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2021-09-23
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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
EngageSmart opens for trading at $37, up about 43.6% from IPO price
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2021-09-22
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a.k.a. Brands opens for trading at $9.5, down 13.64% from IPO price
(Sept 22) a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. opens for trading at $9.5, down 13.64% from IPO price. Compan
a.k.a. Brands opens for trading at $9.5, down 13.64% from IPO price
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2021-09-20
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U.S. stock market falls sharply lower early Monday
(Sept 20) U.S. stocks began the week deeply in the red as investors continued to move to the sidelin
U.S. stock market falls sharply lower early Monday
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2021-09-18
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US IPO Week Ahead: Software, consumer products, and payment tech lead a diverse 14 IPO week
Summer may be over, but the IPO market is just heating up as 14 IPOs are slated to raise $5.3 billio
US IPO Week Ahead: Software, consumer products, and payment tech lead a diverse 14 IPO week
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2021-09-17
go go moon!
Hot chinese concept stocks rallied in premarket trading
Hot chinese concept stocks rallied in premarket trading.Alibaba,Pinduoduo,JD.COM,Baidu,Bilibili,Didi
Hot chinese concept stocks rallied in premarket trading
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2021-09-16
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AMC shares fell 1.3% in premarket trading
AMC shares fell 1.3% in premarket trading after AMC CEO saying theaters will accept other cryptocurr
AMC shares fell 1.3% in premarket trading
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2021-09-08
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SOFTS-Robusta sets new four-year high, cocoa hits nine-month peak
LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Robusta coffee futures on ICE rose to a new four-year high on Wednesday o
SOFTS-Robusta sets new four-year high, cocoa hits nine-month peak
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2021-09-07
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SEC Cracks Down On "Dubious" ESG Labels Tied To $35 Trillion In Assets
If it wasn't already abundantly clear that ESG investing has become one of the hottest investing cra
SEC Cracks Down On "Dubious" ESG Labels Tied To $35 Trillion In Assets
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2021-09-06
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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":2171,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":869759027,"gmtCreate":1632323629569,"gmtModify":1676530753732,"author":{"id":"3574053691106982","authorId":"3574053691106982","name":"jw321","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/1263b51c7856e75fbd5cf4072078ca6e","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3574053691106982","authorIdStr":"3574053691106982"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"buy the dip","listText":"buy the dip","text":"buy the dip","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":8,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/869759027","repostId":"1154932699","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1154932699","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":1632321484,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1154932699?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-09-22 22:38","market":"us","language":"en","title":"a.k.a. Brands opens for trading at $9.5, down 13.64% from IPO price","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1154932699","media":"Tiger Newspress","summary":"(Sept 22) a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. opens for trading at $9.5, down 13.64% from IPO price.\n\nCompan","content":"<p>(Sept 22) <b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AKA\">a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp.</a> </b>opens for trading at $9.5, down 13.64% from IPO price.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/2655ceafc9d04ddedb23eed6e4de700b\" tg-width=\"968\" tg-height=\"556\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p><b>Company & Technology</b></p>\n<p>San Francisco, California-based a.k.a. Brands was founded to develop a portfolio of digitally-focused, DTC consumer apparel and fashion brands with a global reach.</p>\n<p>Management is headed by Chief Executive Officer Jill Ramsey, who has been with the firm since May 2020 and was previously Chief Product and Digital Revenue Officer at Macy's.</p>\n<p>The company’s primary offerings include:</p>\n<ul>\n <li>Princess Polly</li>\n <li>Culture Kings</li>\n <li>Petal & Pup</li>\n <li>Rebdolls</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Below is the a.k.a. platform as it currently stands:</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/f7ce425ad6f03482b7316d1970a64a8e\" tg-width=\"1280\" tg-height=\"1058\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">a.k.a. Brands has received at least $330 million in equity investment from investors including New Excelerate, Beard Entities and Bryett Enterprises Trust.</p>\n<p><b>Customer Acquisition</b></p>\n<p>The company focuses its marketing efforts on Millennials and Gen Z consumers who 'seek fashion inspiration on social media and primarily shop online and via mobile devices.'</p>\n<p>So, a.k.a. leverages its data to provide relevant social content and make other digital marketing strategy efforts to reach consumers directly online.</p>\n<p>Selling expenses as a percentage of total revenue have risen as revenues have increased, as the figures below indicate:</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/09de0dff45009ec1618d62f05ee32627\" tg-width=\"614\" tg-height=\"307\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">The Selling efficiency rate, defined as how many dollars of additional new revenue are generated by each dollar of Selling spend, was stable in the most recent reporting period, as shown in the table below:</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3ce88e3f54fea202f724c03c0a3157be\" tg-width=\"610\" tg-height=\"242\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">For a.k.a.’s largest property, Princess Polly, user engagement measured by average number of pages per visit on that website has remained relatively flat over the last two years, with a recent slight increase to a current blended average desktop/mobile of 7.28 pages per visit, as the chart shows below:</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8faa1fea511d6ca9aedc0d4323baa69b\" tg-width=\"1010\" tg-height=\"497\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>(Source:Similarweb)</p>\n<p>According to a marketresearch reportby BlueCart, the global market for DTC (direct-to-consumer) sales is expected to reach $20 billion globally in 2021.</p>\n<p>This represents a forecast potential increase of 15% over results in 2020.