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<ul><li>Waystar's third-quarter 2025 financial results highlight both opportunities and challenges as the company continues its mission to modernize the healthcare payment process through its AI-powered, cloud-based platform.</li><li>The company demonstrated significant growth, with revenue reaching $269 million, a 12% increase year-over-year, and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 42%.</li><li>This performance surpasses its guidance, suggesting effective execution and strong client retention and expansion.</li></ul>

Waystar's third-quarter 2025 financial results highlight both opportunities and challenges as the company continues its mission to modernize the healthcare payment process through its AI-powered, cloud-based platform.The company demonstrated significant growth, with revenue reaching $269 million, a 12% increase year-over-year, and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 42%.This performance surpasses its guidance, suggesting effective execution and strong client retention and expansion.

Waystar Unleashes Game-Changing Cross-Sell Power—Can The Management Up Its Game In Healthcare Tech?

<ul><li>Waystar, in its second quarter of 2025, showcased a blend of strategic expansion and steady financial performance.</li><li>A key highlight is Waystar's acquisition of Iodine Software for $1.25 billion, a move poised to significantly enhance its capabilities in AI-powered clinical intelligence.</li><li>This acquisition is anticipated to amplify Waystar's gross and adjusted EBITDA margins while expanding its total addressable market by over 15%.</li></ul>

Waystar, in its second quarter of 2025, showcased a blend of strategic expansion and steady financial performance.A key highlight is Waystar's acquisition of Iodine Software for $1.25 billion, a move poised to significantly enhance its capabilities in AI-powered clinical intelligence.This acquisition is anticipated to amplify Waystar's gross and adjusted EBITDA margins while expanding its total addressable market by over 15%.

Waystar Holding’s 50% Revenue Bet on Provider Solutions—Is This High-Stakes Strategy Paying Off Big?

<ul><li>Waystar's first quarter results for 2025 indicate a positive trajectory with several key growth areas, though challenges remain.</li><li>The company achieved a 14% increase in revenue, totaling $256 million, and a 16% rise in adjusted EBITDA, which reached $108 million.</li><li>These increases were attributed to expanding client relationships and the implementation of new software innovations that improve revenue cycle management (RCM) for healthcare providers.</li></ul>

Waystar's first quarter results for 2025 indicate a positive trajectory with several key growth areas, though challenges remain.The company achieved a 14% increase in revenue, totaling $256 million, and a 16% rise in adjusted EBITDA, which reached $108 million.These increases were attributed to expanding client relationships and the implementation of new software innovations that improve revenue cycle management (RCM) for healthcare providers.

Waystar's $1.25 Billion Acquisition Of Iodine Software: Can This New AI Bet Turbocharge Its Growth Engine?

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Andrei Zakharov

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<li>Waystar Holding, a provider of mission-critical cloud software for healthcare organizations, priced its public offering of 20M shares of common stock.</li>
<li>Key selling stockholders, including EQT, CPPIB and Bain Capital offered 20M shares at $40.00 per share and cut their Waystar Holding stakes.  </li>
<li>Waystar Holding will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares by the selling stockholders. The company reported revenue growth of ~19% in FY24.  </li>
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Waystar Holding, a provider of mission-critical cloud software for healthcare organizations, priced its public offering of 20M shares of common stock.
Key selling stockholders, including EQT, CPPIB and Bain Capital offered 20M shares at $40.00 per share and cut their Waystar Holding stakes.  
Waystar Holding will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares by the selling stockholders. The company reported revenue growth of ~19% in FY24.  


Waystar Holding: EQT, CPPIB and Bain Capital Cut Their Stakes After Record Year of Growth

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<ul><li>Waystar provides cloud-based revenue cycle management and healthcare payments software solutions for healthcare organizations</li><li>Platform streamlines billing, payments, and reimbursement processes for improved revenue collection and patient experience</li><li>Offers two core segments with highly recurring revenue streams: software (financial clearance, claim management, denial management, revenue capture, analytics) and payments tied to transaction volumes</li></ul><p><em>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.</em></p>

Waystar provides cloud-based revenue cycle management and healthcare payments software solutions for healthcare organizationsPlatform streamlines billing, payments, and reimbursement processes for improved revenue collection and patient experienceOffers two core segments with highly recurring revenue streams: software (financial clearance, claim management, denial management, revenue capture, analytics) and payments tied to transaction volumesThis content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.

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Waystar Unleashes Game-Changing Cross-Sell Power—Can The Management Up Its Game In Healthcare Tech?

Waystar's third-quarter 2025 financial results highlight both opportunities and challenges as the company continues its mission to modernize the...

Baptista Research

Waystar Holding’s 50% Revenue Bet on Provider Solutions—Is This High-Stakes Strategy Paying Off Big?

Waystar, in its second quarter of 2025, showcased a blend of strategic expansion and steady financial performance. A key highlight is Waystar's...

Baptista Research

Waystar's $1.25 Billion Acquisition Of Iodine Software: Can This New AI Bet Turbocharge Its Growth Engine?

Waystar's first quarter results for 2025 indicate a positive trajectory with several key growth areas, though challenges remain. The company...

Baptista Research

Waystar Holding: EQT, CPPIB and Bain Capital Cut Their Stakes After Record Year of Growth

Waystar Holding successfully priced its SPO at $40.00 per share. EQT, CPPIB and Bain Capital reduced their holdings in American healthtech company

Andrei Zakharov

Waystar Holding Corp (WAY) - Thursday, Oct 3, 2024

Waystar provides cloud-based revenue cycle management and healthcare payments software solutions for healthcare organizations

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