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CDW Corporation

CDW

Technology

1w

CDW's Full Stack Solutions Drive Double-Digit Growth Amid Market Headwinds

CDW delivered 10% net sales growth to $6 billion, with strong performance in commercial, healthcare, UK, and Canada.
Full stack, full life cycle solutions contributed to the growth, emphasizing the strategic advantage of diversified product and service offerings.
Customer focus on must-do priorities, such as client devices and mission-critical infrastructure, was key to exceeding expectations.

Charter Communications, Inc.

CHTR

Technology

3w

Financial Performance Summary

Adjusted EBITDA grew 0.5% year-over-year; net income was $1.3 billion, up from $1.2 billion last year.
Advertising revenue declined 6.7%, excluding political revenue down 4.4%, offset by higher advanced advertising.
Capital expenditures were flat at just under $2.9 billion; 2025 CapEx guidance lowered to approximately $11.5 billion from $12 billion.
Charter added 500,000 Spectrum Mobile lines in Q2 and 2.1 million over the last 12 months, growing nearly 25%.
Commercial revenue grew 0.8% year-over-year, with mid-market and large business revenue up 2.9%.
Internet customer losses improved to 117,000 from 149,000 last year; video customer losses improved fivefold to 80,000.
Operating expenses increased 0.6% year-over-year; programming costs declined 8.8%, other costs rose due to mobile device sales and service costs.
Residential revenue declined 0.4% despite a 1.7% increase in revenue per customer relationship due to promotional rate step-ups and mobile growth.
Revenue was up slightly year-over-year; Q2 EBITDA grew by 0.5%, with full-year EBITDA growth expected.
Second quarter free cash flow was $1 billion, down $250 million year-over-year due to higher cash taxes, interest, and working capital headwinds.

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.

KD

Technology

1w

Strategic Progress and Growth Initiatives Post-Spin

Made significant progress on strategic initiatives, reaffirming outlook for fiscal 2026 and advancing toward fiscal 2028 objectives.
Focus on growth vectors such as Kyndryl Consult, hyperscaler collaborations, and technology partnerships.
Delivered a 39% YoY increase in adjusted pretax income in Q1 driven by growth in consulting, cloud, cybersecurity, and AI.
All revenue decline in Q1 was due to actions on 8 focus accounts, which reduced revenue by half but increased gross margins.

Confluent, Inc.

CFLT

Technology

2w

Impact of Customer Optimization on Cloud Revenue Growth

Large customers' optimization efforts have led to consumption growth below prior years' levels.
An AI-native customer is shifting towards self-management, reducing their cloud usage, which is expected to dampen Q4 cloud revenue growth by low single digits.
Despite short-term headwinds, the company remains confident in long-term growth, with a 31% increase in RPO indicating deeper customer commitments.

3D Systems Corporation

DDD

Technology

6d

Strategic Restructuring and Cost Optimization Initiatives

3D Systems is executing a comprehensive restructuring plan aiming to deliver over $85 million in annualized savings by mid-2026.
The company has in-sourced manufacturing operations over the past two years to improve quality control and reduce costs.
Restructuring efforts include facility closures, business and legal entity rationalization, and automation of back-office processes.
The company is targeting to reduce operating expenses to the low $40 million range by the end of 2025, supporting a move to positive cash flow.
Management highlighted that the scale and balance sheet flexibility have enabled them to navigate the restructuring while maintaining core R&D investments.
The timing of facility subleases remains a challenge, impacting the full realization of cost savings.