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Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

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<ul><li>In summarizing GoDaddy's fourth quarter and annual 2023 results, it appears like the company has maintained a steady growth trajectory, particularly in its Applications & Commerce segment that achieved a 16% bookings growth.</li><li>The company has also successfully driven a 2023 normalized EBITDA margin that surpassed previous guidance due to its investment in growth and cost structure management.</li><li>Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.</li></ul>

In summarizing GoDaddy's fourth quarter and annual 2023 results, it appears like the company has maintained a steady growth trajectory, particularly in its Applications & Commerce segment that achieved a 16% bookings growth.The company has also successfully driven a 2023 normalized EBITDA margin that surpassed previous guidance due to its investment in growth and cost structure management.Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.

GoDaddy Inc: A Story Of Penetration of Existing Customer Base with Payment Services! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>In the third quarter, GoDaddy managed a decent performance delivering revenues on par with market expectations and managing an earnings beat.</li><li>The company reported a noteworthy 250 basis points sequential increase in normalized EBITDA margins, mainly attributed to reduced technology and development expenditures.</li><li>The integration of generative AI extends beyond customer care and marketing functions, establishing GoDaddy as a leader in the industry.</li></ul>

In the third quarter, GoDaddy managed a decent performance delivering revenues on par with market expectations and managing an earnings beat.The company reported a noteworthy 250 basis points sequential increase in normalized EBITDA margins, mainly attributed to reduced technology and development expenditures.The integration of generative AI extends beyond customer care and marketing functions, establishing GoDaddy as a leader in the industry.

GoDaddy Inc.: Dominating Digital Domains with Advanced AI and Cloud Integration! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>In the second quarter, GoDaddy delivered on-par revenues and below-par earnings while continuing to offer diverse solutions to a global customer base.</li><li>Their robust business health is evidenced by their acquisition of high-quality customers, strong retention rates, and improved attachment rates.</li><li>Customers are increasingly bundling new solutions, reflecting the company's innovation and driving higher monetization through attachment and pricing while ensuring strong retention rates.</li></ul>

In the second quarter, GoDaddy delivered on-par revenues and below-par earnings while continuing to offer diverse solutions to a global customer base.Their robust business health is evidenced by their acquisition of high-quality customers, strong retention rates, and improved attachment rates.Customers are increasingly bundling new solutions, reflecting the company's innovation and driving higher monetization through attachment and pricing while ensuring strong retention rates.

GoDaddy Inc.: How AI-Powered Innovations are Revolutionizing Their Customer Retention! - Major Drivers

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<ul><li>In the first quarter, GoDaddy drove double-digit growth in its Commerce and Applications segment, supported by 10% ARR growth in its Create and Grow products.</li><li>The Core Platform revenue of GoDaddy was $698 million, with a strong normalized EBITDA margin.</li><li>The newly managed WooCommerce store offering of GoDaddy replaced its old managed WordPress Commerce offering.</li></ul>

In the first quarter, GoDaddy drove double-digit growth in its Commerce and Applications segment, supported by 10% ARR growth in its Create and Grow products.The Core Platform revenue of GoDaddy was $698 million, with a strong normalized EBITDA margin.The newly managed WooCommerce store offering of GoDaddy replaced its old managed WordPress Commerce offering.

GoDaddy Inc: Tapping Into The AI Market For Growth? – Major Drivers

<ul><li>GoDaddy delivered a mixed set of results for the last quarter.</li><li>However, it did manage an earnings beat which was largely a result of the robust consumer retention.</li><li>This quarter, GoDaddy launched free SSL on almost all innovative web hosting plans in its major markets.</li></ul>

GoDaddy delivered a mixed set of results for the last quarter.However, it did manage an earnings beat which was largely a result of the robust consumer retention.This quarter, GoDaddy launched free SSL on almost all innovative web hosting plans in its major markets.

GoDaddy Inc: Major Drivers, Financial Forecasts, DCF & Comparables Valuation, Key Risks (01/23)

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GoDaddy, Inc. provides a cloud-based web platform for small businesses, web design professionals and individuals. The Company's platform provides applications that help them connect to their customers, manage their businesses and get found online.

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GoDaddy Inc: A Story Of Penetration of Existing Customer Base with Payment Services! - Major Drivers

In summarizing GoDaddy's fourth quarter and annual 2023 results, it appears like the company has maintained a steady growth trajectory,...

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GoDaddy Inc.: Dominating Digital Domains with Advanced AI and Cloud Integration! - Major Drivers

In the third quarter, GoDaddy managed a decent performance delivering revenues on par with market expectations and managing an earnings beat. The...

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GoDaddy Inc.: How AI-Powered Innovations are Revolutionizing Their Customer Retention! - Major Drivers

In the second quarter, GoDaddy delivered on-par revenues and below-par earnings while continuing to offer diverse solutions to a global customer...

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GoDaddy Inc: Tapping Into The AI Market For Growth? – Major Drivers

In the first quarter, GoDaddy drove double-digit growth in its Commerce and Applications segment, supported by 10% ARR growth in its Create and...

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GoDaddy Inc: Major Drivers, Financial Forecasts, DCF & Comparables Valuation, Key Risks (01/23)

GoDaddy delivered a mixed set of results for the last quarter. However, it did manage an earnings beat which was largely a result of the robust...

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