CFO Dive

JANUARY 22, 2024

The mix of slowing inflation and cooling demand has prompted many economists to abandon forecasts for a decline in gross domestic product in 2024.

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CFO Dive

DECEMBER 17, 2024

While growing at a slower pace, global mobile robot sales are still projected to reach $5.5 billion in 2024 and rise more than 20% annually up to 2030.

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Forecasting Retail Sales 261

Jedox Finance

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

However, forecasting or predicting how much your customers want to buy or how well a business would perform in the future was much more difficult to achieve way back then. These tools provide impressive capabilities for managing sales information, identifying sales opportunities, tracking interactions with the customer and more.

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Forecasting Sales Budgeting Planning 128

CFO Talks

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Optimising Budgets: Strategies for Effective Financial Forecasting Financial forecasting plays a crucial role in managing budgets effectively. However, forecasting is not just about guessing numbersit is a structured process that relies on analysing past data, considering present trends, and planning. Allocate resources wisely.

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Jedox Finance

MARCH 17, 2022

Although it is nearly impossible to predict the future, forecasting future market development and customer needs is an essential component of corporate strategy and planning. Predictive forecasting can help guide a company in growing more profitably and respond quickly to changes. What is Predictive Forecasting?

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Forecasting Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Sales 111

CFO Dive

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Consumer sentiment sagged this month, a survey showed, bolstering forecasts that holiday sales and consumer spending will decline in coming weeks.

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Forecasting Sales 293

Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

It’s Black Friday and you know what that means: Lots of promotional sales and lots of holiday retail spending forecasts. As we have seen historically , holiday sales forecasts tend to be a reflection of people’s mood at the moment — not an actual measure of intended holiday spending. billion and $960.4

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Forecasting Retail Sales Accounting 119

Fpanda Club

JANUARY 23, 2025

FP&A is an evolving function that falls into the intersection of finance, operations and strategy aimed at driving better decision-making trough insightful analysis, forecasting and goal setting. In this blog post I wont focus on the activities that fall into FP&As scope by default, such as budgeting, forecasting and regular analysis.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Prioritization Forecasting 130

Jedox Finance

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Does it make sense to have a complete separation between your company goals, sales reps targets, and compensation models? In this blog post, we’ll look at how you connect the dots between Sales Performance Management and xP&A. What is Sales Performance Management? xP&A. Connecting the dots.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Sales Forecasting Reconciliations 124

Centage

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

However, one of the most important planning tools for a business of any size is cash flow forecasting – and it’s especially important in times of uncertainty. Knowing the timing, amount and predictability of future cash flows with cash flow forecasting should be an essential component of the budgeting and planning process.

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

Centage

JUNE 28, 2023

When it comes to automation, what’s particularly beneficial is the way technology can automate how financial data flows through models and forecasts, freeing financial teams from the manual labor of attempting to create forecasts via spreadsheets. Fortunately, automation allows for increased agility.

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Forecasting Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Cash Flow Forecasting Finance 98

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Morgan Chase said that brisk Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are likely indicators of a record-breaking eCommerce holiday shopping season. Black Friday sales stretched across the entire month of November as retailers launched special deals as early as Nov.

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Forecasting Benchmarking eCommerce Treasury 115

Jedox Finance

JULY 6, 2021

When considering the performance of any forecasting model, the prediction values it produces must be evaluated. An error metric is a way to quantify the performance of a model and provides a way for the forecaster to quantitatively compare different models 1. Where y’ is forecasted value and y is the true value.

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Forecasting Math Numbers Planning 105

Centage

MAY 23, 2022

With rolling forecasts, businesses can gain better insight while aligning their sales and production goals with what’s actually happening from a financial perspective. Read on to discover the benefits of rolling budgeting, rolling financial forecasting, and mid-year forecasts for your business. What’s a Rolling Forecast?

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Forecasting Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Planning 98

Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 21, 2023

I share that caveat because making a bet and staying with it, is very different than making a forecast. Khoo looked at Michael Burry’s predictions since 2015 and whether markets followed his forecasts or not. It’s the entire idea that you as an investor should care about anyone else’s forecasts.

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Forecasting Marketing Sales 98

Centage

DECEMBER 1, 2021

But times have changed – which is why financial forecasting is more important than your annual budget. More than half (57%) are producing P&L forecasts more often than monthly. What’s the Financial Forecast Look Like? Financial forecasting is especially important when it comes to cash flow. Manage every dollar.

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

Jedox Finance

JANUARY 13, 2023

These 12 sales trends serve as a roadmap for sales leaders looking to cultivate a more adaptable and integrated organization that evolves with today’s sophisticated buyers. Sales and marketing partnership. Enabling decisiveness through simplified forecasting. Table of Contents. Upskilling to build hybrid relationships.

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Sales B2C Forecasting B2B 98

Jedox Finance

JUNE 24, 2021

This also affects the go-to-market processes in particular for the marketing and sales functions. A company’s web presence, which is usually designed by marketing, is becoming an increasingly important component in the sales process. Where marketing and sales converge. The evolution of marketing data.

