CFO Dive

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The home goods and improvement company is committed to a $1 billion investment in compensation for its frontline workers, CFO John McPhail said, even as it forecasts flat 2023 sales.

CFO 203

CFO Sales Forecasting Investments 203

CFO Dive

JANUARY 18, 2023

The Fed’s fight against inflation, while showing some recent signs of success, may dim prospects for economic growth.

Manufacturing 269

Manufacturing Sales Retail Economics 269

CFO Dive

JANUARY 13, 2025

Leadership was guarded regarding questions of a possible buyout, rumors of which follow after shares of the Assassin’s Creed owner fell to 10-year lows last year.

Sales 225

Sales Leadership CFO 225

CFO Dive

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Recent signs of vitality have prompted some economists to mark up growth forecasts, despite weakness in manufacturing and a hiring slowdown early in the summer.

Forecasting 263

Forecasting Economics Sales Retail 263

CFO Dive

APRIL 24, 2024

Tesla is leaning on AI, layoffs and new autonomous projects to help boost its future sales after a disappointing first quarter.

Restructuring 184

Restructuring Sales Marketing CFO 184

CFO Dive

JUNE 6, 2023

While office vacancies have soared due to the rise of hybrid work, office sale leaseback transactions ticked up to comprise 10% of the total sale leaseback transactions in the first quarter.

Sales 172

Sales Marketing 172

CFO Dive

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

CFOs are preparing to bump up spending in sales, corporate IT and supply chain, but are keeping a close watch on economic conditions before shelling out new funding.

Sales 183

Sales Budgeting Economics 183

CFO Dive

APRIL 10, 2024

The finance leadership change comes as KFC struggles with dwindling traffic in a dicey economic environment.

Sales 239

Sales Leadership CFO Economics 239

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.

Sales 258

Sales Forecasting 258

CFO Dive

JUNE 18, 2024

“Inflation and higher interest rates are straining low- and moderate-income households,” St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem said Tuesday.

Sales 231

Sales Retail 231

CFO Dive

JANUARY 31, 2024

The company’s move to incorporate AI has represented “a real pivot of our investment infrastructure,” CFO Amy Hood said.

Sales 217

Sales CFO Investments 217

CFO Dive

AUGUST 25, 2023

The Atlanta-based payments player’s new CFO doesn’t believe the M&A deal pendulum has fully swung over to a buyer’s market.

CFO 214

CFO Sales Marketing 214

CFO Dive

MARCH 1, 2024

Lordstown’s auditor and adviser also faces SEC sanctions for allegedly violating independence standards.

Sales 228

Sales 228

CFO Dive

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Gradual declines in consumer spending, hiring and inflation suggest that the Federal Reserve may achieve a “soft landing” for the economy.

Sales 260

Sales Retail 260

CFO Dive

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Recent signs of robust consumer spending and persistent inflation prompted Wall Street to reduce the odds that the Fed will cut the main interest rate by a quarter point at its December meeting.

Sales 223

Sales Retail 223

CFO Dive

OCTOBER 24, 2024

“We navigated through a challenging operational environment in the third quarter,” CFO Greg Lewis said.

Sales 186

Sales CFO 186

Corporate Finance

JANUARY 25, 2023

And although we agree that this is a tidy sum, it is still smaller than the $500 million that Bruce Springsteen or $300 million that Bob Dylan received last year for similar sales. The price isn't cheap as song catalogs are reportedly being sold for 30 times annual royalties.

Sales 130

Sales 130

CFO Dive

MARCH 17, 2023

The iconic El Segundo, California-based toymaker had a tough 2022 but CFO Anthony DiSilvestro expects the outlook to improve and says parents will always prioritize spending on their children.

CFO 206

CFO Prioritization Sales 206

CFO Dive

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

This year’s slow mergers and acquisitions market is having a knock-on effect on certain commercial real estate deals.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 202

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Sales Marketing 202

CFO Dive

MAY 5, 2023

Among Apple’s services offerings, growth areas include Apple Card, Apple Pay and cloud services.

