Fed Reaction and the (Re)-Rise of SaaS

Last week's Fed meeting played to expectations - slightly tougher talk, limited changes in policy.  The market's reaction was to pile back into the Covid winners, which meant SaaS stocks among others. So for today's episode, we follow up on our Fed discussion from last week, talking their decision and the market and media reaction. We then move over to the SaaS sector, our regular field. We break down three companies in detail – Zoom, PagerDuty, and Workday. We finish off with thoughts about the growth hangover that might plague COVID winners generally. Topics Covered 2:30 minute mark – Our Reaction to the Fed meeting 6:30 – The market and media reaction to the Fed meeting, and the difference between the health crisis and the market crisis (or reaction thereto) 17:30 – The analytical challenge for investors and the Fed, with the housing bull market as an example 23:30 – The crowding effect in the markets 32:30 – Shift to SaaS – Hasn’t ZM grown into their multiple and what does 2022 look like? 45:30 – PagerDuty – No surprises; the billings; Atlassian and Everbridge; multiple expansion 53:30 – Workday – Why the outlook lines up better for them than many SaaS peers – winning the finance office 58:30 – The distinction between Workday’s or PagerDuty’s customer base and Twilio’s or Zoom’s 1:09:30 – Growth hangover for Covid winners – THO as an example – and for the investors holding them (Note: Daniel is long DBX as well as PD/THO, that disclosure was accidentally omitted from the recorded disclosure).

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The Razor’s Edge is an investing podcast that combines a prop trader’s viewpoint and deep-dive fundamental research to provide a unique take on the markets. The show is co-hosted by Akram’s Razor, a trader and investor with decades of experience and a track record of truly differentiated ideas and analysis, and by Daniel Shvartsman, an individual investor for the past decade who saw thousands of investing pitches and ideas and how they played out during his previous time at Seeking Alpha. The duo start with a theme or idea from Akram’s investing, then break it down to understand what goes into the idea, what could go wrong, and what else investors and traders need to know. They also interview industry leaders, executives, and other investors to get a wider perspective. The show has thousands of listeners around the world.