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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

after it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in December 2020 and reached its record high of $35.88 But in 2023, the company's revenue plunged, its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) margin declined, and it stayed unprofitable. billion $8.0

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

Unlike AT&T and Verizon , which expanded their wireless networks to reduce their dependence on wireline connections, Lumen shunned the wireless market and expanded its wireline business through a series of mergers and acquisitions. With an enterprise value of $23.4 It also still had $1.5

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Opendoor (NASDAQ: OPEN) seemed like a promising growth stock when it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in Dec. That slowdown also caused its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) -- which briefly turned positive in 2021 -- to turn negative again.

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AUGUST 17, 2024

Here's what makes the company a stellar "forever" investment, especially following its recent acquisition. Last but not least, however, Casey's most powerful growth lever remaining could be its continued geographic expansion, whether through building new stores or leaning upon its newly formed mergers and acquisitions (M&A) team.

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AUGUST 18, 2024

Despite this track record of success -- along with earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) and FCF growth of 81% and 73% over the last five years -- the share price for MTY stock trading over the counter in the U.S. is down 40% from its high. percentage points.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) increased 20% in the second quarter to almost $3.8 The biggest catalyst has been acquisitions. billion acquisition of Lotus Midstream last May and followed it up with its $7.1 billion acquisition of WTG Midstream. times target range.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) last April. SoundHound fell short of its pre-merger expectations, and rising interest rates exacerbated that pain by compressing its valuations. The audio and speech recognition company's stock opened at $8.72 less than a month later.

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

A quick look at Honeywell's ratio of enterprise value to earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation, and amortization (EV-to- EBITDA ) compared to peers in aerospace (RTX and Safran ), industrial automation ( Rockwell , Emerson Electric , and Schneider) , and building automation ( Johnson Controls and Schneider) shows a clear discount.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Symbiotic (NASDAQ: SYM) went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on June 8, 2022. Over the past year, it's consistently grown revenue at double-digit and triple-digit rates, while narrowing its losses on an adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) basis.

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APRIL 21, 2024

Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA) , a maker of electric semi-trucks, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in June 2020. In its pre-merger presentation, it told investors it could deliver 600 BEVs in 2021, 1,200 BEVs in 2022, and 3,500 BEVs in 2023. Its shares opened at $37.55 a week later.

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

Could one of those stocks be BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) , the enterprise AI software company that went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in 2021? set some unrealistic growth targets during its pre-merger presentation and missed those estimates by a mile. What does BigBear.ai For 2024, BigBear.ai

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) disappointed a lot of investors after it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in April 2022. Yet it had previously told investors it could generate $98 million in revenue in 2023 during its pre-merger presentation.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

But price to sales, enterprise value to earnings before interest taxes, depreciation and amortization, aka EBITDA, or your good old price to earnings metric. As you mentioned, following the last reported earnings in August, the company closed on an aviation acquisition. Now that they've closed the acquisition.

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JULY 27, 2023

Delight at acquisition Announcing the deal to the French market, FDJ’s chairman Stephane Pallez said he was “delighted” with the acquisition. FDJ acquires the entire capital of this company for an enterprise value of 350 million euros. The group posted revenues of nearly €4bn last year, up 24 per cent on the year before.

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JANUARY 2, 2025

BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) , a developer of AI-oriented analytics tools, went public three years go by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). During its pre-merger presentation, BigBear.ai increased its share count by 85% since its SPAC merger. But with an enterprise value of $1.35 But with $65.6

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DECEMBER 28, 2024

The fintech company went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on June 1, 2021, and its stock opened at $21.97. Like many other SPAC-backed companies, SoFi disappointed its investors by missing its ambitious pre-merger forecasts. At $16, it has an enterprise value of $16.2 respectively.

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DECEMBER 21, 2024

Luminar Technologies (NASDAQ: LAZR) , a developer of commercial automotive lidars, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) four years ago. During its pre-merger presentation, Luminar claimed it could grow its revenue from an estimated $15 million in 2020 to $124 million in 2023.

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DECEMBER 21, 2024

EVgo (NASDAQ: EVGO) , a leading builder of EV charging networks, went public in July 2021 by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). In its pre-merger presentation, it claimed it could grow its revenue from an estimated $20 million in 2021 to $166 million in 2023. The combined company's stock opened at $15.05

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DECEMBER 11, 2024

14, 2023, by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ). With an enterprise value of $1 billion, Intuitive still looks like a bargain at 4 times this year's sales and just 2 times its estimated sales for 2026. The combined company's stock started trading at $10, soared to a record high of $81.99

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MARCH 18, 2025

The artificial intelligence (AI) software company went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), and its shares opened at $9.84. But if we compare BigBear.ai's pre-merger revenue forecasts to its actual performance over the past four years, we'll see why the bulls retreated and the bears rushed in.

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