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.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 27, 2023

Another is that when valuing companies, I am, in addition to valuing a company to see if it is fairly priced, interested into the broader insights about business and valuation that emerge from the company. per share in 2022. Growth potential : I underestimated the company’s capacity to grow, by limiting its product reach.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

And during the kickoff to a confab that is home to big ideas, big names and perhaps no shortage of controversy, seismic changes in industry and Big Tech got some time in the spotlight — and so did valuations and IPOs. In one example, at a Nokia factory cited by Suri, productivity increased by 30 percent on the heels of automation.

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CFO Talks

JANUARY 30, 2025

Below are the key takeaways from this insightful discussion: The Foundation of a Strategic Vision Roger shared that a successful strategic vision starts with identifying the “magic numbers” for a business. He shared an example from the COVID-19 pandemic when he worked with a PPE manufacturer that faced massive short-term demand.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

The Beijing-based giant with a valuation of $75 billion is competing for one of five electronic banking licences to be issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore , the nation’s central bank and financial regulatory agency, by year’s end, the report said. ByteDance does not operate a digital bank, the FT reported.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 7, 2023

after it reported solid sales numbers for December. CEO Lorie Tekorius said higher costs for outsourced parts and materials shortages hurt manufacturing margins. The firm cited Voya’s lower-risk business, ability to generate capital and valuation as pluses. R1 RCM — Shares of the health-care technology firm soared 10.2%

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 26, 2023

Another is that when valuing companies, I am, in addition to valuing a company to see if it is fairly priced, interested into the broader insights about business and valuation that emerge from the company. per share in 2022. Growth potential : I underestimated the company's capacity to grow, by limiting its product reach.

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Future CFO

APRIL 12, 2022

Although the number of deals fell by 15%, proceeds rose sharply by 136% due to a return jumbo listing by a telecommunications company. The SSE STAR Market, ChiNext, and Beijing Stock Exchange are set to remain the growth engine of the country's IPO market development in 2022 in terms of their combined number of deals. billion).

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

To put these numbers in perspective, the Mag Seven companies now have a market capitalization larger than that of all listed stocks in China, the second largest market in the world in market capitalization terms. I agree, but I remain a believer that intrinsic valuation is the only tool that you have for assessing whether g.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

That skewing can affect valuation and pricing judgments about these firms, and correcting accounting inconsistencies is a key step towards leveling the playing field. For a manufacturing company, these can take the form of plant and equipment. Capital expenses are expenses that provide benefits over many years.

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Value of Intangible Assets Accounting has historically done a poor job dealing with intangible assets, and as the economy has transitioned away from a manufacturing-dominated twentieth century to the technology and services focused economy of the twenty first century, that failure has become more apparent.

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Musings on Markets

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

While it is just one quarter, there are clear signs of more slowing to come, as scaling will continue to push revenue growth down, the unit economics will be pressured as chip manufacturers (TSMC) push for a larger slice and operating margins will decrease, as competition increases. are unscathed (so far).

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Global Finance

JUNE 10, 2024

Meanwhile, the solid export numbers that turned the current account positive, after decades in the red, are likely to take a hit due to weaker demand from Spain’s European neighbors. In May, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) launched a hostile €12.23 billion bid over smaller rival Banco de Sabadell.

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Musings on Markets

JULY 22, 2021

Zomato, an Indian online food-delivery company, was opened up to public market investors on July 14, 2021, and its market debut is being watched for clues by a number of other online ventures in India, waiting in the wings to go public.

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Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

That skewing can affect valuation and pricing judgments about these firms, and correcting accounting inconsistencies is a key step towards leveling the playing field. Accounting 101 I am not an accountant, and have no desire to be one, but I have used their output (accounting statements) as raw material in valuation and corporate finance.

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In conjunction with your other numbers, your gross profit margin can tell you if your products are profitable enough, if you need to increase sales or if your expenses, like sales costs, are too high. To get this number, subtract your expenses from your revenues to get your net profit. into the calculation.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 3, 2024

While the manufacturing sector (which makes up 'only' 8% of the U.S. Businesses are also feeling the pinch from higher interest rates, as November saw a rapid increase in the number of Chapter 11 commercial bankruptcies. As has been the case for several quarters, the prevailing characteristic remains a "tale of 2 economies".

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CFO News

AUGUST 13, 2024

iPhones dominate the numbers. Of the Rs 2-lakh crore valuation, iPhones worth a market value of around Rs 1.35 According to the recent Economic Survey, India contributes around 14% to the US tech giant’s overall production, emerging as a key hub for its global exports. In FY23, India’s contribution was about 7%.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

I am in the third week of the corporate finance class that I teach at NYU Stern, and my students have been lulled into a false sense of complacency about what's coming, since I have not used a single metric or number in my class yet. With operating margins, you are getting a handle on economies of scale.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Claims by Holmes that Theranos could accurately perform dozens of tests using a few drops of blood stimulated a valuation of $9 billion for a round of fundraising in 2014. Theranos’ struggles have continued and the firm has rejected test results and lost a blood-testing license in California, which it is appealing. million in February 2014.

