Simion Furdui
Simion Furdui
United Kingdom
๐™‰๐™š๐™ฌ ๐™‹๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™›๐™ค๐™ก๐™ž๐™ค ๐˜ผ๐™™๐™™๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ: ๐™’๐™๐™ฎ ๐™„โ€™๐™ข "๐˜ฟ๐™ž๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™๐™ฅ" ๐™Š๐™ค๐™ข๐™– $๐™Š๐™Š๐™ˆ๐˜ผ Iโ€™ve just added a new position to the portfolio that fits perfectly into our "Value + Growth" barbell. While the market is obsessed with giant tech, there is a massive structural shift happening in the background: small and mid-sized businesses are finally ditching their ancient copper desk phones for cloud-based systems. Ooma $OOMA (Ooma Inc) has built a platform designed specifically for these businesses, and the financials are starting to look like a "coiled spring." ๐Ÿญ. ๐™๐™๐™š "๐™‹๐™Š๐™๐™Ž" ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก๐™ฎ๐™จ๐™ฉ: ๐˜ผ๐™&๐™ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐˜ฟ๐™ค๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™Ž๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™๐™จ The biggest driver right now is the death of Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS). โ€ข The Forced Switch: AT&T ($T) is aggressively phasing out copper networks and hiking prices (sometimes by 200% to 400%). Businesses literally cannot afford to stay on old lines. โ€ข AirDial Success: Oomaโ€™s "AirDial" segment is the solution. Bookings grew ~80% YoY this quarter. As the "shutdown" plans accelerate through 2029, Ooma is standing right there to catch the falling customers. ๐Ÿฎ. ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ก ๐™ƒ๐™š๐™–๐™ก๐™ฉ๐™: ๐™๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ง๐™™ ๐™€๐˜ฝ๐™„๐™๐˜ฟ๐˜ผ & ๐˜พ๐™–๐™จ๐™ ๐™๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฌ Ooma isn't just growing; it's becoming a high-margin cash machine. โ€ข Profitability Surge: Adjusted EBITDA grew from $23.3M (9% margin) in FY2025 to $33.9M (12.4% margin) in FY2026. โ€ข The Subscription Engine: Their core subscription gross margin is a juicy 72%. โ€ข Smart Capital: They used their strong $22M Free Cash Flow to pay down debt and buy back $16.8M in stock over the last year. I always love to see a management team that prioritizes both growth and debt reduction. ๐Ÿฏ. ๐™‘๐™–๐™ก๐™ช๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ: ๐˜ผ ๐™‹๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™–๐™ก ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ% ๐™๐™ฅ๐™จ๐™ž๐™™๐™š? This is where it gets really interesting. Despite the growth, Ooma is trading like a "boring" value stock. โ€ข P/E Discount: Ooma trades at a forward P/E of just 10x-12x, while its peers often trade at 20x-25x. โ€ข Earnings Growth: With expected earnings growth of 24% this year, the stock is significantly undervalued relative to its performance. โ€ข Fair Value: Based on normalized multiples, I see a fair value around $21 (well above current levels), with the potential for shares to double over the next 12-24 months as the market realizes the "lifetime value" of these recurring subscriptions. ๐™๐™๐™š ๐˜ฝ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ข ๐™‡๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š: Ooma is a high-growth business disguised as a value stock. By capturing the forced migration off old phone lines and upselling AI features, they are positioned for a massive re-rating. $SPX500 $NSDQ100 $GOLD $BTC
Not investment advice. The author may have financial interests in the mentioned instruments.
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