Forecasting

Is Analytics the Answer?
Predictive Analytics

Is Analytics the Answer?

Enterprises are hoping data analytics tools can help them identify real-time business changes, understand customers, and vanquish competitors.
By Yasmin Ghahremani | June 27, 2018
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U.S. House Prices Continue Their Ascent
The Economy

U.S. House Prices Continue Their Ascent

Adjusting for inflation, though, the Case-Shiller home price index is still below its 2006 peak in the United States.
By William Sprouse | June 26, 2018
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Usage of Variance Analysis Is, Well, Variable
Planning

Usage of Variance Analysis Is, Well, Variable

While it's not debatable that variance analysis is an important FP&A tool, companies differ in how they apply it.
By Thomas E. Conine Jr. and Michael B. McDonald IV | April 23, 2018
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Square Root Costing: A Better Method
Profit & Loss

Square Root Costing: A Better Method

Square root costing is the only costing methodology based on an accurate understanding of complexity costs, say the co-founders of Wilson Perumal.
By Stephen A. Wilson and Andrei Perumal | April 19, 2018
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Tech CFOs Predict Booming Revenue This Year
The Economy

Tech CFOs Predict Booming Revenue This Year

The industry overcomes challenges with a spirit of resilience and "quantum leaps" in technological progress.
By David McCann | March 20, 2018
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The Growing Importance of Forecasting
Strategy

The Growing Importance of Forecasting

Few CFOs take the time to forecast their balance sheets, preferring to rely on their P&Ls to monitor their cash levels.
By Chris Howard | February 8, 2018
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Keep a Close Eye on U.K. Trade Agreements
Supply Chain

Keep a Close Eye on U.K. Trade Agreements

The most common what-if scenario CFOs are planning for is the possibility that the U.K. and the European Union just can't reach a deal.
By Brian Peccarelli | February 1, 2018
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Honeywell Firing on Tax Cut Cylinders
Tax

Honeywell Firing on Tax Cut Cylinders

The conglomerate plans to bring $7 billion to $10 billion back on shore to invest in its U.S. operations and possibly buy “bolt-on” companies.
By David Katz | January 29, 2018
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Sorry, Jodie Foster, Big-Budget Films Are Winning
Risk

Sorry, Jodie Foster, Big-Budget Films Are Winning

Films with production budgets of more than $200 million are earning the highest worldwide box office returns, says Standard & Poor's.
By Vincent Ryan | January 10, 2018
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Quick, Back-to-Basics Read for New CFOs
Talent Management

Quick, Back-to-Basics Read for New CFOs

In "The Successful CFO," the author offers five focus areas for new CFOs and some “pearls of wisdom” for those who have been at the helm for years.
By Kerry Maruna | November 28, 2017
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FP&A Technology Explained
Strategy

FP&A Technology Explained

Technology is eliminating grunt work and boosting the value of financial planning and analysis.
By Keith Button | November 7, 2017
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Getting Over Hurdle Rates
Risk

Getting Over Hurdle Rates

Two-thirds of finance executives say they don’t invest in some projects that exceed their minimum acceptable returns. Why not?
By Josh Hyatt | September 12, 2017
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When Projects Have a Zero or Negative NPV
Risk

When Projects Have a Zero or Negative NPV

Conducting financial analysis on zero and negative NPV investments is as important as doing it on positive NPV investments.
By Gregory V. Milano | August 8, 2017
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Metric of the Month: Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting Costs
Strategy

Metric of the Month: Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting Costs

The metric is closely tied to the intense demands being placed on finance teams to drive effective organizational decision-making.
By Michael Hinson | July 11, 2017
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Business Inventories Fall, Sales Flat
The Economy

Business Inventories Fall, Sales Flat

The decline was greatest at retailers and wholesalers, said the U.S. Commerce Department.
By William Sprouse | June 14, 2017
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