Quality-first, Business-perspective, Long-term, Urbem (HK) Limited

Urbem Capital

Quality-first, Business-perspective, Long-term

Quality-first, Business-perspective Strategy

Urbem (HK) Limited

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Automation is Paycom’s next moat: Beti, GONE, iWant and Project Arc could deepen customer ROI, retention and internal productivity.</li>
<li>Growth is becoming harder: Client growth has slowed, increasing reliance on cross-sell, larger customers and higher revenue per client.</li>
<li>Capital intensity is the key debate: R&amp;D and CapEx are rising sharply; Paycom must prove automation can drive growth without permanently eroding its capital-light economics.</li>
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Automation is Paycom’s next moat: Beti, GONE, iWant and Project Arc could deepen customer ROI, retention and internal productivity.
Growth is becoming harder: Client growth has slowed, increasing reliance on cross-sell, larger customers and higher revenue per client.
Capital intensity is the key debate: R&amp;D and CapEx are rising sharply; Paycom must prove automation can drive growth without permanently eroding its capital-light economics.


Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

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.

<ul><li>Paycom Software, Inc. reported solid financial results for the second quarter of 2026, with total revenue reaching $531 million, a 10% increase year-over-year, and recurring and other revenue up 11% to $505 million.</li><li>The company’s performance was broad-based across its product offerings, reflecting consistent demand and increased client satisfaction driven by its automated HR and payroll platform.</li><li>Paycom achieved GAAP net income of $107 million, a 20% rise, or $2.34 per diluted share.</li></ul>

Paycom Software, Inc. reported solid financial results for the second quarter of 2026, with total revenue reaching $531 million, a 10% increase year-over-year, and recurring and other revenue up 11% to $505 million.The company’s performance was broad-based across its product offerings, reflecting consistent demand and increased client satisfaction driven by its automated HR and payroll platform.Paycom achieved GAAP net income of $107 million, a 20% rise, or $2.34 per diluted share.

Paycom Software’s Strategic Shift — Automation, In-App Buying & Buybacks Drive The Next Phase!

Smartkarma AI Primers, Smartkarma

αSK Primers

Smartkarma AI Primers

Smartkarma

Smartkarma unites the fragmented investment industry, connecting institutional investors, independent research providers, and corporates within a single network.

Research Reinvented

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  <li>Paycom's single-database architecture for its HCM software provides a key competitive advantage, enhancing data integrity and user experience, which drives high customer retention.</li>
  <li>The company is demonstrating strong financial performance with consistent revenue growth, robust profitability, and significant free cash flow generation, supporting shareholder returns through dividends and buybacks.</li>
  <li>Future growth is expected to be driven by product innovation, particularly the employee self-service payroll solution 'Beti', a strategic move upmarket to larger clients, and potential international expansion.</li>
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  Paycom's single-database architecture for its HCM software provides a key competitive advantage, enhancing data integrity and user experience, which drives high customer retention.
  The company is demonstrating strong financial performance with consistent revenue growth, robust profitability, and significant free cash flow generation, supporting shareholder returns through dividends and buybacks.
  Future growth is expected to be driven by product innovation, particularly the employee self-service payroll solution 'Beti', a strategic move upmarket to larger clients, and potential international expansion.
This content is AI-generated and displayed for general informational purposes only. Please verify independently before use.

Primer: Paycom Software (PAYC US) - Aug 2026

Index Rebalance and Special Situations Coverage, Quiddity Advisors

Anjana Amarasuriya

Index Rebalance and Special Situations Coverage

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Index Rebalance

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<li>The ADDs/DELs for SP500, SP MidCap400, and SP SmallCap600 indices for the March 2026 index rebal event were announced after market close on Friday 6 March 2026. </li>
<li>There are 4 ADD/DELs for the SP 500, all of which will also be added to and deleted from the SP 500 Equal Weight and their corresponding Select Sector indices.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at our final flow expectations for each of these confirmed index changes. We see $26bn of flows, one-way.</li>
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The ADDs/DELs for SP500, SP MidCap400, and SP SmallCap600 indices for the March 2026 index rebal event were announced after market close on Friday 6 March 2026. 
There are 4 ADD/DELs for the SP 500, all of which will also be added to and deleted from the SP 500 Equal Weight and their corresponding Select Sector indices.
In this insight, we take a look at our final flow expectations for each of these confirmed index changes. We see $26bn of flows, one-way.


Quiddity SP 500 Mar26 Results: Over US$26bn Total One-Way Flows

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<li>The SP 500 index tracks the 500 largest US-listed names and is one of the most highly-tracked indices in the world.</li>
<li>The rankings used for the March 2026 index rebal event will be based on yesterday's (4th March 2026) opening prices. The announcement will be made after the close on Friday.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at our final expectations for ADDs/DELs (along with a tracker of all live spinoff/M&amp;A events which affect the index the next few quarters).</li>
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The SP 500 index tracks the 500 largest US-listed names and is one of the most highly-tracked indices in the world.
The rankings used for the March 2026 index rebal event will be based on yesterday's (4th March 2026) opening prices. The announcement will be made after the close on Friday.
In this insight, we take a look at our final expectations for ADDs/DELs (along with a tracker of all live spinoff/M&amp;A events which affect the index the next few quarters).


Quiddity Leaderboard SP500/600 Mar26 Rebal: Final Expectations

United States

Paycom Software Inc provides cloud-based HCM software solution delivered as Software-as-a-Service.  The Company provides functionality and data analytics that businesses need to manage the complete employment life cycle from recruitment to retirement.

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Final expectations are presented for the S&P500 March 2026 rebalance, with SP 600 DELETEs also presented, which we think represent good trade ideas...

Anjana Amarasuriya

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