CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

From employing local talent to investing in community health infrastructure, GDC’s approach integrates ESG principles into its broader business strategy. Investments in corporate social responsibility (CSR) also yield significant dividends. This allows for informed and strategic investment decisions.

Finance 85

Finance CFO Profit and Loss Leadership 85

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

That bias notwithstanding, these seven companies have been extraordinary investments, not just in 2023, but over the last decade, and there are lessons that we can learn from looking at the past. First, let's look at the performance of these seven stocks in 2023, when their collective market capitalization increased by a staggering $5.1

Marketing 118

Marketing Valuation Profit and Loss Advertising 118

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.

Profit and Loss 46

Profit and Loss Forecasting Investments Economics 46

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.

Marketing 128

Marketing Profit and Loss Forecasting Construction 128

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.

Economics 60

Economics Profit and Loss CFO Banking 60

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

He suggested Blue Lagoon, a well-regarded Icelandic Spa with a history of profitability, that was finding its existence under threat, as a result of volcanic activity in Southwest Iceland. Applications : My argument for using implied equity risk premiums is that they are dynamic and forward-looking.

Investments 74

Investments Valuation Profit and Loss Marketing 74

Global Finance

OCTOBER 11, 2024

JPMorgan Chase takes the top honor as Global Finance ’s World’s Best Bank for 2024, as well as the World’s Best Investment Bank and World’s Best Private Bank. in 2022, according to the International Monetary Fund’s July World Economic Outlook 2024. All are being announced here for the first time.

Banking 111

Banking Foreign Exchange Profit and Loss Finance 111

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.

Economics 100

Economics Profit and Loss Forecasting Financial Systems 100

Global Finance

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Abu Dhabi Development Holding Company (ADQ) has agreed to acquire a 96% stake in Bank Audi’s loss-making Turkish subsidiary, Odeabank, as the United Arab Emirates deepens economic relations with Turkey. State-owned ADQ is nevertheless charged with expanding Abu Dhabi’s investment footprint across various sectors and markets.

Profit and Loss 64

Profit and Loss Foreign Exchange Forecasting Banking 64

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 21, 2023

ProPublica ) • 1 in 5 Young Chinese Is Jobless, and Millions More Are About to Graduate : The youth unemployment rate, which spiked during the pandemic, reached a record high this week, showing the perils of China’s uneven economic recovery. ( “The bankruptcy wipes out private equity firm KKR’s investment in Envision.

Profit and Loss 119

Profit and Loss Healthcare Nonprofit Leadership 119

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

As the year winds down – and holiday shopping picks up – clarity is emerging about which retail investments might pay off in the new decade, and which merchants might be in trouble. Even so, some of the most recent earnings from the retail sector indicate that some investments in emerging areas of commerce are paying off.

Retail 54

Retail Investments Profit and Loss eCommerce 54

The Charity CFO

JANUARY 17, 2022

The basic accounting principles for nonprofit organizations are the same as accounting for for-profit companies. . Revenue is inflows that increase economic wealth. Expenses are outflows of cash that decrease economic wealth. You would show a large “gain” in September and large “losses” in October and November.

Nonprofit 98

Nonprofit Accounting Profit and Loss Accounts Payable 98

Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 25, 2023

We conclude with why Ari feels grateful that the advisory business model is so successful, as it takes away the pressure to focus on the business economics and instead gives him more opportunities to connect with the human aspect of financial planning and create deep and meaningful relationships with the people around him and in his life.

Profit and Loss 98

Profit and Loss Economics Communication Planning 98

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. This number represents how much of an economic uplift could occur “if FP&A departments hit a conservative 0.1% Breaking down the Math. billion lost.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 83

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Profit and Loss Budgeting Math 83

Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 10, 2023

We will end with a discussion of how enterprises try, with mixed effects, to build protections against the loss of key personnel. We will then follow up with a framework for thinking about how key people can affect the value of a business, with practical suggestions on valuing and pricing key people. Who is a key person?

Valuation 116

Valuation Profit and Loss Entertainment Investments 116

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. That means banks’ profit margins will suffer more as low interest rates dampen yields at a time when the cost of deposit funding is already extremely low.

Profit and Loss 67

Profit and Loss Banking Valuation Forecasting 67

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

By Adnan A Hezri, an environmental policy analyst, Fellow of the Academy of Sciences, Malaysia, and author of The Sustainability Shift: Reshaping Malaysia’s Future and Jomo Kwame Sundaram, former UN Assistant Secretary General for Economic Development. The looming world economic recession is likely to be deeper than in 2008.

Economics 100

Economics Profit and Loss Finance Technology 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

billion impairment charge and $17-22 million in first-quarter losses. billion impairment charge — a writeoff for worthless goodwill — against the carrying value of its minority equity investments. Second-quarter losses are estimated to be $60-$80 million. . “As Further, the rideshare giant said it is expecting a $1.9-$2.2

Profit and Loss 58

Profit and Loss GAAP Forecasting Economics 58

Musings on Markets

MAY 7, 2023

I also used the banking framework to argue that good banks have stickier deposits, with a higher precent of these deposits being non-interest bearing, that they invest in loans and investment securities on which they earn interest rates that cover and exceed the default risk in these investments.