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Future CFO

MARCH 28, 2023

Slower economic growth , declining consumer confidence, falling manufacturing output, high inflation, and mounting global and regional uncertainties resulted in a perfect storm which dampened investor sentiment, the firm noted. “In The number of active investors in Asia Pacific fell 2% year-on-year, the first drop since 2015.

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Future CFO

JULY 19, 2022

Weak, less liquid markets prompted a plunge in the number of new listings and funds raised in many key capital markets, including New York and Hong Kong, the review adds. Korea Stock Exchange will take the third place after the listing of an electronic vehicle battery manufacturer, which will also be the world's largest IPO in 1H 2022.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 18, 2023

Even though we live in an age where user platforms and hyper revenue growth can drive company valuations, that adage remains true. The numbers yield interesting insights. . The proverbial bottom line for success in business is the capacity to deliver profits, at least in the long term.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 12, 2021

Last week, was my data week, where I download and analyze data on all publicly traded companies, listed anywhere in the world, and I will post extensively on what the numbers look like after a most tumultuous year. As we approach the turn of the calendar year, I have my own set of rituals that prepare me for the new year.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 26, 2023

The corporate life cycle framework provides a useful structure to think about how the technology companies, that dominate the twenty first century business landscape, are different from the manufacturing companies of the last century, and why these differences can create more management tensions at these companies.

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Global Finance

MAY 10, 2024

Manufacturing shows promising signs of recovery while nearshoring and friendshoring in new markets are becoming stronger trends. But the top-line numbers obfuscate an enormously mixed picture beneath the surface. Adding urgency to the matter, there are now signs of a revival in FDI after a couple of years of decline.

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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Manufacturing Profit and Loss Investments 52

Creative CFP

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

For Wingu Academy , the inputs we considered include student enrolment numbers, subjects and classes per student, books per student, and the number of classes a teacher can manage. low student intake, low volume of accounts, or inefficient manufacturing processes).

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Creative CFP

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

For Wingu Academy , the inputs we considered include student enrolment numbers, subjects and classes per student, books per student, and the number of classes a teacher can manage. low student intake, low volume of accounts, or inefficient manufacturing processes).

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The report points to a survey of nearly 300 M&A executives, conducted by Bain in October 2022, who shared that they anticipate closing a similar number of deals if not more this year, the firm noted. in 2022, off an all-time high in 2021. These trends are likely to continue in 2023.

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Future CFO

JULY 22, 2021

SPACs are set to challenge both corporate and PE buyers for the best assets, pressuring dealmakers to prioritise revenue growth over cost synergies to justify high valuations and to create greater value for their organisations,” said Brian Levy, Global Deals Industries Leader, Partner, PwC US. Outlook highlights. Industry highlights.

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The Finance Weekly

JUNE 24, 2024

Despite the temporary setback for NVIDIA—whose stock had nearly tripled over the past year due to its dominance in AI chip manufacturing— Microsoft managed to hold on to its lead. Market capitalization, or market cap , is calculated by multiplying the current stock price by the total number of outstanding shares.

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Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 21, 2024

Full transcript below. ~~~ About this week’s guest: Professor Aswath Damodaran of NYU Stern School of Business is known as the Dean of Valuation. He has written numerous books on valuation and finance. You’ve got to manufacture your product. You could be just a pure number cruncher. It’s all about story.

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 19, 2021

When disclosure laws were first written in the aftermath of the great depression, they were focused on the publicly traded firms of the time, a mix of utilities, manufacturing and retail firms. I don’t think so, but you can see why the company was tempted to go with that inflated number to push a “big market” narrative.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Even though we live in an age where user platforms and hyper revenue growth can drive company valuations, that adage remains true. The numbers yield interesting insights. The proverbial bottom line for success in business is the capacity to deliver profits, at least in the long term.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

In the third and final post, I will argue that Facebook’s troubles with the market have as much to do with a failure of narrative, as they are about disappointing numbers, and present a template for what the company needs to do, to reclaim the high ground.

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Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The corporate life cycle framework provides a useful structure to think about how the technology companies, that dominate the twenty first century business landscape, are different from the manufacturing companies of the last century, and why these differences can create more management tensions at these companies. Aging in Dog Years?

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In conjunction with your other numbers, your gross profit margin can tell you if your products are profitable enough, if you need to increase sales or if your expenses, like sales costs, are too high. To get this number, subtract your expenses from your revenues to get your net profit. into the calculation.

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