Founded in 1986, SS&C Technologies provides software products and software-enabled services to mostly financial-services firms. SS&C, which stands for Securities Software and Consultants, introduced CAMRA, or complete asset management, reporting, and accounting, in 1989. Since inception, SS&C has acquired more than 50 companies, and acquisitions have been a big part of the firm’s growth strategy.
Shares of SS&C trade well below the market overall and are cheap.
SS&C’s acquisition strategy relies on a favorable financing environment and reasonable prices for acquisition targets. Elevated multiples for potential targets makes it harder for SS&C to find attractive acquisition opportunities.
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SSNC
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BK
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STT
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 13.09 | 10.92 | 9.53 |
Price/Book Value | 2.35 | 1.14 | 1.00 |
Price/Sales | 2.80 | 2.46 | 1.93 |
Price/Cash Flow | 11.72 | 9.08 | 7.36 |
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SSNC
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BK
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STT
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Quick Ratio | 1.03 | — | — |
Current Ratio | 1.07 | — | — |
Interest Coverage | 2.79 | — | — |
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SSNC
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BK
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STT
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 7.08% | 0.75% | 0.85% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 19.03% | 8.57% | 11.19% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 11.27% | — | — |
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