</p>\n<p>The main drivers for this expected growth are an increase in consumer openness to hearing directly from manufacturers via online channels.</p>\n<p>Also, there is a growing desire by businesses to gain an edge through greater data-driven insights stemming from direct relationships with their customers rather than working through 3rd party distributors and retail outlets.</p>\n<p>Major competitive or other industry participants by type include:</p>\n<ul>\n <li>Ecommerce companies</li>\n <li>In-person stores</li>\n</ul>\n<p><b>Financial Performance</b></p>\n<p>a.k.a. Brands’ recent financial results can be summarized as follows (includes 55% stake in Culture Kings Group):</p>\n<ul>\n <li>Sharply growing topline revenue</li>\n <li>Growing gross profit</li>\n <li>Increasing gross margin</li>\n <li>Uneven operating profit and margin</li>\n <li>Variable cash flow from operations</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Below are relevant financial results derived from the firm’s registration statement:</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3a4b8f665d53cacb759e02e61c0e0fac\" tg-width=\"610\" tg-height=\"616\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7f24f3b6311e665efae356978c984a91\" tg-width=\"611\" tg-height=\"618\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/eeba7aa58d9c2188ca35f7d3ddbfd57a\" tg-width=\"610\" tg-height=\"620\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">As of June 30, 2021, a.k.a. Brands had $34.3 million in cash and $277.8 million in total liabilities.</p>\n<p>Free cash flow during the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, was $28.7 million.</p>\n<p><b>IPO Details</b></p>\n<p>AKA intends to sell 13.9 million shares of common stock at a proposed midpoint price of $18.00 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $250 million, not including the sale of customary underwriter options.</p>\n<p>No existing shareholders have indicated an interest to purchase shares at the IPO 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 $2.3 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 10.72%. 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 (in conjunction with a planned new senior secured credit facility):</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/0b37cb842c1d92125dec5e45108e3378\" tg-width=\"1280\" tg-height=\"289\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>(Source)</p>\n<p>Management’s presentation of the company roadshow isavailable here.</p>\n<p>Regarding outstanding legal proceedings, management believes that any legal claims against it would not be material to its operations or financial condition.</p>\n<p>Listed bookrunners of the IPO are BofA Securities, Credit Suisse, Jefferies 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<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/83589d7d85d1719f3237ee2bc10b5d23\" tg-width=\"612\" tg-height=\"708\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p><b>Commentary</b></p>\n<p>AKA is going public to pay down debt and for its future expansion plans.</p>\n<p>AKS’ financials show sharply growing topline revenue and gross profit, increasing gross margin but uneven operating profit and margin and variable cash flow from operations</p>\n<p>Free cash flow for the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, was $28.7 million.</p>\n<p>Selling expenses as a percentage of total revenue have risen as revenue has increased and its Selling efficiency rate was stable at an impressive 2.3x.</p>\n<p>The market opportunity for selling fashionable clothing direct to consumer [DTC] aimed at younger demographics is large and expected to grow substantially in the years ahead.</p>\n<p>Being a mobile-first DTC firm, AKA is well-positioned to adjust to a market that is focused on using online, mobile-phone app purchase modalities.</p>\n<p>BofA Securities is the lead left underwriter and IPOs led by the firm over the last 12-month period have generated an average return of 11.5% 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 high rate of change in consumer tastes and preferences, which can make it challenging and costly to react to changes in a compressed time period.</p>\n<p>As for valuation, compared toa basketof publicly held Apparel companies complied by noted valuation expert Dr. Aswath Damodaran which as of January 2021 had an average EV/Sales multiple of 2.03x, AKA is seeking an EV/Revenue multiple of 5.03x.</p>\n<p>AKA is growing topline revenue sharply, in part due to its acquisition activities but its operating margin was 4.6% in the most recent six-month period versus the public basket of an average of 5.93%.</p>\n<p>So AKA is growing quickly through acquisition but has a lower operating margin than its public peers.</p>\n<p>However, I favor DTC companies for things like apparel, as the firm can adjust its offering much faster and more accurately as a result of its direct relationship with customers.</p>\n<p>Also, AKA’s mobile-first approach combined with DTC business model also positions the firm well for its target demographic of younger consumers.</p>\n<p>Although the IPO isn’t cheap, I believe AKA has significant room to grow and continue executing its business model approach, so the IPO 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>a.k.a. 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Brands opens for trading at $9.5, down 13.64% 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\">2021-09-22 22:38</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>(Sept 22) <b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AKA\">a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp.</a> </b>opens for trading at $9.5, down 13.64% from IPO price.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/2655ceafc9d04ddedb23eed6e4de700b\" tg-width=\"968\" tg-height=\"556\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p><b>Company & Technology</b></p>\n<p>San Francisco, California-based a.k.a. Brands was founded to develop a portfolio of digitally-focused, DTC consumer apparel and fashion brands with a global reach.</p>\n<p>Management is headed by Chief Executive Officer Jill Ramsey, who has been with the firm since May 2020 and was previously Chief Product and Digital Revenue Officer at Macy's.</p>\n<p>The company’s primary offerings include:</p>\n<ul>\n <li>Princess Polly</li>\n <li>Culture Kings</li>\n <li>Petal & Pup</li>\n <li>Rebdolls</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Below is the a.k.a. platform as it currently stands:</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/f7ce425ad6f03482b7316d1970a64a8e\" tg-width=\"1280\" tg-height=\"1058\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">a.k.a. Brands has received at least $330 million in equity investment from investors including New Excelerate, Beard Entities and Bryett Enterprises Trust.</p>\n<p><b>Customer Acquisition</b></p>\n<p>The company focuses its marketing efforts on Millennials and Gen Z consumers who 'seek fashion inspiration on social media and primarily shop online and via mobile devices.'</p>\n<p>So, a.k.a. leverages its data to provide relevant social content and make other digital marketing strategy efforts to reach consumers directly online.