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EngageSmart opens for trading at $37, up about 43.6% from IPO price
(Sept 23) EngageSmart Inc. opens for trading at $37, up about 43.6% from IPO price. Company Braintr
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EngageSmart opens for trading at $37, up about 43.6% from IPO price
(Sept 23) EngageSmart Inc. opens for trading at $37, up about 43.6% from IPO price. Company Braintr
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Wall Street gains as crude price surge, strong economic data prompt broad rally
NEW YORK, Sept 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday as rising crude prices boosted
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Supply bottlenecks keep heat on U.S. producer prices
Producer prices increase 0.7% in August PPI accelerates 8.3% on year-on-year basis Core PPI gains 0.
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Wall Street's subdued finish fails to detract from strong August
Zoom tumbles on faster-than-expected drop in demand Apple off lifetime high, as tech broadly weighs
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S&P, Nasdaq end at record highs as dovish Fed taper-talk calms investors
S&P 500 tracks longest monthly winning streak since 2018. S&P 500, Nasdaq end at fresh record highs
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(Aug 19) Global stocks tumbled, with S&P 500 Index futures down for a third day, while Treasuries an
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Tesla seeks to reduce board members’ terms, make other changes in October shareholder meeting
Board members would serve for two years rather than three Tesla CEO Elon Musk in Germany last year.
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Bennett, who has been with the firm since inception and was previously president of Sage Payment Solutions.</p>\n<p>The company's primary offerings include:</p>\n<ul>\n <li>SimplePractice - Wellness</li>\n <li>InvoiceCloud - Government, Utilities and Financial Services</li>\n <li>HealthPay24 - Healthcare</li>\n <li>DonorDrive - Non-profit and Corporate Fundraising</li>\n</ul>\n<p>EngageSmart has received at least $451 million in equity investment from investors including General Atlantic and Summit Partners.</p>\n<p><b>Customer Acquisition</b></p>\n<p>The firm pursues both large enterprise customers and SMB customers via its direct sales force and online service.</p>\n<p>As of June 30, 2021, the firm had served over 68,000 clients in the SMB market and more than 3,000 customers in its Enterprise Solutions segment.</p>\n<p>Selling and Marketing expenses as a percentage of total revenue have dropped as revenues have increased, as the figures below indicate:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Selling and Marketing</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Expenses vs. Revenue</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Percentage</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. 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Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>1.1</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>1.3</p></td>\n </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Source: SEC</p>\n<p>The Rule of 40 is a software industry rule of thumb that says that as long as the combined revenue growth rate and EBITDA percentage rate equal or exceed 40%, the firm is on an acceptable growth/EBITDA trajectory.</p>\n<p>ESMT's most recent calculation was 64% as of June 30, 2021, so the firm is performing well in this regard, per the table below:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Rule of 40</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Calculation</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Recent Rev. Growth %</p></td>\n <td><p>59%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>EBITDA %</p></td>\n <td><p>5%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Total</p></td>\n <td><p>64%</p></td>\n </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Source: SEC</p>\n<p>The firm's dollar-based net revenue retention rate for the year ended December 31, 2020, was 124%, a strong result.</p>\n<p>The dollar-based net revenue retention rate metric measures how much additional revenue is generated over time from each cohort of customers, so that a figure over 100% means that the company is generating more revenue from the same customer cohort over time, indicating good product/market fit and efficient sales and marketing efforts.</p>\n<p><b>Market & Competition</b></p>\n<p>According to a 2021 marketresearch reportby Mordor Intelligence, the global market for customer engagement solutions was an estimated $15.5 billion in 2020 and is forecast to reach $30.9 billion by 2026.</p>\n<p>This represents a forecast CAGR of 12.65% from 2021 to 2026.</p>\n<p>The main drivers for this expected growth are a growth in technology solutions to improve the customer journey via any device they use to connect with businesses.</p>\n<p>Also, a desire to reduce customer churn rate results in improved business financials and growing valuation.</p>\n<p>Below is a chart showing the variation in customer churn rates in different industries in the U.S. in 2018:</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/f1066adb602d05e4e99630aacf61e1c5\" tg-width=\"1060\" tg-height=\"922\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">Major competitive or other industry participants include:</p>\n<ul>\n <li><p>IBM(NYSE:IBM)</p></li>\n <li><p>Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT)</p></li>\n <li><p>Nuance(NASDAQ:NUAN)</p></li>\n <li><p>Oracle(NYSE:ORCL)</p></li>\n <li><p>Salesforce(NYSE:CRM)</p></li>\n <li><p>Avaya(NYSE:AVYA)</p></li>\n <li><p>Calabrio</p></li>\n <li><p>Aspect Software</p></li>\n <li><p>Genesys</p></li>\n <li><p>Verint Systems(NASDAQ:VRNT)</p></li>\n <li><p>NICE Ltd.(NASDAQ:NICE)</p></li>\n <li><p>OpenText</p></li>\n <li><p>Pegasystems(NASDAQ:PEGA)</p></li>\n <li><p>Others</p></li>\n</ul>\n<p><b>Financial Performance</b></p>\n<p>EngageSmart's recent financial results can be summarized as follows:</p>\n<ul>\n <li><p>Growing topline revenue</p></li>\n <li><p>Increasing gross profit and high gross margin</p></li>\n <li><p>Growing operating profit and net income</p></li>\n <li><p>Increasing cash flow from operations</p></li>\n</ul>\n<p>Below are relevant financial results derived from the firm's registration statement:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Total Revenue</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Total Revenue</p></td>\n <td><p>% Variance vs. Prior</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 99,171,000</p></td>\n <td><p>58.6%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 146,557,000</p></td>\n <td><p>77.8%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 82,432,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Gross Profit (Loss)</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Gross Profit (Loss)</p></td>\n <td><p>% Variance vs. Prior</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 73,673,000</p></td>\n <td><p>61.4%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 108,964,000</p></td>\n <td><p>89.2%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 57,591,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Gross Margin</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Gross Margin</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>74.29%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>74.35%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>69.86%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Operating Profit (Loss)</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Operating Profit (Loss)</p></td>\n <td><p>Operating Margin</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 5,001,000</p></td>\n <td><p>5.0%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 648,000</p></td>\n <td><p>0.4%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>$ (50,398,000)</p></td>\n <td><p>-61.1%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Net Income (Loss)</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Net Income (Loss)</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 274,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>$ (6,678,000)</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>$ (53,598,000)</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Cash Flow From Operations</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Cash Flow From Operations</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 12,044,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 19,645,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>$ (1,427,000)</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>(Glossary Of Terms)</p></td>\n </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Source: SEC</p>\n<p>As of June 30, 2021, EngageSmart had $31.8 million in cash and $151.8 million in total liabilities.</p>\n<p>Free cash flow during the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, was $25.2 million.</p>\n<p><b>IPO Details</b></p>\n<p>ESMT intends to sell 13 million shares and selling shareholders will offer 1.55 million shares of common stock at a proposed midpoint price of $24.00 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $349 million, not including the sale of customary underwriter options.</p>\n<p>New potential investor Dragoneer Investment Group has indicated an interest to purchase 2.1 million shares of the offering or about $50.4 million at the proposed midpoint price.</p>\n<p>Assuming a successful IPO at the midpoint of the proposed price range, the company's enterprise value at IPO (ex- underwriter options) would approximate $3.7 billion.</p>\n<p>Excluding effects of underwriter options and private placement shares or restricted stock, if any, the float to outstanding shares ratio will be approximately 9.04%. A figure under 10% is generally considered a 'low float' stock which can be subject to significant price volatility.</p>\n<p>Per the firm's most recent regulatory filing, it plans to use the net proceeds as follows:</p>\n<blockquote>\n We expect to use the net proceeds of this offering to repay in full the outstanding borrowings of approximately $114.2 million under our Credit Facilities. We currently intend to use the remaining net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including to fund our growth, acquire complementary businesses, products, services, or technologies, working capital, operating expenses, and capital expenditures.\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n Source: SEC\n</blockquote>\n<p>Management's presentation of the company roadshow isavailable here.</p>\n<p>Regarding outstanding legal proceedings, management did not disclose any legal claims against the firm as of the regulatory filing date.</p>\n<p>Listed underwriters of the IPO are JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, and other investment banks.</p>\n<p><b>Valuation Metrics</b></p>\n<p>Below is a table of the firm's relevant capitalization and valuation metrics at IPO, excluding the effects of underwriter options:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Measure [TTM]</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Amount</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Market Capitalization at IPO</p></td>\n <td><p>$3,862,956,720</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Enterprise Value</p></td>\n <td><p>$3,656,695,720</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Price / Sales</p></td>\n <td><p>21.09</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>EV / Revenue</p></td>\n <td><p>19.96</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>EV / EBITDA</p></td>\n <td><p>377.37</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Earnings Per Share</p></td>\n <td><p>$0.00</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Float To Outstanding Shares Ratio</p></td>\n <td><p>9.04%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Proposed IPO Midpoint Price per Share</p></td>\n <td><p>$24.00</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Net Free Cash Flow</p></td>\n <td><p>$25,236,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Free Cash Flow Yield Per Share</p></td>\n <td><p>0.65%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Revenue Growth Rate</p></td>\n <td><p>58.59%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Source: SEC</p>\n<p>As a reference, a potential public comparable would be NICE Ltd.; shown below is a comparison of their primary valuation metrics:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Metric</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Nice Ltd.</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>EngageSmart</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Variance</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Price / Sales</p></td>\n <td><p>11.01</p></td>\n <td><p>21.09</p></td>\n <td><p>91.5%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>EV / Revenue</p></td>\n <td><p>10.67</p></td>\n <td><p>19.96</p></td>\n <td><p>87.1%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>EV / EBITDA</p></td>\n <td><p>41.73</p></td>\n <td><p>377.37</p></td>\n <td><p>804.3%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Earnings Per Share</p></td>\n <td><p>$3.05</p></td>\n <td><p>$0.00</p></td>\n <td><p>-100.0%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Revenue Growth Rate</p></td>\n <td><p>5.3%</p></td>\n <td><p>58.59%</p></td>\n <td><p>1003.34%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>(S-1/A andSeeking Alpha)</p>\n<p><b>Commentary</b></p>\n<p>ESMT is seeking public investment to pay down debt and for its general unspecified corporate growth plans.</p>\n<p>The firm's financials show strong topline revenue growth and gross profit growth, operating profit and a swing to slight net profit along with growing cash flow from operations.</p>\n<p>Free cash flow for the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, was a solid $25.2 million.</p>\n<p>Selling and Marketing expenses as a percentage of total revenue have dropped as revenue has increased and its Selling and Marketing efficiency rate dropped to 1.1x in the most recent six-month reporting period.</p>\n<p>The company's Rule of 40 performance was excellent and its dollar-based net revenue retention rate for the year ended December 31, 2020, was 124%, a strong result.</p>\n<p>The market opportunity for providing customer engagement software to businesses is large and expected to double in size by the end of 2026, so the company will be helped by strong industry growth dynamics.</p>\n<p>JPMorgan is the lead left underwriter and IPOs led by the firm over the last 12-month period have generated an average return of 20.4% since their IPO. This is a mid-tier performance for all major underwriters during the period.</p>\n<p>The primary risk to the company's outlook is the ability for larger firms to bundle some of their services into their existing offerings, resulting in downward pricing pressure and greater competition.</p>\n<p>As for valuation, compared to partial competitor NICE, ESMT is growing revenue much faster and so its much higher revenue multiples would appear to be justified.</p>\n<p>Also, the company is growing much faster than competitor Pegasystems, so seems to be taking market share from these and other companies in the customer engagement market.</p>\n<p>Given the firm's strong growth and operating metrics versus its competitors, while the IPO isn't cheap, it is worth consideration.</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>EngageSmart opens for trading at $37, up about 43.6% from IPO price</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nEngageSmart opens for trading at $37, up about 43.6% from IPO price\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<a class=\"head\" href=\"https://laohu8.com/wemedia/1079075236\">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Tiger Newspress </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2021-09-23 23:41</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>(Sept 23) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/ESMT\">EngageSmart Inc.</a> opens for trading at $37, up about 43.6% from IPO price.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/835bc9b4ff09e761852f27f75743b887\" tg-width=\"898\" tg-height=\"550\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p><b>Company</b></p>\n<p>Braintree, Massachusetts-based EngageSmart was founded to develop a platform that improves customer engagement tailored for certain industry verticals.</p>\n<p>Management is headed by founder and CEO Robert P. Bennett, who has been with the firm since inception and was previously president of Sage Payment Solutions.</p>\n<p>The company's primary offerings include:</p>\n<ul>\n <li>SimplePractice - Wellness</li>\n <li>InvoiceCloud - Government, Utilities and Financial Services</li>\n <li>HealthPay24 - Healthcare</li>\n <li>DonorDrive - Non-profit and Corporate Fundraising</li>\n</ul>\n<p>EngageSmart has received at least $451 million in equity investment from investors including General Atlantic and Summit Partners.</p>\n<p><b>Customer Acquisition</b></p>\n<p>The firm pursues both large enterprise customers and SMB customers via its direct sales force and online service.</p>\n<p>As of June 30, 2021, the firm had served over 68,000 clients in the SMB market and more than 3,000 customers in its Enterprise Solutions segment.</p>\n<p>Selling and Marketing expenses as a percentage of total revenue have dropped as revenues have increased, as the figures below indicate:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Selling and Marketing</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Expenses vs. Revenue</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Percentage</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>32.4%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>33.1%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>43.1%</p></td>\n </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Source: SEC</p>\n<p>The Selling and Marketing efficiency rate, defined as how many dollars of additional new revenue are generated by each dollar of Selling and Marketing spend, dropped slightly to 1.1x in the most recent reporting period, as shown in the table below:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Selling and Marketing</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Efficiency Rate</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Multiple</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>1.1</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>1.3</p></td>\n </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Source: SEC</p>\n<p>The Rule of 40 is a software industry rule of thumb that says that as long as the combined revenue growth rate and EBITDA percentage rate equal or exceed 40%, the firm is on an acceptable growth/EBITDA trajectory.