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Dye & Durham (DND-T) is currently facing significant uncertainty due to an upcoming special shareholders' meeting and potential changes in leadership and board composition. The company has received interest from potential buyers, but its future remains uncertain. Despite potential, it carries a significant amount of debt and is currently experiencing financial losses. Experts suggest holding onto the stock until after the meeting for more clarity before making any decisions.

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Valuation
Fair Value
HOLD
Dye & Durham
Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research

Under activists' pressure, the CEO has decided to step down, which was likely because the company decided it was going to lose anyway in the upcoming special shareholders' meeting. DND says it has received expressions of interest from ''inbound parties', at 'attractive premiums' but has paused its strategic review while it focuses on the special meeting and possible revamp of its board. Investors liked the news and the shares rose. But the future of the company is still very much in flux. The meeting is Dec 17 and if Engine Capital wins we could see a new board composition and a new direction for the company. It has potential, but a massive amount of debt. It is probably better off selling itself, in our view, due to its debt and small size, but right now it is hard to call. We would see it as a HOLD until the meeting is resolved and some clarity comes out. 
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DON'T BUY
Dye & Durham

Software is very widely used in the legal industry. In the last quarter ending June 30, reported loss of $105M. But last year the CEO made $98M, the second-highest-paid CEO in Canada. Stays away because it's not making $$.

(Analysts’ price target is $22.00)
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DON'T BUY
Dye & Durham

Avoid. Lots of issues -- governance, infighting, balance sheet. Lots of volatility.

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HOLD
Dye & Durham
Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research

We think DND is still a HOLD for a few reasons:

DND possesses a portfolio of high-quality businesses with decent pricing power (gross margin around 87%).
In recent quarters, management is also committed to doing share repurchases at an aggressive pace, cancelling more than 20% of total shares outstanding within one year. 
Also, cost control initiatives and a recovery in the real estate market as interest rates peak could be a near-term catalyst for the share price to gain momentum.
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BUY
Dye & Durham
Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research

We think DND is quite cheap given the quality of the portfolio of legal software businesses they possess strong competitive advantage positions (few competitors). The company is also actively repurchasing shares recently at an aggressive pace, and management also believes shares are significantly undervalued. However, the leverage is high.

The recent lawsuit is relatively minor, we think it is just normal business issues. On the other hand, the business model is quite controversial as DND will acquire niche legal software companies that possess strong pricing power (only one or a few providers) through a leveraged balance sheet, and raise prices to create shareholder value (the practice similar to Valeant in the past or TDG). DND did raise prices quite aggressively but we don’t think DND gouges its customers like Valeant in the past.
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Dye & Durham
Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research.

DND is a highly volatile name, trading either up or down a lot on occasion without any significant news (none of note yesterday). Fundamentally, the company is trading at 7.1x Forward P/E. Management is aggressive in repurchasing shares, they cancelled 20% of the share outstanding within the last year. Management is implementing cost-cutting initiatives and DND expects revenue to recover when the real estate market comes back. Having said that, the leverage level is quite high, with the net debt/ EBITDA currently around 8.9x, and growth was mainly through acquisitions, which investors need to monitor as potential risks. Overall, the company is trading at the lower end of historical averages since going public. We would be comfortable adding at this valuation, but being cognizant of leverage and small cap risk. 
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Doesn't have the proven business model he's looking for.

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BUY
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Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. Management-led buyout proposal. Proposal at 7x IPO price last year. Revenue grew an impressive 300% YoY. High ROI leading to strong shareholder value. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

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It has not been getting its deals done and has experienced a rapid reduction in real estate transactions. It is doing a buyback since it is probably too cheap. Be careful and if buying, buy it in a taxable account where tax losses can be claimed.
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WATCH
Dye & Durham
Previously announced issuer bid to purchase up to $150M of shares. Follows it. Pretty competitive market. Tough year, especially as SaaS. Many SaaS business models were very leveraged. (Analysts’ price target is $28.00)
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HOLD
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Trevor Rose’s Insights - Trevor’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. Dye & Durham Ltd (DND) stock was down 26.2% on the month and 69.63% YTD. It is a leading provider of cloud-based software and technology solutions to improve efficiency and productivity for legal and business professionals. There have been no earnings announcements since May 12th and so the movement in the share price in August is due to the collective views of the shareholders. We need to await evidence that management has got its expenses under better control before the stock price will get on a rising trajectory.
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PARTIAL BUY
Dye & Durham
Has owned shares in the past, but not at the moment. Is a good bet on the rebound of the economy (if you believe economy is going to rebound).
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BUY
Dye & Durham

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. Market sentiment continues to be weak. There has been a trend of many high growth names guiding for lower growth resulting in a massive drop in shares. At 6.8x earnings, it is very cheap. The risks are more than priced in at this point. Would be very comfortable at these levels with a 5 year+ time horizon. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

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Dye & Durham

A Toronto law firm has just slapped D&D with a $200-million class-action lawsuit. Lawyers hate this “disgusting” company for pumping up the cost of legal software. Now, I don't expect investors to shed a tear for lawyers. Regardless, D&D controls so much of this industry that they exercise uber pricing power. Perhaps too much, and that has thrown them in legal hot water that could hit their bottom line.

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Dye & Durham

Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. Management is confident they can meet targets, including higher prices. There is little concern for negative media attention. Shares are down after a large sell-off in tech in general. The risks are most likely priced in already. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free

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Dye & Durham(DND-T) Rating

Ranking : 3 out of 5

Bullish - Buy Signals / Votes : 0

Neutral - Hold Signals / Votes : 1

Bearish - Sell Signals / Votes : 2

Total Signals / Votes : 3

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On 2024-12-06, Dye & Durham (DND-T) stock closed at a price of $20.34.