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General Commentary & Highlights Volatility: 53% of our select payments equities sample swung up or down by 10% or more and 30% swung up or down by...
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18 November 2024
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Joel Van Arsdale and Pedro Giesta
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Square's International Expansion
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8 Nov 2023
General Commentary & Highlights While Block works to fix its corporate challenges including a recently announced and much-needed expense reduction program, Square continues to demonstrate steady (though not spectacular) progress in the organic international expansion of its core merchant products, which achieved $380M of annualized gross profit in the most recent quarter. Square becoming more visible in key European markets, including UK, FR, and ES, though not yet disruptive (small market share in each of these markets). AfterPay results less impressive, achieving 22% YOY gross profit growth as credit conditions worsen. International FTE now comprise c. 27% of total company FTE (25% YE ’22). The company currently 96 open LinkedIn job positions, with 46% of them being international. Please do not hesitate to contact Joel van Arsdale at Joel@FlagshipAP.com or Pedro Giesta at Pedro@FlagshipAP.com with comments or questions.
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Infographic: Wise FY 2023 Performance Assessment
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29 Jun 2023
General Commentary & Highlights: Wise’s stock price surged c.20% to £641.40 on 28th June, fueled by its FY23 results that included surprisingly high growth. Wise stock is up more than 100% since its all-time low one year ago The customer base grew 34% YoY (66% of which joined through word-of-mouth), while volume grew at 37%; strong customer and volume growth across both consumer and business segments Transaction speed improvement via instant payment capabilities launched to and from Brazil, Singapore to Malaysia; and via new partner integrations in countries like Japan and the U.S. Impressive 51% YoY revenue growth powered by volume growth, margin expansion, and acceleration of interest income in a rising rate environment Strong growth across global regions, but particularly strong in APAC and ROW Growth propelled in part by Wise Platform (i.e., embedded partners) expansion, 60 new partners Adjusted EBITDA increased by ~100% YoY, and the net income margin surged by 3x as Wise Account features drove the increase in profitability from the higher interest rate environment Please do not hesitate to contact Joel Van Arsdale Joel@FlagshipAP.com or Pedro Giesta Pedro@FlagshipAP.com with comments or questions.
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Infographic: COVID e-Commerce Bubble Has Officially Burst
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9 May 2022
INFOGRAPHIC: COVID e-Commerce Bubble Has Officially Burst Please do not hesitate to contact Joel Van Arsdale Joel@FlagshipAP.com or Pedro Giesta Pedro@FlagshipAP.com with comments or questions.
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