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Quality Companies Outperform Over The Long-Term

Quality Companies Outperform Over The Long-Term

We will say it until we are blue in the face: Management Teams Matter. A high quality management team starts with a high-quality CEO. Quality management teams build quality companies. They do the hard, tedious work required to build the best products and processes in order to deliver maximum customer value. CEOs of these companies … Continue reading Quality Companies Outperform Over The Long-Term

The Hybrid Work Model – One CEO’s Take

The Hybrid Work Model – One CEO’s Take

Most of what I've seen from CEOs suggests that many Technology companies will adopt a hybrid work model with many employees splitting time between home and the office (I would not want to be long CRE in the "Office" segment). Certain Financial Services positions (PMs and Analysts for example) lend themselves well to the hybrid … Continue reading The Hybrid Work Model – One CEO’s Take

Update: Battle-Tested Software CEOs

Update: Battle-Tested Software CEOs

We published a piece in March 2020 entitled Battle-Tested Software CEOs, that highlighted a group of CEOs that we believed would hold the line and successfully navigate the COVID waters. Here is our updated thinking regarding that list. Tickers mentioned: AAPL, ADBE, CSGP, CVLT, FISV, MSCI, PYPL, SPGI, SQ, SSNC, VRSK Andy Florance. Founder & … Continue reading Update: Battle-Tested Software CEOs

Our Interactive Fintech Table Is Now Available

Our Interactive Fintech Table Is Now Available

We have updated our interactive Capital Markets Fintech comp table to include Q3 2020 financial data and related content. Included are links to our CEORater database, investor presentations, earnings call transcripts and more. Our interactive comp table includes 17 Capital Markets Fintech companies. We plan to introduce new sectors (Payments Fintech and Enterprise Software) to … Continue reading Our Interactive Fintech Table Is Now Available

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In the midst of the most exuberant Tech bubble in history we offer an alternative. We have updated our list of FinTech names, some of which are reasonably valued. Click on the thumbnail below to access the table in large format. Subscribers may access the table in spreadsheet format behind the paywall ($19.99). Click on … Continue reading Capital Markets FinTech UpdatePremium 

Capital Markets FinTech Companies Generate Cash for Your Investment Dollar

Capital Markets FinTech Companies Generate Cash for Your Investment Dollar

Not unlike other Technology companies, capital markets-focused FinTech companies have benefited in recent years from the Fed's persistent low interest rate policy and from the Trump tax cuts. The difference between this FinTech cohort and many Bay Area Enterprise Software companies is that this FinTech group generates meaningful cash flow (29% median Operating Cash Flow … Continue reading Capital Markets FinTech Companies Generate Cash for Your Investment Dollar

Earnings Calls – A Keyword Analysis

Earnings Calls – A Keyword Analysis

We ran a Natural Language Processing ("NLP")-based analysis of earnings calls from this week. We captured keywords and phrases from 23 earnings calls. Our report is sorted alphabetically by ticker symbol. Access the free report HERE. This analysis may be customized to capture certain keywords and phrases for any text-based document. https://soundcloud.com/ceorater

Battle-Tested Software CEOs

Battle-Tested Software CEOs

We created a list of Software CEOs that operate durable businesses and that successfully led their companies through the 2008 downturn (the closest comp to COVID-19). CEO profiles from our CEORater database. Andy Florance. Founder & CEO of CoStar Group (tkr: CSGP).Bill Stone. Founder & CEO of SS&C Technologies (tkr: SSNC).Henry Fernandez. Founder & CEO … Continue reading Battle-Tested Software CEOs

With Turmoil Comes Opportunity

With Turmoil Comes Opportunity

The Coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the markets. Valuations have come in across the board making things interesting. Here is a screen from our CEORater database. Click HERE for our summary valuation table. Apple (tkr: AAPL), Facebook (tkr: FB) and SS&C Technologies (tkr: SSNC) each trade below 20x EV/LTM Operating Cash Flow. Click any table … Continue reading With Turmoil Comes Opportunity