Saturday, March 6, 2021

Okta buys Auth0 for $6.5B to expand its market

 Okta announced 4Q 2021 earnings with a 40% revenue growth, and also surprised the market with a large acquisition. They are purchasing Auth0 for $6.5B in Okta stock. Free cash flow was 13.8% of revenues. The stock pulled back from a 52-week high of $294 to $200, closing Friday at just shy of $216. Auth0 also grew revenue over 50% with a growing subscription model.

They discussed this in their earnings call here.

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