SHOP reports November 12th pre-market. Estimates call for Revenue of C$2.94B and EPS of 38c. We think the stock has good potential to beat these estimates somewhat given pricing changes and resilience with consumer and e-commerce demand. There are some mixed views on the latter two factors however, so we are cautiously optimistic given some of the volatility that SHOP saw earlier on in the year. Risks are a slow down in consumer and economic conditions as well as any margin pressures. SHOP has previously been punished for declines in guidance on margins, so improving profitability is something that the market is demanding. Catalysts for growth are increasing the number of merchants on SHOP's platform, having more merchants upgrade their subscription tier, and increasing GMV. We also think that the growth in the offline B2B transaction side of the business could be a catalyst to drive the stock higher.
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