CFO News Room

DECEMBER 26, 2022

in the premarket after its quarterly profit and revenue fell well short of estimates. CarMax earned 24 cents per share, compared with a consensus estimate of 70 cents, and its comparable used-vehicle sales were down 22.4% in premarket trading after reporting better-than-expected profit and revenue for its latest quarter.

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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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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2018

billion profit during the first quarter of 2018, due to the company selling its Southeast Asian business to Grab and its Russian business to Yandex. But the company also had a loss of $312 million before interest, taxes and other expenses in the same quarter. Uber was able to turn a $2.5 billion in cash, not including a $1.5

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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. 22) that the company was honing in on its 90-day game plan to divest all of the businesses not directly central to the company’s core, which would hopefully turn WeWork’s troubles around.

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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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CFO Simplified

AUGUST 7, 2023

Too often business owners are forced to make exit decisions without any advance planning based on factors that are largely out of their control including health, divorce, and owner disputes. According to the Estate Planning Institute, 80% of U.S. Who should be on my team of advisors to navigate a potential sale? What Will I Do?

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Disney — Shares of the media giant slid more than 11% after the company’s quarterly results missed Wall Street expectations on revenue and profit, as both its parks and media divisions underperformed estimates. after the company reported another quarterly loss as operational costs increased. AMC Entertainment — Shares dropped 9.8%

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 3, 2023

plans to open more automated fulfillment centers in 2023 to control costs and raise efficiency, which could help the company repurpose certain capital spending, its finance chief said. . Marte said, adding that Chewy is working to grow profits and taking out costs. In December, the company reported net sales of $2.53

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

In today’s top payments news, Uber reported positive fourth quarter earnings, NYSE owner International Exchange said it will not pursue plans to buy eBay and Afterpay pushed back against RBA’s potential regulation of “tap and go” fees. Uber Eats Adjusted Net Sales Surge 154 Pct, Freight Logs 75 Pct Gain. PYMNTS has updates.

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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. .

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CFO Simplified

JANUARY 10, 2022

Look at these scenarios, and see if any sound familiar to you: An internet sales company showed financial reports with huge profits for three straight months, and then suddenly, huge losses during the next few. In spite of growing sales, they showed increasing losses as the year progressed. It’s that simple.

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CFO Share

APRIL 1, 2024

Yet, hesitation shadows your resolve, fueled by fears of wasted money, loss of control, and dependency on a seemingly detached contractor. You begin by reminding them you studied finance when you got your MBA, then go into the stalled growth and shrinking profit margins as of late. I know we can work through this.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

At the same time, it was reported that adjusted basis same-store sales dropped by 3.5 In addition, sales fell 5.4 With the news, the company said it plans to “generate positive free cash flow in fiscal 2018, reduce inventory in excess of $225 million or 8% and expects to end the year with liquidity in excess of $2 billion.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Uber said it will focus on emerging markets in the next 10 years, although it is unsure when it will be profitable as a company. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said he realizes India is a tough market with a lot of competition, but that its “profitability characteristics” are getting better. and Europe,” Khosrowshahi said.

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CFO Share

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

I recently met up with an old friend and entrepreneur who asked me for “CFO strategic planning help.” We’ve been stuck posting losses for 12 months, so I’m reorganizing the business,” Manny told me. “My Schemes that require growth to achieve profitability are risky. How long before those sales come in?

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Centage

AUGUST 29, 2022

Along with being agile and able to pivot on a dime, these businesses have the ability to make decisions and act on them with confidence, and that means mastering the art of scenario planning. . The end result is improved forecasting when it comes to revenue, profitability, and cash flow. Steps for Successful Scenario Planning.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

For the quarter to come, Amazon is forecasting net sales to come in between $75 billion and $81 billion, which would put its year-on-year growth between 18 percent and 28 percent. That pick-up, however, will be offset largely by an operating loss range of $1.5 billion to an operating income of $1.5 billion at the same time last year.

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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.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Uber plans to cut spending and hiring in an attempt slow the company’s plummeting stock price, which is down nearly 50 percent for the year. . Johnson & Johnson is looking to boost growth at its medical devices unit after it completes plans for a spinoff of its consumer health business next year. Scott Olson | Getty Images.

