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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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<ul><li>Splunk had a fairly decent 2021 good growth in annual recurring revenue (ARR), more specifically the cloud ARR growth.</li><li>The company has successfully played around with its pricing and expanded the cloud gross margin.</li><li>The company onboarded Fred Loya Insurance who purchased Splunk cloud with workload pricing for safeguarding data of its customers and for automating security initiatives.</li></ul>

Splunk had a fairly decent 2021 good growth in annual recurring revenue (ARR), more specifically the cloud ARR growth.The company has successfully played around with its pricing and expanded the cloud gross margin.The company onboarded Fred Loya Insurance who purchased Splunk cloud with workload pricing for safeguarding data of its customers and for automating security initiatives.

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<ul><li>Splunk had an excellent finish to a strong year with solid annual recurring revenue, cloud DBNRR, and cloud ARR growth.</li><li>Splunk is able to take a fundamentally unique approach because they have a huge scalable data platform with advanced analytics.</li><li>The company onboarded Fred Loya Insurance who purchased Splunk cloud with workload pricing for safeguarding data of its customers and for automating security initiatives.</li></ul>

Splunk had an excellent finish to a strong year with solid annual recurring revenue, cloud DBNRR, and cloud ARR growth.Splunk is able to take a fundamentally unique approach because they have a huge scalable data platform with advanced analytics.The company onboarded Fred Loya Insurance who purchased Splunk cloud with workload pricing for safeguarding data of its customers and for automating security initiatives.

<ul><li>Splunk delivered a decent third-quarter result with strong business momentum resulting in the company’s first $1 billion cloud quarter.</li><li>Its cloud ARR reaching $1.1 billion and growing by 75% year over year.</li><li>Given its cheap valuation despite the strong future potential, in a fast-growing yet highly competitive market, we give Splunk a ‘Buy’ rating with a revised target price.</li></ul>

Splunk delivered a decent third-quarter result with strong business momentum resulting in the company’s first $1 billion cloud quarter.Its cloud ARR reaching $1.1 billion and growing by 75% year over year.Given its cheap valuation despite the strong future potential, in a fast-growing yet highly competitive market, we give Splunk a ‘Buy’ rating with a revised target price.

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<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 the appointment of Stewart Grierson as CFO and launched new products.</li>
<li>Management raised FY'22 guidance and growth of new customers started to recover as the global economy is reopening.</li>
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<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> is one of our reopening stock ideas in technology sector in the United States.</li>
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Sumo Logic Inc (SUMO US) announced the appointment of Stewart Grierson as CFO and launched new products.
Management raised FY'22 guidance and growth of new customers started to recover as the global economy is reopening.

Sumo Logic Inc (SUMO US) is one of our reopening stock ideas in technology sector in the United States.


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Splunk Inc. develops web based application software. The Company provides software that collects and analyzes machine data generated by websites, applications, servers, networks, and mobile devices. Splunk serves customers worldwide.

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Splunk Inc (SPLK US)

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

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Splunk: A Genuinely Cheap Cloud Stock? (12/2021)

Splunk delivered a decent third-quarter result with strong business momentum resulting in the company’s first $1 billion cloud quarter. Its cloud...

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Expecting Strong Growth In CY22. New CFO Will Improve Business Performance

We still believe Sumo Logic stock is the most undervalued technology unicorn in our SaaS/Cloud coverage universe, which trades at a discount to...

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