Hidden Service Costs Are Eroding Your SaaS Margins
Your implementation team might be killing your margins. I’ve seen SaaS companies running -20% to -30% services margins… without realizing it. The problem? No visibility by revenue stream. Fix your SaaS P&L before it hurts your growth 👇 https://t.co/SLpqCetcCc #SaaS https://t.co/eGKhIzydp4
Evernorth Appoints OpenAI Finance Chief Kaiden Before Nasdaq Debut
NEW: $XRP treasury firm Evernorth adds OpenAI Foundation finance chief Robert Kaiden to its board ahead of Nasdaq listing https://t.co/liVPR6CG6M
BKNG’s Capital Discipline Delivers Massive Share Buybacks
It is rare to see a management team consistently allocate capital as effectively as $BKNG Over the last 12 years, they have reduced their share count by over 40% at an average price of $93 per share. In Q1 2026 alone,...
AI IPOs Demand Operational Discipline Over Innovation
Going public is the easy headline. Becoming IPO-ready is the real test. Sarah Friar is tasked with turning rapid growth into a disciplined, scalable business while managing expectations around one of the biggest potential listings. The shift is clear. AI leaders now...
Twilio's Best Quarter in Three Years Validates Kho Effect
Twilio Just Posted Its Best Quarter in Three Years. The Kho Effect Is Real https://t.co/w4pM4GDmco
Qualcomm Q2 FY26 Earnings Analyzed with Industry Experts
I unpacked @Qualcomm’s Q2 FY26 earnings with @EdLudlow and @CarolineHydeTV on @technology. Check out our conversation. https://t.co/qHtAJfYbMV
2025 Funding Demands 30% MoM & 1500% Revenue Growth
Raising capital in 2025? The bar is WAY higher. Even a past exit isn’t enough anymore — investors want serious traction: 👉 ~30% MoM growth 👉 1500% revenue growth Episode 248 of The SaaS CFO Podcast is live 👇 https://t.co/NXvJ9ucWeW #SaaS #Startups #VC https://t.co/VKzYnURKpY
Debt Load Triples, Threatening Medallia’s AI Rebuild
Rising rates and PIK nearly doubled Medallia’s interest payments (see table below) Then taking on even more debt for acquisitions made it nearly 3x. Hard to rebuild for AI with that debt requirements… https://t.co/86MT1yj7Yo
Apple Abandons Net‑cash‑neutral Goal Amid AI Push
Interesting that Apple dropped “net cash neutral” as a formal target after 7 years. With a new CEO coming and AI investment ramping, the flexibility to evaluate cash and debt independently makes sense. $AAPL
Business Needs Prioritized over Capital Returns, CFO Says
CFO says capital returns remains important to long term shareholder value. He also said, the needs of the business come before capital returns.
Supply Limits Hit March Revenue, Guiding Outlook Positive
CFO Kevan Parekh says if not for supply constraints, revenue would have been higher in March. That's a good sign for the upcoming guide. Stock still down 1%. Investors want to hear the guide. $AAPL
Roblox Cuts Bookings Guidance by $1 B After Safety Updates
New: Roblox lowered its full-year bookings guidance by about $1 billion after implementing child-safety updates that the company says slowed user growth. https://t.co/mdvtYDevtC
80/20 Debt-Equity Mix Boosts Utility Durability
Moving all of the utilities to 80% debt and 20% equity is more durable than reducing their ROE. You can do it with the 1706 financing program at LPO like Georgia Power just did.
Investors Want Capex to Translate Into Cloud Revenue
4 earnings calls landed after the bell tonight, and the market sorted them in under an hour. Every one of them beat Wall Street estimates. None of that mattered as much as one question: can you show me where the...
GOOG CFO Predicts Capex Surge, Likely 20‑30% Rise
$GOOG CFO says capex in 2027 will increase "substantially" over 2026. Street is expecting up 10%. My take: I bet it's up 20-30% next year.
Meta Posts 33% Revenue Jump, $26.8B Profit Before Layoffs
Meta Q1 Revenue Soars 33% in Q1, Net Profit Hits $26.8 Billion Ahead of Mass Layoffs https://t.co/XY24l3vt2Q via @variety
Microsoft Q3 Shows Broad Revenue Decline, Xbox Hardware Plunges
Microsoft's Q3 2026 (fiscal) earnings: • 💻 Windows OEM + devices revenue down 2% • 👾 Gaming rev down 7% • 🕹️ Xbox content + services rev down 5% • 🎮 Xbox hardware rev down 33%
AI Measurement Framework Redefines ARR for CFOs
I'm climbing Mt. ARR in San Francisco today. Join me? Agentic AI and outcome-based pricing are changing the ARR game, though. I just released: The Four Layers of AI Measurement: A CFO’s Framework You can catch it here: https://lnkd.in/g-dAKKVh I...
