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It expects its revenue to grow at least 74% in 2024 and rise by more than 88% from that baseline in 2025 as it expands its ecosystem with more acquisitions. Evolv went public through a reverse merger with a blank-check company in July 2021. However, in a pre-merger presentation, the company claimed it could grow its revenue from $20.2

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QuantumScape, a developer of solid-state batteries, merged with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in November 2020. and rose to its post-merger high of $35.69 According to its pre-merger presentation, it could potentially increase its revenue at a compound annual rate of 363% from $14 million in 2024 to $6.44

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ: RKLB) , the creator of the Electron orbital rocket, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) three years ago. Like many other SPAC-backed companies, Rocket Lab set the bar too high during its pre-merger investor presentation. How fast is Rocket Lab growing?

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

That's evident by looking at its recent acquisitions and the expansion projects it has coming down the pipeline. It generated 74% of its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) from its legacy liquids pipelines franchise. and offshore wind farms in Europe.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) and Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ: RKLB) are both tiny aerospace companies that went public by merging with special purpose acquisition companies ( SPACs ) in 2021. Both stocks initially soared, but they crashed after the companies missed their pre-merger estimates and racked up steep losses.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

The maker of solid-state batteries went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Nov. In its pre-merger presentation, QuantumScape predicted it would start commercializing its products in 2024 and grow its revenue at a whopping compound annual growth rate of 363% from $14 million in 2024 to $6.44

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AUGUST 23, 2024

After acquiring just over 2,000 properties from the merger with Spirit Realty, Realty Income's property portfolio has grown to around 15,500 properties. Assuming the lower interest rates allow Realty Income to refinance debt or fund more projects and acquisitions, lower rates should help boost profits.

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AUGUST 6, 2023

The logic behind the spinoff was that it would unlock shareholder value and allow each company to more easily pursue mergers and acquisitions (M&A), allocate capital, and compensate employees as a pure play focused on one industry. billion in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ).

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JULY 14, 2024

went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) on Dec. BigBear.ai, like many other SPAC-backed companies, made some grand promises before its merger but missed those estimates by a mile. SentinelOne provides AI-powered cybersecurity tools that are aimed at replacing human analysts. Its stock opened at $9.84

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NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) jumped 20% to $3.8 The MLP delivered record volumes across several segments, fueled by strong market conditions, recently completed expansion projects , and acquisitions. billion acquisition of WTG Midstream in July.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

After its 2022 merger with Kirkland Lake Gold and its acquisition of Yamana's Canadian assets, Agnico has emerged as a leading producer of gold -- and profits. in net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ). Currently, investors can grab shares of Agnico Eagle from the bargain bin.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

But since its market debut via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ), Opendoor's stock has lost nearly 90% of its value. Its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) margin dropped from positive 0.7% Amazon's stock only declined 14% during the same period.

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JULY 17, 2024

Its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) also turned positive in fiscal 2023. SoundHound went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) two years ago, but its stock tumbled after broadly missing its own pre-merger estimates. EH/s at the end of June 2024.

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JUNE 21, 2024

The current iteration of Broadcom came to be from the 2016 merger of Avago Technologies and Broadcom Corporation to unlock synergies and better meet the demands of large clients. Broadcom's bottom line is also impressive, with adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of $7.43 Why Broadcom?

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

First, prior to this decline, the company's ratio of enterprise value (EV) to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) was at an all-time high of 24. MTYFF Free Cash Flow data by YCharts Making 27 acquisitions worth more than $1.7 However, MTY doesn't spend all of its FCF on mergers and acquisitions.

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

The ultra-discounter made an apparent misstep in its acquisition of Family Dollar. Inflationary effects However, in addition to the failure of the Family Dollar merger, it was hit by the one phenomenon it could not battle so easily: inflation, specifically, the high inflation from earlier in the decade.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) went public by merging with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on April 28, 2022. During its pre-merger presentation, SoundHound predicted that its revenue would rise from $13 million in 2020 to $20 million in 2021, and then grow to $28 million in 2022. and rallied to an all-time high of $14.98

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MAY 22, 2024

The enterprise AI software company went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ), and its stock opened at $9.84 In a pre-merger presentation, BigBear.ai BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI) has disappointed a lot of investors since its public debut on Dec. on its first day as a combined company.

