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We recently published a list of 7 Stocks Billion Dollar Hedge Fund Voss Capital Is Crazy About. In this article, we are going to take a look at where PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) stands against other stocks that Voss Capital is crazy about.
A fund management company, Voss Capital is based in Houston and was founded in 2011 by Travis Cocke who currently serves as the fund’s General Partner and Chief Investment Officer. He manages Voss’ funds. Interestingly, Voss is an acronym which stands for Value-Oriented Special Situations.
Before launching Voss, Cocke served as a Generalist Research Analyst at Ascendant Advisors LLC. from August 2009 to July 2010. Cocke was also an intern at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas during the summer of 2008.
He obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Texas A&M in 2009.
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In addition to concentrating on value stocks and special situations, as implied by the words that make up Voss’ acronym, the fund manager focuses on fundamentals. Special situations are unusual developments that affect companies. Additionally, Voss seeks to invest in stocks that it believes can double within three years.
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The following data is gathered from Voss Capital’s investment letter for the first quarter of 2024.
Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 275% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 150 percentage points (see more details here). That’s why you should pay close attention to this important indicator.
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PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR)
Value of Voss Capital’s 13F Position (6/30/2024): $71.4 million
PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) markets cloud-based hardware and software products to restaurants and retailers. Among its offerings are an e-commerce platform and a point-of-sale product.
In the 12 months that ended in September 2024, its revenue came in at $454 million, versus $304.5 million in the 12 months that ended in September 2023. However, in Q3, its net loss rose to $20.7 million versus a net loss of $19.2 million in the same period of 2023. But its top line did jump 41% year-over-year last quarter to $96.8 million, while its organic annual recurring revenue rose about 25% year-over-year. Also noteworthy is that its adjusted EBITDA rose to $2.4 million in Q3 versus an adjusted EBITDA loss of $6.56 million in Q3 of 2023.