Our week began with news of QAD’s (QADA) pending sale to private equity firm Thoma Bravo for $2 billion. Full details are in our report, “Thoma Bravo to Acquire QAD for $87.50 Per Share in Cash,” but the highlights include a purchase price representing a 20% premium to the last closing price of the Class A shares and a valuation of 5.9x revenue on a TTM basis.
Read MoreSoftware stocks were largely in the red this week, but we were encouraged to see Stamps.com (STMP) double the size of its current share repurchase authorization to $120 million in response to the market volatility of late.
Read MoreResilience is the word du jour in earnings calls thus far in the Q2 ’20 software earnings season and may prove to be an apt description considering many produced solid growth despite GDP contracting by a third in the U.S.
Read MoreDespite fears that those serving small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) may face greater risk amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, vendors enabling SMBs to pivot online continue to thrive.
Read MoreAs we begin to turn the page on another earnings season, a few trends were particularly notable during the third quarter of 2019. First, exposure to the public sector proved beneficial, especially for those doing business with the Federal government.
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