</p>\n<p>ESMT's most recent calculation was 64% as of June 30, 2021, so the firm is performing well in this regard, per the table below:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Rule of 40</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Calculation</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Recent Rev. Growth %</p></td>\n <td><p>59%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>EBITDA %</p></td>\n <td><p>5%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Total</p></td>\n <td><p>64%</p></td>\n </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Source: SEC</p>\n<p>The firm's dollar-based net revenue retention rate for the year ended December 31, 2020, was 124%, a strong result.</p>\n<p>The dollar-based net revenue retention rate metric measures how much additional revenue is generated over time from each cohort of customers, so that a figure over 100% means that the company is generating more revenue from the same customer cohort over time, indicating good product/market fit and efficient sales and marketing efforts.</p>\n<p><b>Market & Competition</b></p>\n<p>According to a 2021 marketresearch reportby Mordor Intelligence, the global market for customer engagement solutions was an estimated $15.5 billion in 2020 and is forecast to reach $30.9 billion by 2026.</p>\n<p>This represents a forecast CAGR of 12.65% from 2021 to 2026.</p>\n<p>The main drivers for this expected growth are a growth in technology solutions to improve the customer journey via any device they use to connect with businesses.</p>\n<p>Also, a desire to reduce customer churn rate results in improved business financials and growing valuation.</p>\n<p>Below is a chart showing the variation in customer churn rates in different industries in the U.S. in 2018:</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/f1066adb602d05e4e99630aacf61e1c5\" tg-width=\"1060\" tg-height=\"922\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">Major competitive or other industry participants include:</p>\n<ul>\n <li><p>IBM(NYSE:IBM)</p></li>\n <li><p>Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT)</p></li>\n <li><p>Nuance(NASDAQ:NUAN)</p></li>\n <li><p>Oracle(NYSE:ORCL)</p></li>\n <li><p>Salesforce(NYSE:CRM)</p></li>\n <li><p>Avaya(NYSE:AVYA)</p></li>\n <li><p>Calabrio</p></li>\n <li><p>Aspect Software</p></li>\n <li><p>Genesys</p></li>\n <li><p>Verint Systems(NASDAQ:VRNT)</p></li>\n <li><p>NICE Ltd.(NASDAQ:NICE)</p></li>\n <li><p>OpenText</p></li>\n <li><p>Pegasystems(NASDAQ:PEGA)</p></li>\n <li><p>Others</p></li>\n</ul>\n<p><b>Financial Performance</b></p>\n<p>EngageSmart's recent financial results can be summarized as follows:</p>\n<ul>\n <li><p>Growing topline revenue</p></li>\n <li><p>Increasing gross profit and high gross margin</p></li>\n <li><p>Growing operating profit and net income</p></li>\n <li><p>Increasing cash flow from operations</p></li>\n</ul>\n<p>Below are relevant financial results derived from the firm's registration statement:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Total Revenue</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Total Revenue</p></td>\n <td><p>% Variance vs. Prior</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 99,171,000</p></td>\n <td><p>58.6%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 146,557,000</p></td>\n <td><p>77.8%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 82,432,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Gross Profit (Loss)</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Gross Profit (Loss)</p></td>\n <td><p>% Variance vs. Prior</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 73,673,000</p></td>\n <td><p>61.4%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 108,964,000</p></td>\n <td><p>89.2%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 57,591,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Gross Margin</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Gross Margin</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>74.29%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>74.35%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>69.86%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Operating Profit (Loss)</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Operating Profit (Loss)</p></td>\n <td><p>Operating Margin</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 5,001,000</p></td>\n <td><p>5.0%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 648,000</p></td>\n <td><p>0.4%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>$ (50,398,000)</p></td>\n <td><p>-61.1%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Net Income (Loss)</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Net Income (Loss)</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 274,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>$ (6,678,000)</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>$ (53,598,000)</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Cash Flow From Operations</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Cash Flow From Operations</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 12,044,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 19,645,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>$ (1,427,000)</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>(Glossary Of Terms)</p></td>\n </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Source: SEC</p>\n<p>As of June 30, 2021, EngageSmart had $31.8 million in cash and $151.8 million in total liabilities.</p>\n<p>Free cash flow during the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, was $25.2 million.</p>\n<p><b>IPO Details</b></p>\n<p>ESMT intends to sell 13 million shares and selling shareholders will offer 1.55 million shares of common stock at a proposed midpoint price of $24.00 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $349 million, not including the sale of customary underwriter options.</p>\n<p>New potential investor Dragoneer Investment Group has indicated an interest to purchase 2.1 million shares of the offering or about $50.4 million at the proposed midpoint price.</p>\n<p>Assuming a successful IPO at the midpoint of the proposed price range, the company's enterprise value at IPO (ex- underwriter options) would approximate $3.7 billion.</p>\n<p>Excluding effects of underwriter options and private placement shares or restricted stock, if any, the float to outstanding shares ratio will be approximately 9.04%. A figure under 10% is generally considered a 'low float' stock which can be subject to significant price volatility.</p>\n<p>Per the firm's most recent regulatory filing, it plans to use the net proceeds as follows:</p>\n<blockquote>\n We expect to use the net proceeds of this offering to repay in full the outstanding borrowings of approximately $114.2 million under our Credit Facilities. We currently intend to use the remaining net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including to fund our growth, acquire complementary businesses, products, services, or technologies, working capital, operating expenses, and capital expenditures.\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n Source: SEC\n</blockquote>\n<p>Management's presentation of the company roadshow isavailable here.</p>\n<p>Regarding outstanding legal proceedings, management did not disclose any legal claims against the firm as of the regulatory filing date.</p>\n<p>Listed underwriters of the IPO are JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, and other investment banks.</p>\n<p><b>Valuation Metrics</b></p>\n<p>Below is a table of the firm's relevant capitalization and valuation metrics at IPO, excluding the effects of underwriter options:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Measure [TTM]</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Amount</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Market Capitalization at IPO</p></td>\n <td><p>$3,862,956,720</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Enterprise Value</p></td>\n <td><p>$3,656,695,720</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Price / Sales</p></td>\n <td><p>21.09</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>EV / Revenue</p></td>\n <td><p>19.96</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>EV / EBITDA</p></td>\n <td><p>377.37</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Earnings Per Share</p></td>\n <td><p>$0.00</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Float To Outstanding Shares Ratio</p></td>\n <td><p>9.04%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Proposed IPO Midpoint Price per Share</p></td>\n <td><p>$24.00</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Net Free Cash Flow</p></td>\n <td><p>$25,236,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Free Cash Flow Yield Per Share</p></td>\n <td><p>0.65%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Revenue Growth Rate</p></td>\n <td><p>58.59%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Source: SEC</p>\n<p>As a reference, a potential public comparable would be NICE Ltd.; shown below is a comparison of their primary valuation metrics:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Metric</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Nice Ltd.</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>EngageSmart</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Variance</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Price / Sales</p></td>\n <td><p>11.01</p></td>\n <td><p>21.09</p></td>\n <td><p>91.5%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>EV / Revenue</p></td>\n <td><p>10.67</p></td>\n <td><p>19.96</p></td>\n <td><p>87.1%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>EV / EBITDA</p></td>\n <td><p>41.73</p></td>\n <td><p>377.37</p></td>\n <td><p>804.3%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Earnings Per Share</p></td>\n <td><p>$3.05</p></td>\n <td><p>$0.00</p></td>\n <td><p>-100.0%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Revenue Growth Rate</p></td>\n <td><p>5.3%</p></td>\n <td><p>58.59%</p></td>\n <td><p>1003.34%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>(S-1/A andSeeking Alpha)</p>\n<p><b>Commentary</b></p>\n<p>ESMT is seeking public investment to pay down debt and for its general unspecified corporate growth plans.</p>\n<p>The firm's financials show strong topline revenue growth and gross profit growth, operating profit and a swing to slight net profit along with growing cash flow from operations.</p>\n<p>Free cash flow for the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, was a solid $25.2 million.</p>\n<p>Selling and Marketing expenses as a percentage of total revenue have dropped as revenue has increased and its Selling and Marketing efficiency rate dropped to 1.1x in the most recent six-month reporting period.</p>\n<p>The company's Rule of 40 performance was excellent and its dollar-based net revenue retention rate for the year ended December 31, 2020, was 124%, a strong result.</p>\n<p>The market opportunity for providing customer engagement software to businesses is large and expected to double in size by the end of 2026, so the company will be helped by strong industry growth dynamics.</p>\n<p>JPMorgan is the lead left underwriter and IPOs led by the firm over the last 12-month period have generated an average return of 20.4% since their IPO. This is a mid-tier performance for all major underwriters during the period.</p>\n<p>The primary risk to the company's outlook is the ability for larger firms to bundle some of their services into their existing offerings, resulting in downward pricing pressure and greater competition.</p>\n<p>As for valuation, compared to partial competitor NICE, ESMT is growing revenue much faster and so its much higher revenue multiples would appear to be justified.</p>\n<p>Also, the company is growing much faster than competitor Pegasystems, so seems to be taking market share from these and other companies in the customer engagement market.</p>\n<p>Given the firm's strong growth and operating metrics versus its competitors, while the IPO isn't cheap, it is worth consideration.</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"ESMT":"EngageSmart Inc."},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1159478468","content_text":"(Sept 23) EngageSmart Inc. opens for trading at $37, up about 43.6% from IPO price.\n\nCompany\nBraintree, Massachusetts-based EngageSmart was founded to develop a platform that improves customer engagement tailored for certain industry verticals.\nManagement is headed by founder and CEO Robert P. Bennett, who has been with the firm since inception and was previously president of Sage Payment Solutions.\nThe company's primary offerings include:\n\nSimplePractice - Wellness\nInvoiceCloud - Government, Utilities and Financial Services\nHealthPay24 - Healthcare\nDonorDrive - Non-profit and Corporate Fundraising\n\nEngageSmart has received at least $451 million in equity investment from investors including General Atlantic and Summit Partners.\nCustomer Acquisition\nThe firm pursues both large enterprise customers and SMB customers via its direct sales force and online service.\nAs of June 30, 2021, the firm had served over 68,000 clients in the SMB market and more than 3,000 customers in its Enterprise Solutions segment.\nSelling and Marketing expenses as a percentage of total revenue have dropped as revenues have increased, as the figures below indicate:\n\n\n\n\nSelling and Marketing\nExpenses vs. Revenue\n\n\nPeriod\nPercentage\n\n\nSix Mos. Ended June 30, 2021\n32.4%\n\n\n2020\n33.1%\n\n\n2019\n43.1%\n\n\n\nSource: SEC\nThe Selling and Marketing efficiency rate, defined as how many dollars of additional new revenue are generated by each dollar of Selling and Marketing spend, dropped slightly to 1.1x in the most recent reporting period, as shown in the table below:\n\n\n\n\nSelling and Marketing\nEfficiency Rate\n\n\nPeriod\nMultiple\n\n\nSix Mos. Ended June 30, 2021\n1.1\n\n\n2020\n1.3\n\n\n\nSource: SEC\nThe Rule of 40 is a software industry rule of thumb that says that as long as the combined revenue growth rate and EBITDA percentage rate equal or exceed 40%, the firm is on an acceptable growth/EBITDA trajectory.\nESMT's most recent calculation was 64% as of June 30, 2021, so the firm is performing well in this regard, per the table below:\n\n\n\n\nRule of 40\nCalculation\n\n\nRecent Rev. Growth %\n59%\n\n\nEBITDA %\n5%\n\n\nTotal\n64%\n\n\n\nSource: SEC\nThe firm's dollar-based net revenue retention rate for the year ended December 31, 2020, was 124%, a strong result.\nThe dollar-based net revenue retention rate metric measures how much additional revenue is generated over time from each cohort of customers, so that a figure over 100% means that the company is generating more revenue from the same customer cohort over time, indicating good product/market fit and efficient sales and marketing efforts.\nMarket & Competition\nAccording to a 2021 marketresearch reportby Mordor Intelligence, the global market for customer engagement solutions was an estimated $15.5 billion in 2020 and is forecast to reach $30.9 billion by 2026.\nThis represents a forecast CAGR of 12.65% from 2021 to 2026.\nThe main drivers for this expected growth are a growth in technology solutions to improve the customer journey via any device they use to connect with businesses.\nAlso, a desire to reduce customer churn rate results in improved business financials and growing valuation.\nBelow is a chart showing the variation in customer churn rates in different industries in the U.S. in 2018:\nMajor competitive or other industry participants include:\n\nIBM(NYSE:IBM)\nMicrosoft(NASDAQ:MSFT)\nNuance(NASDAQ:NUAN)\nOracle(NYSE:ORCL)\nSalesforce(NYSE:CRM)\nAvaya(NYSE:AVYA)\nCalabrio\nAspect Software\nGenesys\nVerint Systems(NASDAQ:VRNT)\nNICE Ltd.(NASDAQ:NICE)\nOpenText\nPegasystems(NASDAQ:PEGA)\nOthers\n\nFinancial Performance\nEngageSmart's recent financial results can be summarized as follows:\n\nGrowing topline revenue\nIncreasing gross profit and high gross margin\nGrowing operating profit and net income\nIncreasing cash flow from operations\n\nBelow are relevant financial results derived from the firm's registration statement:\n\n\n\n\nTotal Revenue\n\n\nPeriod\nTotal Revenue\n% Variance vs. Prior\n\n\nSix Mos. Ended June 30, 2021\n$ 99,171,000\n58.6%\n\n\n2020\n$ 146,557,000\n77.8%\n\n\n2019\n$ 82,432,000\n\n\n\nGross Profit (Loss)\n\n\nPeriod\nGross Profit (Loss)\n% Variance vs. Prior\n\n\nSix Mos. Ended June 30, 2021\n$ 73,673,000\n61.4%\n\n\n2020\n$ 108,964,000\n89.2%\n\n\n2019\n$ 57,591,000\n\n\n\nGross Margin\n\n\nPeriod\nGross Margin\n\n\nSix Mos. Ended June 30, 2021\n74.29%\n\n\n2020\n74.35%\n\n\n2019\n69.86%\n\n\n\nOperating Profit (Loss)\n\n\nPeriod\nOperating Profit (Loss)\nOperating Margin\n\n\nSix Mos. Ended June 30, 2021\n$ 5,001,000\n5.0%\n\n\n2020\n$ 648,000\n0.4%\n\n\n2019\n$ (50,398,000)\n-61.1%\n\n\n\nNet Income (Loss)\n\n\nPeriod\nNet Income (Loss)\n\n\nSix Mos. Ended June 30, 2021\n$ 274,000\n\n\n2020\n$ (6,678,000)\n\n\n2019\n$ (53,598,000)\n\n\n\nCash Flow From Operations\n\n\nPeriod\nCash Flow From Operations\n\n\nSix Mos. Ended June 30, 2021\n$ 12,044,000\n\n\n2020\n$ 19,645,000\n\n\n2019\n$ (1,427,000)\n\n\n\n(Glossary Of Terms)\n\n\n\nSource: SEC\nAs of June 30, 2021, EngageSmart had $31.8 million in cash and $151.8 million in total liabilities.\nFree cash flow during the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, was $25.2 million.\nIPO Details\nESMT intends to sell 13 million shares and selling shareholders will offer 1.55 million shares of common stock at a proposed midpoint price of $24.00 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $349 million, not including the sale of customary underwriter options.\nNew potential investor Dragoneer Investment Group has indicated an interest to purchase 2.1 million shares of the offering or about $50.4 million at the proposed midpoint price.\nAssuming a successful IPO at the midpoint of the proposed price range, the company's enterprise value at IPO (ex- underwriter options) would approximate $3.7 billion.\nExcluding effects of underwriter options and private placement shares or restricted stock, if any, the float to outstanding shares ratio will be approximately 9.04%. A figure under 10% is generally considered a 'low float' stock which can be subject to significant price volatility.