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$770B Market Giant Set to Buy the Dip: Key Insights

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Workday reported non-GAAP earnings per share of $2.75 in its latest quarterly financial report, exceeding market expectations.

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Recently, reports have emerged that well-known private equity firm Silver Lake is in acquisition negotiations with software company Workday. The talks have lasted for several months, but there is still uncertainty over whether the final deal will be reached. Even so, Workday's share price posted its largest single-day gain in a decade that day, and its market value swelled to 51.1 billion U.S. dollars. This has also given enterprise service software companies new expectations. For example, HubSpot rose 14.5%, DocuSign rose 10.3%, and Salesforce rose 4.2%. The new quarterly financial report released by Workday also delivered strong figures: subscription revenue increased 13.9% year on year, non-GAAP earnings per share reached 2.75 U.S. dollars, exceeding market expectations. The company also announced a new 4 billion U.S. dollar share repurchase plan. However, after the release of the better-than-expected financial report, Workday's share price closed lower, once falling 5% in after-hours trading. The secondary market is currently pricing software in a quantum superposition state. If no one observes it, software is regarded as a "doomsday asset" that is subverted by the AI wave and whose business model is on the verge of failure. Once an observer appears, for example after the acquisition rumor spreads, it becomes a core cash cow with stable and abundant cash flow that...

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    "title": "$770B Market Giant Set to Buy the Dip: Key Insights - 36 Kr",
    "excerpt": "Recently, reports have emerged that well-known private equity firm Silver Lake is in acquisition negotiations with software company Workday. The talks have lasted for several months, but there is still uncertainty over whether the final deal will be reached. Even so, Workday's share price posted its largest single-day gain in a decade that day, and its market value swelled to 51.1 billion U.S. dollars. This has also given enterprise service software companies new expectations. For example, HubSpot rose 14.5%, DocuSign rose 10.3%, and Salesforce rose 4.2%. The new quarterly financial report released by Workday also delivered strong figures: subscription revenue increased 13.9% year on year, non-GAAP earnings per share reached 2.75 U.S. dollars, exceeding market expectations. The company also announced a new 4 billion U.S. dollar share repurchase plan. However, after the release of the better-than-expected financial report, Workday's share price closed lower, once falling 5% in after-hours trading. The secondary market is currently pricing software in a quantum superposition state. If no one observes it, software is regarded as a \"doomsday asset\" that is subverted by the AI wave and whose business model is on the verge of failure. Once an observer appears, for example after the acquisition rumor spreads, it becomes a core cash cow with stable and abundant cash flow that private...",
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