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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Qualys, a leading provider of cyber security solutions through its cloud-based platform, reported robust results for the fourth quarter of 2023.</li><li>Revenues grew from prior-year levels, with reported revenues falling in line with expectations at $144.6 million.</li><li>Though calculated current billings showed notable growth, this was largely due to timing of invoicing of multiyear prepaid subscriptions and early renewals, and likely would not affect revenue recognition much earlier in the period.</li></ul>

Qualys, a leading provider of cyber security solutions through its cloud-based platform, reported robust results for the fourth quarter of 2023.Revenues grew from prior-year levels, with reported revenues falling in line with expectations at $144.6 million.Though calculated current billings showed notable growth, this was largely due to timing of invoicing of multiyear prepaid subscriptions and early renewals, and likely would not affect revenue recognition much earlier in the period.

Qualys Inc: What Are The 3 Biggest Challenges Faced By This IT Player? - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Qualys, Inc. delivered a solid result and managed an all-around beat last quarter, with a 13% revenue growth, reaching $142 million.</li><li>Channel partner growth outpaced direct growth at 17% versus 10%, with channel revenue contributing 43%.</li><li>Qualys boasted over 31 million agents supporting cloud workloads, positioning itself as a pioneer in Cloud Workload Protection, Security Posture Management, and Container Security.</li></ul>

Qualys, Inc. delivered a solid result and managed an all-around beat last quarter, with a 13% revenue growth, reaching $142 million.Channel partner growth outpaced direct growth at 17% versus 10%, with channel revenue contributing 43%.Qualys boasted over 31 million agents supporting cloud workloads, positioning itself as a pioneer in Cloud Workload Protection, Security Posture Management, and Container Security.

Qualys Inc.: Pioneering in Cloud Workload Protection - What Sets Them Apart? - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Qualys, Inc. delivered an all-around beat in the previous quarter.</li><li>The channel's share of revenue stayed at 43% from the previous quarter.</li><li>By geo, their overseas business rose 12%, outpacing the 16% rise in the U.S.</li></ul>

Qualys, Inc. delivered an all-around beat in the previous quarter.The channel's share of revenue stayed at 43% from the previous quarter.By geo, their overseas business rose 12%, outpacing the 16% rise in the U.S.

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<ul><li>Qualys managed to surpass the revenue expectations as well as the earnings expectations of Wall Street.</li><li>Revenues increased by 15% to $130.7 million, with the channel continuing to contribute more and now accounting for 43% of overall revenues, up from 41% a year earlier.</li><li>Patch Management and CyberSecurity Asset Management contributed 10% of LTM bookings and 16% of LTM new bookings in Q1.</li></ul>

Qualys managed to surpass the revenue expectations as well as the earnings expectations of Wall Street.Revenues increased by 15% to $130.7 million, with the channel continuing to contribute more and now accounting for 43% of overall revenues, up from 41% a year earlier.Patch Management and CyberSecurity Asset Management contributed 10% of LTM bookings and 16% of LTM new bookings in Q1.

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<li>A bottom-up driven scan of stock charts shows over 29 stocks with bullish technical patterns consisting of uptrends or breakouts from multi-month bases with strong potential upsides.</li>
<li>Bullish patterns are broadly based, primarily concentrated in technology and cyclicals, which argue for a continuation of the AI-related bull and an economic rebound.</li>
<li>This bottom-up analysis also pointed to bullish macro conclusions about the economy.</li>
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A bottom-up driven scan of stock charts shows over 29 stocks with bullish technical patterns consisting of uptrends or breakouts from multi-month bases with strong potential upsides.
Bullish patterns are broadly based, primarily concentrated in technology and cyclicals, which argue for a continuation of the AI-related bull and an economic rebound.
This bottom-up analysis also pointed to bullish macro conclusions about the economy.


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Qualys, Inc. provides information technology security risk and compliance management solutions. The Company offers products for vulnerability management, policy compliance, web application scanning, malware detection, and associated security products. Qualys conducts business in the United States.

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A bottom-up scan of stock charts shows over 29 stocks with bullish technical patterns consisting of uptrends or breakouts from multi-month bases...

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