\nPer the firm's most recent regulatory filing, it plans to use the net proceeds as follows:\n\n We expect to use the net proceeds of this offering to repay in full the outstanding borrowings of approximately $114.2 million under our Credit Facilities. We currently intend to use the remaining net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including to fund our growth, acquire complementary businesses, products, services, or technologies, working capital, operating expenses, and capital expenditures.\n\n\n Source: SEC\n\nManagement's presentation of the company roadshow isavailable here.\nRegarding outstanding legal proceedings, management did not disclose any legal claims against the firm as of the regulatory filing date.\nListed underwriters of the IPO are JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, and other investment banks.\nValuation Metrics\nBelow is a table of the firm's relevant capitalization and valuation metrics at IPO, excluding the effects of underwriter options:\n\n\n\n\nMeasure [TTM]\nAmount\n\n\nMarket Capitalization at IPO\n$3,862,956,720\n\n\nEnterprise Value\n$3,656,695,720\n\n\nPrice / Sales\n21.09\n\n\nEV / Revenue\n19.96\n\n\nEV / EBITDA\n377.37\n\n\nEarnings Per Share\n$0.00\n\n\nFloat To Outstanding Shares Ratio\n9.04%\n\n\nProposed IPO Midpoint Price per Share\n$24.00\n\n\nNet Free Cash Flow\n$25,236,000\n\n\nFree Cash Flow Yield Per Share\n0.65%\n\n\nRevenue Growth Rate\n58.59%\n\n\n\n\nSource: SEC\nAs a reference, a potential public comparable would be NICE Ltd.; shown below is a comparison of their primary valuation metrics:\n\n\n\n\nMetric\nNice Ltd.\nEngageSmart\nVariance\n\n\nPrice / Sales\n11.01\n21.09\n91.5%\n\n\nEV / Revenue\n10.67\n19.96\n87.1%\n\n\nEV / EBITDA\n41.73\n377.37\n804.3%\n\n\nEarnings Per Share\n$3.05\n$0.00\n-100.0%\n\n\nRevenue Growth Rate\n5.3%\n58.59%\n1003.34%\n\n\n\n\n(S-1/A andSeeking Alpha)\nCommentary\nESMT is seeking public investment to pay down debt and for its general unspecified corporate growth plans.\nThe firm's financials show strong topline revenue growth and gross profit growth, operating profit and a swing to slight net profit along with growing cash flow from operations.\nFree cash flow for the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, was a solid $25.2 million.\nSelling and Marketing expenses as a percentage of total revenue have dropped as revenue has increased and its Selling and Marketing efficiency rate dropped to 1.1x in the most recent six-month reporting period.\nThe company's Rule of 40 performance was excellent and its dollar-based net revenue retention rate for the year ended December 31, 2020, was 124%, a strong result.\nThe market opportunity for providing customer engagement software to businesses is large and expected to double in size by the end of 2026, so the company will be helped by strong industry growth dynamics.\nJPMorgan is the lead left underwriter and IPOs led by the firm over the last 12-month period have generated an average return of 20.4% since their IPO. This is a mid-tier performance for all major underwriters during the period.\nThe primary risk to the company's outlook is the ability for larger firms to bundle some of their services into their existing offerings, resulting in downward pricing pressure and greater competition.\nAs for valuation, compared to partial competitor NICE, ESMT is growing revenue much faster and so its much higher revenue multiples would appear to be justified.\nAlso, the company is growing much faster than competitor Pegasystems, so seems to be taking market share from these and other companies in the customer engagement market.\nGiven the firm's strong growth and operating metrics versus its competitors, while the IPO isn't cheap, it is worth consideration.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"ESMT":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":2255,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":863774196,"gmtCreate":1632440141815,"gmtModify":1676530781859,"author":{"id":"3581033339387457","authorId":"3581033339387457","name":"ONGEE","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8f2e25f5f62eceb73eee0c3248ff25a2","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3581033339387457","authorIdStr":"3581033339387457"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Thanks ","listText":"Thanks ","text":"Thanks","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/863774196","repostId":"1159478468","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1159478468","kind":"news","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Providing stock market headlines, business news, financials and earnings ","home_visible":1,"media_name":"Tiger Newspress","id":"1079075236","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba"},"pubTimestamp":1632411695,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1159478468?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-09-23 23:41","market":"other","language":"en","title":"EngageSmart opens for trading at $37, up about 43.6% from IPO price","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1159478468","media":"Tiger Newspress","summary":"(Sept 23) EngageSmart Inc. opens for trading at $37, up about 43.6% from IPO price.\n\nCompany\nBraintr","content":"<p>(Sept 23) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/ESMT\">EngageSmart Inc.</a> opens for trading at $37, up about 43.6% from IPO price.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/835bc9b4ff09e761852f27f75743b887\" tg-width=\"898\" tg-height=\"550\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p><b>Company</b></p>\n<p>Braintree, Massachusetts-based EngageSmart was founded to develop a platform that improves customer engagement tailored for certain industry verticals.</p>\n<p>Management is headed by founder and CEO Robert P. Bennett, who has been with the firm since inception and was previously president of Sage Payment Solutions.</p>\n<p>The company's primary offerings include:</p>\n<ul>\n <li>SimplePractice - Wellness</li>\n <li>InvoiceCloud - Government, Utilities and Financial Services</li>\n <li>HealthPay24 - Healthcare</li>\n <li>DonorDrive - Non-profit and Corporate Fundraising</li>\n</ul>\n<p>EngageSmart has received at least $451 million in equity investment from investors including General Atlantic and Summit Partners.</p>\n<p><b>Customer Acquisition</b></p>\n<p>The firm pursues both large enterprise customers and SMB customers via its direct sales force and online service.</p>\n<p>As of June 30, 2021, the firm had served over 68,000 clients in the SMB market and more than 3,000 customers in its Enterprise Solutions segment.</p>\n<p>Selling and Marketing expenses as a percentage of total revenue have dropped as revenues have increased, as the figures below indicate:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Selling and Marketing</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Expenses vs. Revenue</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Percentage</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>32.4%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>33.1%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>43.1%</p></td>\n </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Source: SEC</p>\n<p>The Selling and Marketing efficiency rate, defined as how many dollars of additional new revenue are generated by each dollar of Selling and Marketing spend, dropped slightly to 1.1x in the most recent reporting period, as shown in the table below:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Selling and Marketing</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Efficiency Rate</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Multiple</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>1.1</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>1.3</p></td>\n </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Source: SEC</p>\n<p>The Rule of 40 is a software industry rule of thumb that says that as long as the combined revenue growth rate and EBITDA percentage rate equal or exceed 40%, the firm is on an acceptable growth/EBITDA trajectory.</p>\n<p>ESMT's most recent calculation was 64% as of June 30, 2021, so the firm is performing well in this regard, per the table below:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Rule of 40</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Calculation</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Recent Rev. Growth %</p></td>\n <td><p>59%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>EBITDA %</p></td>\n <td><p>5%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Total</p></td>\n <td><p>64%</p></td>\n </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Source: SEC</p>\n<p>The firm's dollar-based net revenue retention rate for the year ended December 31, 2020, was 124%, a strong result.</p>\n<p>The dollar-based net revenue retention rate metric measures how much additional revenue is generated over time from each cohort of customers, so that a figure over 100% means that the company is generating more revenue from the same customer cohort over time, indicating good product/market fit and efficient sales and marketing efforts.</p>\n<p><b>Market & Competition</b></p>\n<p>According to a 2021 marketresearch reportby Mordor Intelligence, the global market for customer engagement solutions was an estimated $15.5 billion in 2020 and is forecast to reach $30.9 billion by 2026.</p>\n<p>This represents a forecast CAGR of 12.65% from 2021 to 2026.</p>\n<p>The main drivers for this expected growth are a growth in technology solutions to improve the customer journey via any device they use to connect with businesses.</p>\n<p>Also, a desire to reduce customer churn rate results in improved business financials and growing valuation.</p>\n<p>Below is a chart showing the variation in customer churn rates in different industries in the U.S. in 2018:</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/f1066adb602d05e4e99630aacf61e1c5\" tg-width=\"1060\" tg-height=\"922\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">Major competitive or other industry participants include:</p>\n<ul>\n <li><p>IBM(NYSE:IBM)</p></li>\n <li><p>Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT)</p></li>\n <li><p>Nuance(NASDAQ:NUAN)</p></li>\n <li><p>Oracle(NYSE:ORCL)</p></li>\n <li><p>Salesforce(NYSE:CRM)</p></li>\n <li><p>Avaya(NYSE:AVYA)</p></li>\n <li><p>Calabrio</p></li>\n <li><p>Aspect Software</p></li>\n <li><p>Genesys</p></li>\n <li><p>Verint Systems(NASDAQ:VRNT)</p></li>\n <li><p>NICE Ltd.(NASDAQ:NICE)</p></li>\n <li><p>OpenText</p></li>\n <li><p>Pegasystems(NASDAQ:PEGA)</p></li>\n <li><p>Others</p></li>\n</ul>\n<p><b>Financial Performance</b></p>\n<p>EngageSmart's recent financial results can be summarized as follows:</p>\n<ul>\n <li><p>Growing topline revenue</p></li>\n <li><p>Increasing gross profit and high gross margin</p></li>\n <li><p>Growing operating profit and net income</p></li>\n <li><p>Increasing cash flow from operations</p></li>\n</ul>\n<p>Below are relevant financial results derived from the firm's registration statement:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Total Revenue</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Total Revenue</p></td>\n <td><p>% Variance vs. Prior</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 99,171,000</p></td>\n <td><p>58.6%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 146,557,000</p></td>\n <td><p>77.8%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 82,432,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Gross Profit (Loss)</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Gross Profit (Loss)</p></td>\n <td><p>% Variance vs. Prior</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 73,673,000</p></td>\n <td><p>61.4%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 108,964,000</p></td>\n <td><p>89.2%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 57,591,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Gross Margin</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Gross Margin</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>74.29%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>74.35%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>69.86%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Operating Profit (Loss)</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Operating Profit (Loss)</p></td>\n <td><p>Operating Margin</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 5,001,000</p></td>\n <td><p>5.0%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 648,000</p></td>\n <td><p>0.4%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>$ (50,398,000)</p></td>\n <td><p>-61.1%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Net Income (Loss)</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Net Income (Loss)</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 274,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>$ (6,678,000)</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>$ (53,598,000)</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Cash Flow From Operations</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Cash Flow From Operations</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 12,044,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 19,645,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>$ (1,427,000)</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>(Glossary Of Terms)</p></td>\n </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Source: SEC</p>\n<p>As of June 30, 2021, EngageSmart had $31.8 million in cash and $151.8 million in total liabilities.</p>\n<p>Free cash flow during the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, was $25.2 million.</p>\n<p><b>IPO Details</b></p>\n<p>ESMT intends to sell 13 million shares and selling shareholders will offer 1.55 million shares of common stock at a proposed midpoint price of $24.00 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $349 million, not including the sale of customary underwriter options.</p>\n<p>New potential investor Dragoneer Investment Group has indicated an interest to purchase 2.1 million shares of the offering or about $50.4 million at the proposed midpoint price.</p>\n<p>Assuming a successful IPO at the midpoint of the proposed price range, the company's enterprise value at IPO (ex- underwriter options) would approximate $3.7 billion.</p>\n<p>Excluding effects of underwriter options and private placement shares or restricted stock, if any, the float to outstanding shares ratio will be approximately 9.04%. A figure under 10% is generally considered a 'low float' stock which can be subject to significant price volatility.</p>\n<p>Per the firm's most recent regulatory filing, it plans to use the net proceeds as follows:</p>\n<blockquote>\n We expect to use the net proceeds of this offering to repay in full the outstanding borrowings of approximately $114.2 million under our Credit Facilities. We currently intend to use the remaining net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including to fund our growth, acquire complementary businesses, products, services, or technologies, working capital, operating expenses, and capital expenditures.\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n Source: SEC\n</blockquote>\n<p>Management's presentation of the company roadshow isavailable here.</p>\n<p>Regarding outstanding legal proceedings, management did not disclose any legal claims against the firm as of the regulatory filing date.</p>\n<p>Listed underwriters of the IPO are JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, and other investment banks.</p>\n<p><b>Valuation Metrics</b></p>\n<p>Below is a table of the firm's relevant capitalization and valuation metrics at IPO, excluding the effects of underwriter options:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Measure [TTM]</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Amount</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Market Capitalization at IPO</p></td>\n <td><p>$3,862,956,720</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Enterprise Value</p></td>\n <td><p>$3,656,695,720</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Price / Sales</p></td>\n <td><p>21.09</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>EV / Revenue</p></td>\n <td><p>19.96</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>EV / EBITDA</p></td>\n <td><p>377.37</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Earnings Per Share</p></td>\n <td><p>$0.00</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Float To Outstanding Shares Ratio</p></td>\n <td><p>9.04%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Proposed IPO Midpoint Price per Share</p></td>\n <td><p>$24.00</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Net Free Cash Flow</p></td>\n <td><p>$25,236,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Free Cash Flow Yield Per Share</p></td>\n <td><p>0.65%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Revenue Growth Rate</p></td>\n <td><p>58.59%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Source: SEC</p>\n<p>As a reference, a potential public comparable would be NICE Ltd.; shown below is a comparison of their primary valuation metrics:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Metric</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Nice Ltd.</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>EngageSmart</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Variance</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Price / Sales</p></td>\n <td><p>11.01</p></td>\n <td><p>21.09</p></td>\n <td><p>91.5%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>EV / Revenue</p></td>\n <td><p>10.67</p></td>\n <td><p>19.96</p></td>\n <td><p>87.1%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>EV / EBITDA</p></td>\n <td><p>41.73</p></td>\n <td><p>377.37</p></td>\n <td><p>804.3%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Earnings Per Share</p></td>\n <td><p>$3.05</p></td>\n <td><p>$0.00</p></td>\n <td><p>-100.0%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Revenue Growth Rate</p></td>\n <td><p>5.3%</p></td>\n <td><p>58.59%</p></td>\n <td><p>1003.34%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>(S-1/A andSeeking Alpha)</p>\n<p><b>Commentary</b></p>\n<p>ESMT is seeking public investment to pay down debt and for its general unspecified corporate growth plans.</p>\n<p>The firm's financials show strong topline revenue growth and gross profit growth, operating profit and a swing to slight net profit along with growing cash flow from operations.</p>\n<p>Free cash flow for the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, was a solid $25.2 million.</p>\n<p>Selling and Marketing expenses as a percentage of total revenue have dropped as revenue has increased and its Selling and Marketing efficiency rate dropped to 1.1x in the most recent six-month reporting period.