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Palantir (PLTR) got its start building systems for the Central Intelligence Agency. In fact, the clandestine organization was one of Palantir’s original investors. Since that time, executives have moved the business to work with other western governments and some corporate clients.

The focus at Palantir is data, databases and artificial intelligence systems. The Denver, Colo.-based company runs its custom algorithms against diverse sets of data collected from both private and public sources, then software presents the findings in an easy to analyze format.

The simplicity of using these systems is attracting a lot of public and private sector attention.

Executives said in July that third-quarter revenues reached $392 million, up 36% year-over-year. Although the company is still unprofitable as division managers hire feverishly, gross profit margins have swollen to 82%. Enterprise sales have now reached 46% of total sales. Free cash flow was $320 million through the first nine months.

PLTR is certain to benefit handsomely in 2022 as securing digital infrastructure becomes the dominant theme as Cybersecurity has become a huge cost to the public and private sectors. There is real political will for change.