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<ul><li>Shopify Inc. has reported a strong performance for the third quarter of 2024, showcasing significant growth and expansion across several facets of its business.</li><li>The company's gross merchandise volume (GMV) grew 24% for the quarter, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of GMV growth over 20%.</li><li>This growth was attributed to increased same-store sales among existing merchants, growth in new merchants, and international expansion, particularly in Europe.</li></ul>

Shopify Inc. has reported a strong performance for the third quarter of 2024, showcasing significant growth and expansion across several facets of its business.The company's gross merchandise volume (GMV) grew 24% for the quarter, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of GMV growth over 20%.This growth was attributed to increased same-store sales among existing merchants, growth in new merchants, and international expansion, particularly in Europe.

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APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Nicholas Tan

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IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

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We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jst-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39885:1" rel="noopener">JST Group (1703609D CH)</a> is looking to raise up to US$100m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>It is China’s largest and most popular e-commerce SaaS ERP provider to facilitate the connection of merchants with over 400 e-commerce platforms in China and across the world.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at the firm's past performance.</li>
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JST Group (1703609D CH) is looking to raise up to US$100m in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
It is China’s largest and most popular e-commerce SaaS ERP provider to facilitate the connection of merchants with over 400 e-commerce platforms in China and across the world.
In this note, we look at the firm's past performance.


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<ul><li>Shopify's Second Quarter 2024 Conference Call offers a detailed insight into the company's performance and future directions, signifying another strong quarter underpinned by significant growth and strategic advancements.</li><li>Shopify has shown robust growth in its Q2 2024 results, driven by a 25% increase in revenue (excluding logistics) and a notable improvement in gross profit which has surpassed revenue growth.</li><li>The company reported important structural changes, particularly the unification of its platforms, emphasizing ease and efficiency for merchants expanding internationally or offline.</li></ul>

Shopify's Second Quarter 2024 Conference Call offers a detailed insight into the company's performance and future directions, signifying another strong quarter underpinned by significant growth and strategic advancements.Shopify has shown robust growth in its Q2 2024 results, driven by a 25% increase in revenue (excluding logistics) and a notable improvement in gross profit which has surpassed revenue growth.The company reported important structural changes, particularly the unification of its platforms, emphasizing ease and efficiency for merchants expanding internationally or offline.

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<ul><li>Shopify reported strong performance for the first quarter of 2024.</li><li>The company saw the addition of millions of merchants globally to their platform, with revenues growing over 25% for four consecutive quarters.</li><li>This was primarily driven by the fact that it had rolled out over 400 new features and updates in just two years, demonstrating leadership in innovation.</li></ul>

Shopify reported strong performance for the first quarter of 2024.The company saw the addition of millions of merchants globally to their platform, with revenues growing over 25% for four consecutive quarters.This was primarily driven by the fact that it had rolled out over 400 new features and updates in just two years, demonstrating leadership in innovation.

<ul><li>Shopify Inc. delivered an all-around beat in the previous quarter.</li><li>Key milestones in the quarter include the continued success of Shop Pay, facilitating $12 billion in GMV with a 50% YoY increase.</li><li>In this report, we have carried out a fundamental analysis of the historical financial statements of the company.</li></ul>

Shopify Inc. delivered an all-around beat in the previous quarter.Key milestones in the quarter include the continued success of Shop Pay, facilitating $12 billion in GMV with a 50% YoY increase.In this report, we have carried out a fundamental analysis of the historical financial statements of the company.

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Shopify Inc. provides a cloud-based commerce platform. The Company offers a platform for merchants to create an omni-channel experience that helps showcase the merchant's brand. Shopify serves customers in Canada.

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