</p>\n<p>The company's Rule of 40 performance was excellent and its dollar-based net revenue retention rate for the year ended December 31, 2020, was 124%, a strong result.</p>\n<p>The market opportunity for providing customer engagement software to businesses is large and expected to double in size by the end of 2026, so the company will be helped by strong industry growth dynamics.</p>\n<p>JPMorgan is the lead left underwriter and IPOs led by the firm over the last 12-month period have generated an average return of 20.4% since their IPO. This is a mid-tier performance for all major underwriters during the period.</p>\n<p>The primary risk to the company's outlook is the ability for larger firms to bundle some of their services into their existing offerings, resulting in downward pricing pressure and greater competition.</p>\n<p>As for valuation, compared to partial competitor NICE, ESMT is growing revenue much faster and so its much higher revenue multiples would appear to be justified.</p>\n<p>Also, the company is growing much faster than competitor Pegasystems, so seems to be taking market share from these and other companies in the customer engagement market.</p>\n<p>Given the firm's strong growth and operating metrics versus its competitors, while the IPO isn't cheap, it is worth consideration.</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>EngageSmart opens for trading at $37, up about 43.6% from IPO price</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nEngageSmart opens for trading at $37, up about 43.6% from IPO price\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<a class=\"head\" href=\"https://laohu8.com/wemedia/1079075236\">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Tiger Newspress </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2021-09-23 23:41</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>(Sept 23) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/ESMT\">EngageSmart Inc.</a> opens for trading at $37, up about 43.6% from IPO price.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/835bc9b4ff09e761852f27f75743b887\" tg-width=\"898\" tg-height=\"550\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p><b>Company</b></p>\n<p>Braintree, Massachusetts-based EngageSmart was founded to develop a platform that improves customer engagement tailored for certain industry verticals.</p>\n<p>Management is headed by founder and CEO Robert P. Bennett, who has been with the firm since inception and was previously president of Sage Payment Solutions.</p>\n<p>The company's primary offerings include:</p>\n<ul>\n <li>SimplePractice - Wellness</li>\n <li>InvoiceCloud - Government, Utilities and Financial Services</li>\n <li>HealthPay24 - Healthcare</li>\n <li>DonorDrive - Non-profit and Corporate Fundraising</li>\n</ul>\n<p>EngageSmart has received at least $451 million in equity investment from investors including General Atlantic and Summit Partners.</p>\n<p><b>Customer Acquisition</b></p>\n<p>The firm pursues both large enterprise customers and SMB customers via its direct sales force and online service.</p>\n<p>As of June 30, 2021, the firm had served over 68,000 clients in the SMB market and more than 3,000 customers in its Enterprise Solutions segment.</p>\n<p>Selling and Marketing expenses as a percentage of total revenue have dropped as revenues have increased, as the figures below indicate:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Selling and Marketing</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Expenses vs. Revenue</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Percentage</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>32.4%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>33.1%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>43.1%</p></td>\n </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Source: SEC</p>\n<p>The Selling and Marketing efficiency rate, defined as how many dollars of additional new revenue are generated by each dollar of Selling and Marketing spend, dropped slightly to 1.1x in the most recent reporting period, as shown in the table below:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Selling and Marketing</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Efficiency Rate</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Multiple</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>1.1</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>1.3</p></td>\n </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Source: SEC</p>\n<p>The Rule of 40 is a software industry rule of thumb that says that as long as the combined revenue growth rate and EBITDA percentage rate equal or exceed 40%, the firm is on an acceptable growth/EBITDA trajectory.</p>\n<p>ESMT's most recent calculation was 64% as of June 30, 2021, so the firm is performing well in this regard, per the table below:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Rule of 40</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Calculation</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Recent Rev. Growth %</p></td>\n <td><p>59%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>EBITDA %</p></td>\n <td><p>5%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Total</p></td>\n <td><p>64%</p></td>\n </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Source: SEC</p>\n<p>The firm's dollar-based net revenue retention rate for the year ended December 31, 2020, was 124%, a strong result.</p>\n<p>The dollar-based net revenue retention rate metric measures how much additional revenue is generated over time from each cohort of customers, so that a figure over 100% means that the company is generating more revenue from the same customer cohort over time, indicating good product/market fit and efficient sales and marketing efforts.</p>\n<p><b>Market & Competition</b></p>\n<p>According to a 2021 marketresearch reportby Mordor Intelligence, the global market for customer engagement solutions was an estimated $15.5 billion in 2020 and is forecast to reach $30.9 billion by 2026.</p>\n<p>This represents a forecast CAGR of 12.65% from 2021 to 2026.</p>\n<p>The main drivers for this expected growth are a growth in technology solutions to improve the customer journey via any device they use to connect with businesses.</p>\n<p>Also, a desire to reduce customer churn rate results in improved business financials and growing valuation.</p>\n<p>Below is a chart showing the variation in customer churn rates in different industries in the U.S. in 2018:</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/f1066adb602d05e4e99630aacf61e1c5\" tg-width=\"1060\" tg-height=\"922\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">Major competitive or other industry participants include:</p>\n<ul>\n <li><p>IBM(NYSE:IBM)</p></li>\n <li><p>Microsoft(NASDAQ:MSFT)</p></li>\n <li><p>Nuance(NASDAQ:NUAN)</p></li>\n <li><p>Oracle(NYSE:ORCL)</p></li>\n <li><p>Salesforce(NYSE:CRM)</p></li>\n <li><p>Avaya(NYSE:AVYA)</p></li>\n <li><p>Calabrio</p></li>\n <li><p>Aspect Software</p></li>\n <li><p>Genesys</p></li>\n <li><p>Verint Systems(NASDAQ:VRNT)</p></li>\n <li><p>NICE Ltd.(NASDAQ:NICE)</p></li>\n <li><p>OpenText</p></li>\n <li><p>Pegasystems(NASDAQ:PEGA)</p></li>\n <li><p>Others</p></li>\n</ul>\n<p><b>Financial Performance</b></p>\n<p>EngageSmart's recent financial results can be summarized as follows:</p>\n<ul>\n <li><p>Growing topline revenue</p></li>\n <li><p>Increasing gross profit and high gross margin</p></li>\n <li><p>Growing operating profit and net income</p></li>\n <li><p>Increasing cash flow from operations</p></li>\n</ul>\n<p>Below are relevant financial results derived from the firm's registration statement:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Total Revenue</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Total Revenue</p></td>\n <td><p>% Variance vs. Prior</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 99,171,000</p></td>\n <td><p>58.6%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 146,557,000</p></td>\n <td><p>77.8%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 82,432,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Gross Profit (Loss)</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Gross Profit (Loss)</p></td>\n <td><p>% Variance vs. Prior</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 73,673,000</p></td>\n <td><p>61.4%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 108,964,000</p></td>\n <td><p>89.2%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 57,591,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Gross Margin</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Gross Margin</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>74.29%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>74.35%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>69.86%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Operating Profit (Loss)</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Operating Profit (Loss)</p></td>\n <td><p>Operating Margin</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 5,001,000</p></td>\n <td><p>5.0%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 648,000</p></td>\n <td><p>0.4%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>$ (50,398,000)</p></td>\n <td><p>-61.1%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Net Income (Loss)</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Net Income (Loss)</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 274,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>$ (6,678,000)</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>$ (53,598,000)</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Cash Flow From Operations</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Period</p></td>\n <td><p>Cash Flow From Operations</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Six Mos. Ended June 30, 2021</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 12,044,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2020</p></td>\n <td><p>$ 19,645,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>2019</p></td>\n <td><p>$ (1,427,000)</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>(Glossary Of Terms)</p></td>\n </tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Source: SEC</p>\n<p>As of June 30, 2021, EngageSmart had $31.8 million in cash and $151.8 million in total liabilities.</p>\n<p>Free cash flow during the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, was $25.2 million.</p>\n<p><b>IPO Details</b></p>\n<p>ESMT intends to sell 13 million shares and selling shareholders will offer 1.55 million shares of common stock at a proposed midpoint price of $24.00 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $349 million, not including the sale of customary underwriter options.</p>\n<p>New potential investor Dragoneer Investment Group has indicated an interest to purchase 2.1 million shares of the offering or about $50.4 million at the proposed midpoint price.</p>\n<p>Assuming a successful IPO at the midpoint of the proposed price range, the company's enterprise value at IPO (ex- underwriter options) would approximate $3.7 billion.</p>\n<p>Excluding effects of underwriter options and private placement shares or restricted stock, if any, the float to outstanding shares ratio will be approximately 9.04%. A figure under 10% is generally considered a 'low float' stock which can be subject to significant price volatility.</p>\n<p>Per the firm's most recent regulatory filing, it plans to use the net proceeds as follows:</p>\n<blockquote>\n We expect to use the net proceeds of this offering to repay in full the outstanding borrowings of approximately $114.2 million under our Credit Facilities. We currently intend to use the remaining net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including to fund our growth, acquire complementary businesses, products, services, or technologies, working capital, operating expenses, and capital expenditures.\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n Source: SEC\n</blockquote>\n<p>Management's presentation of the company roadshow isavailable here.</p>\n<p>Regarding outstanding legal proceedings, management did not disclose any legal claims against the firm as of the regulatory filing date.</p>\n<p>Listed underwriters of the IPO are JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, and other investment banks.</p>\n<p><b>Valuation Metrics</b></p>\n<p>Below is a table of the firm's relevant capitalization and valuation metrics at IPO, excluding the effects of underwriter options:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Measure [TTM]</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Amount</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Market Capitalization at IPO</p></td>\n <td><p>$3,862,956,720</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Enterprise Value</p></td>\n <td><p>$3,656,695,720</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Price / Sales</p></td>\n <td><p>21.09</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>EV / Revenue</p></td>\n <td><p>19.96</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>EV / EBITDA</p></td>\n <td><p>377.37</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Earnings Per Share</p></td>\n <td><p>$0.00</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Float To Outstanding Shares Ratio</p></td>\n <td><p>9.04%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Proposed IPO Midpoint Price per Share</p></td>\n <td><p>$24.00</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Net Free Cash Flow</p></td>\n <td><p>$25,236,000</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Free Cash Flow Yield Per Share</p></td>\n <td><p>0.65%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Revenue Growth Rate</p></td>\n <td><p>58.59%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Source: SEC</p>\n<p>As a reference, a potential public comparable would be NICE Ltd.; shown below is a comparison of their primary valuation metrics:</p>\n<table>\n <colgroup></colgroup>\n <tbody>\n <tr>\n <td><p><b>Metric</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Nice Ltd.</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>EngageSmart</b></p></td>\n <td><p><b>Variance</b></p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Price / Sales</p></td>\n <td><p>11.01</p></td>\n <td><p>21.09</p></td>\n <td><p>91.5%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>EV / Revenue</p></td>\n <td><p>10.67</p></td>\n <td><p>19.96</p></td>\n <td><p>87.1%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>EV / EBITDA</p></td>\n <td><p>41.73</p></td>\n <td><p>377.37</p></td>\n <td><p>804.3%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Earnings Per Share</p></td>\n <td><p>$3.05</p></td>\n <td><p>$0.00</p></td>\n <td><p>-100.0%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr>\n <td><p>Revenue Growth Rate</p></td>\n <td><p>5.3%</p></td>\n <td><p>58.59%</p></td>\n <td><p>1003.34%</p></td>\n </tr>\n <tr></tr>\n </tbody>\n</table>\n<p>(S-1/A andSeeking Alpha)</p>\n<p><b>Commentary</b></p>\n<p>ESMT is seeking public investment to pay down debt and for its general unspecified corporate growth plans.</p>\n<p>The firm's financials show strong topline revenue growth and gross profit growth, operating profit and a swing to slight net profit along with growing cash flow from operations.</p>\n<p>Free cash flow for the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, was a solid $25.2 million.</p>\n<p>Selling and Marketing expenses as a percentage of total revenue have dropped as revenue has increased and its Selling and Marketing efficiency rate dropped to 1.1x in the most recent six-month reporting period.</p>\n<p>The company's Rule of 40 performance was excellent and its dollar-based net revenue retention rate for the year ended December 31, 2020, was 124%, a strong result.</p>\n<p>The market opportunity for providing customer engagement software to businesses is large and expected to double in size by the end of 2026, so the company will be helped by strong industry growth dynamics.</p>\n<p>JPMorgan is the lead left underwriter and IPOs led by the firm over the last 12-month period have generated an average return of 20.4% since their IPO. This is a mid-tier performance for all major underwriters during the period.</p>\n<p>The primary risk to the company's outlook is the ability for larger firms to bundle some of their services into their existing offerings, resulting in downward pricing pressure and greater competition.</p>\n<p>As for valuation, compared to partial competitor NICE, ESMT is growing revenue much faster and so its much higher revenue multiples would appear to be justified.</p>\n<p>Also, the company is growing much faster than competitor Pegasystems, so seems to be taking market share from these and other companies in the customer engagement market.</p>\n<p>Given the firm's strong growth and operating metrics versus its competitors, while the IPO isn't cheap, it is worth consideration.</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"ESMT":"EngageSmart Inc."},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1159478468","content_text":"(Sept 23) EngageSmart Inc. opens for trading at $37, up about 43.6% from IPO price.\n\nCompany\nBraintree, Massachusetts-based EngageSmart was founded to develop a platform that improves customer engagement tailored for certain industry verticals.\nManagement is headed by founder and CEO Robert P. Bennett, who has been with the firm since inception and was previously president of Sage Payment Solutions.\nThe company's primary offerings include:\n\nSimplePractice - Wellness\nInvoiceCloud - Government, Utilities and Financial Services\nHealthPay24 - Healthcare\nDonorDrive - Non-profit and Corporate Fundraising\n\nEngageSmart has received at least $451 million in equity investment from investors including General Atlantic and Summit Partners.\nCustomer Acquisition\nThe firm pursues both large enterprise customers and SMB customers via its direct sales force and online service.\nAs of June 30, 2021, the firm had served over 68,000 clients in the SMB market and more than 3,000 customers in its Enterprise Solutions segment.\nSelling and Marketing expenses as a percentage of total revenue have dropped as revenues have increased, as the figures below indicate:\n\n\n\n\nSelling and Marketing\nExpenses vs. Revenue\n\n\nPeriod\nPercentage\n\n\nSix Mos. Ended June 30, 2021\n32.4%\n\n\n2020\n33.1%\n\n\n2019\n43.1%\n\n\n\nSource: SEC\nThe Selling and Marketing efficiency rate, defined as how many dollars of additional new revenue are generated by each dollar of Selling and Marketing spend, dropped slightly to 1.1x in the most recent reporting period, as shown in the table below:\n\n\n\n\nSelling and Marketing\nEfficiency Rate\n\n\nPeriod\nMultiple\n\n\nSix Mos. Ended June 30, 2021\n1.1\n\n\n2020\n1.3\n\n\n\nSource: SEC\nThe Rule of 40 is a software industry rule of thumb that says that as long as the combined revenue growth rate and EBITDA percentage rate equal or exceed 40%, the firm is on an acceptable growth/EBITDA trajectory.