CFOs Resist Cutting Dividends, Missing Value Opportunities
Why do companies struggle to maximize value per share? Well, they don't truly understand their capital allocation toolkit and the concept of opportunity cost. For instance, according to Michael Mauboussin, 60% of CFOs wouldn't cut a dividend even for a value-creating...
TotalEnergies Hikes Dividend, Doubles Buybacks to $1.5B
BIG OIL 1Q EARNINGS: TotalEnergies boost quarterly buybacks again to the top of its guidance at $1.5 billion a quarter (up the lower bottom of ~$750 million more recently) and hikes dividend after a strong set of results in Jan-Mar...
Castrol India Posts 9% Revenue Rise, Expands Rural Market
Castrol India reported Q4 FY26 revenue of ₹1,545.24 crore, up 9% YoY from ₹1,422 crore. PAT increased 4% to ₹242.18 crore, while EBITDA rose 7% to ₹329 crore. EBITDA margin declined 30 basis points to 21.29%. The company achieved market...
UPS Q1 Profit Surges Despite Lower Volumes
UPS' Q1 earnings is out this morning - https://t.co/JtDI52CRxS YoY, volumes lower, revenue per piece higher. Check out UPS SCS's operating profit which was $205 million compared to Q1 2025's 46 million. Middle East impact? We'll see what they say...
NTLA Turns Red, Faces Cash‑Raise Dilemma
$NTLA finally red. Took longer than I expected. How do they raise the cash they need from here? Are they going to be forced to take on debt?
Inspections to Drive 60% Revenue, Boost Margins
$APG CFO on how leading with inspections will impact margins: "We believe that for every dollar of inspection revenue that deficiency report is going to generate $3 to $4 of follow-on service work during the course of the year. We're going to...
Japan's Topix Cash Payouts Double, Unlock $312bn Potential
Wow. Cash payouts from companies in Japan's broad Topix index have practically doubled since the Tokyo Stock Exchange started telling companies to focus more on capital efficiency. This growth is forecast to continue, as Shrikant Kale points out, . The combination...
Revenue Rises, Profit Falls as Margins Squeeze
Reliance Industries q4 fy26 result. ■Revenue from Operations: ₹2.98 lakh crore (up 13% YoY). ■EBITDA: ₹44,141 crore (up 10% YoY), but margins contracted to 14.78% from 16.57%. ■Net Profit (PAT): ₹16,971 crore (down 12.55% YoY). ■Dividend: The board recommended a dividend of ₹6...
Keep Engineers, Add AI: Cost‑saving Myth Debunked
The CFO cut 12 engineers to save $1.8M. The AI token bill just hit $2.3M. And now they need engineers to figure out why the AI isn’t working. THE SAVINGS MYTH is the most expensive strategy in tech right now. You didn’t reduce headcount....
Hoshine Silicon Reports $411 Million Loss in 2025
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Hoshine Silicon posts $411 million loss for 2025 #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/vFfnwmzcbe
Tesla's Earnings Beat, yet Weakest Nasdaq Correlation
Tesla offered the first earnings update of the Mag 7 last night, and $TSLA gapped down today after the headline beat (slight revenue miss and capital expenditure plans were higher than expected). That said, of the Mag 7, Tesla has...
Netflix Launches $25 B Buyback to Lift Share Price
Netflix Authorizes $25 Billion Stock Buyback in Bid to Boost Share Price https://t.co/COT0WpNmfh via @variety
Tesla Q1 2026 Money Flow Visualized in Sankey Chart
Where did the money go? Here's the Q1 2026 Tesla income statement with the full flow explained in a Sankey chart: https://t.co/3pBpHEDf6z
SoftBank Seeks $10 B Loan Backed by OpenAI Shares
SoftBank Group Corp. is seeking a $10 billion loan secured by its shares OpenAI https://t.co/38vMHTwsEM
Tesla Hikes 2026 CapEx to $25B, Forecasts Negative Cash Flow
Tesla’s raised 2026 CapEx to $25 billion from $20 billion and sees negative free cash flow for the rest of the year.
Apple CFO Ran $200B Cash with Just Seven Staff Members
Apple’s CFO for most of Tim Cook’s run was Luca Maestri (2014-2024). He had 2 IR employees while managing Apple’s $200B+ cash pile with only 7 employees and this LinkedIn profile: https://t.co/Am7ubnjt25
CFOs Prioritize Analyst Consensus Over Profitable Growth
Your CFO does not work for your company. They work for the analyst consensus. The largest study of its kind asked 401 of them. 78% would cancel profitable projects to hit a number. 55% would skip money-making investments to avoid a...
