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Andrei Zakharov

Algosun Global

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/splunk-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12849:1" rel="noopener">Splunk Inc (SPLK US)</a> , a leading American provider of machine-generated data platform and established software vendor, announced strong 1QFY23 earnings results. </li>
<li>Total revenues grew to $674M, up 34% YoY, the highest revenue growth rate for the last 3 years. Cloud revenues jumped by 66%, reflecting customer adoption of the cloud platform.</li>
<li>WSJ reported that Cisco made a <strong>$20B</strong>+ takeover offer for Splunk. However, no deal was on the table, but if talks resume, Cisco could pay $20B+, according to The NYT.   </li>
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Splunk Inc (SPLK US) , a leading American provider of machine-generated data platform and established software vendor, announced strong 1QFY23 earnings results. 
Total revenues grew to $674M, up 34% YoY, the highest revenue growth rate for the last 3 years. Cloud revenues jumped by 66%, reflecting customer adoption of the cloud platform.
WSJ reported that Cisco made a $20B+ takeover offer for Splunk. However, no deal was on the table, but if talks resume, Cisco could pay $20B+, according to The NYT.   


1QFY23 Revenue Growth Accelerated As Cloud-Driven Transformation Goes Well

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/elastic-nv" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27526:1" rel="noopener">Elastic NV (ESTC US)</a> , a leading search technology company, reported strong Q3 FY’22 results that topped estimates. Cloud revenue surged 79% year-over-year, and free cash flow was ~$3M. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/elastic-nv" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27526:1" rel="noopener">Elastic NV (ESTC US)</a>  shares underperformed in CY’22, with shares down ~37% YTD versus a ~29% loss on the WCLD – WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund. </li>
<li>Shares of Elastic jumped to ~$87.00/share after the company reported third-quarter earnings the previous week, but then the stock erased early gains due to broader sell-off in tech shares. </li>
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Elastic NV (ESTC US) , a leading search technology company, reported strong Q3 FY’22 results that topped estimates. Cloud revenue surged 79% year-over-year, and free cash flow was ~$3M. 

Elastic NV (ESTC US)  shares underperformed in CY’22, with shares down ~37% YTD versus a ~29% loss on the WCLD – WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund. 
Shares of Elastic jumped to ~$87.00/share after the company reported third-quarter earnings the previous week, but then the stock erased early gains due to broader sell-off in tech shares. 


Q3 FY’22 Earnings Review: Spectacular Revenue Growth Driven By The Cloud Business

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/elastic-nv" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27526:1" rel="noopener">Elastic NV (ESTC US)</a>  has grown its ARR from ~$207 million as of Jul-18 to ~$760 million today and may become a multi-billion dollar unicorn in the future.  </li>
<li>We like the subscription-based freemium business model, strong net expansion rate, and acceleration in revenue growth of Elastic Cloud business, which currently represents ~33% of total revenue. </li>
<li>Elastic Search is one of the most popular search engines globally, and the company’s products have been downloaded more than 350 million times since 2013. </li>
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Elastic NV (ESTC US)  has grown its ARR from ~$207 million as of Jul-18 to ~$760 million today and may become a multi-billion dollar unicorn in the future.  
We like the subscription-based freemium business model, strong net expansion rate, and acceleration in revenue growth of Elastic Cloud business, which currently represents ~33% of total revenue. 
Elastic Search is one of the most popular search engines globally, and the company’s products have been downloaded more than 350 million times since 2013. 


Elastic: High-Profile Search Company With Attractive Fundamentals

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>HashiCorp is a cloud infrastructure automation company offering industry leading-products with high-profile customer list and freemium business model. The unicorn was backed by leading VC investors. </li>
<li>HashiCorp is the open-source software company, which is well-positioned to gain market share in the cloud infrastructure, security and networking addressable markets. </li>
<li>The company filed to go public this month. Our post-IPO valuation implies substantial upside potential to last private round valuation and we have favorable view of the upcoming IPO.</li>
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HashiCorp is a cloud infrastructure automation company offering industry leading-products with high-profile customer list and freemium business model. The unicorn was backed by leading VC investors. 
HashiCorp is the open-source software company, which is well-positioned to gain market share in the cloud infrastructure, security and networking addressable markets. 
The company filed to go public this month. Our post-IPO valuation implies substantial upside potential to last private round valuation and we have favorable view of the upcoming IPO.


HashiCorp IPO: Serious Player in Multi-Cloud Infrastructure Automation Segment

<p>In September, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sumo-logic-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29265:1" rel="noopener">Sumo Logic Inc (SUMO US)</a>  announced Q2’22 earnings results and the stock plunged more than 10% after results were released. Investors were disappointed by higher-than-expected operating losses, weak gross margins and declining net dollar retention rate. However, management increased guidance for FY’22. Revenue will increase to ~$238M in FY’22, representing a growth rate of 17%. We believe investors overreacted to mixed Q2’22 earnings results and expect Sumo Logic stock to rebound in the area of $19-$20 per share till the end of the year, implying 20%+ upside potential vs. current levels.   </p>

In September, Sumo Logic Inc (SUMO US)  announced Q2’22 earnings results and the stock plunged more than 10% after results were released. Investors were disappointed by higher-than-expected operating losses, weak gross margins and declining net dollar retention rate. However, management increased guidance for FY’22. Revenue will increase to ~$238M in FY’22, representing a growth rate of 17%. We believe investors overreacted to mixed Q2’22 earnings results and expect Sumo Logic stock to rebound in the area of $19-$20 per share till the end of the year, implying 20%+ upside potential vs. current levels.   

Investors Overreacted To Mixed Q2’22 Earnings Results. The Stock Is Set For A Rebound

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Elastic N.V. provides information technology and data analysis services. The Company offers monitoring, security analysis, enterprise search, cloud computing, and open source application performance monitoring solutions. Elastic serves customers in the United States.

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