\nESMT's most recent calculation was 64% as of June 30, 2021, so the firm is performing well in this regard, per the table below:\n\n\n\n\nRule of 40\nCalculation\n\n\nRecent Rev. Growth %\n59%\n\n\nEBITDA %\n5%\n\n\nTotal\n64%\n\n\n\nSource: SEC\nThe firm's dollar-based net revenue retention rate for the year ended December 31, 2020, was 124%, a strong result.\nThe dollar-based net revenue retention rate metric measures how much additional revenue is generated over time from each cohort of customers, so that a figure over 100% means that the company is generating more revenue from the same customer cohort over time, indicating good product/market fit and efficient sales and marketing efforts.\nMarket & Competition\nAccording to a 2021 marketresearch reportby Mordor Intelligence, the global market for customer engagement solutions was an estimated $15.5 billion in 2020 and is forecast to reach $30.9 billion by 2026.\nThis represents a forecast CAGR of 12.65% from 2021 to 2026.\nThe main drivers for this expected growth are a growth in technology solutions to improve the customer journey via any device they use to connect with businesses.\nAlso, a desire to reduce customer churn rate results in improved business financials and growing valuation.\nBelow is a chart showing the variation in customer churn rates in different industries in the U.S. in 2018:\nMajor competitive or other industry participants include:\n\nIBM(NYSE:IBM)\nMicrosoft(NASDAQ:MSFT)\nNuance(NASDAQ:NUAN)\nOracle(NYSE:ORCL)\nSalesforce(NYSE:CRM)\nAvaya(NYSE:AVYA)\nCalabrio\nAspect Software\nGenesys\nVerint Systems(NASDAQ:VRNT)\nNICE Ltd.(NASDAQ:NICE)\nOpenText\nPegasystems(NASDAQ:PEGA)\nOthers\n\nFinancial Performance\nEngageSmart's recent financial results can be summarized as follows:\n\nGrowing topline revenue\nIncreasing gross profit and high gross margin\nGrowing operating profit and net income\nIncreasing cash flow from operations\n\nBelow are relevant financial results derived from the firm's registration statement:\n\n\n\n\nTotal Revenue\n\n\nPeriod\nTotal Revenue\n% Variance vs. Prior\n\n\nSix Mos. Ended June 30, 2021\n$ 99,171,000\n58.6%\n\n\n2020\n$ 146,557,000\n77.8%\n\n\n2019\n$ 82,432,000\n\n\n\nGross Profit (Loss)\n\n\nPeriod\nGross Profit (Loss)\n% Variance vs. Prior\n\n\nSix Mos. Ended June 30, 2021\n$ 73,673,000\n61.4%\n\n\n2020\n$ 108,964,000\n89.2%\n\n\n2019\n$ 57,591,000\n\n\n\nGross Margin\n\n\nPeriod\nGross Margin\n\n\nSix Mos. Ended June 30, 2021\n74.29%\n\n\n2020\n74.35%\n\n\n2019\n69.86%\n\n\n\nOperating Profit (Loss)\n\n\nPeriod\nOperating Profit (Loss)\nOperating Margin\n\n\nSix Mos. Ended June 30, 2021\n$ 5,001,000\n5.0%\n\n\n2020\n$ 648,000\n0.4%\n\n\n2019\n$ (50,398,000)\n-61.1%\n\n\n\nNet Income (Loss)\n\n\nPeriod\nNet Income (Loss)\n\n\nSix Mos. Ended June 30, 2021\n$ 274,000\n\n\n2020\n$ (6,678,000)\n\n\n2019\n$ (53,598,000)\n\n\n\nCash Flow From Operations\n\n\nPeriod\nCash Flow From Operations\n\n\nSix Mos. Ended June 30, 2021\n$ 12,044,000\n\n\n2020\n$ 19,645,000\n\n\n2019\n$ (1,427,000)\n\n\n\n(Glossary Of Terms)\n\n\n\nSource: SEC\nAs of June 30, 2021, EngageSmart had $31.8 million in cash and $151.8 million in total liabilities.\nFree cash flow during the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, was $25.2 million.\nIPO Details\nESMT intends to sell 13 million shares and selling shareholders will offer 1.55 million shares of common stock at a proposed midpoint price of $24.00 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $349 million, not including the sale of customary underwriter options.\nNew potential investor Dragoneer Investment Group has indicated an interest to purchase 2.1 million shares of the offering or about $50.4 million at the proposed midpoint price.\nAssuming a successful IPO at the midpoint of the proposed price range, the company's enterprise value at IPO (ex- underwriter options) would approximate $3.7 billion.\nExcluding effects of underwriter options and private placement shares or restricted stock, if any, the float to outstanding shares ratio will be approximately 9.04%. A figure under 10% is generally considered a 'low float' stock which can be subject to significant price volatility.\nPer the firm's most recent regulatory filing, it plans to use the net proceeds as follows:\n\n We expect to use the net proceeds of this offering to repay in full the outstanding borrowings of approximately $114.2 million under our Credit Facilities. We currently intend to use the remaining net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including to fund our growth, acquire complementary businesses, products, services, or technologies, working capital, operating expenses, and capital expenditures.\n\n\n Source: SEC\n\nManagement's presentation of the company roadshow isavailable here.\nRegarding outstanding legal proceedings, management did not disclose any legal claims against the firm as of the regulatory filing date.\nListed underwriters of the IPO are JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, and other investment banks.\nValuation Metrics\nBelow is a table of the firm's relevant capitalization and valuation metrics at IPO, excluding the effects of underwriter options:\n\n\n\n\nMeasure [TTM]\nAmount\n\n\nMarket Capitalization at IPO\n$3,862,956,720\n\n\nEnterprise Value\n$3,656,695,720\n\n\nPrice / Sales\n21.09\n\n\nEV / Revenue\n19.96\n\n\nEV / EBITDA\n377.37\n\n\nEarnings Per Share\n$0.00\n\n\nFloat To Outstanding Shares Ratio\n9.04%\n\n\nProposed IPO Midpoint Price per Share\n$24.00\n\n\nNet Free Cash Flow\n$25,236,000\n\n\nFree Cash Flow Yield Per Share\n0.65%\n\n\nRevenue Growth Rate\n58.59%\n\n\n\n\nSource: SEC\nAs a reference, a potential public comparable would be NICE Ltd.; shown below is a comparison of their primary valuation metrics:\n\n\n\n\nMetric\nNice Ltd.\nEngageSmart\nVariance\n\n\nPrice / Sales\n11.01\n21.09\n91.5%\n\n\nEV / Revenue\n10.67\n19.96\n87.1%\n\n\nEV / EBITDA\n41.73\n377.37\n804.3%\n\n\nEarnings Per Share\n$3.05\n$0.00\n-100.0%\n\n\nRevenue Growth Rate\n5.3%\n58.59%\n1003.34%\n\n\n\n\n(S-1/A andSeeking Alpha)\nCommentary\nESMT is seeking public investment to pay down debt and for its general unspecified corporate growth plans.\nThe firm's financials show strong topline revenue growth and gross profit growth, operating profit and a swing to slight net profit along with growing cash flow from operations.\nFree cash flow for the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, was a solid $25.2 million.\nSelling and Marketing expenses as a percentage of total revenue have dropped as revenue has increased and its Selling and Marketing efficiency rate dropped to 1.1x in the most recent six-month reporting period.\nThe company's Rule of 40 performance was excellent and its dollar-based net revenue retention rate for the year ended December 31, 2020, was 124%, a strong result.\nThe market opportunity for providing customer engagement software to businesses is large and expected to double in size by the end of 2026, so the company will be helped by strong industry growth dynamics.\nJPMorgan is the lead left underwriter and IPOs led by the firm over the last 12-month period have generated an average return of 20.4% since their IPO. This is a mid-tier performance for all major underwriters during the period.\nThe primary risk to the company's outlook is the ability for larger firms to bundle some of their services into their existing offerings, resulting in downward pricing pressure and greater competition.\nAs for valuation, compared to partial competitor NICE, ESMT is growing revenue much faster and so its much higher revenue multiples would appear to be justified.\nAlso, the company is growing much faster than competitor Pegasystems, so seems to be taking market share from these and other companies in the customer engagement market.\nGiven the firm's strong growth and operating metrics versus its competitors, while the IPO isn't cheap, it is worth consideration.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"ESMT":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":2036,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":885903210,"gmtCreate":1631749268430,"gmtModify":1676530623070,"author":{"id":"3581033339387457","authorId":"3581033339387457","name":"ONGEE","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8f2e25f5f62eceb73eee0c3248ff25a2","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3581033339387457","authorIdStr":"3581033339387457"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Cool","listText":"Cool","text":"Cool","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":7,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/885903210","repostId":"2167592712","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2167592712","kind":"highlight","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Reuters.com brings you the latest news from around the world, covering breaking news in markets, business, politics, entertainment and technology","home_visible":1,"media_name":"Reuters","id":"1036604489","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/443ce19704621c837795676028cec868"},"pubTimestamp":1631747120,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2167592712?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-09-16 07:05","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Wall Street gains as crude price surge, strong economic data prompt broad rally","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2167592712","media":"Reuters","summary":"NEW YORK, Sept 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday as rising crude prices boosted ","content":"<p>NEW YORK, Sept 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday as rising crude prices boosted energy shares and a swath of positive U.S. data suggested inflation has crested and the economic recovery remains robust, boosting investor sentiment.</p>\n<p>All three major U.S. stock indexes gathered strength as the session progressed, with economically sensitive cyclicals, smallcaps and transportation stocks leading the charge.</p>\n<p>While value stocks initially held the advantage, the risk-on sentiment gained momentum through the afternoon, broadening to include growth stocks .</p>\n<p>\"Today is the first time in a while when both growth and value stocks are doing pretty well. It's been either or for much of the last few weeks and today it's both,\" said Chuck Carlson, chief executive of Horizon Investment Services in Hammond, Indiana. \"Breadth matters, and that's something investors like to see.\"</p>\n<p>A host of economic data showed hints of waning inflation and an ongoing return to economic normalcy, even as supply constraints, complicated by hurricane Ida, hindered factory output.</p>\n<p>Import prices posted their first monthly decline since October 2020, in the latest sign that the wave of price spikes has crested, further supporting the Federal Reserve's position that current inflationary pressures are transitory.</p>\n<p>Next week, the Federal Open Markets Committee's two-day monetary policy meeting will be closely parsed for signals as to when the central bank will begin to taper its asset purchases.</p>\n<p>The graphic below shows major indicators against the Fed's average annual 2% inflation target.</p>\n<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 236.82 points, or 0.68%, to 34,814.39; the S&P 500 gained 37.65 points, or 0.85%, at 4,480.7; and the Nasdaq Composite added 123.77 points, or 0.82%, at 15,161.53.</p>\n<p>Among the 11 major sectors in the S&P 500, all but utilities gained ground. Energy was by far the biggest gainer, benefiting from a jump in crude prices driven by a drawdown in U.S. stocks.</p>\n<p>U.S.-based casino operators Las Vegas Sands Corp , Wynn Resorts Ltd and MGM Resorts International slid between 1.7% and 6.3%.</p>\n<p>Apple Inc snapped a decline over recent sessions following an adverse court ruling on its business practices, and a lukewarm response to its event on Tuesday where it unveiled updates to its iPhone and other gadgets. Its shares gained 0.6%.</p>\n<p>Lending platform GreenSky Inc shot up 53.2% after Goldman Sachs Group Inc said it would buy the company in an all-stock deal valued at $2.24 billion.</p>\n<p>Advancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 2.15-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.70-to-1 ratio favored advancers.</p>\n<p>The S&P 500 posted seven new 52-week highs and three new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 55 new highs and 106 new lows.</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Wall Street gains as crude price surge, strong economic data prompt broad rally</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nWall Street gains as crude price surge, strong economic data prompt broad rally\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<a class=\"head\" href=\"https://laohu8.com/wemedia/1036604489\">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/443ce19704621c837795676028cec868);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Reuters </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2021-09-16 07:05</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>NEW YORK, Sept 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday as rising crude prices boosted energy shares and a swath of positive U.S. data suggested inflation has crested and the economic recovery remains robust, boosting investor sentiment.</p>\n<p>All three major U.S. stock indexes gathered strength as the session progressed, with economically sensitive cyclicals, smallcaps and transportation stocks leading the charge.</p>\n<p>While value stocks initially held the advantage, the risk-on sentiment gained momentum through the afternoon, broadening to include growth stocks .</p>\n<p>\"Today is the first time in a while when both growth and value stocks are doing pretty well. It's been either or for much of the last few weeks and today it's both,\" said Chuck Carlson, chief executive of Horizon Investment Services in Hammond, Indiana. \"Breadth matters, and that's something investors like to see.\"</p>\n<p>A host of economic data showed hints of waning inflation and an ongoing return to economic normalcy, even as supply constraints, complicated by hurricane Ida, hindered factory output.</p>\n<p>Import prices posted their first monthly decline since October 2020, in the latest sign that the wave of price spikes has crested, further supporting the Federal Reserve's position that current inflationary pressures are transitory.</p>\n<p>Next week, the Federal Open Markets Committee's two-day monetary policy meeting will be closely parsed for signals as to when the central bank will begin to taper its asset purchases.</p>\n<p>The graphic below shows major indicators against the Fed's average annual 2% inflation target.</p>\n<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 236.82 points, or 0.68%, to 34,814.39; the S&P 500 gained 37.65 points, or 0.85%, at 4,480.7; and the Nasdaq Composite added 123.77 points, or 0.82%, at 15,161.53.</p>\n<p>Among the 11 major sectors in the S&P 500, all but utilities gained ground. Energy was by far the biggest gainer, benefiting from a jump in crude prices driven by a drawdown in U.S. stocks.</p>\n<p>U.S.-based casino operators Las Vegas Sands Corp , Wynn Resorts Ltd and MGM Resorts International slid between 1.7% and 6.3%.</p>\n<p>Apple Inc snapped a decline over recent sessions following an adverse court ruling on its business practices, and a lukewarm response to its event on Tuesday where it unveiled updates to its iPhone and other gadgets. Its shares gained 0.6%.</p>\n<p>Lending platform GreenSky Inc shot up 53.2% after Goldman Sachs Group Inc said it would buy the company in an all-stock deal valued at $2.24 billion.</p>\n<p>Advancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 2.15-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.70-to-1 ratio favored advancers.</p>\n<p>The S&P 500 posted seven new 52-week highs and three new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 55 new highs and 106 new lows.</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"161125":"标普500","513500":"标普500ETF","SSO":"2倍做多标普500ETF-ProShares","SPXU":"三倍做空标普500ETF-ProShares","IVV":"标普500ETF-iShares","LVS":"金沙集团","SDOW":"三倍做空道指30ETF-ProShares",".DJI":"道琼斯","UDOW":"三倍做多道指30ETF-ProShares","QID":"两倍做空纳斯达克指数ETF-ProShares","UPRO":"三倍做多标普500ETF-ProShares","DXD":"两倍做空道琼30指数ETF-ProShares",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite","DDM":"2倍做多道指ETF-ProShares","SDS":"两倍做空标普500 ETF-ProShares",".SPX":"S&P 500 Index","MGM":"美高梅","TQQQ":"纳指三倍做多ETF","QLD":"2倍做多纳斯达克100指数ETF-ProShares","PSQ":"做空纳斯达克100指数ETF-ProShares","GS":"高盛","AAPL":"苹果","QQQ":"纳指100ETF","SQQQ":"纳指三倍做空ETF","WYNN":"永利度假村","OEF":"标普100指数ETF-iShares","DJX":"1/100道琼斯","OEX":"标普100","DOG":"道指ETF-ProShares做空","SH":"做空标普500-Proshares"},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2167592712","content_text":"NEW YORK, Sept 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday as rising crude prices boosted energy shares and a swath of positive U.S. data suggested inflation has crested and the economic recovery remains robust, boosting investor sentiment.\nAll three major U.S. stock indexes gathered strength as the session progressed, with economically sensitive cyclicals, smallcaps and transportation stocks leading the charge.\nWhile value stocks initially held the advantage, the risk-on sentiment gained momentum through the afternoon, broadening to include growth stocks .\n\"Today is the first time in a while when both growth and value stocks are doing pretty well. It's been either or for much of the last few weeks and today it's both,\" said Chuck Carlson, chief executive of Horizon Investment Services in Hammond, Indiana. \"Breadth matters, and that's something investors like to see.\"\nA host of economic data showed hints of waning inflation and an ongoing return to economic normalcy, even as supply constraints, complicated by hurricane Ida, hindered factory output.\nImport prices posted their first monthly decline since October 2020, in the latest sign that the wave of price spikes has crested, further supporting the Federal Reserve's position that current inflationary pressures are transitory.\nNext week, the Federal Open Markets Committee's two-day monetary policy meeting will be closely parsed for signals as to when the central bank will begin to taper its asset purchases.\nThe graphic below shows major indicators against the Fed's average annual 2% inflation target.