Earnings season for those with an April quarter-end concluded this week, providing an added glimpse into how business has trended since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis. The latter half of March and April proved challenging for most organizations as customers focused on their own operations.
Read MoreIn a week where advising against the ingestion or injection of disinfectants became a necessary PSA, there was some semblance of normalcy given a smattering of M&A and other capital markets activity, as well as the start of another earnings season in the software space.
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 MoreThe United States Postal Service (USPS) reported its fiscal Q1 ’20 results this week for the quarter ending December 31, 2019. Accompanying the news was monthly trial balance data for December, which revealed a 20.4% Y/Y increase in PC Postage revenue and a 10.1% Y/Y increase for the quarter.
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.
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