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CFO Simplified

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

But understanding your company’s profitability is critical to making the right decisions. Sales – $45,000,000 annually. Plus, internal statements showed wild swings in profitability, which meant that until year-end, the owners were never able to truly understand whether they were making money or not. Ownership – Two partners.

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CFO Share

AUGUST 16, 2023

Here’s how they can be correlated in different scenarios: Mature Firm – Profitable P&L and positive cash flow The most sustainable situation and generally a favorable one as the company is generating profits on the income statement and generating positive cash flow from its operations. Hire our CFO services team today!

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Centage

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

However, one of the most important planning tools for a business of any size is cash flow forecasting – and it’s especially important in times of uncertainty. Knowing the timing, amount and predictability of future cash flows with cash flow forecasting should be an essential component of the budgeting and planning process.

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VCFO

OCTOBER 10, 2023

monthly, annual) performance, much more is needed for effective strategic planning – proactive planning that looks beyond what the business will do in the short term to where you want it to be in five years, ten years, or a similar timeframe. While the Income Statement does provide a view of historical (e.g.,

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Samsung’s third quarter results showed that profit fell sharply from a year earlier, but improved from the previous quarter. trillion in quarterly operating profit, explaining that “stronger smartphone sales and improved utilization in mobile OLED screens were weighed down by continued weakness in the memory chip market.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2018

Cash is still king – but it’s use has fallen off by 15 percent in the 18 months since Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announced a rapidly implementing demonetization plan that saw 86 percent of the rupees in circulation disappear out of the economy nearly over night. But how to harness and tap into those great expectations profitably?

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The Finance Weekly

MARCH 4, 2024

Cash Flow Management Tips to Apply to Your Business Problem 1: Misreading Cash Flow and Profit Cash flow is about tracking how money moves in and out of a business. Profit, however, is what's left over after you take away all the costs from what you earn. If that happens, selling them at a loss can hurt the business financially.

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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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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has caused a rift in the relationship between apparel manufacturers and retailers, resulting in lost profits and canceled payments as the economy slogs through the mud, according to The Wall Street Journal. In Bangladesh, jeans maker Denim Expert Ltd.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

percent in comp sales. Riggio continued, “Sales benefitted from our new ad campaign, increased marketing and promotions, and an improved omni-channel experience for our customers. At the same time, third-quarter total sales stood at $1.2 Overall, the company had a consolidated third-quarter operating profit of $79.2

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CFO Simplified

APRIL 15, 2022

When sales grew, profitability looked strong because cash came in within 48 hours, but the company’s bills weren’t due for 60 days. As a result, reporting always showed today’s sales with COGS from two months ago. When sales slowed, the company experienced a cash crunch for the first time. Sales – $45,000,000 annually.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2017

million, up 118 percent, and total gross profits were $9.7 Caravana reported a net loss of $38.4 Carvana’s unique business model includes proprietary technology and assets, like the vending machines, that deliver customer experiences that position us to execute against our aggressive growth plans.”. million in the quarter. “We

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Berkshire Hathaway plans to invest more than $570 million in cloud data company Snowflake , which has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) of stock. The plan is for Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway to buy $250 million in shares direct from the company at the time of its IPO. Meanwhile, sales boomed. million.

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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

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2019

In fact, in his annual shareholder letter, Amazon’s CEO was touting the glories of making big bets, even if they don’t exactly go to plan. “As An appeals court has now reversed the ruling, saying Amazon can be held liable for third-party sales on its site. Walmart eCommerce brings in sales of about $21 billion.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 21, 2023

Producers who earn profits have actually produced value; producers who suffer losses have not. Activities that are ‘proven’ profitable are continued and perhaps expanded, while activities that generate losses are halted. Consider Joe, who plans to build a table for his own use.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

suffered the largest-ever loss. 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. Prompting the turnaround: Snap posted its first quarterly profit. AMZN 13.54%. company—just a day after Facebook parent. Meta Platforms Inc.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2016

Despite reporting quarterly losses, it seems H&M is bent on getting bigger. The Sweden-based fast-fashion mega firm claims that currency headwinds pushed their profitability losses to the 30 percent range in Q1, and that undaunted they will continue to aggressively forge forward in opening online and physical stores.

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