Kursverdoppelung bei Actua Corporation (vorm. Internet Capital)

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Data Shows the Average Local Government Saves £1.51 Each Year for Every Digitally Connected Citizen

LONDON, Oct. 21, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GovDelivery, the leading provider of cloud-based solutions enhancing the citizen experience, today announced the release of a white paper summarising the financial value of digitally connected citizens for government organisations. The research report titled Measuring the Value of a Subscriber, released officially at GovDelivery`s 6th Annual UK Public Sector Communications Conference, estimates that each digitally connected citizen saves the average local authority at least £1.51 per annum.

finance.yahoo.com/news/...ves-return-investment-080202032.html

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Recapping the 2015 Actua Investor Conference (Part 2): Pressures Fueling Adoption of Vertical SaaS Solutions

October 22nd, 2015

We recently hosted the 2015 Actua Investor Conference and in this blog post series, we will be recapping different aspects of the event. For those that missed it, you can find a recording of the event, a transcript and event slides through the Events and Presentations section of our website. In this Part 2 post, we take a closer look at the key pressures fueling adoption of our cloud-based solutions. The contents of this post are derived from our panel discussion, comprised of the Actua company CEOs, and moderated by Actua President, Doug Alexander.

While we serve distinct vertical markets that differ by industry sector, one of the unifying themes that our businesses share is that complexity in vertical SaaS is our friend. The following are four key drivers fueling adoption of our solutions identified through our discussion:

www.actua.com/...-fueling-adoption-of-vertical-saas-solutions/

In the very near future, over a quarter of a Trillion ($US) in premium will go to the winners who solve the insurance omni-channel distribution puzzle

We have the solution.

Consumers are now accustomed to the easy-to-navigate, information-rich shopping experience offered by most popular retail vendors. Through these shopping channels, they can determine their needs, research information, look up referrals and reviews, compare options and consider solutions before purchasing. In this new retail environment, distribution models must offer consumers the option to shop for and buy insurance through both direct and agency channels.

The BOLT Platform offers the opportunity to rethink and build Omni-Channel Distribution.

1. Disruption: Regardless of whether we’re discussing new entrants like Google joining the insurance game, citizens demanding a better digital experience from the government, or the mass exodus of financial advisors from wire houses – disruption is an undeniable driver hit on by each of the Actua CEOs when discussing key pressures fueling adoption of their solutions.

Die Ausführungen in # 6457  zu Bolt sind dafür ein exzellentes Beispiel.

In light of the economic volatility of the last decade, many industries have become familiar with the perennial challenge of doing more with less. The verticals our companies serve are no different, whether they are seeking to outsource non-revenue generating activities to a company like FolioDynamix, find new ways to serve and monetize existing customers by increasing retention and conversion rates like at Bolt, or facing the retirement of a quarter of their workforce like the government as in the case with GovDelivery, Actua’s companies are helping customers be more efficient every day. This trend also highlights the growing adoption of outsourcing non-core business functions to experts to maintain focus on core competencies.

www.actua.com/...-fueling-adoption-of-vertical-saas-solutions/

Actua to Announce Third Quarter 2015 Results Thursday, November 5th Before Market Opens

Actua Corporation
October 23, 2015 9:00 AM

GlobeNewswire

RADNOR, Pa., Oct. 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Actua Corporation (ACTA), the multi-vertical cloud company, will release the financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2015 on Thursday, November 5, 2015, before the market opens.

von Foliodynamix:

www.wsj.com/articles/...alues-yodlee-at-590-million-1439245934

von Yodlee werden also ca. 600 Millionen bezahlt - also ein sechsfaches Umsatzmultiple.






Yodlee, Inc. (YDLE) -NasdaqGS


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Income Statement Get Income Statement for:  


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Period Ending
Jun 30, 2015

Mar 31, 2015

Dec 31, 2014

Sep 30, 2014

Total Revenue    25,955      24,609      24,861      23,154    
Cost of Revenue 9,930   9,441   10,433   8,991  


Gross Profit    16,025      15,168      14,428      14,163    

Das 6-fache des Umsatzes hat vor ca. einem Jahr auch Actua für Foliodynamiy bezahlt - und wurde anschließend dafür von den Markten fast in Höhe des Kaufpreises von ca. 200 Millionen mit Kursrückgängen abgestraft, was nach dem Yoodle-Deal nicht gerechtfertigt erscheint.

auch für zu hoch empfunden, wobei es hier recht schwierig zu bestimmen ist, was der in die Berechnung einzubeziehende Umsatz ist, aber er scheint bei derartigen Unternehmen bezahlt zu werden, warum auch immer - aber die Zahlenden denken sich sicher etwas dabei.

er Total Revenues bezaltl, nicht des niedrigeren Gross Profits. Das vermute ich zwar auch beim Kauf von Folidynamix durch Actua,

Total Revenue    25,955      24,609      24,861      23,154    
Cost of Revenue 9,930   9,441   10,433   8,991  
Gross Profit    16,025      15,168      14,428      14,163  

aber aus keinem der unzähligen Pressebericht konnte man das leider herauslesen;

Vielleicht kann hier jemand von Euch für Klarheit sorgen.:

Envestnet Deal Values Yodlee at $590 Million - That are about 6-times-revenues

Deal merges provider of online investment tools with financial-app maker

By
Bradley Hope

Aug. 10, 2015 6:32 p.m. ET

Envestnet Inc., a Chicago-based provider of online investment tools, said it has reached a deal to acquire Yodlee Inc. in a cash-and-stock transaction that values the company at about $590 million.

