Despite disruption from the COVID-19 outbreak during the latter half of its fiscal Q1, QAD (QADA) turned in a solid start to FY ‘21. Revenue was slightly ahead of Street expectations and just shy of our estimate despite a significant intra-quarter headwind from FX.
Read MoreQAD (QADA) reports its fiscal Q1 ’21 results on Wednesday, May 27. Similar to many other software companies that have reported since the COVID-19 outbreak, we expect the results to reflect disruption from the pandemic.
Read MoreAs the fate of the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) customized postage program hangs in the balance, Stamps.com (STMP), Minted.com and the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers all filed comments with the Postal Regulatory Commission in favor of leaving the program intact with perhaps a few minor modifications to resolve an outstanding USPS legal issue pertaining to a customer’s desire to order PhotoStamps with “some pleasant, innocuous Christian images.”
Read MoreWith results from the last of the March quarter reporters out, it remains clear that most vendors experienced elongating sales cycles in the final weeks of Q1 but have seen activity levels rebound thus far in Q2. That said, few have expressed any great confidence that recent trends will remain intact through the more critical selling period near quarter-end and only a small minority are willing to put forth expectations beyond the current quarter.
Read MoreStamps.com (STMP) posted Q1 ’20 results far above expectations. Per management, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a surge in both new customer acquisition and shipping volumes processed as businesses and consumers increasingly transacted online during the latter part of March.
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