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How to Calculate Your Profitability: A Case Study

CFO Simplified

As Iowa State University reminds us, “profitability is the primary goal of all business ventures.”. Business leadership is often responsible for measuring current, past, and future profitability. But what is profitability? This CFO Simplified client watched profitability slowly disappear—until they incurred a $125,000 loss.

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DraftKings, Cinemark, Hershey and more

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in premarket trading despite reporting a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and revenue that topped Wall Street forecasts. after reporting better-than-expected quarterly revenue, even though its loss was larger than analysts had anticipated. Hershey’s improved outlook signals strong Halloween candy sales. Warner Bros.

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Scenario Planning in Uncertain Times

Centage

There is some risk to using past performance to inform your long-term plans, and this can be compounded during times of economic uncertainty. Your company needs to make plans for the future. This statement provides information about whether your business can generate a profit by reducing costs or increasing revenue.

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How to set and manage sales goals

Jedox Finance

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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Your Guide to The Corporate Financial Planning Process

Jedox Finance

The answer to these questions and more: a solid financial plan. What is the corporate financial planning process? What is the goal of corporate financial planning? The importance of financial planning for your company. Types of corporate financial planning. Steps in the financial planning process.

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Starbucks, Twilio, Carvana, DoorDash and more

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Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Starbucks — The Seattle-based coffee company jumped nearly 9% after reporting quarterly profit and revenue that topped expectations. Net sales rose 3.35 billion and Global same-store sales rose 7%. However, its quarterly loss was still larger than anticipated.

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Sneaker Sales Propel 3Q Surge In Under Armour Earnings

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Sportswear giant Under Armour reported a third-quarter profit of $38.9 The Baltimore-based chain also announced the sale of its MyFitnessPal workout platform to private-equity firm Francisco Partners. The Asia-Pacific region saw a 15 percent jump in sales. The deal is valued at up to $345 million.

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