Topic: How To Invest

Q: Hi, TSI. What do you think about Open Text and its recent acquisition of Carbonite? Thanks.

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A: Open Text, $59.33, symbol OTEX on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 270.8 million; Market cap: $16.2 billion; www.opentext.com), develops, markets, licenses and supports collaboration and enterprise-information-management software for corporate clients. That software finds, stores and distributes information across corporate intranet and extranet networks as well as the broader Internet. The company sells its products and services through its strategic partnerships with firms such as SAP SE, Microsoft Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Salesforce.com Corporation, Accenture plc, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Tata Consultancy Services, ATOS, and Ernst & Young. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, Open Text began as a research project that developed technology to index the Oxford English Dictionary. The company has since acquired a portfolio of software businesses, including Red Dot, Hummingbird, Captaris, Captiva, Documentum, Covisint, Guidance Software, and Liaison Technologies. As a result of these acquisitions, the company’s revenue has risen 55.2%, from $1.85 billion in 2015 to $2.87 billion in 2019 (fiscal years end June 30). Earnings increased 21.9%, from $234.3 million ($0.95 per share)…