</p>\n<p>Selling expenses as a percentage of total revenue have risen as revenues have increased, as the figures below indicate:</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/09de0dff45009ec1618d62f05ee32627\" tg-width=\"614\" tg-height=\"307\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">The Selling efficiency rate, defined as how many dollars of additional new revenue are generated by each dollar of Selling spend, was stable in the most recent reporting period, as shown in the table below:</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3ce88e3f54fea202f724c03c0a3157be\" tg-width=\"610\" tg-height=\"242\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">For a.k.a.’s largest property, Princess Polly, user engagement measured by average number of pages per visit on that website has remained relatively flat over the last two years, with a recent slight increase to a current blended average desktop/mobile of 7.28 pages per visit, as the chart shows below:</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8faa1fea511d6ca9aedc0d4323baa69b\" tg-width=\"1010\" tg-height=\"497\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>(Source:Similarweb)</p>\n<p>According to a marketresearch reportby BlueCart, the global market for DTC (direct-to-consumer) sales is expected to reach $20 billion globally in 2021.</p>\n<p>This represents a forecast potential increase of 15% over results in 2020.</p>\n<p>The main drivers for this expected growth are an increase in consumer openness to hearing directly from manufacturers via online channels.</p>\n<p>Also, there is a growing desire by businesses to gain an edge through greater data-driven insights stemming from direct relationships with their customers rather than working through 3rd party distributors and retail outlets.</p>\n<p>Major competitive or other industry participants by type include:</p>\n<ul>\n <li>Ecommerce companies</li>\n <li>In-person stores</li>\n</ul>\n<p><b>Financial Performance</b></p>\n<p>a.k.a. Brands’ recent financial results can be summarized as follows (includes 55% stake in Culture Kings Group):</p>\n<ul>\n <li>Sharply growing topline revenue</li>\n <li>Growing gross profit</li>\n <li>Increasing gross margin</li>\n <li>Uneven operating profit and margin</li>\n <li>Variable cash flow from operations</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Below are relevant financial results derived from the firm’s registration statement:</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/3a4b8f665d53cacb759e02e61c0e0fac\" tg-width=\"610\" tg-height=\"616\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7f24f3b6311e665efae356978c984a91\" tg-width=\"611\" tg-height=\"618\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/eeba7aa58d9c2188ca35f7d3ddbfd57a\" tg-width=\"610\" tg-height=\"620\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">As of June 30, 2021, a.k.a. Brands had $34.3 million in cash and $277.8 million in total liabilities.</p>\n<p>Free cash flow during the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, was $28.7 million.</p>\n<p><b>IPO Details</b></p>\n<p>AKA intends to sell 13.9 million shares of common stock at a proposed midpoint price of $18.00 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $250 million, not including the sale of customary underwriter options.</p>\n<p>No existing shareholders have indicated an interest to purchase shares at the IPO 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 $2.3 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 10.72%. 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 (in conjunction with a planned new senior secured credit facility):</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/0b37cb842c1d92125dec5e45108e3378\" tg-width=\"1280\" tg-height=\"289\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p>(Source)</p>\n<p>Management’s presentation of the company roadshow isavailable here.</p>\n<p>Regarding outstanding legal proceedings, management believes that any legal claims against it would not be material to its operations or financial condition.</p>\n<p>Listed bookrunners of the IPO are BofA Securities, Credit Suisse, Jefferies 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<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/83589d7d85d1719f3237ee2bc10b5d23\" tg-width=\"612\" tg-height=\"708\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p>\n<p><b>Commentary</b></p>\n<p>AKA is going public to pay down debt and for its future expansion plans.</p>\n<p>AKS’ financials show sharply growing topline revenue and gross profit, increasing gross margin but uneven operating profit and margin and variable cash flow from operations</p>\n<p>Free cash flow for the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, was $28.7 million.</p>\n<p>Selling expenses as a percentage of total revenue have risen as revenue has increased and its Selling efficiency rate was stable at an impressive 2.3x.</p>\n<p>The market opportunity for selling fashionable clothing direct to consumer [DTC] aimed at younger demographics is large and expected to grow substantially in the years ahead.</p>\n<p>Being a mobile-first DTC firm, AKA is well-positioned to adjust to a market that is focused on using online, mobile-phone app purchase modalities.</p>\n<p>BofA Securities is the lead left underwriter and IPOs led by the firm over the last 12-month period have generated an average return of 11.5% 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 high rate of change in consumer tastes and preferences, which can make it challenging and costly to react to changes in a compressed time period.</p>\n<p>As for valuation, compared toa basketof publicly held Apparel companies complied by noted valuation expert Dr. Aswath Damodaran which as of January 2021 had an average EV/Sales multiple of 2.03x, AKA is seeking an EV/Revenue multiple of 5.03x.</p>\n<p>AKA is growing topline revenue sharply, in part due to its acquisition activities but its operating margin was 4.6% in the most recent six-month period versus the public basket of an average of 5.93%.</p>\n<p>So AKA is growing quickly through acquisition but has a lower operating margin than its public peers.</p>\n<p>However, I favor DTC companies for things like apparel, as the firm can adjust its offering much faster and more accurately as a result of its direct relationship with customers.</p>\n<p>Also, AKA’s mobile-first approach combined with DTC business model also positions the firm well for its target demographic of younger consumers.</p>\n<p>Although the IPO isn’t cheap, I believe AKA has significant room to grow and continue executing its business model approach, so the IPO is worth consideration.</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AKA":"a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp."},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1154932699","content_text":"(Sept 22) a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. opens for trading at $9.5, down 13.64% from IPO price.\n\nCompany & Technology\nSan Francisco, California-based a.k.a. Brands was founded to develop a portfolio of digitally-focused, DTC consumer apparel and fashion brands with a global reach.\nManagement is headed by Chief Executive Officer Jill Ramsey, who has been with the firm since May 2020 and was previously Chief Product and Digital Revenue Officer at Macy's.