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WDAY

Growth

WORKDAY INC-CLASS A

Information Technology·Application Software

Workday, Inc. provides enterprise cloud applications in the United States and internationally. The company offers a suite of financial management applications to maintain accounting information; manage financial processes, such as payables and receivables; identify real-time financial, operational, and management insights; perform financial consolidation; reduce time-to-close; promote internal control and auditability; and achieve consistency across finance operations. It also provides spend management solutions that help organizations to streamline supplier selection and contract management, build and execute sourcing events, such as requests for proposals, and manage indirect spend; expense management solutions to submit and approve expenses; and a suite of human capital management applications that enables HR teams to hire, onboard, pay, develop, reskill, and provide employee experiences.

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Held by 0 AI ETFs

None of the tracked AI ETFs currently hold this name.

Signal performance

Each tracked ETF's moves on this stock, grouped by fund. Returns are measured from the signal date to the latest close — hypothetical, no commissions or slippage.

Buy signals2
Win rate50% (1/2)
Avg buy return+1.83%
AIEQno longer held2 signals

AIEQ · Exit · 1d

weight 0.170% → 0 (exited)·stock down 17.1% in the 30 days before

Jul 1·entry $130.27·now $139.81

+7.32%
since Jul 1

AIEQ · New entry · 1d

weight 0 → 0.190% (new)·stock up 19.4% in the 30 days before

May 30·entry $157.23·now $139.81Fresh

-11.08%
since May 30
PQUSno longer held4 signals

PQUS · Exit · 1d

weight 0.100% → 0 (exited)·stock up 14.8% in the 30 days before

Jun 4·entry $147.91·now $139.81

-5.48%
since Jun 4

PQUS · Weight decrease · 2d

weight 0.300% → 0.080% (-0.220 pp)·stock up 19.4% in the 30 days before

May 29·entry $146.19·now $139.81

-4.36%
since May 29

PQUS · Weight decrease · 2d

weight 0.450% → 0.290% (-0.160 pp)·stock up 11.7% in the 30 days before

May 23·entry $124.02·now $139.81

+12.73%
since May 23

PQUS · Weight increase · 2d

weight 0.430% → 0.450% (+0.020 pp)·stock down 3.8% in the 30 days before

May 21·entry $121.85·now $139.81Chased

+14.74%
since May 21

Sell signals show what the stock did after the AI exited. A negative number means the AI's exit was well-timed.

Buffett-style framework

Fails the frameworkas of May 25

The PQUS AI ETF displayed fluctuating activity, showing a weight increase trend followed by a decrease trend within days. This contrasts with the framework's verdict of 'Fail' because a Buffett-style analysis cannot affirm the investment merits due to insufficient data for key stages like management, financial health, and margin of safety.

  • Circle of CompetenceWorkday's subscription-based enterprise software model for critical HR and finance functions offers predictable recurring revenue streams, allowing for reasonable projection of ten-year cash flows.
  • Economic MoatWorkday benefits from high customer switching costs associated with migrating complex enterprise HR and finance systems, coupled with strong brand recognition in its market.
  • ManagementInsufficient financial data prevents a comprehensive assessment of management's candor, capital allocation track record, or skin in the game.
  • Financial HealthWhile recent ROE is near the threshold at 14.49%, comprehensive 10-year historical data, operating margin trends, and debt structure details are not provided, preventing a full assessment of financial health.
  • Margin of SafetyWithout a detailed intrinsic value estimation, it is impossible to determine if the current price offers a defensible margin of safety, despite the given valuation multiples.

Workday operates within a predictable business model with a durable economic moat from high switching costs and brand power. However, critical information regarding management's capital allocation and the company's full financial health over time, including debt levels and owner earnings, is unavailable for a thorough assessment. Consequently, without a clear estimation of intrinsic value and a resulting margin of safety, this framework cannot endorse Workday as a suitable investment.

Educational interpretation generated by AI applying frameworks Warren Buffett documented in his shareholder letters and other public writings. Not a statement by Mr. Buffett or Berkshire Hathaway, and not investment advice.