Paid Customers

Gross Profit, Operating Income, and Net Income as a percentage of Revenue

Gross Margin

Operating Margin

Profit Margin

Margins

An operating expense is an expense a business incurs through its normal business operations. Often abbreviated as OPEX.

Operating Expenses

Year over year growth in Revenue and Operating Expenses.

Revenue Y/Y

OpEx Y/Y

Growth

Shares outstanding refer to a company's stock currently held by all its shareholders, including share blocks held by institutional investors and restricted shares owned by the company's officers and insiders.

Outstanding Shares

Market Cap

Also known as Price/Sales Ratio. Calculated using Average market cap for the quarter / Annualized quarterly revenue.

Revenue Multiple

Slack

Slack Technologies, Inc.—acquired by Salesforce ($CRM) for $27.7B in July 2021—is a messaging platform businesses. Per the terms of the deal, Slack shareholders received $26.79 in cash and 0.0776 shares of Salesforce for each share owned. See the $CRM stock page for updates on Slack as a subsidiary of Salesforce.
Slack was founded by Daniel Stewart Butterfield, Bradley J. Horowitz, Eric Costello, Callum James Henderson-Begg, and Serguei Mourachov in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Slack is a cloud-based communication and collaboration platform for teams. It allows users to exchange messages, share files, and integrate with various business tools and services. Slack is commonly used across various industries, from tech startups to large enterprises.

Salesforce

Dooner and Hill break down how Salesforce purchasing Slack and the Zoom boom will carry sales strategies into 2021 Put That Coffee Down is sponsored by Salesforce Headlines It's the deal that has everybody talking, including Dooner and Kevin Hill. Salesforce is buying the work chat app Slack for $27.7 billion.

Salesforce isn't slacking off — Put That Coffee Down (with video)

Walmart

Salesforce's mega-acquisition is not being received well by the market, and Walmart added a new perk for Walmart+ members.

Dow Jones Barely Changed as Salesforce Stock Tumbles on Slack Acquisition, Walmart Takes a Shot at Amazon Prime

Salesforce announced plans on Tuesday to purchase Slack, the company that makes the workplace messaging app of the same name.  The acquisition is valued at $27.7 billion, instantly putting it among the top five largest tech acquisitions of all time — just edging out Microsoft's $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn back in 2016. 

This chart shows how the Salesforce acquisition of Slack for $27.7 billion stacks up against tech's largest deals ever

Salesforce.com Inc. shares fall after picking up the rare Wall Street downgrade, and as other analysts wonder if the cloud-based customer-relationship management company is biting off more than it can chew.

The Ratings Game: Salesforce stock drops as Wall Street questions necessity of Slack purchase

Microsoft (MSFT) faces heightened competition on enterprise collaboration software as salesforce.com (CRM) acquires Slack (WORK).

Salesforce Buys Slack to Compete With Microsoft

Slack Technologies Inc (NYSE: WORK) shares have rallied 45.5% in just over a week following the initial reports of a buyout by salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM).

Here's What Slack Analysts Say Investors Should Do Now

Microsoft

Business software maker Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) is buying work-chat service Slack Technologies (NYSE: WORK) for $27.7 billion in a deal aimed at giving the two companies a better shot at competing against longtime industry powerhouse Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT). The acquisition announced Tuesday is by far the largest in the 21-year history of the CRM giant.

Salesforce and Slack Are Going After Microsoft

Shares of salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) were trading lower Wednesday after the company reported earnings and revenue beats in the third quarter but fell short of expectations for its fourth-quarter guidance.

6 Salesforce Analysts React To Slack Deal: 'Game-Changer Potential'

Slack co-founder Cal Henderson said had his doubts about whether companies could work from home before the coronavirus pandemic.

Slack co-founder says he was a work from home skeptic until the pandemic hit

Salesforce and Slack have entered into a definitive agreement under which Salesforce will acquire Slack for $27.7 billion. These are the details.

