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 MoreCoronavirus was top of mind this week as fears of a pandemic reverberated across markets. Thus far, the software industry remains relatively unaffected from a business standpoint with the vast majority of reporting companies citing minimal end market exposure and no impact on sales cycles to date.
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 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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