Reviewing Zuora Inc. (ZUO)’s and Bridgeline Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:BLIN)’s results

This is a contrast between Zuora Inc. (NYSE:ZUO) and Bridgeline Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:BLIN) based on their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings and valuation. The two companies are Application Software and they also compete with each other.

Valuation and Earnings

We can see in table 1 the earnings per share, top-line revenue and valuation of Zuora Inc. and Bridgeline Digital Inc.

Profitability

Table 2 represents Zuora Inc. (NYSE:ZUO) and Bridgeline Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:BLIN)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Liquidity

The Current Ratio and a Quick Ratio of Zuora Inc. are 2 and 2. Competitively, Bridgeline Digital Inc. has 1.7 and 1.7 for Current and Quick Ratio. Zuora Inc.’s better ability to pay short and long-term obligations than Bridgeline Digital Inc.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

Institutional investors owned 55.1% of Zuora Inc. shares and 18.2% of Bridgeline Digital Inc. shares. Zuora Inc.’s share owned by insiders are 1.1%. Comparatively, 7.48% are Bridgeline Digital Inc.’s share owned by insiders.

Performance

Here are the Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half Yearly, Yearly and YTD Performance of both pretenders.

For the past year Zuora Inc. has 25.74% stronger performance while Bridgeline Digital Inc. has -0.52% weaker performance.

Summary

Zuora Inc. beats Bridgeline Digital Inc. on 9 of the 10 factors.

Zuora, Inc. provides cloud-based software on a subscription basis that enables companies in various industries to launch, manage, and transform into a subscription business. The company offers Zuora Central platform that acts as an intelligent subscription management hub that automates the subscription order-to-cash process, including quoting, billing, collections, analytics, and revenue recognition. Its products include Zuora Billing, Zuora RevPro, Zuora CPQ, Zuora Insights, and Zuora Collect. Zuora, Inc. sells its products through its direct sales force and with GSI partners to various industries comprising software, hardware, media, transportation, construction, healthcare, education, retail, Internet of Things, and others worldwide. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Bridgeline Digital, Inc. operates as a digital engagement company in the United States. The companyÂ’s iAPPS platform enables companies and developers to create Websites, Web applications, and online stores. It offers iAPPS Experience Manager, a marketing automation engine and content management system; iAPPS Content Manager that enables non-technical users to create, edit, and publish content via a browser-based interface; and iAPPS Commerce, an online B2B and B2C e-commerce solution, which allows users to manage domestic and international commerce initiatives. The company also provides iAPPS Marketier, an online marketing management solution that helps marketers drive to their sites through personalized and targeted marketing automation flows; and iAPPS Analyzer to manage, measure, and optimize Web properties by recording detailed events and mining data for statistical analysis. In addition, it offers iAPPS Social, a social media management solution that empowers customers to set up customized watch lists; and iAPPSds, a Web content management and e-commerce platform to multi-unit organizations and franchises. Further, the company provides digital strategy, Web design and development, usability engineering, information architecture, and search engine optimization services; co-location, application monitoring, emergency response, version control, load balancing, managed firewall security, and virus protection services; and shared, dedicated, and Software as a Service hosting services. It serves vertical markets, such as financial services, franchises/multi-unit organizations, retail brand names, health services and life sciences, technology, credit unions and regional banks, and associations and foundations through its direct sales force. The company was formerly known as Bridgeline Software, Inc. and changed its name to Bridgeline Digital, Inc. in March 2010. Bridgeline Digital, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.