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 236.82 points, or 0.68%, to 34,814.39; the S&P 500 gained 37.65 points, or 0.85%, at 4,480.7; and the Nasdaq Composite added 123.77 points, or 0.82%, at 15,161.53.\nAmong the 11 major sectors in the S&P 500, all but utilities gained ground. Energy was by far the biggest gainer, benefiting from a jump in crude prices driven by a drawdown in U.S. stocks.\nU.S.-based casino operators Las Vegas Sands Corp , Wynn Resorts Ltd and MGM Resorts International slid between 1.7% and 6.3%.\nApple Inc snapped a decline over recent sessions following an adverse court ruling on its business practices, and a lukewarm response to its event on Tuesday where it unveiled updates to its iPhone and other gadgets. 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High inflation is eroding households' purchasing power, contributing to the downgrading of economic growth estimates for the third quarter.</p>\n<p>\"Inflation continues to see the impact of pandemic effects including strong demand and supply constraints,\" said Rubeela Farooqi, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics in White Plains, New York. \"The demand impact will likely fade over coming months. But there is more risk from supply chains, if they continue to be disrupted by virus outbreaks.\"</p>\n<p>The producer price index for final demand rose 0.7% last month after two straight monthly increases of 1.0%. The gain was led by a 0.7% advance in services following a 1.1% jump in July.</p>\n<p>Trade services, which measure changes in margins received by wholesalers and retailers, accounted for two-thirds of the broad rise in services. Goods prices jumped 1.0% after climbing 0.6% in July. In the 12 months through August, the PPI accelerated 8.3%, the biggest year-on-year advance since November 2010 when the series was revamped, after surging 7.8% in July.</p>\n<p>Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the PPI gaining 0.6% on a monthly basis and rising 8.2% year-on-year.</p>\n<p>U.S. stocks opened higher. The dollar was steady against a basket of currencies. U.S. Treasury prices were lower.</p>\n<p>Though surveys from the Institute for Supply Management this month showed measures of prices paid by manufacturers and services industries fell significantly in August, they remained elevated. Factories and services providers still struggled to secure labor and raw materials, and faced logistics delays.</p>\n<p>This was corroborated by the Federal Reserve's Beige Book report on Wednesday compiled from information collected on or before Aug. 30 showing \"contacts reported generally higher input prices but, as with labor, they were mostly concerned about getting the supplies they needed versus the price.\"</p>\n<p>Very low inventory levels because of the supply bottlenecks have allowed producers to easily pass on the higher costs to consumers. The Fed's preferred inflation measure, the core personal consumption expenditures price index, increased 3.6% in the 12 months through July after a similar gain in June.</p>\n<p>High inflation and supply constraints, which tanked motor vehicle sales in August, have prompted economists to slash their third-quarter gross domestic product growth estimates to as low as a 3.5% annualized rate from as high as 8.25%. The economy grew at a 6.6% rate in the second quarter.</p>\n<p>\"The danger with inflation is once prices go up, they don't go back down and the economy and producers and consumers all have to live in a costlier world where many don't have the means to do more than just barely survive,\" said Chris Rupkey, chief economist at FWDBONDS in New York.</p>\n<p>But inflation is likely nearing its peak. Excluding the volatile food, energy and trade services components, producer prices rose 0.3%, the smallest gain since last November. The so-called core PPI shot up 0.9% in July.</p>\n<p>In the 12 months through August, the core PPI accelerated 6.3%. That was the largest rise since the government introduced the series in August 2014 and followed a 6.1% increase in July.</p>\n<p>(Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Andrea Ricci)</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Supply bottlenecks keep heat on U.S. producer prices</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nSupply bottlenecks keep heat on U.S. producer prices\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<a class=\"head\" href=\"https://laohu8.com/wemedia/1036604489\">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/443ce19704621c837795676028cec868);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Reuters </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2021-09-10 22:38</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<ul>\n <li>Producer prices increase 0.7% in August</li>\n <li>PPI accelerates 8.3% on year-on-year basis</li>\n <li>Core PPI gains 0.3%; rises 6.3% year-on-year</li>\n</ul>\n<p>WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - U.S. producer prices increased solidly in August, leading to the biggest annual gain in nearly 11 years, suggesting that high inflation is likely to persist for a while as the unrelenting COVID-19 pandemic continues to pressure supply chains.</p>\n<p>There are, however, signs that inflation could be nearing its peak, with the report from the Labor Department on Friday showing underlying producer prices rising at their slowest pace in nine months in August. High inflation is eroding households' purchasing power, contributing to the downgrading of economic growth estimates for the third quarter.</p>\n<p>\"Inflation continues to see the impact of pandemic effects including strong demand and supply constraints,\" said Rubeela Farooqi, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics in White Plains, New York. \"The demand impact will likely fade over coming months. But there is more risk from supply chains, if they continue to be disrupted by virus outbreaks.\"</p>\n<p>The producer price index for final demand rose 0.7% last month after two straight monthly increases of 1.0%. The gain was led by a 0.7% advance in services following a 1.1% jump in July.</p>\n<p>Trade services, which measure changes in margins received by wholesalers and retailers, accounted for two-thirds of the broad rise in services. Goods prices jumped 1.0% after climbing 0.6% in July. In the 12 months through August, the PPI accelerated 8.3%, the biggest year-on-year advance since November 2010 when the series was revamped, after surging 7.8% in July.</p>\n<p>Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the PPI gaining 0.6% on a monthly basis and rising 8.2% year-on-year.</p>\n<p>U.S. stocks opened higher. The dollar was steady against a basket of currencies. U.S. Treasury prices were lower.</p>\n<p>Though surveys from the Institute for Supply Management this month showed measures of prices paid by manufacturers and services industries fell significantly in August, they remained elevated. Factories and services providers still struggled to secure labor and raw materials, and faced logistics delays.</p>\n<p>This was corroborated by the Federal Reserve's Beige Book report on Wednesday compiled from information collected on or before Aug. 30 showing \"contacts reported generally higher input prices but, as with labor, they were mostly concerned about getting the supplies they needed versus the price.\"</p>\n<p>Very low inventory levels because of the supply bottlenecks have allowed producers to easily pass on the higher costs to consumers. The Fed's preferred inflation measure, the core personal consumption expenditures price index, increased 3.6% in the 12 months through July after a similar gain in June.</p>\n<p>High inflation and supply constraints, which tanked motor vehicle sales in August, have prompted economists to slash their third-quarter gross domestic product growth estimates to as low as a 3.5% annualized rate from as high as 8.25%. The economy grew at a 6.6% rate in the second quarter.</p>\n<p>\"The danger with inflation is once prices go up, they don't go back down and the economy and producers and consumers all have to live in a costlier world where many don't have the means to do more than just barely survive,\" said Chris Rupkey, chief economist at FWDBONDS in New York.</p>\n<p>But inflation is likely nearing its peak. Excluding the volatile food, energy and trade services components, producer prices rose 0.3%, the smallest gain since last November. The so-called core PPI shot up 0.9% in July.</p>\n<p>In the 12 months through August, the core PPI accelerated 6.3%. That was the largest rise since the government introduced the series in August 2014 and followed a 6.1% increase in July.</p>\n<p>(Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Andrea Ricci)</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite",".DJI":"道琼斯","SPY":"标普500ETF"},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2166137557","content_text":"Producer prices increase 0.7% in August\nPPI accelerates 8.3% on year-on-year basis\nCore PPI gains 0.3%; rises 6.3% year-on-year\n\nWASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - U.S. producer prices increased solidly in August, leading to the biggest annual gain in nearly 11 years, suggesting that high inflation is likely to persist for a while as the unrelenting COVID-19 pandemic continues to pressure supply chains.\nThere are, however, signs that inflation could be nearing its peak, with the report from the Labor Department on Friday showing underlying producer prices rising at their slowest pace in nine months in August. High inflation is eroding households' purchasing power, contributing to the downgrading of economic growth estimates for the third quarter.\n\"Inflation continues to see the impact of pandemic effects including strong demand and supply constraints,\" said Rubeela Farooqi, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics in White Plains, New York. \"The demand impact will likely fade over coming months. But there is more risk from supply chains, if they continue to be disrupted by virus outbreaks.\"\nThe producer price index for final demand rose 0.7% last month after two straight monthly increases of 1.0%. The gain was led by a 0.7% advance in services following a 1.1% jump in July.\nTrade services, which measure changes in margins received by wholesalers and retailers, accounted for two-thirds of the broad rise in services. Goods prices jumped 1.0% after climbing 0.6% in July. In the 12 months through August, the PPI accelerated 8.3%, the biggest year-on-year advance since November 2010 when the series was revamped, after surging 7.8% in July.\nEconomists polled by Reuters had forecast the PPI gaining 0.6% on a monthly basis and rising 8.2% year-on-year.\nU.S. stocks opened higher. The dollar was steady against a basket of currencies. U.S. Treasury prices were lower.\nThough surveys from the Institute for Supply Management this month showed measures of prices paid by manufacturers and services industries fell significantly in August, they remained elevated. Factories and services providers still struggled to secure labor and raw materials, and faced logistics delays.\nThis was corroborated by the Federal Reserve's Beige Book report on Wednesday compiled from information collected on or before Aug. 30 showing \"contacts reported generally higher input prices but, as with labor, they were mostly concerned about getting the supplies they needed versus the price.\"\nVery low inventory levels because of the supply bottlenecks have allowed producers to easily pass on the higher costs to consumers. The Fed's preferred inflation measure, the core personal consumption expenditures price index, increased 3.6% in the 12 months through July after a similar gain in June.\nHigh inflation and supply constraints, which tanked motor vehicle sales in August, have prompted economists to slash their third-quarter gross domestic product growth estimates to as low as a 3.5% annualized rate from as high as 8.25%. The economy grew at a 6.6% rate in the second quarter.\n\"The danger with inflation is once prices go up, they don't go back down and the economy and producers and consumers all have to live in a costlier world where many don't have the means to do more than just barely survive,\" said Chris Rupkey, chief economist at FWDBONDS in New York.\nBut inflation is likely nearing its peak. Excluding the volatile food, energy and trade services components, producer prices rose 0.3%, the smallest gain since last November. The so-called core PPI shot up 0.9% in July.\nIn the 12 months through August, the core PPI accelerated 6.3%. That was the largest rise since the government introduced the series in August 2014 and followed a 6.1% increase in July.\n(Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Andrea Ricci)","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{".DJI":0.9,"SPY":0.9,".IXIC":0.9,".SPX":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":2586,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":816745893,"gmtCreate":1630538832712,"gmtModify":1676530331434,"author":{"id":"3581033339387457","authorId":"3581033339387457","name":"ONGEE","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8f2e25f5f62eceb73eee0c3248ff25a2","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3581033339387457","authorIdStr":"3581033339387457"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Cool","listText":"Cool","text":"Cool","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":5,"commentSize":2,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/816745893","repostId":"2164481914","repostType":4,"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":2159,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":818752552,"gmtCreate":1630452204176,"gmtModify":1676530304802,"author":{"id":"3581033339387457","authorId":"3581033339387457","name":"ONGEE","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8f2e25f5f62eceb73eee0c3248ff25a2","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3581033339387457","authorIdStr":"3581033339387457"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Cool","listText":"Cool","text":"Cool","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":2,"commentSize":2,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/818752552","repostId":"2164869989","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2164869989","kind":"highlight","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Reuters.com brings you the latest news from around the world, covering breaking news in markets, business, politics, entertainment and technology","home_visible":1,"media_name":"Reuters","id":"1036604489","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/443ce19704621c837795676028cec868"},"pubTimestamp":1630442091,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2164869989?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-09-01 04:34","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Wall Street's subdued finish fails to detract from strong August","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2164869989","media":"Reuters","summary":"Zoom tumbles on faster-than-expected drop in demand\nApple off lifetime high, as tech broadly weighs\n","content":"<ul>\n <li><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/ZM\">Zoom</a> tumbles on faster-than-expected drop in demand</li>\n <li>Apple off lifetime high, as tech broadly weighs</li>\n <li>Indexes down: Dow 0.11%, S&P 0.13%, Nasdaq 0.04%</li>\n <li>All main indexes post solid monthly performances</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Aug 31 (Reuters) - Wall Street finished marginally lower on Tuesday, although the slightly subdued ending to August failed to detract from a strong monthly performance by its three main indexes, in what is traditionally regarded as a quiet period for equities.</p>\n<p>Having all posted lifetime highs in the second half of the month, including four record closings in five sessions for the S&P 500 prior to Tuesday, the three benchmarks were weighed by technology stocks on the final day.</p>\n<p>For the S&P, which rose 2.9% in August, it was a seventh straight month of gains, while the Dow and the Nasdaq advanced 1.2% and 4%, respectively, since the end of July.</p>\n<p>The performance reflects the level of investor confidence in U.S. equities derived from the Federal Reserve's continued dovish tone toward tapering its massive stimulus program.</p>\n<p>\"After all the monetary and fiscal interventions, the question is where do we go from here? Does the S&P go to 5,000, and how does it get there?\" said Eric Metz, chief executive officer of SpringRock Advisors.</p>\n<p>While a strong recovery in economic growth and corporate earnings have boosted U.S. stocks, investors are concerned about rising coronavirus cases and the path of Fed policy.</p>\n<p>U.S. consumer confidence fell to a six-month low in August, according to survey data from the Conference Board on Tuesday, offering a cautious note for the economic outlook.</p>\n<p>A Reuters poll last week showed strategists believe the S&P 500 is likely to end 2021 not far from its current level.</p>\n<p>\"Where's leadership going to come from, for equities to power higher? Is it earnings growth, is it growth versus value, technology or energy? This needs to be defined, but I think the next leg-up for equities will be sector driven,\" Metz added.</p>\n<p>Technology stocks have continued to garner interest from investors in recent days, given the benefits which lower rates have on their future earnings, although the sector's index</p>\n<p>was among the worst performers on Tuesday.</p>\n<p>Shares of Apple fell 0.8% after hitting a lifetime high in the previous session, while Zoom Video Communications Inc tumbled 16.7% as it signaled a faster-than-expected easing in demand for its video-conferencing service after a pandemic-driven boom.</p>\n<p>Seven of the 11 major S&P sectors retreated. 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Does the S&P go to 5,000, and how does it get there?\" said Eric Metz, chief executive officer of SpringRock Advisors.</p>\n<p>While a strong recovery in economic growth and corporate earnings have boosted U.S. stocks, investors are concerned about rising coronavirus cases and the path of Fed policy.</p>\n<p>U.S. consumer confidence fell to a six-month low in August, according to survey data from the Conference Board on Tuesday, offering a cautious note for the economic outlook.</p>\n<p>A Reuters poll last week showed strategists believe the S&P 500 is likely to end 2021 not far from its current level.</p>\n<p>\"Where's leadership going to come from, for equities to power higher? Is it earnings growth, is it growth versus value, technology or energy? This needs to be defined, but I think the next leg-up for equities will be sector driven,\" Metz added.