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Investing in public software companies built for durable R&D returns and cash flow compounding.

We underwrite 100+ public software companies on R&D return, GAAP profitability, and intrinsic value to own long-term compounders and avoid dilutive cash burners.

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Recent Software Quality Ratings

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PLTR#1 Rated

Palantir Technologies

Data & Analytics

93.7/100
Leader
SHOP#32 Rated

Shopify Inc.

Application SaaS

61.9/100
Strong
TOST#39 Rated

Toast, Inc.

FinTech & Vertical SaaS

59.9/100
Neutral
CHKP#46 Rated

Check Point Software

Cybersecurity

57.8/100
Neutral
GOOG#48 Rated

Alphabet

Infrastructure & Cloud

56.5/100
Neutral
NET#52 Rated

Cloudflare, Inc.

Infrastructure & Cloud

55.5/100
Neutral

Supporting Equity Research

Fundamental research and data exhibits published to support our investment decisions. New releases stay open for 7 days.

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VERX43.9·Neutral
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Vertex: Sell as Capitalized Software CapEx and 4.49x DCF Multiple Erode ERP Tax Premium

Enterprise SAP and Oracle indirect tax migrations drive 15.16% TTM revenue growth to $787.44M, but $77.67M in capital expenditures and $57.00M in SBC compress true owner cash margin to 4.94%.

Vertex, Inc. · Nov 9, 2026
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U19.8·Laggard
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Unity Software: Sell as -30.4% GAAP Operating Margin, 932 bps Gross Margin Drop, and Dilution Price Shares at 4.84x DCF Value

Post-reset Vector ad-network gains lifted TTM revenue +13.6% to $2.03B, yet $616.0M in GAAP operating losses, $341.9M in SBC, and 55.2% multi-year share expansion cap DCF fair value at $9.13.

Unity Software Inc. · Nov 9, 2026
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TOST59.9·Neutral
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Toast: Hold as 37.8% Top-Line Momentum Faces a Full 1.16x Valuation Multiple

Restaurant SaaS attach expansion and disciplined 3.4% equity compensation drive real GAAP operating leverage, yet $35.51 per share already discounts sustained high-20s gross profit compounding.

Toast, Inc. · Nov 9, 2026
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TDC18.8·Laggard
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Teradata: Sell as On-Premise EDW Attrition Outweighs Working-Capital Cash Spikes

VantageCloud migrations fail to halt multi-year revenue contraction (-3.49% TTM to $1.69B) and -0.25x R&D payback, exposing the gap between 7.5% GAAP EBIT and transient 43.5% FCF.

Teradata Corporation · Nov 9, 2026
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How We Invest in Public Software

Our process combines quantitative quality rankings, fundamental equity research, and owner-earnings valuation discipline.

How Ratings Work
01 · Quality Ratings

Rank Software Quality for High Returns

Compare software quality ratings weighted 30% to revenue growth, 30% to GAAP operating margin, 20% to gross margin, and 20% to 1-year R&D payback across covered public software companies.

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02 · 7-Day Open Window

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03 · Intrinsic Valuation

Stress-Test 5-Year Cash Flows

Run interactive 3-statement and 5-year discounted cash flow scenarios burdened for stock-based compensation and equity dilution on any covered software company.

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