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<ul><li>C3 AI's first quarter fiscal year 2025 earnings results present a close look at a company experiencing significant traction and visibility in the enterprise AI market.</li><li>The company reported a total revenue of $87.2 million for the quarter, which is a 21% year-over-year increase.</li><li>This performance is notably ahead of analyst expectations and underscores a trajectory of accelerating growth that C3 AI has demonstrated over six consecutive quarters.</li></ul>

C3 AI's first quarter fiscal year 2025 earnings results present a close look at a company experiencing significant traction and visibility in the enterprise AI market.The company reported a total revenue of $87.2 million for the quarter, which is a 21% year-over-year increase.This performance is notably ahead of analyst expectations and underscores a trajectory of accelerating growth that C3 AI has demonstrated over six consecutive quarters.

C3.ai Inc.: Expanding Partnership with Hyperscalers & Enhancement of Enterprise AI Applications To Drive Growth! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>C3.ai Inc.'s 2024 fourth quarter financial results and their fiscal year report have illustrated continuous growth and increased profitability.</li><li>With a record revenue of $310.6 million for the full year, indicating a 16% increase from last year, and Q4 revenue at $86.6 million, the company has significantly exceeded analyst expectations and its own guidance estimates.</li><li>Its subscription revenue reached an impressive $278.1 million, a 21% rise from last year's figures.</li></ul>

C3.ai Inc.'s 2024 fourth quarter financial results and their fiscal year report have illustrated continuous growth and increased profitability.With a record revenue of $310.6 million for the full year, indicating a 16% increase from last year, and Q4 revenue at $86.6 million, the company has significantly exceeded analyst expectations and its own guidance estimates.Its subscription revenue reached an impressive $278.1 million, a 21% rise from last year's figures.

C3.ai Inc.: The Story Of Increasing Demand for Its Cutting-Edge Technology in the Defense Sector! - Major Drivers

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<li>This is our first report on AI software platform company, C3 AI. The company has demonstrated positive performance in their third-quarter fiscal 2024 results with a total revenue of $78.4 million, marking an 18% YoY growth and surpassing their guidance range.</li>
<li>The total number of customer engagements has also seen an increase of 80% compared to the previous year.</li>
<li>The company reported a non-GAAP gross profit of $54.7 million with a gross margin standing at 70%.</li>
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This is our first report on AI software platform company, C3 AI. The company has demonstrated positive performance in their third-quarter fiscal 2024 results with a total revenue of $78.4 million, marking an 18% YoY growth and surpassing their guidance range.
The total number of customer engagements has also seen an increase of 80% compared to the previous year.
The company reported a non-GAAP gross profit of $54.7 million with a gross margin standing at 70%.


C3.ai (AI):- Expansion Of The Generative AI Market & 3 Other Fundamental Aspects Fueling Its Growth!

Global TMT Analyst, Ex-PM, 30 years experience

Neil Campling

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Generative AI seen through the lens of corporate earnings shows a lack of ROI or growth drivers in applications <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/broadcom-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:998:1" rel="noopener">Broadcom (AVGO US)</a><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hewlett-packard-enterprise-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26511:1" rel="noopener">Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE US)</a>  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alphabet-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33361:1" rel="noopener">Alphabet (GOOGL US)</a> </li>
<li>U.S. semi equipment restrictions to China could negatively impact Tokyo Electron, ASML results in 2025 <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asml-holding-nv" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21097:1" rel="noopener">ASML Holding NV (ASML NA)</a><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tokyo-electron-device-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10301:1" rel="noopener">Tokyo Electron Device (2760 JP)</a> </li>
<li>Flagship global Tech conference in NYC suggests interest has picked up in global software above hardware in a notable shift</li>
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Generative AI seen through the lens of corporate earnings shows a lack of ROI or growth drivers in applications Broadcom (AVGO US)Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE US)  Alphabet (GOOGL US) 
U.S. semi equipment restrictions to China could negatively impact Tokyo Electron, ASML results in 2025 ASML Holding NV (ASML NA)Tokyo Electron Device (2760 JP) 
Flagship global Tech conference in NYC suggests interest has picked up in global software above hardware in a notable shift


Global Tech Weekly - Focus on AI, Semis, China V U.S., Software V Hardware. AI Party Ending?

Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

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<li>Beijing-Based 4Paradigm shares have underperformed the Hang Seng Index (+4.3%) in 2024 with shares down ~20% year-to-date. IPO investors are down ~28%.</li>
<li>I expect near-term selling pressure on the stock as IPO lockup ends in September and at least 265M shares will be available for sale by the end of next month.</li>
<li>4Paradigm has made considerable progress and with a clear profitability trajectory, the stock looks undervalued relative to peers in Mainland China and worldwide.</li>
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Beijing-Based 4Paradigm shares have underperformed the Hang Seng Index (+4.3%) in 2024 with shares down ~20% year-to-date. IPO investors are down ~28%.
I expect near-term selling pressure on the stock as IPO lockup ends in September and at least 265M shares will be available for sale by the end of next month.
4Paradigm has made considerable progress and with a clear profitability trajectory, the stock looks undervalued relative to peers in Mainland China and worldwide.


4Paradigm: Near-Term Selling Pressure May Persist As IPO Lockup Ends Next Month

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C3.ai, Inc. operates as a software company. The Company focuses on developing, deploying, and operating enterprise AI applications. C3.ai serves customers worldwide.

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Neil Campling

4Paradigm: Near-Term Selling Pressure May Persist As IPO Lockup Ends Next Month

4Paradigm, a Beijing-based enterprise AI company, completed its initial public offering in 2023. Pre-IPO investors and shareholders may sell the...

Andrei Zakharov

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