</p>\n<p>Technology stocks have continued to garner interest from investors in recent days, given the benefits which lower rates have on their future earnings, although the sector's index</p>\n<p>was among the worst performers on Tuesday.</p>\n<p>Shares of Apple fell 0.8% after hitting a lifetime high in the previous session, while Zoom Video Communications Inc tumbled 16.7% as it signaled a faster-than-expected easing in demand for its video-conferencing service after a pandemic-driven boom.</p>\n<p>Seven of the 11 major S&P sectors retreated. Among those that did not were the real estate and the communications services indexes, which closed at record highs.</p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 39.11 points, or 0.11%, to 35,360.73, the S&P 500 lost 6.11 points, or 0.13%, to 4,522.68 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 6.66 points, or 0.04%, to 15,259.24.</p>\n<p>Kansas City Southern dropped 4.4% in afternoon trading after the U.S. rail regulator rejected a voting trust structure that would have allowed Canadian National Railway Co to proceed with its $29 billion proposed acquisition of its U.S. peer.</p>\n<p>Volume on U.S. exchanges was 9.84 billion shares, compared with the 8.98 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.</p>\n<p>The S&P 500 posted 43 new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 119 new highs and 23 new lows.</p>\n<p>(Reporting by Shashank Nayar in Bengaluru and David French in New York; Editing by Aditya Soni and Lisa Shumaker)</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"161125":"标普500","513500":"标普500ETF","OEF":"标普100指数ETF-iShares",".DJI":"道琼斯","SPXU":"三倍做空标普500ETF-ProShares","IVV":"标普500ETF-iShares",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite","SH":"做空标普500-Proshares","QLD":"2倍做多纳斯达克100指数ETF-ProShares","SSO":"2倍做多标普500ETF-ProShares",".SPX":"S&P 500 Index","TQQQ":"纳指三倍做多ETF","DXD":"两倍做空道琼30指数ETF-ProShares","SDOW":"三倍做空道指30ETF-ProShares","UDOW":"三倍做多道指30ETF-ProShares","DDM":"2倍做多道指ETF-ProShares","UPRO":"三倍做多标普500ETF-ProShares","QID":"两倍做空纳斯达克指数ETF-ProShares","SDS":"两倍做空标普500 ETF-ProShares","DOG":"道指ETF-ProShares做空","DJX":"1/100道琼斯","OEX":"标普100","PSQ":"做空纳斯达克100指数ETF-ProShares","SQQQ":"纳指三倍做空ETF","QQQ":"纳指100ETF"},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2164869989","content_text":"Zoom tumbles on faster-than-expected drop in demand\nApple off lifetime high, as tech broadly weighs\nIndexes down: Dow 0.11%, S&P 0.13%, Nasdaq 0.04%\nAll main indexes post solid monthly performances\n\nAug 31 (Reuters) - Wall Street finished marginally lower on Tuesday, although the slightly subdued ending to August failed to detract from a strong monthly performance by its three main indexes, in what is traditionally regarded as a quiet period for equities.\nHaving all posted lifetime highs in the second half of the month, including four record closings in five sessions for the S&P 500 prior to Tuesday, the three benchmarks were weighed by technology stocks on the final day.\nFor the S&P, which rose 2.9% in August, it was a seventh straight month of gains, while the Dow and the Nasdaq advanced 1.2% and 4%, respectively, since the end of July.\nThe performance reflects the level of investor confidence in U.S. equities derived from the Federal Reserve's continued dovish tone toward tapering its massive stimulus program.\n\"After all the monetary and fiscal interventions, the question is where do we go from here? Does the S&P go to 5,000, and how does it get there?\" said Eric Metz, chief executive officer of SpringRock Advisors.\nWhile a strong recovery in economic growth and corporate earnings have boosted U.S. stocks, investors are concerned about rising coronavirus cases and the path of Fed policy.\nU.S. consumer confidence fell to a six-month low in August, according to survey data from the Conference Board on Tuesday, offering a cautious note for the economic outlook.\nA Reuters poll last week showed strategists believe the S&P 500 is likely to end 2021 not far from its current level.\n\"Where's leadership going to come from, for equities to power higher? Is it earnings growth, is it growth versus value, technology or energy? This needs to be defined, but I think the next leg-up for equities will be sector driven,\" Metz added.\nTechnology stocks have continued to garner interest from investors in recent days, given the benefits which lower rates have on their future earnings, although the sector's index\nwas among the worst performers on Tuesday.\nShares of Apple fell 0.8% after hitting a lifetime high in the previous session, while Zoom Video Communications Inc tumbled 16.7% as it signaled a faster-than-expected easing in demand for its video-conferencing service after a pandemic-driven boom.\nSeven of the 11 major S&P sectors retreated. Among those that did not were the real estate and the communications services indexes, which closed at record highs.\nOn Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 39.11 points, or 0.11%, to 35,360.73, the S&P 500 lost 6.11 points, or 0.13%, to 4,522.68 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 6.66 points, or 0.04%, to 15,259.24.\nKansas City Southern dropped 4.4% in afternoon trading after the U.S. rail regulator rejected a voting trust structure that would have allowed Canadian National Railway Co to proceed with its $29 billion proposed acquisition of its U.S. peer.\nVolume on U.S. exchanges was 9.84 billion shares, compared with the 8.98 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.\nThe S&P 500 posted 43 new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 119 new highs and 23 new lows.\n(Reporting by Shashank Nayar in Bengaluru and David French in New York; Editing by Aditya Soni and Lisa Shumaker)","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"161125":0.9,"513500":0.9,"SH":0.9,"UPRO":0.9,"SSO":0.9,"IVV":0.9,"QID":0.9,"DOG":0.9,"SPXU":0.9,"NQmain":0.9,"DXD":0.9,"TQQQ":0.9,"SDS":0.9,"SQQQ":0.9,"OEF":0.9,".IXIC":0.9,"ESmain":0.9,"MNQmain":0.9,"SDOW":0.9,"PSQ":0.9,".SPX":0.9,"QLD":0.9,"OEX":0.9,"DDM":0.9,"DJX":0.9,"QQQ":0.9,"UDOW":0.9,".DJI":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":2516,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":818902203,"gmtCreate":1630369003302,"gmtModify":1676530281416,"author":{"id":"3581033339387457","authorId":"3581033339387457","name":"ONGEE","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8f2e25f5f62eceb73eee0c3248ff25a2","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3581033339387457","authorIdStr":"3581033339387457"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Thanks ","listText":"Thanks ","text":"Thanks","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":7,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/818902203","repostId":"2163833181","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2163833181","kind":"highlight","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Reuters.com brings you the latest news from around the world, covering breaking news in markets, business, politics, entertainment and technology","home_visible":1,"media_name":"Reuters","id":"1036604489","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/443ce19704621c837795676028cec868"},"pubTimestamp":1630353642,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2163833181?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-08-31 04:00","market":"us","language":"en","title":"S&P, Nasdaq end at record highs as dovish Fed taper-talk calms investors","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2163833181","media":"Reuters","summary":"S&P 500 tracks longest monthly winning streak since 2018.\nS&P 500, Nasdaq end at fresh record highs\n","content":"<p>S&P 500 tracks longest monthly winning streak since 2018.</p>\n<p>S&P 500, Nasdaq end at fresh record highs</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/PYPL\">PayPal</a> gains on report it is exploring a stock-trading platform</p>\n<p>Aug 30 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended Monday at fresh record highs as investors jumped into technology stocks, taking comfort from the Federal Reserve's dovish comments on tapering in monetary stimulus and what that might mean for the economic recovery.</p>\n<p>Apple Inc jumped to an all-time high, while Microsoft Corp , Amazon.com , Google-owner Alphabet Inc all rose, helping the tech-heavy Nasdaq outperform the S&P 500 and the Dow.</p>\n<p>High-growth tech stocks tend to benefit from expectations of lower rates because their value rests heavily on future earnings.</p>\n<p>The benchmark index is tracking its longest monthly winning streak since 2018 on the promise of easy money, with investors shrugging off signs of a slowing economic recovery and surging COVID-19 cases.</p>\n<p>Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday the central bank would continue to be cautious in its approach to tapering its massive pandemic-era stimulus, while reaffirming a steady economic recovery.</p>\n<p>\"It's now clear that there's going to still be an extraordinary amount of support for this economy, probably until November,\" said Ed Moya, senior market analyst for the Americas at OANDA.</p>\n<p>\"Some investors are thinking that tapering might not even start this year, but the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> thing that everyone can agree on is that Chair Powell has signaled they are in no rush to raise interest rates and he's disconnected tapering with rate-hike timing.\"</p>\n<p>The S&P 500 has risen more than 3% so far in August - a seasonally weak period for stocks - and Wells Fargo analysts said last week they expect the index to rise another 8% by the end of the year.</p>\n<p>It is also on track to log one of its best year-to-date returns through August of the past six decades, said Chris Larkin, managing director of trading at E*Trade Financial.</p>\n<p>Unofficially, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 55.96 points, or 0.16%, to 35,399.84, the S&P 500 gained 19.39 points, or 0.43%, to 4,528.76 and the Nasdaq Composite added 136.22 points, or 0.9%, to 15,265.72.</p>\n<p>While U.S. crude prices rose 0.7% on Monday, energy stocks broadly slipped as investors fretted about possible longer-term impacts to offshore oil production and damage to energy infrastructure from Hurricane Ida, which roared ashore on Sunday near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, a major hub for the U.S. offshore oil industry.</p>\n<p>Falling bond yields also pressured bank stocks, with the S&P 500 banking index ending down.</p>\n<p>PayPal Holdings Inc advanced on a CNBC report that the financial services firm was exploring the development of a stocks trading platform for its U.S. customers. The news helped push Robinhood Markets Inc down.</p>\n<p>U.S.-listed shares of Chinese gaming firm NetEase Inc slumped as Chinese regulators slashed the amount of time players under the age of 18 can spend on online games to an hour on Fridays, weekends and holidays.</p>\n<p>(Reporting by Shashank Nayar in Bengaluru and David French in New York; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Lisa Shumaker)</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>S&P, Nasdaq end at record highs as dovish Fed taper-talk calms investors</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; 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The news helped push Robinhood Markets Inc down.</p>\n<p>U.S.-listed shares of Chinese gaming firm NetEase Inc slumped as Chinese regulators slashed the amount of time players under the age of 18 can spend on online games to an hour on Fridays, weekends and holidays.</p>\n<p>(Reporting by Shashank Nayar in Bengaluru and David French in New York; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Lisa Shumaker)</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".DJI":"道琼斯",".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite"},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2163833181","content_text":"S&P 500 tracks longest monthly winning streak since 2018.\nS&P 500, Nasdaq end at fresh record highs\nPayPal gains on report it is exploring a stock-trading platform\nAug 30 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended Monday at fresh record highs as investors jumped into technology stocks, taking comfort from the Federal Reserve's dovish comments on tapering in monetary stimulus and what that might mean for the economic recovery.\nApple Inc jumped to an all-time high, while Microsoft Corp , Amazon.com , Google-owner Alphabet Inc all rose, helping the tech-heavy Nasdaq outperform the S&P 500 and the Dow.\nHigh-growth tech stocks tend to benefit from expectations of lower rates because their value rests heavily on future earnings.\nThe benchmark index is tracking its longest monthly winning streak since 2018 on the promise of easy money, with investors shrugging off signs of a slowing economic recovery and surging COVID-19 cases.\nFed Chair Jerome Powell said on Friday the central bank would continue to be cautious in its approach to tapering its massive pandemic-era stimulus, while reaffirming a steady economic recovery.\n\"It's now clear that there's going to still be an extraordinary amount of support for this economy, probably until November,\" said Ed Moya, senior market analyst for the Americas at OANDA.\n\"Some investors are thinking that tapering might not even start this year, but the one thing that everyone can agree on is that Chair Powell has signaled they are in no rush to raise interest rates and he's disconnected tapering with rate-hike timing.\"\nThe S&P 500 has risen more than 3% so far in August - a seasonally weak period for stocks - and Wells Fargo analysts said last week they expect the index to rise another 8% by the end of the year.\nIt is also on track to log one of its best year-to-date returns through August of the past six decades, said Chris Larkin, managing director of trading at E*Trade Financial.\nUnofficially, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 55.96 points, or 0.16%, to 35,399.84, the S&P 500 gained 19.39 points, or 0.43%, to 4,528.76 and the Nasdaq Composite added 136.22 points, or 0.9%, to 15,265.72.\nWhile U.S. crude prices rose 0.7% on Monday, energy stocks broadly slipped as investors fretted about possible longer-term impacts to offshore oil production and damage to energy infrastructure from Hurricane Ida, which roared ashore on Sunday near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, a major hub for the U.S. offshore oil industry.\nFalling bond yields also pressured bank stocks, with the S&P 500 banking index ending down.\nPayPal Holdings Inc advanced on a CNBC report that the financial services firm was exploring the development of a stocks trading platform for its U.S. customers. The news helped push Robinhood Markets Inc down.\nU.S.-listed shares of Chinese gaming firm NetEase Inc slumped as Chinese regulators slashed the amount of time players under the age of 18 can spend on online games to an hour on Fridays, weekends and holidays.\n(Reporting by Shashank Nayar in Bengaluru and David French in New York; Editing by Arun Koyyur and Lisa Shumaker)","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{".IXIC":0.9,"NQmain":0.9,".SPX":0.9,".DJI":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":3039,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":832317485,"gmtCreate":1629591296547,"gmtModify":1676530073194,"author":{"id":"3581033339387457","authorId":"3581033339387457","name":"ONGEE","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8f2e25f5f62eceb73eee0c3248ff25a2","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3581033339387457","authorIdStr":"3581033339387457"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Cool","listText":"Cool","text":"Cool","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":6,"commentSize":3,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/832317485","repostId":"2161149745","repostType":4,"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":2387,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":838376249,"gmtCreate":1629378571381,"gmtModify":1676530020860,"author":{"id":"3581033339387457","authorId":"3581033339387457","name":"ONGEE","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8f2e25f5f62eceb73eee0c3248ff25a2","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3581033339387457","authorIdStr":"3581033339387457"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Cool","listText":"Cool","text":"Cool","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":9,"commentSize":2,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/838376249","repostId":"1109519324","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1109519324","kind":"news","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Providing stock market headlines, business news, financials and earnings ","home_visible":1,"media_name":"Tiger Newspress","id":"1079075236","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba"},"pubTimestamp":1629375069,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1109519324?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-08-19 20:11","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Toplines Before US Market Opens Thursday","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1109519324","media":"Tiger Newspress","summary":"(Aug 19) Global stocks tumbled, with S&P 500 Index futures down for a third day, while Treasuries an","content":"<p>(Aug 19) Global stocks tumbled, with S&P 500 Index futures down for a third day, while Treasuries and the dollar rallied as concern about the withdrawal of Federal Reserve stimulus mixed with growing angst around the virus and global supply chains. For a fifth straight month, volatility was whipping up around the time stock options were expiring in the U.S.</p>\n<p>At 08:11 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were down 348 points, or 1%, S&P 500 E-minis were down 39 points, or 0.89% and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were down 104 points, or 0.70%.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/07f869f79e115d86c45e9f88f5238386\" tg-width=\"1242\" tg-height=\"496\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p><b>Stocks making the biggest moves premarket:</b></p>\n<p><b>1) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/M\">Macy's</a></b> – The retailer reported adjusted quarterly earnings of $1.29 per share, well above the 19 cents consensus estimate, with revenue also above forecasts. Macy’s reported a better-than-expected increase in comparable-store sales, raised its annual sales forecast, and also announced a share buyback and the reinstatement of its dividend. Shares jumped 3.7% in the premarket.</p>\n<p><b>2) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/KSS\">Kohl's</a></b>– Kohl’s fell 2.6% in premarket action despite quarterly results that beat analyst forecasts. Kohl’s reported an adjusted quarterly profit of $2.48 per share, well above the $1.21 consensus estimate.