SPS Commerce explained
SPS Commerce, Inc. |
Type: | Public |
Traded As: | NASDAQ: S&P 600 Component |
Industry: | Technology – application software |
Founder: | Gary W Anderson |
Location City: | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Location Country: | United States |
Services: | Supply chain management solutions, EDI |
Revenue: | $450 million (2022)[1] |
Num Employees: | 1,363 (2019)[2] |
SPS Commerce, Inc. is a technology and application software company based in the United States that provides cloud-based supply chain management software to retailers, suppliers, third-party logistics providers and partners.[3] The company's headquarters are located in Minneapolis, Minnesota,[4] but also has a US office in New Jersey, and international locations in Beijing, Hong Kong, Sydney, Melbourne, Toronto, and Kyiv.[5] In 2015, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that SPS Commerce was ranked by WorkplaceDynamics as the best large workplace in Minnesota.[6] SPS was also ranked among the top 10 fastest growing publicly traded companies in Minnesota in 2014.[7]
History
The company was founded in,[8] under the name St. Paul Software.[9] In 2000, the company sold its software business to Netherlands-based TIE Commerce.[10] After the sale, the company primarily offered internet-based business-to-business (B2B) exchanges for retailers and manufacturers.[11] St. Paul Software was renamed SPS Commerce in May 2001.[12] SPS Commerce went public in April 2010 when it debuted on the NASDAQ global market.[13] SPS has enjoyed 91 consecutive quarters of growth, most of which has been organic. They acquire companies where it makes sense, notably:
- 2011: acquired San Diego-based EDI services company Direct EDI for $10.9M, adding 40 employees in a San Diego office and a development group in Ukraine.[14]
- 2012: purchased New Jersey-based data analytics firm Edifice for $26M[15]
- 2014: $14.9M acquisition of LeadTec, an EDI provider headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.[16]
- 2016: $23M acquisition of ToolBox Solutions [17]
- 2018: $23M acquisition of CovalentWorks[18]
- 2019: $11.5M acquisition of long-term technology partner MAPADOC
- 2020: $100M acquisition of Data Masons[19]
- 2021: $17M acquisition of Genius Central
- 2022: $45M acquisition of GCommerce
- 2022: $49M acquisition of InterTrade[20]
- 2023: €64.5M acquisition of TIE Kinetix[21]
- 2024: $25M acquisition of Traverse Systems[22]
- 2024: $206M acquisition of SupplyPike[23]
In addition to acquiring companies, SPS has been acquiring executives to newly created roles to expand the executive team:
- 2013: SPS hired former Dow Jones CTO Jamie Thingelstad to be CTO[24]
- 2015: SPS hired former Target Corp CIO Beth Jacob in an executive role.[25] [26]
- 2016: SPS hired Dan Juckniess as CRO[27]
Notes and References
- SPS Commerce reports fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results. SPSCommerce.com. Minneapolis. SPS Commerce Inc.. 13 February 2020. 14 December 2020.
- Web site: Company Info, SPS Commerce Inc.. WSJ.com. Wall Street Journal. 14 December 2020.
- Web site: Grayson. Katharine. 28 June 2010. Now public, SPS Commerce plans to keep hiring. BizJournals.com. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. 12 March 2014.
- Web site: Willard. Elizabeth. 23 August 2013. No. 3 medium company: SPS Commerce Inc.. BizJournals.com. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. 12 March 2014.
- Web site: SPS Commerce positioning retail supply-chain software for global presence. TheLineMedia.com. The Line Media. 23 September 2015.
- Web site: SPS Commerce lands at No. 1 on Top Workplaces list of large companies. StarTribune.com. Minneapolis Star Tribune. 23 September 2015.
- Web site: Digital River's exit leaves just one software company on MN's Top 100 Public List. BizJournals.com. Minneapolis St Paul Business Journal. October 2014. 23 September 2015.
- Web site: Company profile: SPS Commerce. Inc.com. Inc. Magazine. 12 March 2014.
- Web site: Profile SPS Commerce, Inc.. Finance.Yahoo.com. Yahoo Finance. 12 March 2014.
- SPS Solutions joins TIE Commerce; SPS Solutions expands its B2B product and service offerings. PRNewsWire.com. St. Paul Minnesota. PR News Wire. 18 April 2000. 2015-09-28.
- Web site: Reilly. Mark. 11 June 2001. SPS Commerce raises another $10M to expand. BizJournals.com. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. 12 March 2014.
- Web site: SPS Commerce Inc (SPSC:NASDAQ GS). BusinessWeek.com. BusinessWeek. 12 March 2014. https://archive.today/20140313074157/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=SPSC. dead. 13 March 2014.
- Web site: Pimentel. Benjamin. 22 April 2010. Three tech firms debut in busy IPO day. MarketWatch.com. MarketWatch. 12 March 2014.
- Web site: Logistics technology: SPS Commerce acquires Direct EDI. LogisticsMgmt.com. Logistics Management. 23 September 2015.
- Web site: SPS Commerce acquires business data service Edifice for $26 million. TwinCities.com. Pioneer Press. 23 September 2015.
- Web site: Spencer. Leon. Australia's Leadtec snapped up in $14.9m SPS Commerce deal. ZDNet.com. ZDNet. 23 September 2015.
- Web site: SPS Commerce buys Canadian data analytics firm ToolBox Solutions. StarTribune.com. Star Tribune. 31 December 2018.
- Web site: SPS Commerce snaps up Texas tech company for $23M. BizJournals.com. 19 December 2018. 31 December 2018.
- Web site: SPS Commerce acquires Data Masons. GlobeNewswire.com. 17 December 2020. 17 December 2020.
- Web site: SPS Commerce acquires InterTrade. spscommerce.com. 31 May 2024. 31 May 2024.
- Web site: SPS Commerce acquires TIE Kinetix. spscommerce.com. 24 April 2024. 24 April 2024.
- Web site: SPS Commerce acquires Traverse Systems. spscommerce.com. 31 May 2024. 31 May 2024.
- Web site: SPS Commerce Acquires SupplyPike. spscommerce.com. 1 Aug 2024. 7 Aug 2024.
- Web site: SPS Commerce names Thingelstad chief technology officer. BizJournals.com. August 2013. 31 December 2018.
- Web site: Boulton. Clint. 30 March 2015. Former Target CIO Beth Jacob lands at SPS Commerce. Blogs.WSJ.com. Wall Street Journal.
- Web site: Kumar. Kavita. SPS Commerce hires former Target tech executive. StarTribune.com. Minneapolis Star Tribune.
- Web site: Dan Juckniess joins SPS Commerce as Chief Sales Officer. MarketCcreener.com. MarketScreener. 31 December 2018.