Global Finance

OCTOBER 14, 2024

According to the World Economic Forum, globally reported economic losses attributed to climate and water extremes reached $1.48 The region is grappling with the economic impact of rising temperatures, shifting weather patterns and an increased frequency of natural disasters. trillion in the decade ending in 2019: a 47.9%

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2020

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cautioned that COVID-19 has made “cracks” in the worldwide financial system known and “will likely” have financial institutions encounter market and credit losses that will put their reserves to the test. out of work and may bring about the most severe economic downturn as of the Great Depression.

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Centage

JUNE 28, 2022

With less cash to count on, knowing your cash flow position with cash flow forecasting has never been more important: how much is really in the bank, how much is available on short notice, what revenues are coming in when, and what resources are going out and when. We examine the reasons below.

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CFO Simplified

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Understanding and Mitigating Business Risks: Lessons from Hurricane Helene The financial devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in 2024, which led to $160 billion in economic losses, offers crucial insights into how business owners should think about risk management and preparedness. Chamber Foundation 3.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Analysts had anticipated a loss of 24 cents for the quarter. Splunk — Splunk’s stock added 13% on solid quarterly results and an upbeat full-year forecast. It also cut its profit outlook, citing the volatile economic environment. The company also noted benefits from cost-cutting.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Paytm is perhaps the largest and best-known domestic name in mobile payments in India, but it continues to struggle on the path to profitability. As of its last earnings report, Paytm’s parent firm One97 reported a veritable explosion in losses over the last year, largely driven by the increasing cost of doing business.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 3, 2024

Global trade is set to rebound modestly after two consecutive years of below-average global GDP growth, said Allianz recently when releasing its Global Economic Outlook 2023-25. THe firm forecasts 2024 GDP growth at +1.4% Central banks are predicted to pivot earlier than expected by economic forecasters (i.e.

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

There is some risk to using past performance to inform your long-term plans, and this can be compounded during times of economic uncertainty. During turbulent times, your business can forecast and do scenario planning for the future with our forecasting and scenario planning tools at Centage. What Is Financial Forecasting?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

15) that showed the impact from the pandemic and economic headwinds were not as bad as might have been feared earlier in the year – but caution is still warranted. Earnings got a boost from releasing reserves that had been taken earlier in the year to offset anticipated loan losses, freeing up $2.9 billion at the end of the quarter.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 20, 2023

after CEO Sundar Pichai announced the company will lay off 12,000 employees noting in a memo that the company “hired for a different economic reality than the one we face today.” Capital One — Capital One shares gained 5.6%, recovering their losses from the previous session. Alphabet — The Google parent saw shares rise 4.2%

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Centage

AUGUST 29, 2022

As the country moves out of the crisis period and toward recovery, companies need to abandon earlier forecasting methods based on old information on customer demand. The end result is improved forecasting when it comes to revenue, profitability, and cash flow.

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Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 19, 2022

Additionally, the bottom quartile (perhaps even half) of wage earners had been driving Deflation, not Inflation for decades as minimum wage lagged inflation, productivity, corporate profits, and (especially) executive comp. When big reversals occur, the dynamics of that risk/reward ratio change, often leading to losses.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 21, 2023

Originally published at openDemocracy The 2023 World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos started five days ago amid an air of pessimism. It is hardly a surprising figure given 2022 ended with global stocks having fallen by nearly 20%, with market losses of $30trn, the worst since 2008. He is on Twitter at: @ProfPRogers.

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The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Financial models are essential for organizations, helping forecast financial performance using historical data and future projections. This practice allows businesses, investors, and finance professionals to evaluate investment opportunities, assess risks, forecast future scenarios, and support strategic decision-making.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

billion impairment charge and $17-22 million in first-quarter losses. The company retracted its 2020 forecast for gross bookings, adjusted net revenue and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA). Second-quarter losses are estimated to be $60-$80 million. . “To

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

There is some risk to using past performance to inform your long-term plans, and this can be compounded during times of economic uncertainty. During turbulent times, your business can forecast and do scenario planning for the future with our forecasting and scenario planning tools at Centage. What Is Financial Forecasting?

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The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

A study by the University of Baltimore and Excel-based FP&A company, , DataRails , lays out the full economic costs of businesses sticking with manually prepared financial reports. The scope of manual work is also quite large and covers categories such as budgets, month-end closes, and forecasts. Breaking down the Math. Conclusion.

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Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

In making their earnings judgments and revisions, analysts draw on many sources, including: The company’s history/news : With the standard caveat that the past does not guarantee future results, analysts consider a company’s historical trend lines in forecasting revenues and earnings.