Investments 64

Investments Banking Valuation Profit and Loss 64

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2020

As alleged, Gutemberg Dos Santos played a key role in an international investment scam that promised extraordinary rates of return on phantom investments in cryptocurrencies, defrauding victims of tens of millions of dollars,” said Acting United States Attorney Audrey Strauss in the release.

Banking 80

Banking Profit and Loss Forecasting Currencies 80

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.

Economics 130

Economics Valuation Treasury Forecasting 130

Future CFO

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Sustainability refers to a broader concept of operating a business in a way that meets the economic, social, and environmental needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The overlap occurs when ESG functions as a tool within the broader context of sustainability.

Finance 98

Finance Profit and Loss Data Analysis Investments 98

Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

To deliver this growth, I did assume that Tesla would have to invest large amounts of capital in capacity, and that this would create a significant drag on value, resulting in a equity value of just under $10 billion. In subsequent valuations, I modified and adapted this story to reflect lessons that I learned about Tesla, along the way.

Valuation 116

Valuation Profit and Loss Numbers Sales 116

Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

If you review those valuations, you will notice that in each valuation, my story for the company expanded, and my valuations increased, but the market price for the company jumped even more, leading me to conclude in each of them that it was not a company that I would invest in.

Valuation 99

Valuation Profit and Loss Manufacturing Investments 99

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

Profit and Loss 68

Profit and Loss Economics Forecasting Banking 68

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 7, 2022

For investment advisers looking to attract prospective clients, advertising the performance of their investment strategies would be a logical way to market their services (at least if they had strong historical returns!). Executive Summary. Guest Contributor.

Advertising 130

Advertising Marketing Communication Compliance 130

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.

Profit and Loss 56

Profit and Loss Restructuring Auditing Economics 56

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. It shows what your business owes and owns, along with how much shareholders have invested. Your company needs to make plans for the future. The sum of these three areas is known as net cash flow.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

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

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Can these patterns successfully inform future investments? It’s rooted in the idea that investors and businesses and economic cycles have regular patterns. One of the key things is if the market or the stock or the sector is tracking that pattern closely, then, you know, gains, beget gains or losses, beget losses.

Profit and Loss 128

Profit and Loss Marketing Investments Forecasting 128

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

“For instance, Tiffany paid the highest possible dividends while the company was burning cash and reporting losses. There are many examples of mismanagement detailed in the filing, including slashing capital and marketing investments and taking on additional debt,” LVMH’s statement Tuesday said.

Profit and Loss 75

Profit and Loss Compliance Economics Investments 75

Spreadym

JULY 19, 2023

The three main types of financial statements are: Income Statement (Profit and Loss Statement) Balance Sheet (Statement of Financial Position) Cash Flow Statement Income Statement (Profit and Loss Statement) The income statement summarizes a company's revenues, expenses, and profits or losses over a specific period, typically quarterly or annually.

Profit and Loss 52

Profit and Loss Investments Finance Sales 52

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 10, 2022

The door was now open to federal “investments” in roads, canals, railroads, and other internal improvements. When good-quality roads became commercially important, profit-seeking firms were there to provide them. Jefferson went along eagerly, his former strict constructionism forgotten.

Construction 130

Construction Profit and Loss Treasury Economics 130

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Having valued and invested in Facebook multiple times in the last decade, I will throw my two cents in, but rather than make the earnings report the center of attention, I will use the company’s recent travails to talk about three issues that I think are big issues not only at Facebook, but for the entire market.

Marketing 130

Marketing Advertising Profit and Loss Investments 130

Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In the first, I will look at the grocery business, both in terms of growth and profitability of grocery stores, since Instacart, as an intermediary in the business, will be affected by grocery business fundamentals. On the profitability front, the grocery business operates on slim margins, at every level.

Profit and Loss 104

Profit and Loss Valuation Advertising Investments 104

PYMNTS

JULY 13, 2020

In 1979, psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky developed the Prospect Theory , one of the foundations of behavioral economics for which they would win the Nobel Prize in 2002. This theory posits that people, generally, are willing to accept a more modest upside gain to avoid what they perceive to be a significant downside loss.

Profit and Loss 106

Profit and Loss Investments Retail Economics 106

PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2020

All in, the bank reported a 51 percent earnings plunge, with profits falling to $4.7 Results also reflected new provisions for spiking credit losses and growing uncertainty over the nation’s path toward recovery during the second half. But given the current economic headwinds, JPMC’s path through the second quarter was bumpy.

Profit and Loss 65

Profit and Loss Nonprofit Banking Economics 65

PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2020

“Elective procedures have been postponed and account for almost 75 percent of [providers’] profitability,” Talaga said. So, they are getting very creative with different ways that they can prepare for not only the immediate loss but also the long term because this is not just going to fix itself as soon as this is over.”.

Healthcare 87

Healthcare Profit and Loss Economics Planning 87