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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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JUNE 16, 2023

For example, its ratio of debt to EBITDA ( earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ) is generally among the lowest of its closest peer group. Acquisitions are partly to blame for that trend, but investors need to understand that leverage increases risk. But they don't have similarly strong corporate histories.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Like many other electric vehicle start-ups, Nikola went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) and set some overly ambitious long-term goals. In its pre-merger presentation in 2020, it claimed it could ship 600 battery-powered electric trucks (BEVs) in 2021, ship 1,200 BEVs in 2022, and ship 3,500 BEVs in 2023.

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MARCH 21, 2024

SoFi stock: Down 26% this year and 73% from its high Jennifer Saibil : SoFi has been demonstrating fantastic growth since it went public in 2021 through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). SoFi came through on its promise to report its first net profit in the fourth quarter, which was $48 million, or $0.02

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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. Lumen expected to generate slow but steady growth as economies of scale kicked in.

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MAY 20, 2024

SoundHound went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) two years ago. In a pre-merger presentation, SoundHound claimed it could grow its revenue at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 104% from $13 million in 2020 to $110 million in 2023 as it expanded its gross margin from 55% to 77%.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

A lot of that has been through acquisitions, with Builders FirstSource doing a massive deal in 2020 and completing 14 smaller purchases in the last two years alone to rapidly expand both its product portfolio and its geographic reach. billion in cash between 2024 and 2026 on share repurchases and continued acquisitions. billion to $8.5

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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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DECEMBER 22, 2023

SoFi stock: Down 61% from its high Jennifer Saibil : I was wary of the hype surrounding SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) when it went public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) in June of 2021. It was untested, with an astronomical valuation and no profits.

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

The company has reported positive earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) every quarter for well over a decade. Verizon just needs to offer them a competitive price. Given its market-leading scale, that's typically not a problem for Verizon.

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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 9, 2024

billion of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ( EBITDA ) in the period , a 20% surge, compared to the prior year. billion Lotus Midstream acquisition in May 2023 and its $7.1 billion merger with Crestwood Equity Partners in November. The midstream company generated nearly $3.8

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Discovery still needs help Ever since the company was formed by the merger of AT&T 's WarnerMedia and Discovery Communications in 2021, the company has underperformed as it's struggled with a bloated debt burden, questionable management decisions, and a lack of any growth strategy. billion, helped by its acquisition of BluTV.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

However, profitability tanked for Cardlytics following a trio of acquisitions in 2021 and early 2022. The market is reacting to news regarding one of these acquisitions today: Bridg. Revenue will be near an all-time high, and its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) will be positive.

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MAY 9, 2024

Magnite sees accelerating revenue growth Magnite, which was formed by a series of mergers and acquisitions to create a comprehensive, video-focused adtech platform serving publishers, said revenue in the quarter was up 15% to $149.3 Contribution ex-TAC (traffic acquisition costs) rose 12% to $130.6

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

While Berkshire has owned the Liberty Media tracking stock since 2016, which tracked Liberty's large stake in Sirius, Berkshire has increased its bet on the satellite radio operator this year, ahead of the tracking stock's merger with publicly traded Sirius shares in a simplification merger in September. billion repurchase program.

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JULY 5, 2024

The company reported €104 million of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Rich Families Private equity firms clinched more than $30 billion of deals around the world last week, raising hopes for a revival in mergers and acquisitions following a slow first half of the year.

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AUGUST 5, 2023

However, as an "owner" of this energy infrastructure business, a unitholder benefits from things like depreciation. Assuming unitholders agree to the merger, Magellan will effectively be selling itself to Oneok. Being paid to pay taxes The merger calls for Magellan unitholders to receive $25.00 Image source: Getty Images.

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JUNE 22, 2024

SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) initially impressed a lot of investors when it went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on April 28, 2022. It only generated $46 million in revenue in 2023, compared to its optimistic target of $98 million which it provided during its pre-merger presentation.

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