</p>\n<p><b>3) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/TPR\">Tapestry Inc.</a></b>– The company behind the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/COH\">Coach</a> and <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/KATE\">Kate Spade</a> brands beat estimates by 5 cents with adjusted quarterly earnings of 74 cents per share and revenue above estimates as a reopening of economies around the world boosted demand for luxury goods. Tapestry also reinstated its dividend, but shares fell 2.3% in premarket trading.</p>\n<p><b>4) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/WOOF\">Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc.</a></b> – The pet products retailer beat estimates by 5 cents with adjusted quarterly earnings of 25 cents per share and revenue that beat analyst forecasts as well. Petco also raised its full-year earnings and revenue outlook.</p>\n<p><b>5) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/BJ\">BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.</a></b> – The warehouse retailer beat estimates on the top and bottom lines for its latest quarter, earning an adjusted 82 cents per share for the second quarter, 17 cents above estimates. It also reported unexpected growth in same-store sales.</p>\n<p><b>6) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/HOOD\">Robinhood Markets, Inc.</a></b> – Robinhood slumped 9.9% in the premarket after the company behind the popular trading app warned of a slowdown in trading activity during the current quarter. In its first report as a public company, Robinhood reported its quarterly revenue surged 131% compared with a year earlier, driven by a surge in cryptocurrency activity.</p>\n<p><b>7) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/CSCO\">Cisco</a> Systems(CSCO)</b> – The networking equipment and services company beat estimates by 2 cents with adjusted quarterly earnings of 84 cents per share and revenue above estimates as well. Cisco did give a current-quarter profit forecast that fell shy of analyst forecasts, due to supply chain issues, and shares lost 1.4% in premarket trading.</p>\n<p><b>8) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/BBWI\">Bath & Body Works Inc.</a></b> – The personal care products retailer’s stock added 2.7% in premarket trading, after beating Street forecasts in its first quarterly report since L Brands spun off Victoria’s Secret and renamed itself Bath & Body Works.</p>\n<p><b>9) Victoria’s Secret (VSCO) </b>– The women’s apparel company’s shares plunged 8.6% in premarket action, after reporting quarterly sales that fell short of analyst expectations. Victoria’s Secret did see an improvement in profit margins as it kept tight inventories and ran fewer promotions.</p>\n<p><b>10) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/NVDA\">NVIDIA Corp</a></b> – The graphics chipmaker came in 3 cents above estimates with adjusted quarterly earnings of $1.04 per share, while revenue also topped estimates. Nvidia shares gained 1.4% in the premarket after it forecast better-than-expected current-quarter revenue.</p>\n<p><b>11) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/TM\">Toyota</a> Motor(TM)</b> – The automaker’s stock dropped 3.1% in premarket trading, following a report by Japan’s Nikkei <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/NWS\">News</a> service that Toyota would slash planned September production by 40% due to the global chip shortage.</p>\n<p><b>12) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/WFC\">Wells Fargo</a>(WFC)</b> – The bank reversed a previous decision to discontinue revolving lines of credit, following complaints by customers. However, Wells Fargo will not offer those lines of credit to any new customers. Shares fell 1.7% in the premarket.</p>\n<p><b>13) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/RRGB\">Red Robin Gourmet Burgers</a>(RRGB)</b> – The restaurant chain’s shares tumbled 9.4% in premarket trading after posting an unexpected quarterly loss and lower-than-expected revenue. Red Robin said a worker shortage led to reduced operating hours at certain restaurants during the quarter.</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Toplines Before US Market Opens Thursday</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nToplines Before US Market Opens Thursday\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<a class=\"head\" href=\"https://laohu8.com/wemedia/1079075236\">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Tiger Newspress </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2021-08-19 20:11</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>(Aug 19) Global stocks tumbled, with S&P 500 Index futures down for a third day, while Treasuries and the dollar rallied as concern about the withdrawal of Federal Reserve stimulus mixed with growing angst around the virus and global supply chains. For a fifth straight month, volatility was whipping up around the time stock options were expiring in the U.S.</p>\n<p>At 08:11 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were down 348 points, or 1%, S&P 500 E-minis were down 39 points, or 0.89% and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were down 104 points, or 0.70%.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/07f869f79e115d86c45e9f88f5238386\" tg-width=\"1242\" tg-height=\"496\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p><b>Stocks making the biggest moves premarket:</b></p>\n<p><b>1) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/M\">Macy's</a></b> – The retailer reported adjusted quarterly earnings of $1.29 per share, well above the 19 cents consensus estimate, with revenue also above forecasts. Macy’s reported a better-than-expected increase in comparable-store sales, raised its annual sales forecast, and also announced a share buyback and the reinstatement of its dividend. Shares jumped 3.7% in the premarket.</p>\n<p><b>2) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/KSS\">Kohl's</a></b>– Kohl’s fell 2.6% in premarket action despite quarterly results that beat analyst forecasts. Kohl’s reported an adjusted quarterly profit of $2.48 per share, well above the $1.21 consensus estimate.</p>\n<p><b>3) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/TPR\">Tapestry Inc.</a></b>– The company behind the <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/COH\">Coach</a> and <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/KATE\">Kate Spade</a> brands beat estimates by 5 cents with adjusted quarterly earnings of 74 cents per share and revenue above estimates as a reopening of economies around the world boosted demand for luxury goods. Tapestry also reinstated its dividend, but shares fell 2.3% in premarket trading.</p>\n<p><b>4) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/WOOF\">Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc.</a></b> – The pet products retailer beat estimates by 5 cents with adjusted quarterly earnings of 25 cents per share and revenue that beat analyst forecasts as well. Petco also raised its full-year earnings and revenue outlook.</p>\n<p><b>5) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/BJ\">BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.</a></b> – The warehouse retailer beat estimates on the top and bottom lines for its latest quarter, earning an adjusted 82 cents per share for the second quarter, 17 cents above estimates. It also reported unexpected growth in same-store sales.</p>\n<p><b>6) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/HOOD\">Robinhood Markets, Inc.</a></b> – Robinhood slumped 9.9% in the premarket after the company behind the popular trading app warned of a slowdown in trading activity during the current quarter. In its first report as a public company, Robinhood reported its quarterly revenue surged 131% compared with a year earlier, driven by a surge in cryptocurrency activity.</p>\n<p><b>7) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/CSCO\">Cisco</a> Systems(CSCO)</b> – The networking equipment and services company beat estimates by 2 cents with adjusted quarterly earnings of 84 cents per share and revenue above estimates as well. 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Nvidia shares gained 1.4% in the premarket after it forecast better-than-expected current-quarter revenue.</p>\n<p><b>11) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/TM\">Toyota</a> Motor(TM)</b> – The automaker’s stock dropped 3.1% in premarket trading, following a report by Japan’s Nikkei <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/NWS\">News</a> service that Toyota would slash planned September production by 40% due to the global chip shortage.</p>\n<p><b>12) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/WFC\">Wells Fargo</a>(WFC)</b> – The bank reversed a previous decision to discontinue revolving lines of credit, following complaints by customers. However, Wells Fargo will not offer those lines of credit to any new customers. Shares fell 1.7% in the premarket.</p>\n<p><b>13) <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/RRGB\">Red Robin Gourmet Burgers</a>(RRGB)</b> – The restaurant chain’s shares tumbled 9.4% in premarket trading after posting an unexpected quarterly loss and lower-than-expected revenue. 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For a fifth straight month, volatility was whipping up around the time stock options were expiring in the U.S.\nAt 08:11 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were down 348 points, or 1%, S&P 500 E-minis were down 39 points, or 0.89% and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were down 104 points, or 0.70%.\n\nStocks making the biggest moves premarket:\n1) Macy's – The retailer reported adjusted quarterly earnings of $1.29 per share, well above the 19 cents consensus estimate, with revenue also above forecasts. Macy’s reported a better-than-expected increase in comparable-store sales, raised its annual sales forecast, and also announced a share buyback and the reinstatement of its dividend. Shares jumped 3.7% in the premarket.\n2) Kohl's– Kohl’s fell 2.6% in premarket action despite quarterly results that beat analyst forecasts. Kohl’s reported an adjusted quarterly profit of $2.48 per share, well above the $1.21 consensus estimate.\n3) Tapestry Inc.– The company behind the Coach and Kate Spade brands beat estimates by 5 cents with adjusted quarterly earnings of 74 cents per share and revenue above estimates as a reopening of economies around the world boosted demand for luxury goods. Tapestry also reinstated its dividend, but shares fell 2.3% in premarket trading.\n4) Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. – The pet products retailer beat estimates by 5 cents with adjusted quarterly earnings of 25 cents per share and revenue that beat analyst forecasts as well. Petco also raised its full-year earnings and revenue outlook.\n5) BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. – The warehouse retailer beat estimates on the top and bottom lines for its latest quarter, earning an adjusted 82 cents per share for the second quarter, 17 cents above estimates. It also reported unexpected growth in same-store sales.\n6) Robinhood Markets, Inc. – Robinhood slumped 9.9% in the premarket after the company behind the popular trading app warned of a slowdown in trading activity during the current quarter. In its first report as a public company, Robinhood reported its quarterly revenue surged 131% compared with a year earlier, driven by a surge in cryptocurrency activity.\n7) Cisco Systems(CSCO) – The networking equipment and services company beat estimates by 2 cents with adjusted quarterly earnings of 84 cents per share and revenue above estimates as well. Cisco did give a current-quarter profit forecast that fell shy of analyst forecasts, due to supply chain issues, and shares lost 1.4% in premarket trading.\n8) Bath & Body Works Inc. – The personal care products retailer’s stock added 2.7% in premarket trading, after beating Street forecasts in its first quarterly report since L Brands spun off Victoria’s Secret and renamed itself Bath & Body Works.\n9) Victoria’s Secret (VSCO) – The women’s apparel company’s shares plunged 8.6% in premarket action, after reporting quarterly sales that fell short of analyst expectations. Victoria’s Secret did see an improvement in profit margins as it kept tight inventories and ran fewer promotions.\n10) NVIDIA Corp – The graphics chipmaker came in 3 cents above estimates with adjusted quarterly earnings of $1.04 per share, while revenue also topped estimates. Nvidia shares gained 1.4% in the premarket after it forecast better-than-expected current-quarter revenue.\n11) Toyota Motor(TM) – The automaker’s stock dropped 3.1% in premarket trading, following a report by Japan’s Nikkei News service that Toyota would slash planned September production by 40% due to the global chip shortage.\n12) Wells Fargo(WFC) – The bank reversed a previous decision to discontinue revolving lines of credit, following complaints by customers. However, Wells Fargo will not offer those lines of credit to any new customers. Shares fell 1.7% in the premarket.\n13) Red Robin Gourmet Burgers(RRGB) – The restaurant chain’s shares tumbled 9.4% in premarket trading after posting an unexpected quarterly loss and lower-than-expected revenue. 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","content":"<p>Board members would serve for two years rather than three</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/abc701f141f0c0044cabe912e510fe2e\" tg-width=\"700\" tg-height=\"466\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Tesla CEO Elon Musk in Germany last year. MAJA HITIJ/GETTY IMAGES</span></p>\n<p>Tesla Inc. set its shareholder meeting for Oct. 7 at the Fremont, Calif., factory, with a call for reducing its directors’ terms among the proposals the electric-car maker will bring to the table, the company said in filing late Friday.</p>\n<p>One of the proposals calls for each director’s term to be reduced from three years to two years. Tesla’s board currently has nine members who are divided into three classes in staggered three-year terms.</p>\n<p>If the proposal is approved, however, the board will be divided into two classes with staggered two-year terms, with directors distributed as equally between the classes as possible, Tesla said in the filing.</p>\n<p>The board would be reduced to eight members, since Antonio Gracias, a venture capitalist who has served on the Tesla board since 2007, said in 2019 he’d not be seeking reelection when his term ends this year.</p>\n<p>Tesla’s board nominated current board members James Murdoch, the youngest son of News Corp founder Rupert Murdoch, and Kimbal Musk, Chief Executive Elon Musk’s brother, for re-election as class II directors, with terms expiring in 2024. If the term reduction is approved, then their terms would end in 2023, the company said.</p>\n<p>Tesla’s curtailing board member terms was a response to a shareholder proposal calling to elect each board member for one year.</p>\n<p>The two-year term, however, “strikes a suitable balance to the long-term interests of and nearer-term accountability to our stockholders at this time,” Tesla said.</p>\n<p>Tesla shares were flat in after-hours trading after ending the regular trading day down 0.7%. The stock has gained 1.6% this year, compared with gains of around 19% for the S&P 500 index.</p>","source":"lsy1603348471595","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Tesla seeks to reduce board members’ terms, make other changes in October shareholder meeting</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nTesla seeks to reduce board members’ terms, make other changes in October shareholder meeting\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-08-14 11:30 GMT+8 <a href=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tesla-seeks-to-reduce-board-terms-in-october-shareholder-meeting-11628888340?mod=newsviewer_click><strong>MarketWatch</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Board members would serve for two years rather than three\nTesla CEO Elon Musk in Germany last year. MAJA HITIJ/GETTY IMAGES\nTesla Inc. set its shareholder meeting for Oct. 7 at the Fremont, Calif., ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tesla-seeks-to-reduce-board-terms-in-october-shareholder-meeting-11628888340?mod=newsviewer_click\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"TSLA":"特斯拉"},"source_url":"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tesla-seeks-to-reduce-board-terms-in-october-shareholder-meeting-11628888340?mod=newsviewer_click","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2159321505","content_text":"Board members would serve for two years rather than three\nTesla CEO Elon Musk in Germany last year. MAJA HITIJ/GETTY IMAGES\nTesla Inc. set its shareholder meeting for Oct. 7 at the Fremont, Calif., factory, with a call for reducing its directors’ terms among the proposals the electric-car maker will bring to the table, the company said in filing late Friday.\nOne of the proposals calls for each director’s term to be reduced from three years to two years. Tesla’s board currently has nine members who are divided into three classes in staggered three-year terms.\nIf the proposal is approved, however, the board will be divided into two classes with staggered two-year terms, with directors distributed as equally between the classes as possible, Tesla said in the filing.\nThe board would be reduced to eight members, since Antonio Gracias, a venture capitalist who has served on the Tesla board since 2007, said in 2019 he’d not be seeking reelection when his term ends this year.\nTesla’s board nominated current board members James Murdoch, the youngest son of News Corp founder Rupert Murdoch, and Kimbal Musk, Chief Executive Elon Musk’s brother, for re-election as class II directors, with terms expiring in 2024. If the term reduction is approved, then their terms would end in 2023, the company said.\nTesla’s curtailing board member terms was a response to a shareholder proposal calling to elect each board member for one year.\nThe two-year term, however, “strikes a suitable balance to the long-term interests of and nearer-term accountability to our stockholders at this time,” Tesla said.\nTesla shares were flat in after-hours trading after ending the regular trading day down 0.7%. The stock has gained 1.6% this year, compared with gains of around 19% for the S&P 500 index.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"TSLA":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":2192,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0}],"defaultTab":"posts","isTTM":true}