The interesting bits of SEC filings
Compass S1
Welcome. If you haven’t already, please read our welcome page which contains important disclaimers about the analysis presented below. The Compass S1 Compass recently filed an S-1 for IPO. First and foremost, congratulations to the team for building a company that helps real estate agents process over $300B in gross transaction volume. No easy feat. But is it like other technology companies. That’s what I’d like to explore. I’ll keep it short and sweet, I promise....
Welcome
Welcome! Welcome to The GAAP Guy — a blog where I pick out the interesting information from regulatory filings that most people miss. The road that led me to start writing begins in 2016 when I started an MBA. While my education and work background is in engineering and data science, I fell in love with accounting and financial statements analysis. I found myself combing through SEC filings for fun during (my very limited) free time....