The United Postal Service’s (USPS) monthly data for April revealed a 54.7% Y/Y increase in PC Postage revenue, marking a significant acceleration from the 13.4% increase in March and the 13.7% increase in the same period last year. This comes as no surprise as management’s commentary during Stamps.com’s (STMP) Q1 earnings call highlighted double-digit growth in U.S. dollar volume processed across all carriers in March and growth north of 50% in April.
Read MoreMarkets capitulated amidst ongoing coronavirus concerns this week, although we were actually encouraged by the willingness of several major sports organizations to suspend play in response to the growing public health crisis.
Read MoreWith the holiday season upon us and a new year fast approaching, we were hit by a blizzard of news this week. After formally announcing a review of strategic alternatives in mid-November and cancelling a financial analyst day previously scheduled for this past week, Instructure (INST) agreed to be taken private by Thoma Bravo for $47.60 per share in cash, representing a TTM EV/Sales multiple of 7.6x.
Read MoreEarlier this week, members of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) approved a proposal, known as “Option V,” enabling certain member countries to self-declare rates for the delivery of inbound international bulky letters and packets beginning July 1, 2020. The decision was significant as the U.S. will now remain a member of the UPU after threatening to pull out a year ago.
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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