\nThe company’s primary offerings include:\n\nPrincess Polly\nCulture Kings\nPetal & Pup\nRebdolls\n\nBelow is the a.k.a. platform as it currently stands:\na.k.a. Brands has received at least $330 million in equity investment from investors including New Excelerate, Beard Entities and Bryett Enterprises Trust.\nCustomer Acquisition\nThe company focuses its marketing efforts on Millennials and Gen Z consumers who 'seek fashion inspiration on social media and primarily shop online and via mobile devices.'\nSo, a.k.a. leverages its data to provide relevant social content and make other digital marketing strategy efforts to reach consumers directly online.\nSelling expenses as a percentage of total revenue have risen as revenues have increased, as the figures below indicate:\nThe Selling efficiency rate, defined as how many dollars of additional new revenue are generated by each dollar of Selling spend, was stable in the most recent reporting period, as shown in the table below:\nFor a.k.a.’s largest property, Princess Polly, user engagement measured by average number of pages per visit on that website has remained relatively flat over the last two years, with a recent slight increase to a current blended average desktop/mobile of 7.28 pages per visit, as the chart shows below:\n\n(Source:Similarweb)\nAccording to a marketresearch reportby BlueCart, the global market for DTC (direct-to-consumer) sales is expected to reach $20 billion globally in 2021.\nThis represents a forecast potential increase of 15% over results in 2020.\nThe main drivers for this expected growth are an increase in consumer openness to hearing directly from manufacturers via online channels.\nAlso, there is a growing desire by businesses to gain an edge through greater data-driven insights stemming from direct relationships with their customers rather than working through 3rd party distributors and retail outlets.\nMajor competitive or other industry participants by type include:\n\nEcommerce companies\nIn-person stores\n\nFinancial Performance\na.k.a. Brands’ recent financial results can be summarized as follows (includes 55% stake in Culture Kings Group):\n\nSharply growing topline revenue\nGrowing gross profit\nIncreasing gross margin\nUneven operating profit and margin\nVariable cash flow from operations\n\nBelow are relevant financial results derived from the firm’s registration statement:\nAs of June 30, 2021, a.k.a. Brands had $34.3 million in cash and $277.8 million in total liabilities.\nFree cash flow during the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, was $28.7 million.\nIPO Details\nAKA intends to sell 13.9 million shares of common stock at a proposed midpoint price of $18.00 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $250 million, not including the sale of customary underwriter options.\nNo existing shareholders have indicated an interest to purchase shares at the IPO 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 $2.3 billion.\nExcluding effects of underwriter options and private placement shares or restricted stock, if any, the float to outstanding shares ratio will be approximately 10.72%. 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 (in conjunction with a planned new senior secured credit facility):\n\n(Source)\nManagement’s presentation of the company roadshow isavailable here.\nRegarding outstanding legal proceedings, management believes that any legal claims against it would not be material to its operations or financial condition.\nListed bookrunners of the IPO are BofA Securities, Credit Suisse, Jefferies 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\nCommentary\nAKA is going public to pay down debt and for its future expansion plans.\nAKS’ financials show sharply growing topline revenue and gross profit, increasing gross margin but uneven operating profit and margin and variable cash flow from operations\nFree cash flow for the twelve months ended June 30, 2021, was $28.7 million.\nSelling expenses as a percentage of total revenue have risen as revenue has increased and its Selling efficiency rate was stable at an impressive 2.3x.\nThe market opportunity for selling fashionable clothing direct to consumer [DTC] aimed at younger demographics is large and expected to grow substantially in the years ahead.\nBeing a mobile-first DTC firm, AKA is well-positioned to adjust to a market that is focused on using online, mobile-phone app purchase modalities.\nBofA Securities is the lead left underwriter and IPOs led by the firm over the last 12-month period have generated an average return of 11.5% 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 high rate of change in consumer tastes and preferences, which can make it challenging and costly to react to changes in a compressed time period.\nAs for valuation, compared toa basketof publicly held Apparel companies complied by noted valuation expert Dr. Aswath Damodaran which as of January 2021 had an average EV/Sales multiple of 2.03x, AKA is seeking an EV/Revenue multiple of 5.03x.\nAKA is growing topline revenue sharply, in part due to its acquisition activities but its operating margin was 4.6% in the most recent six-month period versus the public basket of an average of 5.93%.\nSo AKA is growing quickly through acquisition but has a lower operating margin than its public peers.\nHowever, I favor DTC companies for things like apparel, as the firm can adjust its offering much faster and more accurately as a result of its direct relationship with customers.\nAlso, AKA’s mobile-first approach combined with DTC business model also positions the firm well for its target demographic of younger consumers.\nAlthough the IPO isn’t cheap, I believe AKA has significant room to grow and continue executing its business model approach, so the IPO is worth consideration.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AKA":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":2369,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":860183472,"gmtCreate":1632145861596,"gmtModify":1676530710286,"author":{"id":"3574053691106982","authorId":"3574053691106982","name":"jw321","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/1263b51c7856e75fbd5cf4072078ca6e","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3574053691106982","authorIdStr":"3574053691106982"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"siao liao","listText":"siao liao","text":"siao liao","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":8,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/860183472","repostId":"1139071808","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1139071808","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":1632144660,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1139071808?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-09-20 21:31","market":"us","language":"en","title":"U.S. stock market falls sharply lower early Monday","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1139071808","media":"Tiger Newspress","summary":"(Sept 20) U.S. stocks began the week deeply in the red as investors continued to move to the sidelin","content":"<p>(Sept 20) U.S. stocks began the week deeply in the red as investors continued to move to the sidelines in September amid several emerging risks for the market.</p>\n<p>The Dow Jones Industrial average lost 580 points. 