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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.
http://www.serkoonline.com/
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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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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'.
Best Wishes
Paper Tiger
PS Serko was replaced by the competitor that our parent company used: I have a few stories about that.
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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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Originally Posted by SparkyTheClown
........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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Originally Posted by CJ
Looks promising.
Promises are easy CJ.. Any one for WDT or Rakon. ??..
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Originally Posted by SparkyTheClown
That's right. Just give a software company that doesn't make profits $20m to go out and make some undefined acquisitions. Just trust the unknown company directors and their board.
Arguably you would be better to invest in the acquisition target!
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....?
A good post Sparky.. Especially if only for the reason that we have had quite a number of " newbies " join this illustrious Band of Brothers.. Over the past months..
Whom I will hasten to add are very welcome.. :-))
DYOR !!!..
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Originally Posted by CJ
Looks promising.
Originally Posted by janner
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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