A host of positives IMO once again clouded by a single miss this...

A host of positives IMO once again clouded by a single miss this being the decline in the extent of giving in the peak Dec period. This apparent negative countered by the fact that we are not talking a decline in the number of ‘givers’, but rather the amount ‘given’. Fully understandable given the steep fall in equity markets from October and let’s not forget the fall-out associated with the US Govt shutdown involving some 800 000 employees. Interestingly, I have read that the extent of giving fell 23 percent during the GFC.
On the surface, the guidance appears soft, but if you consider the seasonal numbers, I am quite comfortable with the pitch.  Trajectories are all in tact and the impact of scale and operational leverage will show in the Full Year Financials and of course the extrapolation thereof should get the market’s attention.
I remain a Happy holder.
Welcome other’s thoughts.
Rokewa