BlackLine, Inc.
BlackLine, Inc.
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About BlackLine, Inc.
- Industry
- Software - Application
- Sector
- Technology
- CEO
- Owen M. Ryan CPA
- Headquarters
- 21300 Victory Boulevard, Woodland Hills, CA, US
- Industry
- Software - Application
- Sector
- Technology
- CEO
- Owen M. Ryan CPA
- Headquarters
- 21300 Victory Boulevard, Woodland Hills, CA, US
BlackLine, Inc. provides cloud-based solutions to automate and streamline accounting and finance operations worldwide.
It offers financial close management solutions, such as account reconciliations that provides a centralized workspace for users to collaborate on account reconciliations; transaction matching that analyzes and reconciles high volumes of individual transactions; and task management to create and manage processes and task lists.
The company's financial close management solutions also include journal entry that allows users to generate, review, and post manual journal entries; variance analysis that monitors and identifies anomalous fluctuations in balance sheet and income statement account balances; consolidation integrity manager that manages the automated system-to-system tie-out process that occurs during the consolidation phase of the financial close; and compliance, an integrated solution that facilitates compliance-related initiatives, consolidates project management, and provides visibility over control self-assessments and testing.
In addition, it offers accounts receivable automation solutions, which include cash application, credit and risk management, collections management, disputes and deductions, team and task management, and AR intelligence solutions.
Further, the company provides intercompany workflow that stores permissions by entity and transaction type thereby ensuring both the initiator and the approver of the intercompany transaction are authorized to conduct business; intercompany processing, which records an organization's intercompany transactions; and netting and settlement that generates a real-time settlement matrix, which shows the balance of transactions.
The company sells its solutions primarily through direct sales force to multinational corporations, large domestic enterprises, and mid-market companies across various industries. BlackLine, Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, California.
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Fair Value
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Financial Ratios
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Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for BlackLine, Inc.. Starting points for BlackLine, Inc.: P/E 48.4, EPS $0.59, beta 0.65 — an Software - Application name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
Dividend Analysis
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Earnings Analysis
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Reported vs. expected earnings history for BlackLine, Inc.. Trailing twelve-month EPS for BlackLine, Inc. stands at $0.59. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.
Financial Statements
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Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for BlackLine, Inc.. BlackLine, Inc. has reported as a listed company since 2016. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.
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Institutional Ownership
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Insider Trading
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Buying and selling by BlackLine, Inc. executives and directors. Shares of BlackLine, Inc. have traded between $40.82 and $66.25 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.
Senate Trading
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