More bang for the buck: In our latest edition of CFO Briefing, we take a look at how high interest rates allow companies to buy back bonds on the cheap and replace them with new debt.
Why Free Cash Flow Is More Important Than Ever for CFOs
At a time when growth is getting harder to come by, profitability is key and free cash flow is more important than ever. Here is how to grow it.
German Manufacturer Viessmann Buys KPS Global From D Cubed
Viessmann is looking to do more deals in the US following its acquisition of KPS Global.
Three C-Suite Trends That Worry Corporate Recruiters
CFO recruitment trends are pointing to tougher economic conditions ahead. That’s according to an exclusive sneak peek of research by Crist|Kolder Associates on executive moves at companies in the S&P 500 and Fortune 500.
German CFOs Face a ‘Mildew’ Problem in a Stagnant Economy
The outlook in Germany has turned decidedly bleak. In this issue of CFO Briefing, I talks to finance chiefs there about how they are navigating the economic malaise.
Putting AI’s Promise Into Practice
Ask any CFO about working with AI, and the common refrain is that it’s early days. But most also acknowledge that the fast-growing technology will shape the future. And so many are already testing or using it – in their finance teams, or across the business more broadly.
Corporate Takeaways From the Supreme Court’s Chevron Reversal
The Supreme Court’s most recent session featured some momentous rulings, including overturning the so-called Chevron doctrine, which had served as a cornerstone of US administrative law for decades. The action has broad implications for companies and corporate policies, and CFOs are now parsing what it means for their firms’ capital allocation strategies.
CFOs Peel Back the Layers on the Second Quarter
Net income at firms in the S&P 500 is forecast to increase 9.1% in the second quarter, but below that headline number, there’s a sharp divide between the Mag 7 and the 493 other companies in the index. “You have seven or eight companies whose capex has increased dramatically, and you have the rest of us who have been very shrewd,” one executive tells me for our latest edition of CFO Briefing.
Managing the EV Revolution, One Headache at a Time
Working in corporate finance today means having to navigate major shifts in business and technology while responding to rapidly evolving consumer tastes and trends – all against an increasingly protectionist, uncertain and fragmented global backdrop. In CFO Briefing’s fifth edition, I speak to executives at Stellantis, Cheche and Rexel about these challenges.
Coca-Cola’s CFO Says Drinks Giant Focused on Portfolio Over M&A
Coca-Cola is interested in smaller targets that can then be scaled “through our system to multiple markets,” CFO John Murphy said. “There’s not a lot of value to us going the inorganic route to solve the problems of country X in category Y,” he said during a recent interview. “The economics typically don’t work very well.”