Cash Flow

Cash Flow

Corporate Cash Holdings Metric Offers Mixed Signals

About one-third of companies saw their cash balances fall in the first quarter, but did that indicate investment or poor financial performance?

Vincent Ryan
May 11, 2021
Cash Flow

GE Kicks the Factoring Habit

Instead of selling receivables for quick cash, General Electric will boost its billings and collections "muscle," says CFO Carolina Dybeck Happe.
Cash Flow

CFOs Still Clinging to Corporate Cash

Will companies "turn their attention from securing liquidity to unwinding their cash savings?"
Accounting Standards

FASB Gives Private Companies Goodwill Accounting Break

Assessments and tests for goodwill impairment can be left until the end of the reporting period.
Analytics

A Data Scientist Becomes a CFO

LivePerson’s finance chief John Collins works to create “data advantages” at the brand-to-consumer messaging company.
Cash Flow

Metric of the Month: Number of FTEs Performing the Order-to-Cash Process

Optimizing the order-to-cash value chain requires end-to-end process management.
Cash Flow

Metric of the Month: Cash-to-Cash Cycle Time

APQC found that top performers on this measure have a CCC of 33.2 days or less on average, while bottom performers take 74 days or longer.
Cash Flow

Holding Bitcoin Still Risky

The cryptocurrency’s price volatility and the lack of accounting guidance on holding digital assets keep Bitcoin off most companies’ balance sheets.
Cash Flow

Metric of the Month: Uncollectable Balances as a Percentage of Revenue

It’s more important than ever to know how much bad debt your company holds.
Cash Flow

Will There Be a Second Round of Paycheck Protection Loans?

Under proposed legislation, smaller businesses would be targeted, and they would have to show a 50% revenue drop.
Cash Flow

Scorecard: Safeguarding Working Capital

A disrupted economy will make it harder to manage receivables, payables, and inventory with efficiency.
Cash Flow

Short-Term Cash-Flow Forecasting: Metric of the Month

An efficient short-term forecasting process will save CFOs time and help them make better decisions to keep the business strong.
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