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The S&P 500 fell 1.7%. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 1.7%. If the declines hold after the open, the blue-chip Dow is set for its biggest one day drop since July 19, while the S&P 500 is poised for their worst sell-off since May.</p>\n<p>VIX surged 20%. Airline stocks rally.</p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{".SPX":"S&P 500 Index",".DJI":"道琼斯",".IXIC":"NASDAQ Composite","SPY":"标普500ETF"},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1139071808","content_text":"(Sept 20) U.S. stocks began the week deeply in the red as investors continued to move to the sidelines in September amid several emerging risks for the market.\nThe Dow Jones Industrial average lost 580 points. The S&P 500 fell 1.7%. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 1.7%. 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The diverse group includes software, consumer products, payment technology, and more.</p>\n<p>The largest deal of the week,<b>Freshworks</b>(FRSH) plans to raise $855 million at a $9.6 billion market cap. The company’s core product is its customer support software, and it also offers IT service management software and a nascent competitor to CRM solutions. While losses are expected to increase with S&M spending, Freshworks has delivered solid growth and 100%+ net dollar-based revenue retention as of 6/30/21.</p>\n<p>Canadian consumer products company <b>Knowlton Development</b>(KDC) plans to raise $800 million at a $3.1 billion market cap. Over the past three years, Knowlton has been responsible for co-developing 9,000+ products across a variety of categories, and its products are sold by its brand partners in 70+ countries. Despite using offering proceeds to pay down debt, Knowlton will be leveraged post-IPO.</p>\n<p>Restaurant payment processor <b>Toast</b>(TOST) plans to raise $685 million at a $17.9 billion market cap. Toast provides a suite of integrated payment and software solutions that are designed to streamline restaurant operations. The company grew ARR over 100% in the 1H21, though it has historically been unprofitable, and growth could slow as tailwinds from restaurants reopening abate.</p>\n<p>Global money transfer firm <b>Remitly Global</b>(RELY) plans to raise $487 million at a $7.5 billion market cap. Remitly provides digital financial services for immigrants and their families in over 135 countries, and it has expanded its core cross-border remittance product to over 1,700 corridors worldwide. The company has demonstrated growth and margin improvement, though it remains unprofitable.</p>\n<p>Software firm <b>Clearwater Analytics</b>(CWAN) plans to raise $450 million at a $3.7 billion market cap. Clearwater provides its 1,000+ clients with cloud-native software that allows them to simplify their investment accounting operations, and the company has a 100% recurring revenue model. A new investor and certain existing shareholders intend to purchase $150 million worth of shares in the IPO.</p>\n<p>Food company <b>Sovos Brands</b>(SOVO) plans to raise $350 million at a $1.5 billion market cap. Formed by Advent International, Sovos Brands offers a select group of acquired premium food brands. According to the company, its largest brand of products, Rao's, included the #1 selling SKU in the pasta and pizza sauce category. Profitable with solid growth, Sovos will be leveraged post-IPO.</p>\n<p>Customer engagement software provider <b>EngageSmart</b>(ESMT) plans to raise $349 million at a $4.1 billion market cap. The company provides software that simplifies online workflows like paperless billing, electronic payment processing, scheduling, and client communication. While growth may slow post-pandemic, EngageSmart has a sticky customer based and a long track record of profitability.</p>\n<p>Hiring solutions provider <b>Sterling Check</b>(STER) plans to raise $300 million at a $2.1 billion market cap. Sterling is one of the leading US providers of background checks for corporate and government customers. The company serves more than 50% of the Fortune 100, often with exclusive contracts, though it operates in a highly competitive market.</p>\n<p>Jewelry retailer <b>Brilliant Earth Group</b>(BRLT) plans to raise $250 million at a $1.4 billion. 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Cue has five additional Test Kits in late-stage technical development, for which it expects to begin seeking FDA authorization or clearance in the 2H22.</p>\n<p>London-listed crypto mining company <b>Argo Blockchain</b>(ARBK) plans to raise $138 million at an $855 million market cap. Argo states that it is a leading blockchain technology company focused on large-scale mining of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Argo has a fleet of more than 21,000 purpose-built computers (mining machines) and can generate more than 1,075 petahash per second.</p>\n<p>Personalized supplements seller <b>Thorne Healthtech</b>(THRN) plans to raise $126 million at an $892 million market cap. The company’s vertically integrated brands, Thorne and Onegevity, provide actionable insights and personalized data, products, and services. Profitable with strong growth, Thorne has a base of more than 3 million customers.</p>\n<p>Canadian bank <b>VersaBank</b>(VBNK) plans to raise $50 million at a $269 million market cap. VersaBank is a Canadian Schedule I chartered bank and states that it is one of the world's first fully digital financial institutions. 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While losses are expected to increase with S&M spending, Freshworks has delivered solid growth and 100%+ net dollar-based revenue retention as of 6/30/21.\nCanadian consumer products company Knowlton Development(KDC) plans to raise $800 million at a $3.1 billion market cap. Over the past three years, Knowlton has been responsible for co-developing 9,000+ products across a variety of categories, and its products are sold by its brand partners in 70+ countries. Despite using offering proceeds to pay down debt, Knowlton will be leveraged post-IPO.\nRestaurant payment processor Toast(TOST) plans to raise $685 million at a $17.9 billion market cap. Toast provides a suite of integrated payment and software solutions that are designed to streamline restaurant operations. The company grew ARR over 100% in the 1H21, though it has historically been unprofitable, and growth could slow as tailwinds from restaurants reopening abate.\nGlobal money transfer firm Remitly Global(RELY) plans to raise $487 million at a $7.5 billion market cap. Remitly provides digital financial services for immigrants and their families in over 135 countries, and it has expanded its core cross-border remittance product to over 1,700 corridors worldwide. The company has demonstrated growth and margin improvement, though it remains unprofitable.\nSoftware firm Clearwater Analytics(CWAN) plans to raise $450 million at a $3.7 billion market cap. Clearwater provides its 1,000+ clients with cloud-native software that allows them to simplify their investment accounting operations, and the company has a 100% recurring revenue model. A new investor and certain existing shareholders intend to purchase $150 million worth of shares in the IPO.