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November 2018

Digital Commerce

Sectorwatch

There is an exciting future for the digital commerce market. With digital commerce giants like Amazon, Alibaba, Ebay, and others, the world of commerce has radically changed over the past several years. The effects felt in almost every industry (retail, financial services, travel & tourism, communications, entertainment & media, others) and all over the world (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East & Africa). Digital commerce software continues to be one of the fastest-growing verticals in the overall enterprise applications software market and is heavily targeted by investors.

Industry Trends:

• Current revenue growth rate exceeds the average of the last 3 years by, indicating that market momentum is increasing
• Current gross profit margin is less than the average of the last 3 years gross profit margins, indicating customer pricing power
• Current EBITDA margin is less than the average of the last 3 years EBITDA margins, which may signal further consolidation