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Added to YB: 2025-01-03

Pitch date: 2025-01-02

SEZL [bearish]

Sezzle Inc.

-301.67%

current return

Author Info

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Company Info

Sezzle Inc. operates as a technology-enabled payments company in the United States and Canada. The company offers Sezzle Platform that provides a payments solution for consumers that extends credit at the point-of-sale allowing consumers to purchase and receive the ordered merchandise at the time of sale while paying in installments over time; Pay-in-Four, which allows consumers to pay a fourth of the purchase price up front and then another fourth of the purchase price every two weeks thereafter over a total of six weeks; Pay-in-Full that allows consumers to pay for the full value of their order up-front through the Sezzle Platform without the extension of credit; Pay-in-five which allows eligible consumers to pay a fifth of the purchase price up front, and then another four installments every two weeks; Pay-in-Two, which allow consumer to pay half of the value of their order up-front and the second half in two weeks; and other alternative installment options.

Market Cap

$3.8B

Pitch Price

$45.62

Price Target

N/A

Dividend

N/A

EV/EBITDA

13.37

P/E

27.07

EV/Sales

7.97

Sector

Financial Services

Category

special_situation

Show full summary:
Problems at Sezzle (SEZL)

SEZL short: BNPL platform enabling fraud & illegal online pharmacies. High-risk merchants, consumer scams prevalent. Outsized fees from risky industries. Regulatory non-compliance. Profitability tied to questionable practices. Multiple consumer complaints & investigations. Potential for steep penalties like Google's $500M settlement.

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