Accounting red flags emerge across multiple names
SMCI moves to Forensic Alpha's maximum ‘10’ risk rating after its 10Q revealed extreme working-capital swings: receivables surged from $2.5bn to $11bn in one quarter, heavily concentrated in a single customer, while payables ballooned to $13.8bn, masking weak cash conversion. Bloom Energy also remains a top concern, with a widening gap between adjusted and statutory earnings, rising contract assets and growing reliance on off-balance-sheet JVs. NiSource’s score rose on higher DSO and advances to unconsolidated VIEs, while Cummins saw a jump in sales to equity investees to $1.70bn, with receivables outstanding from these investees of $523m, suggesting extended credit terms. Other stocks flagged last week include Amentum, Atlassian, Becton Dickinson, Ford and Impinj.
Edition: 230
- 20 February, 2026
Technology
According to Verbatim’s latest channel checks, 1Q24 sales trends are significantly stronger on a y/y basis. This strength stems from Cloud migration, ESM projects and Jira Work Management, while larger deal sizes are driving q/q trends. The 2Q24 outlook for TEAM is also stronger on both a y/y and q/q basis. Close rate continues to remain steady according to 100% of their respondents and the flow of new leads is mostly increasing. Also noteworthy, ServiceNow is losing market share to TEAM, but price increases are leading to competition from emerging vendors such as Monday.
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- 27 October, 2023
Technology
The presenter (at MYST’s latest TMT Idea Forum) views TEAM as a timely opportunity due to its nascent SaaS transition that he describes as “the most terminal value-accretive” he has ever seen. He models post-transition FCF of $20-25/share (vs. consensus at ~$10/share), but says this could prove conservative, as he notes that Autodesk and Adobe both saw FCF generation increase by ~5x over the course of their transitions. He also highlights a key misperception among investors, with many expecting just ~16% of the installed base to see a material repricing of 3-4x vs. his belief that 80% will reprice to ~8x (or more) pre-transition ARR. TP $550 (~230% upside).
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- 09 June, 2023
Technology
Q3 trends are strong as net new customer business grows - 100% of respondents to Verbatim’s latest channel checks tell them that they are meeting their internal sales targets. The outlook for Q4 is also positive due to ongoing price increases and a strong sales pipeline. FY23 is expected to be up significantly Y/Y (by 20% on average). TEAM continues to gain market share (particularly from ServiceNow) as they maintain best-of-breed products and customer experience. Respondents expect project management software growth to be dramatic over the next 12 months as a large push for the Jira line of products helps drive big licensing sales.
Edition: 159
- 28 April, 2023