The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

This issue hampers forecasting accuracy, risk management, and resource allocation. Without accurate insights, businesses struggle with forecasting, risk management, and resource allocation. This leads to better budgeting, more reliable forecasting, and stronger financial stability. Use past data to predict future performance.

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Navigator SAP

AUGUST 16, 2023

or ‘4IR,’ and as thousands of businesses adopt advanced and high-performance software such as an ERP for manufacturing industry corporations, trends in automation, robotics, data analytics, and AI have maintained a rapid pace of growth. The fourth industrial revolution is also referred to as ‘Industry 4.0’ Industry 4.0

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CFO News

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

It also raised the FY26 GDP forecast to 6.7% Industry leaders across banking, finance, manufacturing, and real estate have welcomed the move, highlighting benefits like enhanced digital security and increased consumption while also noting concerns over inflation and liquidity. and set inflation at 4.2%.

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CFO Thought Leader

MARCH 28, 2025

In this episode of Planning Aces , three forward-looking finance leaders share how theyre transforming planning and forecasting inside their organizations. Gabi Gantus reflects on her Tesla FP&A experience, where finance partnered closely with operations and even owned the long-term manufacturing roadmap.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2019

The same principal holds true when it comes to forecasting cash flow. The traditional task of cash flow forecasting supplemented by machine learning and artificial intelligence, “can provide users with more accurate visibility into future cash liquidity positions and suggested actions to take based on those predictions,” she said.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

The apparel and footwear retailer also raised its full-year forecast and reported an unexpected rise in comparable store sales. in premarket trading after reporting better-than-expected quarterly results and an increased forecast, even in the face of higher prices and holiday season promotions. Shares gained 4.4% in the premarket.

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CFO Plans

OCTOBER 29, 2024

By forecasting cash flow and aligning it with business objectives, companies can anticipate potential shortfalls and surpluses. For instance, predictive analytics can forecast cash flow fluctuations, enabling CFOs to proactively address potential issues and seize growth opportunities.

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The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Workday Adaptive Planning aims to solve this problem by offering a cloud-based Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) solution with AI-powered forecasting, budgeting, and workforce planning tools. Budgeting & Forecasting - Automate budgeting processes and generate real-time financial forecasts based on live data.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Planning General Ledger (GL) Forecasting 52

Michigan CFO

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In the world of manufacturing, where processes run thick and bottlenecks are known to arise, CFO services play a critical role in helping organizations steer towards efficiency, profitability, and longevity. The Evolving CFO Role in a Manufacturing Company. Digitalization is changing the way manufacturing is performed worldwide.

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Global Finance

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Brenda Lovcik is senior vice president and CFO of Trex, a manufacturer of wood-alternative composite decking, railing, and other outdoor items made from recycled materials. To do that, I have spent the last year learning a new industry while drawing from 30-plus years of manufacturing experience in other industries. If so, how?

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CFO Manufacturing Finance Investments 52

Bramasol

JANUARY 28, 2025

These features are particularly impactful in financial, logistics, and manufacturing operations. AI-enabled predictive analytics to forecast financial trends and inventory requirements. Industry-specific AI models for sectors like retail, manufacturing, telco, and healthcare.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 29, 2023

Intel also gave weak guidance, forecasting a net loss in the first quarter. KLA Corporation — Shares of KLA Corporation, a semiconductor manufacturer, shed 4.9% The company reported adjusted earnings of 10 cents per share on $14.04 billion in revenue where analysts expected 20 cents per share on revenue of $14.46 per share and $7.70

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The rise in e-commerce businesses, services, manufacturing and the gig economy has resulted in dramatic increases in both the volume and value of cross-border payments in recent years. Securing guaranteed FX rates of longer tenors can help them improve forecasting, which will lead to better informed decision-making.”

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Cash Flow Forecasting Treasury Forecasting Cash Management 111

CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

. “We’ve had a 40% reduction in carbon dioxide, an 80% reduction in nitrogen oxide, and a near 100% reduction in particulates,” she shared during the CFO Club podcast, emphasizing the tangible impact of GDC’s clean energy initiatives on Cameroon’s manufacturing sector. Our last two wells cost over $100 million,” she noted.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 27, 2023

The company also forecasted a loss for the current quarter. Colgate sees low- to mid- single-digit earnings growth for the full year, compared with forecasts for 7.6% KLA — Shares of KLA, a semiconductor manufacturer, shed about 5% after giving a weaker-than-expected fiscal third-quarter forecast.

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Profit and Loss Forecasting Manufacturing Marketing 130

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its global real gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for 2020 to -4.4 The poor are becoming poorer, with as many as 90 million individuals forecasted to fall into extreme poverty just this year. 6 that the globe’s economy appeared better than the group forecasted three months prior.

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Michigan CFO

AUGUST 1, 2021

Manufacturing accounting differs greatly from accounting in other industries. Regardless of what your company manufactures, one of your objectives is to increase your revenue. The only way that happens is through an in-depth, dynamic understanding of your costs, the state of your inventory and your manufacturing overheads.

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Global Finance

MARCH 4, 2025

MP Biomedicalsa manufacturer and distributer of life science, fine chemical and diagnostic products with offices and facilities throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas has turned its eye to imports from India and Singapore. We then incorporate all these factors into our forecasting.

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Barry Ritholtz

MAY 5, 2023

These data series always bounce around, confounding forecasters much of the time. Rather than accept the volatility of month-to-month economic datapoints — NFP, Consumer Spending, Manufacturing, Inflation, etc. The problem lies not in the data but in ourselves.

