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- Asset Valuation: Not a Trivial Pursuit
- Financial models are a mainstay in valuation. These models are used all the time to generate asset values. Knowing how they work is a cornerstone of effective financial reporting and risk management. This article discusses why internal auditors challenged with reviewing these advanced-level operations can benefit from a working knowledge...
- White papers 2004-08-23
- Nassim Taleb Thinks Everyone Is Stupid
- Wall Street's ability to plan for risk is a joke, as far as Nassim Nicholas Taleb is concerned. Taleb tells Fortune in Fear of a Black Swan that as "portfolio models got worse and worse in tracking reality, their use kept increasing as if nothing was happening....
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
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- A five-year financial model for municipal decision making and resource allocation
- This article examines the reasons for the growing use of this budgeting technique in the public sector and the benefits that can be derived from a five-year future financial model. The City of Lincoln Park, a long-time advocate of financial modeling, is utilized as a case study.Growing Popularity of Financial...
- Research articles 1995-06-01
- Financial Sector Inefficiencies And The Debt Laffer Curve
- The authors analyze the implications of inefficient financial model for debt management, using a model in which firms rely on bank credit to finance their working capital needs, and, lenders face a high state verification and enforcement costs of loan contracts. Their analysis shows that lower expected productivity, higher contract...
- White papers 2002-05-01
- A New Financial Model For News, Straight From The Cable Industry
- Amos Gelb is an associate professor at George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs. Previously, he was a television producer at CNN and ABC, among other places.The challenge facing the news business today is now so worked-over that any edges have become smooth. The well-worn dilemma: more...
- External links 2009-10-28
- Ameriprise Financial Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. We will now begin the question-and-answer session [Operator Instructions]. Our first question comes from Suneet Kamath from Sanford Bernstein. Please go ahead. Suneet Kamath - Sanford Bernstein Thanks. One quick one and then one little bit more strategic. First, Walter, did...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-25
- InterContinental Exchange Q2 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions And we'll go first to Daniel Harris, Goldman Sachs. Daniel Harris - Goldman Sachs Hi, good morning. How are you? Jeff Sprecher Good morning. Daniel Harris - Goldman Sachs I was wondering if you could give us a status update on the clearing...
- Earnings calls 2007-07-26
- An Econometric Model of a Firm's Financial Statements
- This paper reports the construction and testing of an econometric model designed to represent a firm's financial statements. More specifically, the paper aims at showing how a firm's financial statements can be empirically explained by means of a simultaneous equations structural model connecting macro and microeconomic market variables with accounting...
- White papers 2005-03-10
- 6 Rules for Pitching to the CFO
- Sales professionals sell solutions, so it's only natural to want to talk about them -- in as enthusiastic a way as possible. However, when you're talking to a CFO, you can't use the same angle and the same words that you'd use with a departmental manager, or even with a...
- Blog posts 2009-05-14
- Synovus Financial Corp. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. The floor is now opened for questions. [Operator Instructions]. Our first question comes from Nancy Bush. Your line is live. Nancy Bush - NAB Research Good afternoon guys. Richard E. Anthony - Chairman of the Board and Chief...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-28
- KLA-Tencor Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from the line of Tim Arcuri with Citigroup. Tim Arcuri - Citigroup Hi, guys. Two things. First of all, Jeff, obviously the EPS guidance here is very strong. When you look at your cost structure relative to the financial model that...
- Earnings calls 2007-04-26
- Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Implications for ALM Model Applications
- Simulation models are used in many financial institution applications. But the risk associated with such models is an area of compliance that has received very limited discussion despite its centrality to Sarbanes-Oxley 404 needs in financial institutions. In this context, model risk is defined as the exposure arising from management...
- White papers 2005-02-25
- Brocade Communications Systems F4Q06 (Qtr End 10/28/06) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. We will pause for just a moment to compile the Q&A roster. Our first question comes from the line of Harry Blount with Lehman Brothers. Harry Blount - Lehman Brothers Thanks guys, couple of questions if I might; first of all I...
- Earnings calls 2006-11-21
- First Solar, Inc. F4Q08 (Qtr End 12/27/2008) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you sir. Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Vishal Shah - Barclays Capital. Vishal Shah - Barclays Capital Mike, you mentioned your long term operating model has 25% operating margins. When do you expect your – you know to reach that kind of...
- Earnings calls 2009-02-24
- Nanometrics Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator (Operator's Instructions) Our first question comes from the line of Gary Hsueh with Oppenheimer & Company. Gary Hsueh - Oppenheimer & Company Great. Thank you for taking my question. I'm not going to complain about great numbers, but had a question just about sustainability of gross...
- Earnings calls 2009-10-29
- New Business Model For Financial Statements: How Will Your Locality Fare?
- The financial statement is the reflection of the financial health of an organization. It is a measure of the financial responsiveness of the organization with respect to its shareholders. The income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows form part of the financial statement. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAP...
- Presentations 2000-10-24
- CSFB HOLT Announces Release of Enhanced Financial Services Model; Improved Valuation Model Based on Cash Flow Return on Equity
- NEW YORK -- CSFB is pleased to announce the release of the CSFB HOLT Financial Services Model - an enhanced valuation model designed to evaluate the financial services sector within the HOLT framework. The improved framework was presented at CSFB HOLT's Investor Conference in New York on September 22nd and...
- Research articles 2005-09-27
- Pathways to planning; "In search of the Perfect Model: the distinctive business strategies of leading financial planners." by Mary Rowland. Bloomberg press. $50.(BookReview)
- Do you wonder how some of the top financial planners got to where they are today? Would you like to emulate how the best in the business operate? Then check out "In Search of the Perfect Model." In it, financial writer Mary Rowland introduc Do you...
- Research articles 2004-04-01
- PNC Financial Services Group Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator [Operator Instructions]. Your first question comes from the line Scott Siefers. James E. Rohr - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Good morning, Scott. Richard J. Johnson - Chief Financial Officer Good morning, Scott. Operator Scott, your...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-18
- American Financial Group Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session[Operator Instructions]. Your first question comes from the line of Amit Kumar with Fox-Pitt, Kelton. Amit Kumar - Fox-Pitt, Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller Good morning. Carl H. Lindner III - Co-Chief Executive Officer and President Good morning. Amit Kumar - Fox-Pitt, Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller I guess, just...
- Earnings calls 2008-10-28
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