Snowflake: AI Momentum Can't Offset Structural Profitability Issues

Kamil Magomedov
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(17min)

Summary

  • Snowflake demonstrates strong growth, customer retention, and AI integration, but its premium valuation ignores stagnant GAAP margins and persistent operating losses.
  • Non-GAAP profitability is inflated by large stock-based compensation, masking the company's true lack of profitability expansion and growing net losses.
  • Snowflake's valuation is driven by forward-looking optimism, ignoring margin stagnation and underperformance compared to peers.
  • I remain skeptical of the premium valuation until Snowflake converts growth into sustainable profits.
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Thesis

While Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW) has a strong foundation, exemplified by its solid net retention rate and significant ARR and RPO growth, I believe its current valuation is overly optimistic and is not aligned with its historic trajectory. The company’s long-term strategic positioning

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