\nFood company Sovos Brands(SOVO) plans to raise $350 million at a $1.5 billion market cap. Formed by Advent International, Sovos Brands offers a select group of acquired premium food brands. According to the company, its largest brand of products, Rao's, included the #1 selling SKU in the pasta and pizza sauce category. Profitable with solid growth, Sovos will be leveraged post-IPO.\nCustomer engagement software provider EngageSmart(ESMT) plans to raise $349 million at a $4.1 billion market cap. The company provides software that simplifies online workflows like paperless billing, electronic payment processing, scheduling, and client communication. While growth may slow post-pandemic, EngageSmart has a sticky customer based and a long track record of profitability.\nHiring solutions provider Sterling Check(STER) plans to raise $300 million at a $2.1 billion market cap. Sterling is one of the leading US providers of background checks for corporate and government customers. The company serves more than 50% of the Fortune 100, often with exclusive contracts, though it operates in a highly competitive market.\nJewelry retailer Brilliant Earth Group(BRLT) plans to raise $250 million at a $1.4 billion. Brilliant Earth is a digital-first jewelry company and a global leader in ethically sourced fine jewelry. The company has sold to consumers in all US states and over 50 countries, and has served over 370,000 customers through its e-commerce platform and 13 showrooms.\nOnline fashion platform a.k.a. Brands(AKA) plans to raise $250 million at a $2.3 billion market cap. a.k.a. acquires digitally-focused fashion brands oriented toward millennial and Gen Z consumers, starting with its acquisition of Princess Polly in 2018. The company has successfully expanded Princess Polly and has a long runway to grow its brands in the US, but its M&A strategy carries execution risk.\nCOVID-19 test maker Cue Health(HLTH) plans to raise $200 million at a $2.4 billion market cap. Cue’s first commercially available diagnostic test for use with its Cue Health Monitoring System is its COVID-19 Test Kit, which has been authorized by two EUAs. Cue has five additional Test Kits in late-stage technical development, for which it expects to begin seeking FDA authorization or clearance in the 2H22.\nLondon-listed crypto mining company Argo Blockchain(ARBK) plans to raise $138 million at an $855 million market cap. Argo states that it is a leading blockchain technology company focused on large-scale mining of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. 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peak\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\">2021-09-08 22:46</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Robusta coffee futures on ICE rose to a new four-year high on Wednesday on signs of tightening supplies, while cocoa futures hit a nine-month peak.</p>\n<p><b>COFFEE</b></p>\n<ul>\n <li>November robusta coffee was up 0.1% at $2,104 a tonne at 1427 GMT, after setting a four-year high of $2,130.</li>\n <li>Dealers cited as supportive factors falling ICE exchange stocks, increased demand from roasters for robusta instead of its pricier arabica counterpart, as well as continued shipping backlogs, including out of top robusta producer Vietnam.</li>\n <li>\"For the time being, there is no foreseeable alleviation to the international squeeze on global supply chains,\" said trader I&M Smith.</li>\n <li>Strict measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Vietnam are prompting further supply jitters.</li>\n <li>The International Coffee Organisation said in its July monthly report global production of the bean will likely fall some way below demand in the upcoming season that starts in October, but bumped up its coffee surplus forecast for the current season.</li>\n <li>December arabica coffee rose 0.2% to $1.9430 per lb.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><b>COCOA</b></p>\n<ul>\n <li>December New York cocoa was flat at $2,704 a tonne, having hit a nine-month high of $2,717.</li>\n <li>December London cocoa rose 0.4% to 1,842 pounds per tonne, after hitting 1,844 pounds, also a nine-month peak.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Cocoa is gaining from the prospect of improved demand in the upcoming 2021/22 season (October/September), coupled with an expected drop in supply that should leave the market more or less balanced.</p>\n<p>Dealers cited a lack of hedging pressure in the market, with top producer Ivory Coast having pre-sold much of its cocoa for the 2021/22 season.</p>\n<p><b>SUGAR</b></p>\n<ul>\n <li>October raw sugar rose 0.6% to 19.60 cents per lb, having hit a two-week low on Tuesday at 19.44.</li>\n <li>Sugar has been trading range bound of late, with lower production from top producer Brazil already priced in.</li>\n <li>October white sugar rose 0.2% to $483.70 a tonne.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>(Reporting by Maytaal Angel Editing by Mark Potter and David Evans)</p>\n<p></p>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{},"is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2165399212","content_text":"LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Robusta coffee futures on ICE rose to a new four-year high on Wednesday on signs of tightening supplies, while cocoa futures hit a nine-month peak.\nCOFFEE\n\nNovember robusta coffee was up 0.1% at $2,104 a tonne at 1427 GMT, after setting a four-year high of $2,130.\nDealers cited as supportive factors falling ICE exchange stocks, increased demand from roasters for robusta instead of its pricier arabica counterpart, as well as continued shipping backlogs, including out of top robusta producer Vietnam.\n\"For the time being, there is no foreseeable alleviation to the international squeeze on global supply chains,\" said trader I&M Smith.\nStrict measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Vietnam are prompting further supply jitters.\nThe International Coffee Organisation said in its July monthly report global production of the bean will likely fall some way below demand in the upcoming season that starts in October, but bumped up its coffee surplus forecast for the current season.\nDecember arabica coffee rose 0.2% to $1.9430 per lb.\n\nCOCOA\n\nDecember New York cocoa was flat at $2,704 a tonne, having hit a nine-month high of $2,717.\nDecember London cocoa rose 0.4% to 1,842 pounds per tonne, after hitting 1,844 pounds, also a nine-month peak.\n\nCocoa is gaining from the prospect of improved demand in the upcoming 2021/22 season (October/September), coupled with an expected drop in supply that should leave the market more or less balanced.\nDealers cited a lack of hedging pressure in the market, with top producer Ivory Coast having pre-sold much of its cocoa for the 2021/22 season.\nSUGAR\n\nOctober raw sugar rose 0.6% to 19.60 cents per lb, having hit a two-week low on Tuesday at 19.44.\nSugar has been trading range bound of late, with lower production from top producer Brazil already priced in.\nOctober white sugar rose 0.2% to $483.70 a tonne.