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.

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An analyst became more optimistic on Apple's 5G prospects, and Salesforce stock headed lower as its rumored acquisition of Slack appears to be imminent.

Dow Jones Tumbles as Apple Stock Rises on Price Target Bump, Salesforce Stock Slumps on Expected Slack Acquisition

Slack Technologies Inc. (NYSE: WORK) hit an all-time high on Monday on the expectation of an announcement that Salesforce.com Inc.

What Could Be in the Works for a Salesforce Acquisition of Slack

Finally, investors were justified in holding onto WORK stock. However, it's still a question what the proposed deal will mean for CRM stock?

Slack Just Got a Lifeline from Salesforce Buyout Talks

The rumors ignited last Thursday that Salesforce had interest in Slack. This morning, CNBC is reporting the deal is all but done and will be announced tomorrow.

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Slack rallied as much as 7% on Monday after CNBC reported Salesforce's acquisition of the company will be announced after markets close on Tuesday. Salesforce's takeover will price the workplace-communications company at a premium to its current share price and consist of a half-stock, half-cash deal, according to the report. Slack surged last week on initial reports of the deal. A premium stands to lift shares even higher.

Slack surges 7% on report that Salesforce takeover will be announced Tuesday afternoon at a premium

The shares of Slack Technologies Inc (NYSE:WORK) are surging, now up 8% at 40.67, brushing off Barclays downgrade to "equal weight" from "overweight," after a fresh dose of buyout buzz per CNBC suggested its takeover by Salesforce.com (CRM) will be announced tomorrow.

Software Stock Brushes off Downgrade on Updated Buyout Buzz

The deal is expected to be about half cash and half stock, the sources said, and will price Slack at a premium to its current price.

Salesforce deal to buy Slack expected to be announced tomorrow after market close

The stock price of Slack Technologies Inc (NYSE:WORK) increased by 44.73% from $28.10 on Friday, November 20 morning to $40.67 per share as of Friday, November 27. This is why the stock price increased.

WORK Stock Price Increases 44.73% This Past Week: Why It Happened

Shares of Slack Technologies Inc (NYSE: WORK) skyrocketed higher by nearly 40% on Wednesday after media outlets reported that industry titan Salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) is in talks to acquire the software-as-a-service business and workplace communication tool.

Salesforce in talks to buy Slack: What you need to know about this potential tech deal

Big software acquirers have been quiet this year as hefty market multiples among cloud providers made deals too expensive.

Salesforce buying Slack would mark the first big software deal in a boom year for the cloud

Salesforce has held talks to buy Slack, according to a Wall Street Journal report earlier this week, and if a deal goes through, it would be Salesforce's largest acquisition ever, given Slack's $17 billion market cap. The potential for a purchase of that size has industry watchers thinking about what could come next and analysts and experts expect more M&A in the cloud software space in the coming year. 

Consolidation is coming to the cloud software market, analysts say, and Salesforce's reported interest in buying Slack is the latest sign

The battle for control of the cloud-based communication, increasingly critical as more Americans work remotely, is heating up amid reports Salesforce.com is in advanced talks to buy workspace messaging platform Slack Technologies.

Cloud wars heat up as Salesforce zeros in on Slack

Slack is our bet on 'the future of work' - where collaboration can happen anywhere and with anyone - a conviction borrowed from the CEO and co-founder Steward Butterfield. In Butterfield's world, emails don't exist - all work communication happens on Slack. But his eventual goal is to turn Slack into 'the enterprise social network.'

Slack - Hold On To Your Shares; $22B Is Way Too Cheap

Software company Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) is looking to acquire Slack (NYSE: WORK) in a deal that could be announced next week. Fundamental analysis: A game-changer Salesforce is in talks to acquire Slack, according to media reports.

Slack stock price explodes 37% on Salesforce talks

Tech giant Salesforce.com, Inc (NYSE:CRM) has been rumored by those close to the company to be in talks to acquire Slack for an undisclosed price that is said to be more than its $17 billion valuation.

What a Salesforce Buyout of Slack Could Mean

Salesforce (CRM) is reportedly in talks to acquire Slack Technologies, which if the deal materializes, would be its biggest ever acquisition.

Is Salesforce (CRM) Eyeing an Acquisition Deal With Slack?

Salesforce is in talks to acquire workplace messaging app Slack as it seeks to expand its offerings to businesses.

Salesforce in talks to acquire Slack

Cloud-based software giant Salesforce reportedly is in advance talks to buy messaging app Slack — just months after Salesforce's billionaire boss Marc Benioff denied he was interested in making any acquisitions. San Francisco-based Salesforce sees Slack as a logical extension of its enterprise offerings, a source told Reuters on Wednesday, adding there is no certainty.

Salesforce reportedly in talks to buy Slack — despite CEO denial

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The corporate software maker reportedly made an acquisition offer.

Salesforce may be looking to buy Slack, report says

Is Salesforce buying Slack? According to rumors, yes.

WORK Stock Alert: Is Salesforce Buying Slack? 16 Things We Know.

Salesforce.com Inc.'s acquisition of Slack Technologies Inc. would be a major challenge to Microsoft Corp. , one analyst said Wednesday, following a report of a possible deal in the works, and may set off a wave of software acquisitions. "This deal would be a major shot across the bow at Microsoft with the company's Teams offering a direct messaging competitor against Slack that has been a clear hurdle to growth and now would be a two horse race between Microsoft and Salesforce," said Wedbush analyst Dan Ives in a note Wednesday.

Salesforce acquisition of Slack could trigger M&A wave, analyst says

Slack shares shot up as much as 28% Wednesday, despite being halted twice for volatility, following a report that Salesforce has been in talks to acquire the workplace messaging app. Salesforce shares were down more than 4% on the news.

Slack stock spikes on reports of Salesforce deal

IBM is reportedly planning to cut 10,000 jobs in Europe, and Salesforce is reportedly eyeing an acquisition of Slack.

Dow Jones Sinks Below 30,000; IBM to Cut Jobs; Salesforce Could Buy Slack

Rumors of a $17 billion business combination drove the two stocks in opposite directions.

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