Snowflake擬10億收購Observe 股價微跌

Snowflake股價輕微下跌 傳洽購Observe估值約10億美元

Snowflake Inc.(股票代號:SNOW)股價於週三下跌約1.4%。根據《The Information》報導,這間數據雲端公司正與應用程式監控初創企業Observe Inc.洽談收購事宜,交易估值約為10億美元,若成事將成為Snowflake迄今最大宗的收購案。

此項潛在收購將擴展Snowflake在「可觀察性工具」(observability tools)市場的能力,令其能夠更直接與成熟競爭者如Datadog(股票代號:DDOG)及Cisco旗下的Splunk一較高下。Observe的技術協助開發者監控應用程式性能,及時發現故障和中斷問題。

Observe與Snowflake已有密切合作關係,Observe現時使用Snowflake的數據庫技術支援運營。今年早些時候,Snowflake的風險投資部門亦投資Observe,而Observe行政總裁Jeremy Burton同時擔任Snowflake董事會成員。兩家公司亦共享來自Sutter Hill Ventures的董事Mike Speiser。

Observe成立於2018年,根據PitchBook資料,其已獲得超過4.7億美元投資,最近一輪融資估值達8.48億美元,投資者包括Sutter Hill Ventures和Madrona Ventures。

Baird分析師William Power持有Snowflake「跑贏大市」評級,目標價為270美元。他指出,雖然10億美元的收購價將是Snowflake最大一筆收購,但考慮到公司目前擁有44億美元現金及21億美元淨現金(截至第三季度末),以及穩健的自由現金流,這筆交易仍屬可承受範圍。

此次收購若成事,將接續Snowflake去年收購專注於AI應用性能監控的初創公司TruEra AI。

評論與啟示

Snowflake這次大手筆洽購Observe,反映出數據雲端服務商為增強產品生態系統的可觀察性功能,正積極拓展版圖。由於現代企業對應用程式性能監控和故障預警的需求日增,Observe的技術能補強Snowflake在這方面的短板,令其在市場競爭中更具優勢。

不過,股價下跌1.4%似乎透露市場對此消息存有疑慮。投資者或許擔心收購成本過高,或是整合風險。畢竟,初創公司Observe雖然估值接近10億,但尚未完全證明其長遠盈利能力。Snowflake過去的收購多為補充技術短板,這次若要成功整合Observe,還需展示如何有效將其技術融入現有產品,並創造實際商業價值。

此外,這宗收購案也凸顯「可觀察性」市場的競爭愈趨激烈。Datadog和Splunk早已布局深厚,Snowflake必須迅速提升技術和服務,才能在這場競爭中分一杯羹。長遠來看,數據平台與應用監控的融合,將是推動企業數位轉型的關鍵一環。

總括而言,Snowflake的策略方向明確,積極擴充產品線和市場地位,但投資者需留意收購整合的挑戰,以及市場如何評價這筆交易的長遠效益。這亦提醒科技企業在併購決策上,須平衡擴張速度與財務穩健,確保股東價值不被稀釋。

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