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A Better Way to Gauge Profitability

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Return-on-equity (ROE) is the correct profit metric to evaluate the performance of a business. However, the primary emphasis on financial ratio analysis must be on operating performance. The “advanced” version of the DuPont model remedies the original model’s failure to cleanly separate the effects of operating and financing...

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March 11, 2025

Untangling tariffs: Consumers expected to bear the brunt

The majority of companies represented in a survey said they plan to pass along most, if not all, costs created by tariffs to their customers.

March 6, 2025

Domestic economic sentiment declines 20 percentage points among CPA execs

CPA executives in business and industry have lowered expectations for the U.S. economy and, to a lesser extent, their own organizations, according to a quarterly AICPA & CIMA survey.

February 28, 2025

Top 20 firm CohnReznick executes the latest private-equity deal

The partnership, continuing an industrywide trend, necessitates the creation of an alternative practice structure featuring a new CPA firm for attest services and a separate firm for nonattest services.

February 1, 2025

Generative AI’s toughest question: What’s it worth?

Finance leaders struggle to determine generative AI’s costs and benefits, but there are suggestions on how to tackle the problem.

February 1, 2025

How finance can get started with gen AI

Follow these steps to make sure you are on track with this game-changing technology.

January 15, 2025

Economic optimism rises among CFOs

Almost three-fourths of CFOs in a Deloitte survey think the economy will improve over the next year. That sentiment, among finance leaders at companies with more than $1 billion in annual revenue, is up sharply from the previous quarter.

January 13, 2025

Who cares? Companies that care are better positioned with talent

Most employees don’t think their employers prioritize their well-being, creating an opportunity for companies that cultivate a culture of caring.

January 9, 2025

Hiring best practices: How to succeed in a competitive labor market

What’s the outlook for finance and accounting hiring in the new year, and what role could fully in-office work play? Listen to the podcast episode or read the Q&A with a placement expert.

January 7, 2025

A second private-equity company acquires top 20 firm Citrin Cooperman

Blackstone acquires a majority investment made less than three years ago by a fellow private-equity company, the latest in a long line of recent deals involving large accounting firms.

December 19, 2024

Seeing the future: 4 CPA leaders look ahead to 2025

Finance leaders sum up sentiment, their own and that of attendees at the Future of Finance Summit. With a focus on positivity, relevance, and tidbits they can take back to their teams, there’s plenty to consider as 2024 winds down. Listen to the podcast episode or read the Q&A.

December 18, 2024