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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Gen Digital, like all businesses, experienced both ups and downs in its third quarter of 2024.</li><li>Their fiscal year marked a tremendous opportunity for consumer cybersafety, with Genesis Digital consistently executing towards their goal.</li><li>They reported cybersafety bookings growing to $1 billion, up by 4%, cybersafety revenue up 3%, and their 18th consecutive quarter of growth.</li></ul>

Gen Digital, like all businesses, experienced both ups and downs in its third quarter of 2024.Their fiscal year marked a tremendous opportunity for consumer cybersafety, with Genesis Digital consistently executing towards their goal.They reported cybersafety bookings growing to $1 billion, up by 4%, cybersafety revenue up 3%, and their 18th consecutive quarter of growth.

<ul><li>Gen Digital managed a good result with above-par revenues and on-par earnings.</li><li>The operating margin has expanded by 50 basis points sequentially and an impressive 6 points since the Avast merger.</li><li>With a focus on delighting customers, protecting and empowering people, and accelerating growth while maintaining operational discipline, Gen Digital is well-positioned to lead in the dynamic digital security landscape.</li></ul>

Gen Digital managed a good result with above-par revenues and on-par earnings.The operating margin has expanded by 50 basis points sequentially and an impressive 6 points since the Avast merger.With a focus on delighting customers, protecting and empowering people, and accelerating growth while maintaining operational discipline, Gen Digital is well-positioned to lead in the dynamic digital security landscape.

Gen Digital Inc.: A Tale Of International Expansion & Positive Customer Growth! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>After combining the Norton LifeLock and Avast businesses, the company has been renamed as Gen Digital – a corporation with the goal to develop technological solutions that will allow users to profit fully from the online environment while maintaining their privacy and confidence.</li><li>Today, the company’s brand portfolio includes well-known brands, including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender, and CCleaner.</li><li>In this report, we have carried out a fundamental analysis of the historical financial statements of the company.</li></ul>

After combining the Norton LifeLock and Avast businesses, the company has been renamed as Gen Digital – a corporation with the goal to develop technological solutions that will allow users to profit fully from the online environment while maintaining their privacy and confidence.Today, the company’s brand portfolio includes well-known brands, including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender, and CCleaner.In this report, we have carried out a fundamental analysis of the historical financial statements of the company.

Gen Digital (formerly Norton Lifelock): Financial Forecasts

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Douglas Kim

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Event-Driven

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<li>In the past 24 hours, there have been many news flow about numerous US airports that have been cyber attacked by suspects from Russia. </li>
<li>The increasing media attention on cyberattack threat could result in greater concerns about cybersecurity inducing higher global spending on software and other services that help to protect against cyber attacks. </li>
<li>Global cybersecurity stocks that could benefit from greater media attention on cyberattacks include Palo Alto Networks (PANW US)  Crowdstrike Holdings Inc (CRWD US)  CloudFlare (NET US).  </li>
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In the past 24 hours, there have been many news flow about numerous US airports that have been cyber attacked by suspects from Russia. 
The increasing media attention on cyberattack threat could result in greater concerns about cybersecurity inducing higher global spending on software and other services that help to protect against cyber attacks. 
Global cybersecurity stocks that could benefit from greater media attention on cyberattacks include Palo Alto Networks (PANW US)  Crowdstrike Holdings Inc (CRWD US)  CloudFlare (NET US).  


Cyberattacks at Numerous US Airports by Suspects from Russia

<ul><li>Norton LifeLock’s business has been adversely affected by the volatile forex environment and various macroeconomic pressures.</li><li>The customer unit retention stays stable, and it continues to drive improvements to main cohorts with the inclusion of its newer customers.</li><li>It has made inroads from its latest Norton Identity Advisory Plus launch in the UK market.</li></ul>

Norton LifeLock’s business has been adversely affected by the volatile forex environment and various macroeconomic pressures.The customer unit retention stays stable, and it continues to drive improvements to main cohorts with the inclusion of its newer customers.It has made inroads from its latest Norton Identity Advisory Plus launch in the UK market.

Norton LifeLock Inc: Evolution of Norton 360

United States

NortonLifeLock Inc. provides consumer cyber security solutions. The Company offers solutions which enables consumers to protect their devices, online privacy, identity, and home networks. NortonLifeLock serves customers worldwide.

NortonLifeLock (NLOK US)

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