2017 NPGA Southeastern Convention & International Propane Expo

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Weather or Not: Your Best Forecast for Predictable Profits (Room 207C)

21 Apr 17
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Tracks: EDU, EDU SESSION, GROUP D

Weather volatility has become the biggest threat to your company’s long-term financial condition. Deliveries lost to lack of demand can quickly and materially impact a dealer’s P&L and lead to further deterioration on the balance sheet. An examination of long-term weather trends will make you reconsider how you plan for warm weather in key months. Leave this presentation with an understanding of why the common belief that managers can cope with lost deliveries through adjustments to margins and operating expenses alone is a false premise.