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This company does software for the job hiring market. The track record is pretty good, but small for the size of company he is looking for, and the focus is fairly narrow. Screens well, and is on his watchlist. If they continue to do the things they are doing, he could see this becoming a holding for him. If you have a little bit of mad money, he wouldn’t have a problem being a Buyer.
Great company and great technology, but they have a kind of lumpy cycle. The financial year they are coming into right now is going to be a bit muted and the following year should be quite strong. This has to do with the timing of contracts and the timing of investments and launches. It might stall out on you for about 6 months until people start anticipating the following financial year. The catalyst for better earnings is still 6-9 months away. If you are in for a 3-4 year view, you are going to do well, but if your timeframe is shorter than that it may not be as happy an experience.
New CEO. This company basically cobbles together all the “help wanted” postings and provide access to the database to governments and companies. Not only can they tell you how many people are available, but also tell you if it is going to be a task to find somebody in that specific niche. Not a head-hunter, just the data. Looks like there is growth opportunity.
This is still not one where he is ready to jump in. We have some great software/technology companies in Canada. It is a fairly small, narrowly based business at this point in time, and he doesn’t see anything that grabs him. The lumpiness of its historical earnings is also a concern.