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    • IBM Names A New CEO

      Tickers mentioned: AMZN, FDS, GOOG, IBM, INFO, MSCI, MSFT, ORCL, SSNC, VRSK Late to the Cloud and Little Appetite for Acquisitions IBM named Arvind Krishna to replace Ginni Rometty as CEO effective April 6th, 2020. Some 7-8 years ago IBM accelerated its transition to the cloud. This transition was accompanies by a change to pro…

    • FinTech Valuations

      We took a snapshot of FinTech company valuations based on an extract from our CEORater database. We looked at Enterprise Value as a multiple of LTM Operating Cash Flow. You may access the file HERE or after the break below. Should you have any questions reach me at jmaietta@tek2day.com Tickers mentioned: BR, FDS, FICO, FIS,…

    • FinTech and Info Services

      We look at a few leading FinTech and Information Services companies from a cash flow perspective. (Tickers mentioned: CSGP, FDS, INFO, MSCI, SSNC, VRSK). I reflect on a few names I used to cover during my equity research days. For purposes of this exercise we review SS&C Technologies, Verisk Analytics, IHS Market, FactSet Research Systems,…

    • FinTech for Growth & Profitability

      Investors that value growth AND profitability ought to consider a number of tried-and-true FinTech names. Several days ago we were critical of some of the recent IPO and IPO hopeful crop of companies that enjoyed (even if temporarily) nosebleed valuations while delivering little in the way of recurring revenue much less profitability. Contrast that with…

    • Top Fintech CEOs by Total Stock Return

      We ranked the top Fintech CEOs as measured by stock price performance. You may access the PDF version HERE and the Excel version HERE. We used IPO date as the beginning period for measurement purposes. In the event a CEO began his/her tenure after the IPO date, we used that start date as the beginning…

    • Fintech Founder 5

      We took a snapshot from our CEORater database of Fintech companies led by Founder CEOs. The “Fintech Founder 5” consists of those companies that have generated the highest total stock return Year-to-Date. The Fintech Founder 5: GreenSky (tkr: GSKY), MSCI Inc. (tkr: MSCI), Pegasystems (tkr: PEGA), Square (tkr: SQ) and SS&C Technologies (tkr: SSNC). Click…

    • Acquire or Be Acquired: FinTech Lions and Lambs

      FinTech market disruption has led to a bifurcation of FinTech providers – Lions and Lambs. See our “Lions & Lambs” company list with commentary at the end of this note. The FinTech space – whether it be the Capital Markets flavor or the Payments variety – is undergoing rapid change. Within Capital Markets – alternative…

    • CEORater FinTech Founder 5

      The 5 top performing FinTech stocks year-to-date (as of 11/08/18) that are led by founder CEOs. This list is based on an extract from the CEORater database (CEORater.com). Access PDF version HERE. Square (ticker: SQ) YTD stock price performance: 108.0% Green Dot (ticker: GDOT) YTD stock price performance: 55.8% Virtu Financial (ticker: VIRT) YTD stock…

    • How to Fix IBM: M&A and More M&A

      Recently we posited that IBM could easily fix its habitually declining revenue woes with a systematic acquisition strategy focused on Information Services companies. The benefit to IBM in targeting the Information Services sector goes beyond the obvious immediate-term revenue relief and operating margin accretion. The key strategic benefit is that the Info Services companies are…