The one thing we can count on each earnings season is a dramatic reaction to Stamps.com’s (STMP) results and outlook. In a seeming repeat of last quarter, the company posted another significant beat across the board highlighted by continued strength in new customer acquisition.
Read MoreSalesforce’s (CRM) 2020 Holiday Shopping Report revealed that online spending by consumers increased 50% Y/Y to $1.1 trillion worldwide and rose 43% Y/Y to $236 billion in the U.S. Domestically, initiatives to pull forward holiday spend fueled an 82% Y/Y increase in Pre-Cyber Week sales.
Read MoreStamps.com (STMP) stole the show this week as shares basically doubled following the release of the company’s Q4 ’19 results. As noted in our recap, Strong Results and Guidance Remove Major Overhang, the big surprise was management’s outlook for growth in FY ’20 when many, us included, had assumed newly negotiated terms between the United States Postal Service (USPS) and its reseller partners would present a headwind to growth over a multi-year horizon.
Read MoreAs we begin to turn the page on another earnings season, a few trends were particularly notable during the third quarter of 2019. First, exposure to the public sector proved beneficial, especially for those doing business with the Federal government.
Read MoreWe hope those perusing this week’s review are doing so from the beach or simply taking some time to decompress during the Labor Day weekend. Heading into the unofficial end to summer, Pitney Bowes (PBI) sold its Software Solutions business to privately-held data management solutions provider Syncsort for $700 million in cash, representing a TTM EV/Sales multiple of 2.2x and an EV/EBITDA multiple north of 17x.
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