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Forecasting Economics Manufacturing Numbers 145

CFO News

APRIL 1, 2024

Economists are optimistic about India's economy, forecasting a 7% growth in FY25 driven by improved manufacturing, farm activity, and robust urban demand. Some expect growth to reach 7.8%, emphasizing the need for meaningful job creation.

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CFO Talks

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

A manufacturer can secure raw materials at a fixed price to avoid unexpected price increases. Monitoring and Forecasting By keeping track of market trends, businesses can predict potential financial changes and react quickly. Forecast changes in interest rates, exchange rates, or stock prices.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

SoFi – The fintech company jumped 10% on the back of a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and revenue that exceeded analysts’ forecasts. Eli Lilly – The drug manufacturer dropped 4.8% after it cut its full-year forecast, citing the stronger dollar and increased competition. billion forecast. Source link.

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Collectiv

DECEMBER 16, 2024

At Collectiv, weve been implementing write-back capabilities for years, enabling planning and forecasting solutions for hundreds of organizations. By eliminating the need for external tools, write-back functionality empowers planning and forecasting teams to adjust data in real time.

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Forecasting Data Analysis Planning Budgeting 52

Navigator SAP

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Benefits of Cloud ERP in Finance Departments and Other Business Functions Cloud ERP software simplifies operations by allowing your business to centralize documents, create templates, automate and streamline processes, and track manufacturing and distribution progress in real time.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

Sales of new cars are expected to be off by nearly 6 percent from a year ago, according to a joint forecast by J.D. Power’s pre-COVID-19 forecast and 11.3 This represents a significant improvement from May when retail sales were off 20 percent from the pre-virus forecast. percent decrease compared with J.D.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Continuing the same spirit in defence allocations, 68% of the defence capital procurement budget for domestic players will also go a long way in strengthening the domestic hi-tech manufacturing ecosystem. For 5G to prosper, there is a need to strengthen the country’s domestic manufacturing ecosystem. By Ankit Agarwal.

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Budgeting Manufacturing Investments Finance 130

CFO Talks

MARCH 4, 2025

Thats why businesses need rolling forecasts instead of rigid budgets. Instead of setting a financial plan in stone for 12 months and hoping for the best, rolling forecasts allow businesses to update their budgets every few months based on real-time data. Predictive analytics Past sales patterns can help forecast future demand.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

As for the market in 2021, depending on which specific region is looking in, millennial participation is widely forecast to be elevated, but in an environment that has hopefully normalized some after the significant disruption created by the COVID-19 pandemic. as well.

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Economics Forecasting Concentration Manufacturing 141

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The company also forecast better-than-expected earnings and revenue for its fiscal second quarter and full year. after the Commerce Department released a preliminary report that said Chinese solar manufacturers have been circumventing tariffs. Earnings and revenue were stronger than analysts’ expectations.

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Profit and Loss Manufacturing Forecasting Technology 130

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Google has said it won't use Fitbit users' data for advertising purposes, and it made concessions earlier this year that it would tighten monitoring, support other wearable manufacturers and allow Fitbit users to connect to third-party services through application programming interfaces (APIs), PYMNTS reported.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

said the whole industry is having supply challenges, and Hershey’s challenges will persist despite the company adding manufacturing capacity and hiring more workers. manufacturers and retailers grapple with labor shortages and employee absenteeism. The company forecast full-year 2022 sales growth of between 8% and 10%.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 12, 2023

The homebuilder reported earnings per share of $2.47, well be low a StreetAccount forecast of $2.86. Caterpillar — Shares rose 2.4%, notching a 52-week high, after JPMorgan added the manufacturer to its focus list, saying its margin upside potential is currently underappreciated. KB Home — Shares of the homebuilding stock slipped 2.8%

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Lime Light

AUGUST 14, 2023

Many manufacturing firms don't realize just how much they're missing out on by forgoing dedicated FP&A solutions. Accuracy and efficiency are vital to success to manufacturing firms. In fact, many firms remain stuck at square 1 with the question 'what is FP&A?'? But first, let's start with the basics: what is FP&A?

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Manufacturing Budgeting Forecasting Leverage 40

Lime Light

AUGUST 14, 2023

Many manufacturing firms don't realize just how much they're missing out on by forgoing dedicated FP&A solutions. Accuracy and efficiency are vital to success to manufacturing firms. In fact, many firms remain stuck at square 1 with the question 'what is FP&A?'? But first, let's start with the basics: what is FP&A?

Manufacturing 40

Manufacturing Budgeting Forecasting Leverage 40

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Economists forecast the unemployment rate was steady at 3.7%, and average wage growth slowed to 0.3% “Consumer package goods, traditional manufacturing, professional services firms are continuing to hire. economist, forecasts that an above consensus 225,000 jobs were added in November. month-over-month, from 0.4%

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CFO News

APRIL 29, 2024

The NCAER's April 2024 Monthly Economic Review (MER) highlights the Indian economy's robust performance, citing a 16-year high in the PMI for manufacturing and record UPI transactions. With positive global forecasts and decreasing inflation, the economy looks poised for growth, though online hiring activity shows a slight moderation.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The company’s fiscal second-quarter revenue topped analysts’ forecasts, according to Refinitiv. after the lawn and gardening products manufacturer on Wednesday posted quarterly results that reflected a narrower-than-expected loss and a beat on analysts’ estimates for revenue, according to Refinitiv.

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