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Centage

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Business moves at a fast clip, whether during times of economic expansion or times of uncertainty like we are experiencing today. Every company wants to know about variances as soon as they occur so they can either exploit unexpected opportunities or take steps to mitigate losses. For instance, there are many ways to forecast.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

The worldwide COVID-19 economic crash has sent major automakers’ revenues and profits plunging over a cliff. For its part, Germany’s Volkswagen said on Thursday (July 30) that it had a net loss of $1.9 billion profit in the same time period in 2019, according to The Wall Street Journal. suffered losses as well.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

banks aren’t fooling themselves — they’re likely in for a long stretch of low interest rates putting a burden on their profits, the Financial Times (FT) reports. JPMorgan Chase cut its forecast by $1 billion, now expecting $55 billion as compared to $57 billion last year, FT wrote.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2019

European banks have been forced to slash more than 60,000 jobs as they face falling profitability, The Financial Times reported on Saturday (Dec. France, Spain and Switzerland have suffered due to Brexit, slowing economic growth, increasing regulations and the European Central Bank’s negative interest rates.

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Centage

AUGUST 29, 2022

As the country moves out of the crisis period and toward recovery, companies need to abandon earlier forecasting methods based on old information on customer demand. The end result is improved forecasting when it comes to revenue, profitability, and cash flow. Evaluating Business Assumptions. Consider Business Factors.

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Jedox Finance

APRIL 4, 2023

Working capital indicates how readily organizations can withstand disruptions and uncertainty, such as economic downturns, inflation, and recession. Working capital forecasting Working capital forecasting involves making assumptions about the future, which becomes nearly impossible in times of uncertainty.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 11, 2024

in 2022, according to the International Monetary Fund’s July World Economic Outlook 2024. In a letter to UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, the leaders of 180 tech companies said, “The loss of deposits has the potential to cripple the sector and send the ecosystem back 20 years. billion) in net attributable profit, a 44.5%

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Citi still reported credit losses, but those declined to $1.9 But stabilizing aside, consumers continued to struggle through the economic downturn, while extremely low interest rates ate up profit margins on lending. billion of loan-loss provisions in the quarter. billion from $2.2 billion from $7.9

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CFO Talks

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

By Jeff Ryan , MD of AWCape, a Platinum Sage business partner for HR, payroll and financial solutions South Africa’s Budget Speech for 2023 is an eagerly anticipated event for CFOs and financial leaders alike, as it provides insight into the government’s economic priorities and plans for the year ahead.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 17, 2023

As the world’s attention is focused on the war in the Ukraine, it is the human toll, in death and injury, that should get our immediate attention, and you may find a focus on economics and markets to be callous. Ukraine, a part of the Soviet Union, has had its shares of ups and downs, and its economic footprint is even smaller.

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The Finance Weekly

MAY 29, 2024

A study revealed that inefficiencies in the traditional FP&A role, like manual preparation of P&Ls, balance sheets, and cash flows, lead to an annual economic loss of $6.1 billion in economic potential remains untapped by overlooking growth opportunities in FP&A. Additionally, a further $1.7

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

a share, missing Wall Street estimates of $1.34, but revenue beat forecasts of $8.66 The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered the worst economic downturn in decades, with mass layoffs and lost revenues. American Express reported third-quarter earnings of $1.30 billion, coming in at $8.75 billion, down 20% from last year’s $11.0

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The Finance Weekly

MARCH 25, 2024

She led Oracle's transition to cloud computing which skyrocketed the company's industry status and has successfully guided Oracle through challenging economic periods. Specifically, here are some key corporate matters the CFO is in charge of: Forecasting One key thing to note is that CFOs do more than just report the current situation.

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CFO Leadership

JANUARY 25, 2024

BUSINESS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS Financial planning and analysis, profitability reporting and analysis, strategic planning, and enhanced data analytics (collectively, BP&A) are among the highest-ranked priorities for CFOs and finance teams to address in the coming year.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The promoters gave victims access to a supposed online AirBit Club portal that displayed false profits. We might see certain economies crashing and local currencies plummeting, which would make Bitcoin theft a lot more attractive,” the cybersecurity provider noted in its forecast. Dos Santos was arrested in Panama City on Aug.

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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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CFO Leadership

JANUARY 5, 2024

Business planning and analysis Financial planning and analysis, profitability reporting and analysis, strategic planning, and enhanced data analytics (collectively, BP&A) are among the highest-ranked priorities for CFOs and finance teams to address in the coming year.

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CFO Share

MAY 5, 2023

The following are some strategies that we deploy with our clients during slowed economic growth. Forget 20%+ growth targets; 1-5% growth during an economic downturn is great for most businesses – certainly better than losing money. Throw out the playbook from the boom years and adopt strategies for business growth in a recession.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 23, 2022

In October 2022, the International Monetary Fund warned that inflation — combined with central banks’ interest rate hikes designed to fight it — could threaten the entire global economy, a good reason to understand what causes inflation and how to manage this gradual loss of purchasing power. . What is inflation?

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