAP Transportation 72

CFO News Room

JANUARY 7, 2023

The Wall Street Journal reported that McMahon is returning to pursue a potential sale of the business. after it reported solid sales numbers for December. Costco posted net sales of $23.8 Costco posted net sales of $23.8 R1 RCM — Shares of the health-care technology firm soared 10.2%

Entertainment 130

Entertainment Profit and Loss Valuation Manufacturing 130

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? did strong Q3 numbers, with PYMNTS reporting that “Alphabet said search and other advertising revenues rose 6 percent year over year to $26.3

Sales 70

Sales Advertising Profit and Loss eCommerce 70

CFO Simplified

MAY 1, 2022

Here’s how to make sense of the mirage of numbers on an income statement and balance sheet. There are four key numbers you need to take a look at. And what’s important about each of these numbers? Sales, of course, tells you whether your business is growing or not growing. What is the biggest profit that we have?”.

Profit and Loss 97

Profit and Loss CFO Sales Concentration 97

PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2017

As of the end of Q2, the numbers aren’t quite what the long-suffering retail chain was hoping to see. Same-store sales and earnings both clocked in under analyst estimates, and net losses grew to $62 million, or 20 cents per share, from the $56 million, or 18 cents per share, reported in the same time frame last year.

Profit and Loss 51

Profit and Loss Forecasting Sales Numbers 51

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 24, 2022

A new merchandising leader undertook a review of brand profitability and saw that the company was actually losing money on its La Perla sales. The company debated whether it was worth carrying a brand that consistently created losses. What do these two examples have in common? What is a Customer-Base Audit?

Profit and Loss 130

Profit and Loss Auditing Planning Retail 130

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The Journal article quotes any number of industry observers ringing cautionary bells. 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. From dot com to … kingdom come, in short order.

Profit and Loss 59

Profit and Loss Marketing Sales Numbers 59

PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2019

The latest estimates from the Small Business Administration (SBA) peg the number of new SMBs at 414,000 each year, spurring job creation and economic growth for the country, with millennial entrepreneurs at the helm. Yet, once a company starts to churn a profit, business owners rarely consider their strategy of an eventual exit or sale.

Profit and Loss 111

Profit and Loss Accounting Financial Data Sales 111

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Cyber Monday, a one-time marketing stunt that has grown monstrous (good monster — not the evil type,) will set yet another retail record this year, Adobe predicted, with sales on Nov. However, the projections go further than the sales figures and help anticipate new trends for the 2018 holiday shopping season. percent, reaching $124.1

Sales 71

Sales Retail Profit and Loss eCommerce 71

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Though Grubhub confirmed it had been meeting with financial advisors to explore a number of possibilities, including acquisition, a spokesperson asserted that “there is unequivocally no process in place to sell the company, and there are currently no plans to do so.”. Gross food sales were a beat as well, clocking in at $1.6

Profit and Loss 84

Profit and Loss Forecasting Sales Marketing 84

Jedox Finance

JANUARY 12, 2022

If the assessment is positive, the financial plan may be more convincing to investors to invest profitably in your business. To do this, you need a comprehensive overview of the amount and number of incoming and outgoing payments and due dates. Sales planning. Sales planning is a key part of the corporate financial plan.

Planning 138

Planning Profit and Loss Sales Investments 138

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

Sales 56

Sales GAAP Profit and Loss Cash Management 56

PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

The real estate company has also been gradually selling off shares in its side ventures as it tries to maximize its profits. WeWork’s minority stake in The Wing was sold to a number of entities acting as a consortium, including GV, the venture arm of Alphabet, and other venture firms, Sequoia Capital and New Enterprise Associates.

Profit and Loss 52

Profit and Loss Startups Education Sales 52

PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

Spring and summer is now going to be half a season, rather than no season at all,” he said, adding that there had been “no fire sales” since reopening and that “hardly any” spring and summer product orders had been canceled. .

Retail 52

Retail eCommerce Sales Finance 52

The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 29, 2024

These models rely on foundational assumptions that vary depending on their purpose, whether assessing sales growth, evaluating investment opportunities, or exploring "what-if" scenarios. If the income statement shows a profit, it boosts the equity on the balance sheet. A loss decreases equity.

Financial Modeling 52

Financial Modeling Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Budgeting Forecasting 52

Fpanda Club

JULY 24, 2022

They tend to avoid losses and prefer to keep the things as they are rather than invest in risky innovation. However, firm’s competitors continue to make their investments, including innovation, which will probably put pressure on prices, sales volumes and market shares.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 130

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

CFO Simplified

AUGUST 7, 2023

Who should be on my team of advisors to navigate a potential sale? On an annual basis, owners should secure a business valuation from a certified valuation expert to continually measure not only profits and losses, but also the amount of annual business value increase. What are my exit options? How Can I Increase Value?

Valuation 98

Valuation Profit and Loss Planning Sales 98

Centage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Financial forecasting identifies trends in external and internal historical data — such as employee hours, expenses, and sales — then projects these trends to provide valuable information to decision-makers. This statement provides information about whether your business can generate a profit by reducing costs or increasing revenue.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Planning Forecasting Profit and Loss 98

PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Sales are expected to start during the week of July 13. Our solution streamlines employee, client and third-party interactions and drives increased profitability, efficiency, transparency and regulatory compliance across a financial institution.”. But nCino has yet to earn a profit. million by offering 7.6 million, or 74.7

Profit and Loss 79

Profit and Loss Compliance Startups Securities 79

PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

FedEx has been seeing an upheaval of its business and may have to tap into debt to make up for the dearth of the usual high-profit business shipments. Hermes is coming off of a bad 2019 when it had double-digit losses, according to Reuters, citing Handelsblatt.

Profit and Loss 86

Profit and Loss eCommerce B2B Retail 86

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

reported its largest quarterly profit on record on Thursday (Nov. In fact, it was the company’s first quarterly profit at all in the last three years. Zillow reported earnings of 39 cents a share, up from an adjusted loss of 12 cents a share a year ago and more than triple analysts’ expectations. Existing home sales were up 9.4

Profit and Loss 84

Profit and Loss Sales Numbers Investments 84

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The number of shares and the pricing have not yet been released. . Pets are anticipated to stay popular, with the number of households with pets going up 4 percent in 2020 alone. Petco's net sales went up 9 percent over 2019, hitting $3.58 Same-store sales surged 9.6 It has also narrowed its losses by 77 percent to $20.3

Profit and Loss 66

Profit and Loss Valuation Sales Retail 66

Centage

APRIL 19, 2022

Profit: Your company’s revenue minus expenses is its profit. Ideally, your profit will grow from quarter to quarter or year to year. In cases when the expenses are more than the revenue, your business will have a loss, not a profit. Ideally, this will be a positive number. How to Create a Budget.

Budgeting 98

Budgeting Profit and Loss Forecasting Sales 98

Centage

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

While revenue is also an important number to understand for the health of your business, it doesn’t represent cash that you can use to pay bills like rent, inventory, and salaries. Revenue is what your company has earned on the sale of your goods or services where cash flow is both what is coming in and what is going out.

Cash Flow Forecasting 98

Cash Flow Forecasting Forecasting Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Profit and Loss 98