Topic: How To Invest

Q: Pat, thanks for all the excellent advice over the years. What are your thoughts on Sylogist? Thank you.

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A: Sylogist Ltd., $10.95, symbol SYZ on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 23.9 million; Market cap: $261.7 million; www.sylogist.com), provides public-service operations with organization-wide software, mainly focused on fund accounting, grant management and payroll. The company’s shares moved to the main Toronto Stock Exchange from the Toronto Venture Exchange on March 31, 2021. Sylogist’s public-sector customers include local governments, nonprofit organizations, non-governmental organizations, educational institutions and government agencies. The company currently has over 1,000 customers worldwide that range widely in size and operational complexity. The majority are located in the U.S. (75% of sales) and Canada (24%); the remaining 1% are in the U.K. and other jurisdictions. Sylogist intends to continue to grow its business through strategic acquisitions, or investments, focused on expanding its public-sector business. Most of its customers are on annual contracts, which automatically renew. The average customer life is more than 10 years, although some have been using the company’s software for several decades. The historical customer retention rate is over 90%. The company’s software…