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Gareth James
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MYOB Likely to be a Tougher Competitor for Xero Under KKR’s Ownership

We continue to view the Australian and New Zealand SME accounting software market as a duopoly between Xero and MYOB. However, Xero’s strong growth in recent years was largely driven by its early-mover advantage in cloud software that is eroding. Looking forward, MYOB is likely to be a more aggressive competitor under the ownership of KKR who we expect will prioritize subscriber and revenue growth over profits in the short to medium term. MYOB is also likely to win market share from Reckon in th...
Underlying
Xero Limited

Xero is engaged in the provision of a platform for online accounting and business services to small businesses.

Provider
Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Gareth James

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