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Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

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<ul><li>Duolingo Inc. recently released its Q1 2024 shareholder letter, announcing positive financial results while outlining future initiatives. The company achieved revenue and bookings growth of 45% and 41% respectively and saw active daily users grow by 54% YoY, signaling the effectiveness of their product-driven flywheel. The strategy of offering efficient language tutoring, driving user growth, and converting users to subscribers has proven to be beneficial for the platform. Duolingo also announced record profitability for the quarter. Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology. In this report, we have carried out a fundamental analysis of the historical financial statements of the company. We have added reasonable forecasts of the annualized income statement and cash flows and carried out a DCF valuation of the company using its Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) to determine a forecasted share price. We have further incorporated a sensitivity analysis/ scenario analysis to understand how changes in key assumptions could impact the valuation under 3 scenarios - a base case, a bull case, and a bear case. These additional layers of analysis serve to provide a comprehensive and robust valuation, giving investors a nuanced understanding of the inherent risks and opportunities.</li></ul>

Duolingo Inc. recently released its Q1 2024 shareholder letter, announcing positive financial results while outlining future initiatives. The company achieved revenue and bookings growth of 45% and 41% respectively and saw active daily users grow by 54% YoY, signaling the effectiveness of their product-driven flywheel. The strategy of offering efficient language tutoring, driving user growth, and converting users to subscribers has proven to be beneficial for the platform. Duolingo also announced record profitability for the quarter. Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology. In this report, we have carried out a fundamental analysis of the historical financial statements of the company. We have added reasonable forecasts of the annualized income statement and cash flows and carried out a DCF valuation of the company using its Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) to determine a forecasted share price. We have further incorporated a sensitivity analysis/ scenario analysis to understand how changes in key assumptions could impact the valuation under 3 scenarios - a base case, a bull case, and a bear case. These additional layers of analysis serve to provide a comprehensive and robust valuation, giving investors a nuanced understanding of the inherent risks and opportunities.

Duolingo Inc.: Investment in English Learning Content and Use of Generative AI! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>In Q4, Duolingo accomplished strong performances in both user growth and financial results last year.</li><li>CEO, Luis von Ahn, pointed out that the company scaled its product exponentially, resulting in a robust growth rate surpassing set expectation.</li><li>Adding over 13 points of adjusted EBITDA margin in 2023, Duolingo demonstrated its ability to leverage operations effectively and transform its product into a profitable business model.</li></ul>

In Q4, Duolingo accomplished strong performances in both user growth and financial results last year.CEO, Luis von Ahn, pointed out that the company scaled its product exponentially, resulting in a robust growth rate surpassing set expectation.Adding over 13 points of adjusted EBITDA margin in 2023, Duolingo demonstrated its ability to leverage operations effectively and transform its product into a profitable business model.

Duolingo Inc.: Expansion Into New Areas Of Learning And 5 Major Drivers

<ul><li>Duolingo, a leading language learning app inventor, recorded a spectacular Q3.</li><li>The company's revenue growth has caused it to revise earnings predictions upward, forecasting a 40% year-over-year growth.</li><li>In this report, we have carried out a fundamental analysis of the historical financial statements of the company.</li></ul>

Duolingo, a leading language learning app inventor, recorded a spectacular Q3.The company's revenue growth has caused it to revise earnings predictions upward, forecasting a 40% year-over-year growth.In this report, we have carried out a fundamental analysis of the historical financial statements of the company.

Duolingo Inc: Initiation of Coverage – Business Strategy Major Drivers

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/duolingo-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33531:1" rel="noopener">Duolingo (DUOL US)</a>  reported solid 2QFY22 results and hosted annual Duocon 2022 event in August. Management raised full-year revenue guidance, but the stock remained range bound. </li>
<li>We model total revenues growing +45% y/y to $365M in FY22 and +42% y/y to $517M in FY23, up vs. our prior estimates and projections. </li>
<li>2QFY22 results beat all key estimates, driven by accelerating user growth and strength across the entire business. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/duolingo-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33531:1" rel="noopener">Duolingo (DUOL US)</a>  remains our top mid-cap pick in the EdTech industry.</li>
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Duolingo (DUOL US)  reported solid 2QFY22 results and hosted annual Duocon 2022 event in August. Management raised full-year revenue guidance, but the stock remained range bound. 
We model total revenues growing +45% y/y to $365M in FY22 and +42% y/y to $517M in FY23, up vs. our prior estimates and projections. 
2QFY22 results beat all key estimates, driven by accelerating user growth and strength across the entire business. Duolingo (DUOL US)  remains our top mid-cap pick in the EdTech industry.


Duolingo. User Growth And Cash Flow Metrics Remain Robust. Management Raised FY22 Guidance

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<li>Duolingo reported stronger than expected 3QFY23 results, including revenues of $137.6M (consensus: $132.2M) and net income of $2.8M. The company raised guidance for FY23 revenues and total bookings. </li>
<li>Stock indicated up ~9% after hours. Duolingo beat all key estimates. However, ABPDAU declined to $25.38, while net new ARR growth will slow in 4Q and the next fiscal year. </li>
<li>With a market cap of ~$8.2B on a fully diluted basis, Duolingo shares trade at ~14x and ~11x EV/Rev on my respective FY23/FY24 estimates, a significant premium to comparable companies.</li>
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Duolingo reported stronger than expected 3QFY23 results, including revenues of $137.6M (consensus: $132.2M) and net income of $2.8M. The company raised guidance for FY23 revenues and total bookings. 
Stock indicated up ~9% after hours. Duolingo beat all key estimates. However, ABPDAU declined to $25.38, while net new ARR growth will slow in 4Q and the next fiscal year. 
With a market cap of ~$8.2B on a fully diluted basis, Duolingo shares trade at ~14x and ~11x EV/Rev on my respective FY23/FY24 estimates, a significant premium to comparable companies.


Duolingo: Rich Valuation and Limited Upside Despite Better Than Expected 3QFY23 Results

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Duolingo, Inc. designs and develops mobile learning platform. The Company teaches students a foreign language while simultaneously contributing to translate real-world content from the web. Duolingo serves students worldwide.

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Duolingo (DUOL US)

Duolingo Inc.: Investment in English Learning Content and Use of Generative AI! - Major Drivers

Duolingo Inc. recently released its Q1 2024 shareholder letter, announcing positive financial results while outlining future initiatives. The...

Baptista Research

Duolingo Inc.: Expansion Into New Areas Of Learning And 5 Major Drivers

In Q4, Duolingo accomplished strong performances in both user growth and financial results last year. CEO, Luis von Ahn, pointed out that the...

Baptista Research

Duolingo Inc: Initiation of Coverage – Business Strategy Major Drivers

Duolingo, a leading language learning app inventor, recorded a spectacular Q3. The company's revenue growth has caused it to revise earnings...

Baptista Research

Duolingo. User Growth And Cash Flow Metrics Remain Robust. Management Raised FY22 Guidance

Duolingo remains our top mid-cap pick in EdTech, and we believe the company’s growth profile of generating 40%+ organic growth is underappreciated...

Andrei Zakharov

Duolingo: Rich Valuation and Limited Upside Despite Better Than Expected 3QFY23 Results

My analysis suggests that Duolingo stock is overvalued, and the market has already priced in the organic 30%+ y/y growth along with improving...

Andrei Zakharov

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