Musings on Markets

JANUARY 10, 2025

For the last four decades, I have spent the first week of each year collecting and analyzing data on publicly traded companies and sharing what I find with anyone who is interested. Since I teach corporate finance and valuation, I find it useful to break down the data that I report based upon these groupings.

Corporate Finance 119

Corporate Finance Valuation Finance Numbers 119

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

In a press release late last week, Alight announce the launch of Eloise, its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered virtual assistant for payroll officials that aggregates and analyzes data. Virtual assistants are a growing technology not only in corporations, but also in corporate finance functions.

Analyzing Data 46

Analyzing Data Corporate Finance Auditing Leverage 46

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

.” “There is a wealth of data flowing through an enterprise’s financial and procurement systems,” continued Parekh. “Unfortunately, leveraging and acting on that data is difficult. Finance and procurement are generally last in line for engineering or data science resources.”

Analyzing Data 53

Analyzing Data Finance Compliance Financial Systems 53

Centage

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Without connected data teams have limited ability to predict future performance to inform current decisions. Nick Fischer: Finance teams need to do three things: compile data, analyze data, and then use that data to advise leadership decision making. What do the experts advise?

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 84

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Technology Forecasting Budgeting 84