| Akamai Technologies, Inc. | (NQ: AKAM) |
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Undervalued at current price ($18.20) |
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Wide product portfolio driven by growth in ecommerce, video streaming, SaaS |
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The value of Akamai’s differentiated services is stronger than ever |
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P/E close to 60 |
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Big players like YouTube laying their own fibre |
May 21, 2013
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM) helps companies speed up their websites by using Akamais own high-speed network to copy clients' websites to servers that are physically close to the company's users, and therefore increase download speed. This process, known as caching, is especially important for Online Video websites, which are particularly bandwidth-hungry.[1] The company earned $860 million in revenue and $145.9 in net income in 2009.[2]
The key to Akamai’s success is its de-centralized computer nework, which improves the speed of its clients websites. BestBuy's offices are in Southern California, but their users are around the world. Akamai's network means BestBuy's users can always connect to a BestBuy server that's close by, and therefore faster.
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) - Company Overview
- Products[4]
- Business Growth
- FY 2009 (ended December 31, 2009)[2]
- Trends/Forces
- Proliferation of Broadband Internet Will Grow Akamai's Customer Base
- Increased distribution of Software as a Service Creates further Opportunities for Revenue Expansion
- Decreasing costs of storage media and bandwidth means more competition for Akamai
- Competition
- Direct Competitors
- Telecoms
- Other
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