Well at least they didn’t miss consensus revenue estimates again…. Seriously though, do you remember the “good old days” when supposed growth companies that reported a massive deceleration in operating metrics, low quality...
READ MORE >Over the past month, PAA Research conducted a survey of approximately 80-85 restaurant operators a significant percentage of which are clients of OPEN and MCRS. The general purpose of the survey was to gain...
READ MORE >Heading into the company’s 3Q12 earnings release, OPEN shares had rallied 31.8% over the past 3-months compared to a meager 3.4% gain for the Nasdaq. Clearly investor enthusiasm for OPEN shares continued to increase over the past...
READ MORE >We had to laugh. Approximately two weeks ago, rumors started to surface that YHOO under the stewardship of Marissa Mayer, might consider an acquisition of OPEN. Outside of combining one high margin, mature business facing...
READ MORE >With OPEN shares down 24% in the past month and now trading at what some might think is an attractive 18.7x consensus EPS for 2013 we shouldn’t be completely surprised by the strength in the stock...
READ MORE >In case you missed it, I recently had the opportunity to speak with Leslie Norton of Barron's about PAA Research, our approach to idea generation, and some of our latest thoughts on for-profit education, payment processing and OPEN, Z, BGG, and TTC. You can find the full interview HERE.
READ MORE >If you were to listen solely to OPEN management, the company’s path to market dominance in the online restaurant reservation space is merely an exercise in “blocking and tackling”. Management continues to execute on the same strategy the company had in...
READ MORE >Was it really just only 12-months ago that OPEN was the darling of Wall Street? It seems like another lifetime. Approximately one year ago to the day, OPEN reported another quarter of 40%+ YOY organic revenue growth and handily...
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