Cash Flow

Strategy

For Aflac, Slow Growth Means Extra Cash Flow

And for CFO Fred Crawford, investing the excess cash means weighing opportunities against the baseline return afforded by stock buybacks.

David McCann
April 25, 2019
The Economy

Could This Be the Recession That Wasn’t?

Even as key corporate financial indicators continue to fall, some hope may be emerging that forecasts of an impending recession will prove inaccurate.
Cash Flow

Recurring Revenue Rising

As more companies adopt recurring revenue products, CFOs try to plan for the necessary changes in processes and IT systems.
Capital Markets

Manipulate Cash Flow to Boost Credit Ratings?

The role of credit-rating agencies in determining interest costs on bank loans leaves much to be desired, a study finds.
Supply Chain

J.C. Penney Reports Sizable Net Loss, Slashes Guidance

J.C. Penney has moved from "buying to store capacity" to "buying and chasing" into demonstrated sales trends, says CFO Jeffrey Davis.
Auditing

SEC Charges Citigroup for Internal Controls Failure

A Citigroup subsidiary failed to detect fraudulent invoices and work estimates in a receivables factoring program for an oil industry provider.
Capital Allocation

Are Your Capital Allocations Strategic?

Your company’s strategy isn’t static, so your capital allocations shouldn’t be either.
Fraud

SEC: Telecom Firm Artificially Boosted Revenue

How many schemes did telecom expense management company Tangoe have for recognizing revenue improperly and hiding its pre-tax losses?
Accounting & Tax

McDonald’s Earnings Helped By European Sales, Lower Tax Rate

Despite a fall in revenue, the fast-food company still beat sales and earnings estimates and saw an increase in same-store sales globally.
Credit & Capital

Digital Lending Continues to Be a Magnet for Capital

As consumer and business debt levels climb, investors pour money into online lending firms.
Risk & Compliance

How to Forecast Growth in the Age of the Overnight Policy Whipsaw

Finance and tax departments have little choice but to build forecasting models that can accommodate a number of different variables.
Cash Management

Finance Execs Fearful of Spending Tax-Cut Proceeds

In addition, they remain extremely conservative about how they "invest" excess cash.
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