VCFO

MARCH 17, 2023

How Attention to Inventory Can Make or Break Manufacturers A major factor in determining the success of a manufacturer is how well it manages its inventory. When manufacturers have too little inventory, they can’t fully meet customer demands and lose out on revenue as a result. A benchmark exercise can also provide insight here.

Manufacturing 70

Manufacturing Forecasting Profit and Loss Benchmarking 70

CFO Talks

JANUARY 30, 2025

His approach involves working backward from desired outcomes, such as an EBITDA goal or exit valuation, and breaking these down into actionable steps and KPIs. He worked with a manufacturing client whose turnover grew from 100,000 per month to over 500,000 per month in just seven years. Then we ask, how do we get there?

Communication 52

Communication CFO Valuation Construction 52

Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Three: Benchmark Industry Profitability Ratios Your profit margin might look weak to you, but is it? Benchmark your industry before looking at your profitability so you know what to aim for. Four: Understand Customer Valuation Your customers are the source of your revenue – and your profits. But how much are they really worth?

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Benchmarking Budgeting Valuation 98

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Venture capitalists and equity investors targeted companies that apply big data technologies, including artificial intelligence, to an array of use cases, including fleet and manufacturing — leading to more than $322 million raised for B2B startups this week. Cross River Bank.

B2B 70

B2B Startups Benchmarking Manufacturing 70

Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Three: Benchmark Industry Profitability Ratios Your profit margin might look weak to you, but is it? Benchmark your industry before looking at your profitability so you know what to aim for. Four: Understand Customer Valuation Your customers are the source of your revenue – and your profits. But how much are they really worth?

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Benchmarking Budgeting Valuation 52

Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

My dad was first generation college, became an entrepreneur, started an auto parts manufacturing business. You know, I think of like a Mike Spies or at Sutter Hill, you know, a Martine Cado and Andreessen, you know, Gurley when he was at Benchmark. It was about $170 million valuation. He, he chose a, a challenging time.

Investments 98

Investments Marketing Startups Accounting 98

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

But when you look at emerging markets and when you look at value, the opportunity for alpha is much, much greater than it is in traditional large cap growth stocks in the US And a lot of managers in that space actually beat their benchmark. So value, growth and core has outperformed the benchmark or passive strategies over the last decade.

Investments 59

Investments Economics Marketing Benchmarking 59