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SQ (SQUARE INC) P/E: N/A GAAP DILUTED Y-O-Y EPS GROWTH LAST QUARTER: $0.25 SECTOR: TECHNOLOGY SERVICES ASSETS-LIABILITIES: 1.5 DIVIDEND: none Square Inc is the company behind the popular cash app, Square Cash. Square Cash's largest competitor is Venmo. Square's main business, however, is in its subscription segment, which provides business services, primarily to the food industry. Square increased its revenue on a year-over-year basis by 21% in the 1st quarter, driven by a 100% increase in subscription revenue, and partially offset by a reduction in hardware revenue. Square's only hardware product is its chip readers. Additionally, the company spent 40% less on “general and administrative” costs due to a one-time, $50 million expense suffered in the comparable quarter last year; despite an increase in their 'product development', and 'sales and marketing' budgets, they saw reduced operating expenses of approximately 1...