HCL Tech FY26 Revenue Grows 3.
HCL Tech reported Q4 FY26 revenue of $3.68 billion, down 3.3% quarter-on-quarter but up 2.4% year-on-year, with full-year FY26 revenue of $14.66 billion growing 3.9% in constant currency; operating margins for the full year came in at 17.2%, or 17.9%...
Sell ATM Shares at 1.25MNAV to Fund Reserves
Need to raise USD reserves 1. to bring dividend coverage back to 24 months? 2. Fund the put dates of the converts At 1.25MNAV there's a perfect way to do that cheaply. ATM common share selling. It's a no brainer $MSTR
Adobe Launches $25B Share Buyback, Signals Confidence
$ADBE Announces New $25 Billion Stock Repurchase Program. “Our new $25 billion share repurchase authorization is a direct expression of confidence in our robust cash flow and the long-term value we are delivering to investors. Returning meaningful capital to stockholders while...
Firefly Aerospace to Release Q1 2026 Results May 4
Firefly Aerospace to announce First Quarter 2026 financial results on May 4, 2026 https://t.co/Kg4DJTQoW0 $FLY https://t.co/1g3M7Ez5Wu
Apple’s Low CAPEX May Signal Growth Risk
Let’s compare Big Tech companies’ CAPEX spending—is this a problem for Big Tech? $AAPL has barely increased its CAPEX over the past 10 years. Some investors view this positively, seeing Apple’s business as highly efficient. However, CAPEX investments for Big Tech...
Free Forecast Model Puts Headcount at Core, Shows Detailed Variance
I'm giving away my full close to forecast model. Worth $129. Register for my live training on April 23rd and it's yours 👉 https://t.co/iFBeytIbFx Most financial models have a blind spot where headcount should be. They forecast revenue beautifully. They project cash flow cleanly. But...
Koei Tecmo Ups Forecast on Nioh 3, Pokemon Hit
Koei Tecmo just revised their earnings forecast upward: - operating profit +16.1% higher - net profit +53.7% higher - against sales -4.9% lower KT says their Q4 did better than expected. Nioh 3 was released + their Omega Force team co-developed mega hit Pokemon Pokopia...
AMC Secures $425M Refinancing, Extends Debt Maturities
On Friday, we consummated a highly beneficial $425 million refinancing. AMC has once again taken decisive action to strengthen our financial position by extending our debt maturities by four full years, while simultaneously reducing our annual cash interest expense. I...
Isolate AI COGS to Protect SaaS Gross Margins
Most SaaS CFOs still treat AI costs like traditional SaaS COGS. That is a mistake. The P&L math did not change. But the inputs and tracking have changed. Every prompt, workflow, and agent action adds real variable cost. If you...
Insiders Bet on Ag Growth at 6x EV/EBITDA
Lots happening at Ag Growth $AFN The shares dropped quite a bit on poor results and the dividend cut. The CFO recently resigned. Shreholder Plantro is publicly pushing the company to launch a full sale process, arguing the company’s latest earnings...
Snowflake CFO Retires with $518M Net Worth
CFO's don't usually join the Tres Comma Club, but Snowflake's CFO retired in it... -Sold $600M while at Snowflake -Exited with $518M holdings -Continued to vest for one year as an advisor Not a bad run... See the data on all CFO comp packages 👇 https://t.co/F9EMepCkWq
DeepSeek Seeks First External Funding to Boost AI Compute
DeepSeek in talks to raise outside capital for first time, seeking to beef up its financial war chest so it can better compete in the costly battle to develop leading AI models.... That will buy lot of compute... https://t.co/8YciEvxn9J
Weigh Salary Cut vs Equity Upside in CFO Move
You’re 41, Finance VP, New York. $700k income, sole-earner. Married, 2 kids. $1.5M retirement, $500k brokerage. You’re offered a CFO role at a smaller company with lower pay ($300k) but more upside (equity). Do you take it?
NYC Pension Funds Allocate $4B to Citywide Housing
Big news: we just announced our plan to invest $4B of NYC’s pension funds in financing housing across the five boroughs
Meta Halts Buybacks, $80B Idle for AI Chips
Meta’s quarterly buybacks in 2025: Q1: $13.4 billion Q2: $9.8 billion Q3: $3.2 billion Q4: Zero. $80 billion authorisation sitting unused. The money went to AI chips. April 29 earnings will tell us if it’s coming back. https://open.substack.com/pub/dralexkoh/p/meta-deep-dive-the-discount-nobodys?r=4zq7nk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true