Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

A highly collaborative investment professional and research analyst with 10+ years of international experience in equity research, treasury operations, and trading positions across multiple asset classes at leading multinational banks Citibank and Morgan Stanley, UHNWI-backed family office and European independent equity research firm. A respectable background in equity capital markets, corporate treasury, investment banking operations, equity research analysis and portfolio management.

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Equity Bottom-Up

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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> delivered a high quality beat and raise and reported a modest upside to revenue and profitability. The start of the fiscal year looked strong.</li>
<li>The leading provider of search engine for enterprises and SMBs guided FY24 ahead of consensus estimates. I reiterate our Overweight rating on ESTC.</li>
<li>The 1Q print was outstanding, with +17% y/y revenue growth, a record non-GAAP Op Margin of ~10% and FCF margin of ~13%.</li>
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Elastic NV (ESTC US) delivered a high quality beat and raise and reported a modest upside to revenue and profitability. The start of the fiscal year looked strong.
The leading provider of search engine for enterprises and SMBs guided FY24 ahead of consensus estimates. I reiterate our Overweight rating on ESTC.
The 1Q print was outstanding, with +17% y/y revenue growth, a record non-GAAP Op Margin of ~10% and FCF margin of ~13%.


Elastic: Blowout 1QFY24 Earnings. Shares Popped ~20% On Heavy Volume