Revenue Archives - CFO

Steering the Sales Force Away From the ‘Easy Sale’

Steering the Sales Force Away From the ‘Easy Sale’

Build an effective sales force by redirecting its energy toward value maximization.

By Marwaan Karame | May 4, 2022

Zeta CFO Attributes Revenue Growth to COVID-Era Refocusing

Financial Performance

Zeta CFO Attributes Revenue Growth to COVID-Era Refocusing

The cloud-based marketing technology company reported a 39% year-over-year increase in its second-quarter revenue.

By Lauren Muskett | August 11, 2021

WeWork IPO Filing Reveals Massive Loss Last Year

WeWork IPO Filing Reveals Massive Loss Last Year

The company lost more than $1.6 billion last year on just $1.8 billion in revenue.

By Lauren Muskett | August 14, 2019

Symantec Beats Earnings Estimates, CFO to Resign

Symantec Beats Earnings Estimates, CFO to Resign

The announcement on Noviello’s departure was made as the company stated it outperformed profit and revenue estimates in the last quarter

By Lauren Muskett | February 1, 2019

Grant Thornton Revenue Jumps to Record High $5.45B

Financial Performance

Grant Thornton Revenue Jumps to Record High $5.45B

The company said it would continue to focus on growing its middle-market businesses.

By William Sprouse | January 9, 2019

Metric of the Month: Business Entity Revenue Per Employee

Metric of the Month: Business Entity Revenue Per Employee

Employee productivity is closely linked to organizational revenue. But how much revenue should each employee be expected to generate?

By Perry D. Wiggins and CPA | December 5, 2018

Will Tax Cuts Boost Capital Spending?

Working Capital

Will Tax Cuts Boost Capital Spending?

Despite surging sales and cash flow, company spending on capex continues to lag.

By David Katz | November 20, 2017

Hain Completes Audit of Revenue Woes

Revenue Recognition

Hain Completes Audit of Revenue Woes

The natural products maker reported that it did not have to make material changes to its previously reported financial statements.

By William Sprouse | June 22, 2017

Do Companies Adjust Revenue in Response to Investor Behavior?

Do Companies Adjust Revenue in Response to Investor Behavior?

Research suggests a correlation between market sensitivity to financial results and reported revenue in the following quarter.

By David McCann | May 17, 2017

Groupon Shares Drop 13% on Big Sales Miss

Groupon Shares Drop 13% on Big Sales Miss

Q1 revenue fell 4% but the company says such fluctuations are to be expected as it focuses on growing gross profit.

By Matthew Heller | May 4, 2017

UPS’ E-Commerce Investment Hurts Profit

Financial Performance

UPS’ E-Commerce Investment Hurts Profit

Q1 revenue beat estimates but operating profit fell 2.4% as UPS spent heavily to accommodate e-commerce delivery with new facilities and services.

By Matthew Heller | April 27, 2017

Citi Earnings Beat Estimates With 17% Gain

Investment Banking

Citi Earnings Beat Estimates With 17% Gain

“The momentum we saw across many of our businesses towards the end of last year carried into the first quarter," CEO Michael Corbat says.

By Matthew Heller | April 13, 2017

Why Workday Adopted New Revenue Recognition Rules Early

Revenue Recognition

Why Workday Adopted New Revenue Recognition Rules Early

CFO Robynne Sisco explains the reasons the company opted, unlike all but a few others, to be an early adopter of the new revenue recognition standard.

By David McCann | March 23, 2017

Metric of the Month: The Cost of General Accounting

Metric of the Month: The Cost of General Accounting

Top-performing organizations spend just one quarter of what the poorest-performing organizations spend on total process cost.

By Mary Driscoll | February 13, 2017

No ‘Trump Bump’ for Twitter in 4th Quarter

No ‘Trump Bump’ for Twitter in 4th Quarter

"There isn't a growth story here," an analyst says. "They have to convince advertisers they will reach an expanding audience.”

By Matthew Heller | February 9, 2017