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By Jeffrey Appleman Manufacturers are focused on sales—not cost or profit. If they were keen on net income, manufacturers would know one key data point: contribution margin. Once you know it, the possibilities are endless for growth, sustainability and efficiency. In effect, a contribution margin is the percentage of revenue that remains after you pay…
By Tim Jung As CFO, you have 60 months before the private equity firm sells your company again. And the newly installed CEO doesn’t like the company’s reports. Maybe the reporting isn’t timely or lacks the right numbers. Maybe it doesn’t tell a story from the progress that has been made, how you’re going to…
By Eric Segal The banking landscape has consolidated in the last three years. Maybe it was runaway inflation that caused cost-cutting branch closings. Or it was bigger banks gobbling smaller banks for quick market share. And let’s not forget the industry’s ongoing march toward digital transformation, which grabs more traction each month. Whatever the cause,…
By Chris Delaney When it comes to managing their business, manufacturers need much more than historical financials to project their future revenue, profitability and liquidity. Historic numbers simply capture what has happened in the past—but traditionally do a poor job predicting where a company will be in the near (3-6 months) or distant future (1-2…
By Tim Jung A private equity firm just bought your promising firm with high hopes. You estimate that the company will be sold again for a much higher margin within 60 months. But your finance team has trouble closing the books in a timely manner. So, what does the company’s financial picture look like? You…
By Paul Karr There is a common misconception that accounting policy is something that controllers can do in their spare time. Midsize firms especially can fall into the same trap: We’ve always had a small team, and everyone has to complete a lot of work, and we can’t afford another resource. Your controller already has…
By Allan Tepper Often, parties interested in making a purchase are serial buyers, hence their advantage. But for midsize sellers, this will probably be the one and only time they sell. Sellers spend the better part of their lives building a company so they can now cash out and ride into the sunset. Unfortunately, mergers…
By David DeMuth Manufacturers can’t afford to wait any longer. For two years, CFOs and controllers have managed supply-chain disruptions and labor shortages, as well as surging prices. Typically, these developments could require most manufacturers to raise prices to survive. In Q4 of 2022, there is a looming recession. The generally accepted definition of a…
By Tom Aiken While more companies transact and store their business off premises, SaaS companies have seen a run up in their valuations. Since 2015, the SaaS market continues to grow—18% annually—while 99% of organizations are using at least one cloud solution to drive demand. From an investor perspective, SaaS companies provide a dependable revenue…
By Rob Milrod Traditional banks must actively plan for change as the digital divide grows.The marketplace has evolved, and traditional, legacy-driven banks need to follow suit by upgrading technology through partnerships. One in 10 banks are in the process of developing a banking-as-a-service (BaaS) strategy and another 20% are considering one. Why? Embedded finance, which…
Manufacturers understand the critical importance of cash flows and margins. Yet, the majority of business owners don’t do enough to protect working capital, which is the combination of accounts receivable, accounts payable and inventory. According to a Crowe Horwath LLP study, 82% of U.S. manufacturing and distribution companies believe optimizing working capital is “extremely important”…
By Allan Tepper Companies need about three months to receive a clean opinion for their annual audit. So why does your company need more time? Expending too much time and money on your annual audit is a red flag for the executives involved with corporate governance and financial oversight. New accounting rules and regulatory changes…
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