But Actua was extreme punished after the bought of Foliodynamix for 6-times-revenues a year ago. The market-cap decreased in the next months more than 190 Million, which were paid for Foliodynamix - a joke.

www.wsj.com/articles/...alues-yodlee-at-590-million-1439245934

34,5 Millionen und positiver Cash Flow von 1,5 Millionen.

blog.textizen.com/notifications-calls-20150928/

blog.textizen.com/gwinnett-20151027/

OCT 27 2015
A major suburban county in the Atlanta metro region, Gwinnett County boasts a population of around 900,000 people, spread out over a vast area. As is typical in the suburban United States, cars are the dominant form of transportation in Gwinnett, and other options for getting around are limited. Long commutes and heavy traffic are a daily standard for some residents, leaving many wishing for alternatives.

In summer of 2015, the Gwinnett Village and Gwinnett Place Community Improvement Districts (CIDs) collaborated with area leaders to host a widespread dialogue on the future of transportation in the region, titled “The Great Exchange on Transportation.” They enlisted the help of design/strategy collaborative Aha! Strategy to design a massive outreach campaign, with a Textizen survey at its center.

Somewhat unusually, the effort was not designed to inform a specific project or proposal, but to get the entire community to paint a vision of the future of Gwinnett County. It was one of the most ambitious outreach efforts the region has seen, and resulted in tens of thousands of conversations, 1,400 web survey responses, and over 2,700 text survey responses in one week.

“The Great Exchange was a non-agenda driven initiative to get people to take a step back, provide broad feedback, and build the framework for a future transportation plan. We used this as an opportunity to let the people be aspirational, and it exceeded all of our expectations.”

Chuck Warbington
Executive Director, Gwinnett Village CID

1. Strategic Tuck-In Acquisitions: At Actua we firmly believe in the power of strategic tuck-in acquisitions to further strengthen our competitive moats, expand our total addressable markets (TAM) and increase our average selling price (ASP). At this year’s conference both Scott Burns, CEO, GovDelivery and Glenn Trout, CEO, VelocityEHS shared with us the impact of their most recent tuck-ins and the status of their efforts to integrate these businesses into their existing operations. Scott also discussed how the tuck-ins at GovDelivery have improved his ability to sell additional products to his existing customer base, which will be core to his growth strategy heading into 2016. In addition, Glenn provided an update on the integration of KMI, and reinforced the potential to cross sell their products into roughly 25% of VelocityEHS’ 11,000 customers. As a reminder, KMI’s solutions have a significantly higher ASP (roughly 4-6X) than VelocityEHS’ solutions, representing a sizeable opportunity for growth.

2. Doubling Down on Product Development: Actua is very committed to continuous innovation to stay ahead of the market and better solve the problems our customers face. Through investments in product development and technology improvements we are continuously upgrading our user interfaces, mobile capabilities, security standards and product offerings across our businesses. We believe these investments drive growth, allowing us to maintain a strong competitive position in our markets by being best-in-class, cross-sell more offerings to our customers through broader product offerings, and ultimately drive customer satisfaction and retention. One great example of this that emerged in our panel discussion came from Joe Mrak, CEO of FolioDynamix, who talked about the significant investments they have made in the new version of their platform which will bring clients a sleeker, richer interface. Folio also launched a new product, VisX, which is expanding the customer base they can sell into as well as allow them to capture more wallet share from their existing customers. Another great example was shared by GovDelivery’s Scott Burns, who talked about investments being made to attain the highest possible security certifications, which in turn puts them in a unique competitive position selling into government agencies. GovDelivery also just announced the launch of new and enhanced capabilities for their communications cloud. Last but not least, Eric Gewirtzman talked about a similar phenomenon underway at Bolt, which has been investing to build out the breadth of insurance products available on their platform. The investments we have made to date to expand the number of carrier connections on the platform allowed Bolt to land and launch their most recent new customer in record time.

Driving Growth in Vertical SaaS (Third Part)

3. Ongoing refinement of sales and marketing to ensure ROI: We are big investors in our companies’ sales and marketing engines, but sometimes just putting the dollars against these efforts is not enough. Instead we are religious about refining and adapting our sales and marketing approaches along the way to achieve our long term objectives and to maximize our return on investment. An example of this was Bolt’s recent decision to narrow their target audience to those that have already made the decision to sell other carriers’ products. By honing in on this smaller group of more ready buyers, Bolt has been able to shorten their sales cycle and grow its pipeline. Similarly, FolioDynamix spoke to an increased diversity of new customer types in the last year, adding a new distribution network, RBC, while they continue to see strong growth in the banking sector and launched a concerted effort to capture more of the lower end of the market.

The newly rebranded VelocityEHS (formerly known as MSDSonline) is another great example of refining our go to market strategy. The goal of this initiative was to better project the combined capabilities of the company, following the acquisition and integration of KMI. In addition, and in line with our long-standing track record, all four Actua companies discussed a focus on expanding their sales teams in the coming months, in particular at GovDelivery and VelocityEHS, to help better capture the opportunities they are pursuing.

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