\n\n(Reporting by Maytaal Angel Editing by Mark Potter and David 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17:53","market":"us","language":"en","title":"SEC Cracks Down On \"Dubious\" ESG Labels Tied To $35 Trillion In Assets","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1106783631","media":"zerohedge","summary":"If it wasn't already abundantly clear that ESG investing has become one of the hottest investing cra","content":"<p>If it wasn't already abundantly clear that ESG investing has become one of the hottest investing crazes of the new decade, Cathie Wood's announcement earlier this week that she had applied to the SEC for permission to launch an ESG-focused ETF - the fund will exclude alcohol, banking, chemicals, confectionary, tobacco, oil and gambling stocks, among others - should stand as a rather obvious confirmation.</p>\n<p>But as the pace of growth in terms of assets dedicated to \"ESG\" funds started to accelerate, we started to notice that the assets being stuffed into these ESG funds didn't really look all that different from a typical equity fund. Just take a look at a list of the most popular holdings from last year.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/69385b0b114f494e953d69b4558993e6\" tg-width=\"1136\" tg-height=\"831\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">Now, take a look at the top holdings for ESGG, one of the top ESG-focused ETFs</p>\n<p>Top Carbon-Credit-Seller Launches Internal Probe After Selling \"Worthless\" Offsets To JPMorgan, Disney</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/2fe51e23a52b3c25f2b02cc5e36ba76c\" tg-width=\"1280\" tg-height=\"1157\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\">Stocked with blue-chips, these funds don't exactly scream environmentally friendly and socially responsible. One industry insider confirmed as much when he shared a new term:\"green washing\".<b>Since then, we have run at least a half dozen reports about abuses in the ESG space:</b></p>\n<ul>\n <li>The Fraud That Is ESG Strikes Again: Six Of Top 10 ESG Funds Underperform The S&P500</li>\n <li>Behold The \"Green\" Scam: Here Are The Most Popular ESG Fund Holdings</li>\n <li>Nation's Largest ESG Fund Has No Direct Renewable Holdings</li>\n <li>Top Carbon-Credit-Seller Launches Internal Probe After Selling \"Worthless\" Offsets To JPMorgan, Disney</li>\n <li>The ESG Threat</li>\n <li>ESG Investing – The Great Wall Street Money Heist</li>\n <li>The Gigantic Holes In Anti-Oil ESG Activism</li>\n <li>More ESG Fraud: BofA Finds That Tech Is One Of The Dirtiest Industries</li>\n</ul>\n<p>And that's not all. Just days after SEC chief Gary Gensler said the SEC wanted to push asset management firms and banks to come up with more disclosures surrounding ESG funds and investments, Bloomberg is reporting that the SEC has launched yet another investigation to try and ascertain just how much of the $35 trillion ESG industry is stocked with \"dubious\" funds selling assets with little or nothing to qualify them as \"green\".</p>\n<p>For several months now, the SEC has been demanding that money managers explain the standards they use for classifying funds as ESG-focused. The review is the SEC's marks the second time the agency has looked into possible ESG mislabeling since last year, a sign that the issue is \"a priority for the agency and a reason for the industry to worry about a rash of enforcement actions,\" according to Bloomberg. Back in April, the SEC released a report claiming that some investment advisors weren't doing nearly enough to ensure that their ESG \"marketing\" rang true. Some violations were so egregious the SEC said they could be in violation of the law. The industry responded by explaining that these types of standards are difficult to assess because every firm has its own definition of what constitutes ESG.</p>\n<p>Just the other day, the press revealed an investigation launched by German and US authorities (including the SEC) into whether Deutsche's asset-management arm DWS Group exaggerated the environmental credentials of some investment products. The investigation was launched after a former senior executive blew the whistle. While DWS rejected the claims, its shares tumbled on the news.</p>\n<p>Per BBG, the SEC is \"following the money\".</p>\n<blockquote>\n \"It is a real area of scrutiny, particularly as it relates to disclosures,” said Morgan Miller, a partner at law firm Paul Hastings in Washington and a former SEC enforcement attorney.\n</blockquote>\n<p>The SEC is following the money: Few businesses are booming in high finance like sustainable investing, as governments, pension plans and corporations all seek to lower their carbon footprints and be better public citizens. Amid the rush for dollars, more and more ESG insiders have started sounding alarms that a lot of the marketing is hype, a term known in the industry as greenwashing.</p>\n<p>With Hurricane Ida getting people worked up about \"climate change\" once again, we wouldn't be surprised to see billions more flow into ESG funds over the coming weeks.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/d437677edd477e1f2e43c42b3463d5b7\" tg-width=\"1162\" tg-height=\"774\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"><i>Source:Bloomberg</i></p>\n<p>BBG's sources also claimed that the SEC sent a flurry of letters to investment advisors who were asked to describe \"in painstaking detail\" the process used to ensure assets are worthy of the ESG designation.</p>\n<blockquote>\n Letters that the SEC sent out earlier this year point to some of the agency’s top concerns, said the people who asked not to be named because the correspondence isn’t public.\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n Investment advisers were asked to describe in painstaking detail the screening processes they use to ensure assets are worthy of ESG designations, one of the people said. The SEC also wants to know how firms are grappling with different jurisdictions’ requirements. For instance, Europe has specific standards that money managers must adhere to in making sure assets are green or sustainable. But in the U.S., it’s much murkier.\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n Another SEC query sought information about ESG compliance programs, policies and procedures, a different person said. The SEC additionally asked about statements made by managers in their marketing materials or regulatory filings.\n</blockquote>\n<p>Since March, European money managers have had to disclose the actual ESG features of products being touted. In the U.S., no such mandate exists -- prompting confusion among financial firms and investors alike.</p>\n<p>But that could soon change, as one source told Bloomberg that the SEC's latest probe was bound to turn up some disappointing discoveries.</p>\n<blockquote>\n \"Given the squishiness of what it means to be an ESG investor, I’m suspecting they’re going to find some interesting things,\" Phillip Gillespie, a senior counsel at WilmerHale in Boston, said of the SEC.\n</blockquote>\n<p>With regulators in both the US and Europe closing in, the ESG bubble is likely bound to end in a similar manner to the asset bubbles that came before, like the tech bubble, the biotech bubble, etc.: with a brutal crash as investors realize that ESG's promise to save the world while generating alpha is hollow marketing babble, not a viable vision for their investments.