Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Albemarle Corporation's Q2 2024 earnings reveal a mix of operational successes and challenges reflective of the broader industry landscape.</li><li>During the quarter, the company reported net sales of $1.4 billion, a substantial decrease from $2.4 billion a year prior, primarily due to decreased pricing.</li><li>The loss attributable to Albemarle stood at $188 million, reflecting a significant downturn from profitability, with a diluted loss per share of $1.96.</li></ul>

Albemarle Corporation's Q2 2024 earnings reveal a mix of operational successes and challenges reflective of the broader industry landscape.During the quarter, the company reported net sales of $1.4 billion, a substantial decrease from $2.4 billion a year prior, primarily due to decreased pricing.The loss attributable to Albemarle stood at $188 million, reflecting a significant downturn from profitability, with a diluted loss per share of $1.96.

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Research from Water Tower Research, Water Tower Research

Water Tower Research

Research from Water Tower Research

Water Tower Research is a leading equity research firm that provides research on micro, small and mid cap companies.

Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>WTR-CMI last week. Driven by the recovery in lithium stocks, our WTR-CMI index of 30 specialty chemicals and materials technology stocks rose 1.7% for the week, handily outperforming mostly flattish performance of large cap tech-heavy S&amp;P 500 as well as the broader Russell 2000 indices.</li><li>YTD the WTR-CMI continues to outperform the Russell 2000 (13.6% vs. 9.8%) and on YoY basis our index nearly kept up with S&amp;P 500’s strong 33.8% rise by appreciating 31.1% compared to Russell 2000’s 24.6% improvement.</li><li>Hurricane season kicks into high gear. While the impact of hurricane Helena are still being assessed, Francine’s impact on oil and gas production and barge traffic are already being felt in the markets, with gulf coast oil production down nearly 40% and natural gas production down nearly 50%, with barge fleets staying away from the region until weather settles, which now looks to be delayed due to Helena’s destructive path.</li></ul>

WTR-CMI last week. Driven by the recovery in lithium stocks, our WTR-CMI index of 30 specialty chemicals and materials technology stocks rose 1.7% for the week, handily outperforming mostly flattish performance of large cap tech-heavy S&amp;P 500 as well as the broader Russell 2000 indices.YTD the WTR-CMI continues to outperform the Russell 2000 (13.6% vs. 9.8%) and on YoY basis our index nearly kept up with S&amp;P 500’s strong 33.8% rise by appreciating 31.1% compared to Russell 2000’s 24.6% improvement.Hurricane season kicks into high gear. While the impact of hurricane Helena are still being assessed, Francine’s impact on oil and gas production and barge traffic are already being felt in the markets, with gulf coast oil production down nearly 40% and natural gas production down nearly 50%, with barge fleets staying away from the region until weather settles, which now looks to be delayed due to Helena’s destructive path.

Mat-Chem Notes -  Hurricanes, Port Strikes, Geopolitics, and Crosscurrents in EVs

<ul><li>Albemarle Corporation's first quarter earnings of 2024 revealed a net sales of $1.4 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $291 million.</li><li>Despite the decline of 47% year-over-year, which was caused largely by reduced prices, the firm experienced volumetric growth led by the energy storage segment.</li><li>The firm also confirmed its ability to navigate the market dynamism and confirmed delivery of over $9 million in productivity and restructuring cost savings, as part of efforts geared towards aligning costs with the current market situation.</li></ul>

Albemarle Corporation's first quarter earnings of 2024 revealed a net sales of $1.4 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $291 million.Despite the decline of 47% year-over-year, which was caused largely by reduced prices, the firm experienced volumetric growth led by the energy storage segment.The firm also confirmed its ability to navigate the market dynamism and confirmed delivery of over $9 million in productivity and restructuring cost savings, as part of efforts geared towards aligning costs with the current market situation.

Albemarle Corporation: A Tale Of  Expansion of New Facilities and Margin Recovery! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Albemarle Corporation's 2023 earnings reported net sales of $9.6 billion, a 31% rise compared to 2022 with volume growth contributing 21% to the increase.</li><li>The energy storage sector delivered 35% volumetric growth.</li><li>The corporation's adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) for 2023 were $2.8 billion or $3.4 billion, excluding a lower-cost charge recorded in Q4.</li></ul>

Albemarle Corporation's 2023 earnings reported net sales of $9.6 billion, a 31% rise compared to 2022 with volume growth contributing 21% to the increase.The energy storage sector delivered 35% volumetric growth.The corporation's adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) for 2023 were $2.8 billion or $3.4 billion, excluding a lower-cost charge recorded in Q4.

Albemarle Corporation: Is The EV Demand Actually Flattening & Impacting Their Performance? - Major Drivers

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/albemarle-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7678:1" rel="noopener">Albemarle Corp (ALB US)</a> will replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ioneer-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10264:1" rel="noopener">ioneer (INR AU)</a> in the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vaneck-rare-earth-strategic-me" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32320:1" rel="noopener">VanEck Rare Earth/Strategic Me (REMX US)</a> at the close on 15 December.</li>
<li>Constituent changes, float changes and capping changes result in an estimated one-way turnover is 13.4% and in a one-way trade of US$50m.</li>
<li>The mainland China stocks in the index have been the biggest laggards and this rebalance will reduce their weight in the index significantly.</li>
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Albemarle Corp (ALB US) will replace ioneer (INR AU) in the VanEck Rare Earth/Strategic Me (REMX US) at the close on 15 December.
Constituent changes, float changes and capping changes result in an estimated one-way turnover is 13.4% and in a one-way trade of US$50m.
The mainland China stocks in the index have been the biggest laggards and this rebalance will reduce their weight in the index significantly.


MVIS Global Rare Earth/​​​​​Strategic Metals Index Rebalance: Albermarle (ALB US) Finally Added

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Albemarle Corporation produces specialty and fine chemicals.  The Company's chemicals are additives to or intermediates for plastics, polymers and elastomers, cleaning products, agricultural compounds, pharmaceuticals, photographic chemicals, drilling compounds, and biocides.  Albemarle produces the majority of its products in the United States.

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Albemarle Corporation: These Are The 7 Factors Driving Our 'Buy' Rating! - Financial Forecasts

Albemarle Corporation's Q2 2024 earnings reveal a mix of operational successes and challenges reflective of the broader industry landscape. During...

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Driven by the recovery in lithium stocks, our WTR-CMI index of 30 specialty chemicals and materials technology stocks rose 1.7% for the week

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Albemarle Corporation: A Tale Of Expansion of New Facilities and Margin Recovery! - Major Drivers

Albemarle Corporation's first quarter earnings of 2024 revealed a net sales of $1.4 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $291 million. Despite the...

Baptista Research

Albemarle Corporation: Is The EV Demand Actually Flattening & Impacting Their Performance? - Major Drivers

Albemarle Corporation's 2023 earnings reported net sales of $9.6 billion, a 31% rise compared to 2022 with volume growth contributing 21% to the...

Baptista Research

MVIS Global Rare Earth/​​​​​Strategic Metals Index Rebalance: Albermarle (ALB US) Finally Added

Albemarle will replace ioneer in the index. Constituent changes, float changes and capping changes result in an estimated one-way turnover is 13.4%...

Brian Freitas

MVIS Global Rare Earth/Strategic Metals Index Rebalance: Albermarle (ALB US) Finally Added