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 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 MoreWe spent the week digesting the first major wave of Q1 ’20 software earnings, although much of what we observed was consistent with commentary from those that have already pre-announced. Business momentum was strong for most through January and February, but March brought a spate of challenges as organizations prioritized the transition of their employees to work-from-home amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreIn a week where advising against the ingestion or injection of disinfectants became a necessary PSA, there was some semblance of normalcy given a smattering of M&A and other capital markets activity, as well as the start of another earnings season in the software space.
Read MoreThe United States Postal Service (USPS) reported its fiscal Q1 ’20 results this week for the quarter ending December 31, 2019. Accompanying the news was monthly trial balance data for December, which revealed a 20.4% Y/Y increase in PC Postage revenue and a 10.1% Y/Y increase for the quarter.
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