Sales 189

Sales CFO 189

CFO Dive

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The dollar rose against other major currencies during the third quarter, eroding revenues at large companies such as Pfizer and Exxon Mobil, FactSet said.

Sales 196

Sales Currencies 196

CFO Dive

JANUARY 24, 2022

A steady increase in profits may falter at some companies this quarter in the face of shortages caused by the omicron variant of COVID-19.

Sales 186

Sales 186

CFO Dive

AUGUST 15, 2023

Surging borrowing costs and declining pandemic-era savings have not triggered a downturn in retail spending.

Retail 185

Retail Sales Marketing 185

CFO Dive

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Lyft is required under federal securities laws to disclose stock transactions exceeding $120,000 that involve a person with ties to the company, the SEC said.

Sales 190

Sales Securities 190

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 29, 2024

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Sales 90

Sales Credit Risk Investments Accounting 90

Global Finance

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Klarna Group, Europe’s leading payment solutions disrupter, is exploring a secondary share sale ahead of its 2025 initial public offering in the US. The post Klarna Considers Share Sale Ahead Of Listing In US appeared first on Global Finance Magazine.

Sales 103

Sales Valuation Startups Finance 103

Global Finance

JULY 23, 2024

Significantly, Mizuho CEO Masahiro Kihara said the bank will either pass on the proceeds from its sales of equity holdings to investors as dividends or invest them in growth-directed activities, and Sumitomo Mitsui aims to reduce the market value of its equity holdings to less than 20% of the value of its consolidated net assets.

Sales 104

Sales Banking Investments Planning 104

CFO Dive

JANUARY 7, 2025

The sale comes as a Morgan Stanley analyst cautioned that Palantir is “trading too far ahead” of its intrinsic value as it looks to take advantage of the generative AI boom.

Valuation 264

Valuation CFO Sales 264

CFO News

MAY 26, 2024

Lenders can declare an account 'fraud' post-sale to ARCs. High-street banks and stressed asset firms in Mumbai adopted a 'model agreement' for selling loans but couldn't agree on 'indemnity'.

Sales 96

Sales Banking Finance Accounting 96

Navigator SAP

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Multi-channel sales are the norm for most businesses, with direct-to-consumer sales, distributor and retail channels, and online marketplaces such as Amazon. So is multichannel customer support, which often requires phone, chat, and email along with social media customer service.

eCommerce 241

eCommerce Sales Retail 241

CFO Dive

MARCH 27, 2024

The appointment comes after significant churn in the position and as the company looks to turn around slumping sales.

CFO 239

CFO Sales 239

Navigator SAP

JULY 12, 2024

The companies behind these products all rely on ERP software for the development, manufacturing, distribution and sales of their popular consumer products. What do Coca-Cola drinks, Skull Candy headphones, Rothy’s shoes, uni-ball pens and Harry’s shaving supplies all have in common?

Manufacturing 247

Manufacturing Sales 247

CFO Dive

JUNE 26, 2024

The transition comes as the tech giant is focused on recovering from sagging sales after heightened demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.

CFO 232

CFO Sales 232

Navigator SAP

AUGUST 2, 2024

Instead of sales happening in dedicated stores, it now is retail everywhere. Consumer shopping patterns are quietly undergoing a dramatic shift as spending has moved from brick-and-mortar retail stores to online webstore purchases, to social selling on TikTok and other social media platforms.

Retail 239

Retail Sales eCommerce 239

CFO Dive

MAY 26, 2023

As consumer spending slumps, the bulk retailer is holding back on its plans to boost membership fees and aiming to grow e-commerce and mobile sales.

Sales 256

Sales Retail Planning 256

Navigator SAP

DECEMBER 27, 2024

As a comprehensive backend solution, cloud ERP benefits all areas of a business from operations and logistics to human resources and sales. Digital transformation also benefits CFOs more directly, because it assists with streamlining and automating financial business complexity.

CFO 234

CFO Sales SAP Finance 234

CFO Dive

JULY 1, 2024

The watch and jewelry retailer is bringing in a Radisson Hotel and Icahn Enterprises alum as interim CFO after reporting a 22% drop in net sales for its most recent quarter.

CFO 230

CFO Finance Sales Retail 230