</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>SEC Cracks Down On \"Dubious\" ESG Labels Tied To $35 Trillion In Assets</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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Just take a look at a list of the most popular holdings from last year.\nNow, take a look at the top holdings for ESGG, one of the top ESG-focused ETFs\nTop Carbon-Credit-Seller Launches Internal Probe After Selling \"Worthless\" Offsets To JPMorgan, Disney\nStocked with blue-chips, these funds don't exactly scream environmentally friendly and socially responsible. One industry insider confirmed as much when he shared a new term:\"green washing\".Since then, we have run at least a half dozen reports about abuses in the ESG space:\n\nThe Fraud That Is ESG Strikes Again: Six Of Top 10 ESG Funds Underperform The S&P500\nBehold The \"Green\" Scam: Here Are The Most Popular ESG Fund Holdings\nNation's Largest ESG Fund Has No Direct Renewable Holdings\nTop Carbon-Credit-Seller Launches Internal Probe After Selling \"Worthless\" Offsets To JPMorgan, Disney\nThe ESG Threat\nESG Investing – The Great Wall Street Money Heist\nThe Gigantic Holes In Anti-Oil ESG Activism\nMore ESG Fraud: BofA Finds That Tech Is One Of The Dirtiest Industries\n\nAnd that's not all. Just days after SEC chief Gary Gensler said the SEC wanted to push asset management firms and banks to come up with more disclosures surrounding ESG funds and investments, Bloomberg is reporting that the SEC has launched yet another investigation to try and ascertain just how much of the $35 trillion ESG industry is stocked with \"dubious\" funds selling assets with little or nothing to qualify them as \"green\".\nFor several months now, the SEC has been demanding that money managers explain the standards they use for classifying funds as ESG-focused. The review is the SEC's marks the second time the agency has looked into possible ESG mislabeling since last year, a sign that the issue is \"a priority for the agency and a reason for the industry to worry about a rash of enforcement actions,\" according to Bloomberg. Back in April, the SEC released a report claiming that some investment advisors weren't doing nearly enough to ensure that their ESG \"marketing\" rang true. Some violations were so egregious the SEC said they could be in violation of the law. The industry responded by explaining that these types of standards are difficult to assess because every firm has its own definition of what constitutes ESG.\nJust the other day, the press revealed an investigation launched by German and US authorities (including the SEC) into whether Deutsche's asset-management arm DWS Group exaggerated the environmental credentials of some investment products. The investigation was launched after a former senior executive blew the whistle. While DWS rejected the claims, its shares tumbled on the news.\nPer BBG, the SEC is \"following the money\".\n\n \"It is a real area of scrutiny, particularly as it relates to disclosures,” said Morgan Miller, a partner at law firm Paul Hastings in Washington and a former SEC enforcement attorney.\n\nThe SEC is following the money: Few businesses are booming in high finance like sustainable investing, as governments, pension plans and corporations all seek to lower their carbon footprints and be better public citizens. Amid the rush for dollars, more and more ESG insiders have started sounding alarms that a lot of the marketing is hype, a term known in the industry as greenwashing.\nWith Hurricane Ida getting people worked up about \"climate change\" once again, we wouldn't be surprised to see billions more flow into ESG funds over the coming weeks.\nSource:Bloomberg\nBBG's sources also claimed that the SEC sent a flurry of letters to investment advisors who were asked to describe \"in painstaking detail\" the process used to ensure assets are worthy of the ESG designation.\n\n Letters that the SEC sent out earlier this year point to some of the agency’s top concerns, said the people who asked not to be named because the correspondence isn’t public.\n\n\n Investment advisers were asked to describe in painstaking detail the screening processes they use to ensure assets are worthy of ESG designations, one of the people said. The SEC also wants to know how firms are grappling with different jurisdictions’ requirements. For instance, Europe has specific standards that money managers must adhere to in making sure assets are green or sustainable. But in the U.S., it’s much murkier.\n\n\n Another SEC query sought information about ESG compliance programs, policies and procedures, a different person said. The SEC additionally asked about statements made by managers in their marketing materials or regulatory filings.\n\nSince March, European money managers have had to disclose the actual ESG features of products being touted. In the U.S., no such mandate exists -- prompting confusion among financial firms and investors alike.\nBut that could soon change, as one source told Bloomberg that the SEC's latest probe was bound to turn up some disappointing discoveries.\n\n \"Given the squishiness of what it means to be an ESG investor, I’m suspecting they’re going to find some interesting things,\" Phillip Gillespie, a senior counsel at WilmerHale in Boston, said of the SEC.\n\nWith regulators in both the US and Europe closing in, the ESG bubble is likely bound to end in a similar manner to the asset bubbles that came before, like the tech bubble, the biotech bubble, etc.: with a brutal crash as investors realize that ESG's promise to save the world while generating alpha is hollow marketing babble, not a viable vision for their investments.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{".IXIC":0.9,".DJI":0.9,"SPY":0.9,".SPX":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":1739,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":817342399,"gmtCreate":1630913233511,"gmtModify":1676530418963,"author":{"id":"3574053691106982","authorId":"3574053691106982","name":"jw321","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/1263b51c7856e75fbd5cf4072078ca6e","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3574053691106982","authorIdStr":"3574053691106982"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"lame","listText":"lame","text":"lame","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/817342399","repostId":"1194998203","repostType":4,"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":1689,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":817346297,"gmtCreate":1630913212919,"gmtModify":1676530418947,"author":{"id":"3574053691106982","authorId":"3574053691106982","name":"jw321","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/1263b51c7856e75fbd5cf4072078ca6e","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"followedFlag":false,"idStr":"3574053691106982","authorIdStr":"3574053691106982"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"first to comment","listText":"first to comment","text":"first to comment","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":2,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/817346297","repostId":"1114630695","repostType":4,"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":2420,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0}],"defaultTab":"posts","isTTM":true}