Salesforce Confirms $27.7 Billion Acquisition Of Slack: Details

In the rivalry between Microsoft and Salesforce, overpaying for Slack shows that Marc Benioff has jumped the shark

At 26x Forward Sales, Salesforce Overpays For Slack

With the $27.7 billion purchase of Slack, Salesforce has made three huge deals in under three years. Oracle has been mostly quiet.

Salesforce's Marc Benioff has become tech's top dealmaker, seizing the crown from his former boss Larry Ellison

Cloud computing pioneer Salesforce has agreed a $27.7bn (£20.6bn) deal to buy Slack, the workplace messaging app that has enjoyed a near-doubling of its market value during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Slack snapped up by Salesforce in £20.6bn bet on remote working

With a $27.7 billion deal to buy Slack Technologies Inc. -- its biggest acquisition yet -- Salesforce.com Inc. is poised to become an even bigger threat to Microsoft Corp. in the world of corporate software. But it could be its toughest merger yet.

MarketWatch First Take: Salesforce's deal for Slack creates a bigger threat to Microsoft

Stewart Butterfield, who cofounded the popular work messaging app, is the latest beneficiary of the work-from-home phenomenon.

Salesforce Deal Lifts Slack CEO's Fortune By More Than $200 Million

"I have a $50 billion dream, which is what I'm shooting for," the internet entrepreneur said in a "Mad Money" appearance.

Salesforce's Marc Benioff on goal to double revenue — 'Slack changes everything'

Salesforce has inked a definitive agreement to buy Slack Technologies for an enterprise value of roughly $27.7 billion based on the Monday (Nov. 30) closing price of Salesforce's common stock, according to a Tuesday (Dec. 1) announcement. “[Slack CEO and Co-Founder Stewart Butterfield] and his team have built one of the most beloved platforms in enterprise […]

It's Official: Salesforce Plans To Buy Slack For $27.7 Billion

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch's venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Welcome to an Equity Shot all about the huge, and hugely interesting Salesforce -Slack deal, in which the enterprise social company will be subsumed for the mere price of $27.7 billion.

Equity Shot: Salesforce's $27.7 billion-dollar Slack message

Congrats, Slack shareholders: Your wild ride is ending in profitable fashion.

Salesforce Building the "Operating System for the Future of Work" With $27.7 Billion Slack Offer

Slack (WORK) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 120.00% and 4.93%, respectively, for the quarter ended October 2020. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Slack Technologies (WORK) Tops Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Salesforce is buying the communications platform for $27.7 billion in cash and stock, the company announced this afternoon shortly after the markets closed. Here's some news you can gossip with your coworkers about on Slack.

Salesforce is buying Slack for close to $28 billion

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halper Sadeh LLP, a global investor rights law firm, is investigating whether the sale of Slack Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: WORK) to salesforce.com, inc. (“Salesforce”) is fair to Slack shareholders. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Slack shareholders will receive $26.79 in cash and 0.0776 shares of Salesforce common stock for each Slack share. Halper Sadeh encourages Slack shareholders to click here to learn more about their legal rights and options or contact

Slack Merger Investigation: Halper Sadeh LLP Announces Investigation Into Whether the Sale of Slack Technologies, Inc. is Fair to Shareholders; Investors Are Encouraged to Contact the Firm – WORK

Marc Benioff's company gains leverage against Microsoft's threat with the largest acquisition in its 21-year history

Salesforce to buy Slack in $27.7bn deal aimed at competing with Microsoft

Cloud-computing giant Salesforce on Tuesday said it will acquire popular workplace messaging platform Slack for $27.7 billion. The cash-and-stock deal — one of the largest ever for a software company — will see Slack shareholders receive $26.79 in cash and 0.08 shares of Salesforce stock for each share in the company.

Salesforce is buying workplace chat app Slack for $27.7 billion

Slack stock is climbing slightly in after-hours trading after Salesforce announced that it is buying the workplace messaging company. The post Slack Stock: 13 Things to Know About Salesforce Buying Slack appeared first on InvestorPlace.

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