Q4
“ All of that is necessary to help our clients ; all of it ' s necessary to be excellent . But the resident subject matter expertise in the platform and our people allows the delivery , the calmness and the credibility in service to the clients .”
Marketplace inclusivity for small cap investors Fueling Q4 is the marketplace demand for its solutions . There have only been single point solutions for small to mid-cap customers , who make up the majority of Q4 ’ s client base . These companies have experienced a range of struggles over the past three years as a result of the fluctuating economy and need access to a full set of solutions with one partner . de Winter cites a few examples , saying : “ They ' ve lost the currency of their equity with lower share valuations . They could have turmoil in their shareholder base . At a minimum , they have shareholders who are highly concerned about the stock markets and then they have the day-to-day operation of their business – there ' s a whole range of challenges in this type of market .”
Q4 has also had its fair share of turmoil as a result of the markets , and recently went through its IPO - a move that , due to the tumbling market , has resulted in share price and valuation drop . But the experience and focus of its leadership team has resulted in building a fair degree of resilience .
“ We have been more fortunate than most , in that , when we went public a year ago , the core investors were in it for the long run . There was a core set of holdings that said , ‘ Well , I ' m buying now because I know what this company can be in three years ’.
“ I think the hardest part as a new public company has been to say , ‘ Park what the market feels about us right now and just
“We ' re stronger technology-wise and we ' re stronger client base-wise . You have to almost put blinders on to just operate and trust that the dynamics influencing the market right now won ' t be there forever ”
DONNA DE WINTER CFO & COO , Q4
94 March 2023