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    Default SKO - Serko.com

    Another potential IPO on the NZX - targeting September 2013

    http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/8661...stock-exchange

    Corporate travel software developer Serko is aiming to float 25 per cent of its shares in September to raise $20 million of expansion and R&D capital.

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    The platform enforces corporate travel policies and helps manage risk as well as increasing productivity.

    Serko's main product, Serko Online, is a cloud-based corporate travel booking engine that Grafton says is number one in market share in the Asia-Pacific region.

    Serko has an impressive local and international client base, but remains little known, despite picking up a number of awards and funding from government development agencies.
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    Looks promising.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CJ View Post
    Looks promising.
    Promises are easy CJ.. Any one for WDT or Rakon. ??..

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    Quote Originally Posted by CJ View Post
    Looks promising.
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    Promises are easy CJ..
    I just want to point out that I was not saying that I would definitely be investing. Its the option to be able to invest that I find promising - a diverse range of companies on the NZX is better than a few ex SOE's.

    I wont start up another thread since Kiwiyo is 3 years away from an IPO (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/n...ectid=10883175) but I just want to say that this guy has done well for himself
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    Smile While the motor bike is being serviced

    So been around for a few years, have grown in that time, not quite been profitable and now going for a big bang with other peoples money.

    Speccy play but with a lower risk than some companies I could mention.

    Maybe buy some for the diversified portfolio of 'things that maybe'.

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    Sparky - Agree. But still good that more options are presenting itself to investors on the NZX.

    Re SLI, I have been doing a bit more reading following that article in the NBR. CAC is 2.2 years forcasting to drop to 2.0. Churn isn't bad but that is still a long time before you start making a profit, especially at 75% margin.

    Sparky - I think you have said you have a few private (angle type) investments. Are any of these in the SaaS space or is your research in this area due to what you have done on Diligent?
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    Question Was it really six years ago

    Serko are a well established company in their space, I remember first using their stuff back in 2007.

    The devil is in the detail of course so until some hard numbers are available I will assume this is a 'possibly reasonable investment'.

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    PS Serko was replaced by the competitor that our parent company used: I have a few stories about that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Snow Leopard View Post
    Serko are a well established company in their space, I remember first using their stuff back in 2007.

    The devil is in the detail of course so until some hard numbers are available I will assume this is a 'possibly reasonable investment'.

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    PS Serko was replaced by the competitor that our parent company used: I have a few stories about that.
    Accidently clicked on something and this post from 2013 came up and I thought that’s interesting.
    Last edited by winner69; 04-08-2023 at 03:02 PM.
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    yeh my ears perked up this morning when i was reading that article... looks interesting from where im sitting, article mentions the $20m could be used for acquisitions, i wonder what they might be? i wouldnt imagine there are many competitors in this market locally?

    I really need to expand my portfolio....mineral companies are killing me with the gold price at the moment

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    Quote Originally Posted by SparkyTheClown View Post
    ........I'm really concerned that we are starting to see the headlong rush into companies whose fundamentals aren't being properly considered, in industries with significant risk (software startups). In 2011, people were religiously scrutinising investments, caring about profits and performance. Now.... oh well, it's a tech company. Just invest in it.

    What's the worst that can happen....?
    This trading behaviour is one of the signs showing a mature (last stage) Bull Market Equity Cycle

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