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Jedox Finance

OCTOBER 29, 2021

From overarching sales targets to more specific sub-goals and milestones, how should they be defined? In this blog post, we look at sales targets and goal setting from different perspectives and discuss what to consider when defining them. Sales targets should always be planned bottom-up and top-down. Target market?

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Sales Profit and Loss Reconciliations Planning 116

Centage

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This accessible program can accomplish various tasks, such as financial forecasting and budgeting. If your business has used Excel for financial forecasting, you may have found some challenges with the program. For example, you may use spreadsheets to plan your fiscal year or maintain your client sales list.

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Forecasting Budgeting Data Analysis Financial Modeling 98

Future CFO

MARCH 6, 2025

Amid the hype brought about by the advent of artificial intelligence in the Finance function, challenges concerning the technological advancement in sales and receivables forecasting remain. Business-Specific Internal Factors : Sales pipeline strength, marketing efforts, operational bottlenecks, and product pricing.

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Centage

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Your ability to provide expert guidance through your business budget and forecasting process will require you to have a deep understanding of your cash flow. These are big bets, and to make them, business leaders want confidence in their business budgeting and forecasting. How much can a CEO rely on the numbers in the forecast?

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Forecasting Finance 98

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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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Forecasting Risk Management 52

Future CFO

APRIL 9, 2025

For many organisations, revenue recognition is a strategic function that impacts forecasting, investor relations, and the companys financial health report. Inaccurate forecasting and reporting. One of the most immediate consequences of inaccurate forecasting is poor decision-making.

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IFRS Auditing Forecasting Compliance 52

Global Finance

JANUARY 2, 2025

One is that the failure rate of acquisitions is 70% to 75%, where those acquisitions dont increase sales or decrease costs or create shareholder value. If you look at buyers in general, their operating position, their earnings, their sales, are weakening over time. Every quarter it either met or exceeded analysts revenue forecasts.

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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Finance Accounting Forecasting 124

E78 Partners

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Implement driver-based forecasting that links operational metrics to financial outcomes. Solution: Implement rolling forecasts to enhance agility and adaptability. Solution: Implement rolling forecasts to enhance agility and adaptability. Leverage AI-driven forecasting tools, ensuring data accuracy and executive buy-in.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Cash Flow Forecasting Forecasting Financial Modeling 59

The Finance Weekly

MAY 5, 2024

Leading the growth in almost every company is the sales team. For instance, let's talk about car sales. But, growth isn't just about sales; it's about taking a well-rounded approach that involves everyone in the organization. What is Sales Planning? What is Sales Planning?

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Planning Sales Forecasting Strategic Planning 72

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

grocery buying has passed, as food and beverage sales grew just 11.5 The firm also discovered that online sales have also pulled back some, with delivery and curbside pickup sales totaling $5.7 Nielsen found that the biggest spike in the U.S. percent in August vs. 31.2 percent in March. billion in August, down from $6.6

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Sales Management Consulting Startups eCommerce 114

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

in premarket trading despite reporting a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and revenue that topped Wall Street forecasts. Hershey (HSY) – Hershey rose 1% in the premarket after quarterly results beat estimates and the candy and chocolate maker raised its sales and profit outlook. and Bilibili (BILI) surged 14.4%. Warner Bros.

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Profit and Loss Forecasting Economics Sales 130

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

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for its latest quarter, along with revenue that was roughly in line with Wall Street forecasts. Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv forecast earnings of 11 cents per share on revenue of $456 million. Analysts expected a profit of 19 cents a share on sales of $2.97

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Profit and Loss Forecasting Education Sales 130

Navigator SAP

MARCH 11, 2022

Early in a company’s lifecycle, simple applications may be sufficient, but as your sales grow, disparate systems likely won’t keeping you up to date as well as you might like. Your business profitability is hindered when you can’t accurately forecast supply and demand. This is where an ERP solution truly shines.

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Communication Leverage Forecasting Manufacturing 246

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 an unexpected return to profitability and better-than-expected sales. Williams-Sonoma reported better-than-expected sales and profit for its latest quarter.

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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. Internally, he sees AI helping reallocate workloads and drive efficiencies across sales, HR, and finance, unlocking measurable operational gains.

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CFO Forecasting Manufacturing Finance 45

CFO News Room

JANUARY 22, 2023

after the company cut its annual profit forecast for its fiscal year following weak holiday sales. The retailer reported that net sales for the holiday period slipped 3.5%, and that it now expects annual revenue growth at the lower end of the 5% to 7% range it previously gave. Nordstrom – Nordstrom shares fell 6.5%

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Nordstrom — Shares fell 9% after the department store reaffirmed its full-year forecast. Nordstrom’s latest results beat profit and sales expectations, according to consensus expectations on Refinitiv. VMware — Shares fell 1% after the cloud computing company missed profit and sales expectations in its most recent quarter.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Net sales rose 3.35 billion and Global same-store sales rose 7%. Twilio — Twilio’s stock plunged nearly 36%, a day after the company issued a weaker-than-expected sales forecast. Block — Shares jumped 10% after the mobile payments company surpassed profit and sales expectations in its third-quarter results.

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Profit and Loss Forecasting Sales Economics 130