SPS Commerce (SPSC)

Published 2026-03-17 • by sleepwellinvestments

Original Post ↗SEC:
[All][10-K][10-Q]
Market Intel:
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Thesis Summary

The analyst is cutting SPSC from the portfolio due to AI risk, citing that the company's deterministic, rule-based data structure makes it vulnerable to AI disruption and lacks sufficient network effects to protect it.

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I could be wrong, of course! Valuation is at its lowest since IPO, and this particular business has also implemented its own AI capabilities.

However,

Its data structure is the problem! Deterministic, rule-based, and repetitive. SaaS with the same data structure, and with limited switching costs and network effects advantages, is likely to suffer the same fate.

Let’s look at the details of why I am trimming before we report the portfolio performance.