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Daily Brief United States: JPMorgan Chase & Co, Braze Inc and more

In today’s briefing:

  • The Big 3 U.S. Banks Delivered Solid Earnings on NII, Benign Credit Quality
  • Braze: Potential For A More Profitable SaaS Company By FY25, But Macro Is Still Challenging


The Big 3 U.S. Banks Delivered Solid Earnings on NII, Benign Credit Quality

By Fern Wang

  • The U.S. Big 3 banks delivered strong 3Q23 earnings on the back of record net interest income, despite a lower balance in commercial loans and residential mortgages.
  • Credit quality is mostly steady, with credit card charge-offs normalized. The main pain point is in CRE, especially for WFC. 
  • The proposed Basel III end game, if materialized, could have a huge impact on JPM and Citigroup in particular.

Braze: Potential For A More Profitable SaaS Company By FY25, But Macro Is Still Challenging

By Andrei Zakharov

  • Braze, a leading customer engagement cloud-based platform provider, outperformed its key competitors, Adobe and Salesforce, on a year-to-date basis. 
  • Braze shares massively outperformed, with shares up ~67% over the year versus a ~28% gain on the NASDAQ. However, the stock is still below the IPO price of $65/share. 
  • Reported y/y revenue growth has decelerated from 58% in FY22 to 49% in FY23, and management has guided ~27% y/y revenue growth in FY24. 

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