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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>AbbVie delivered a mixed result in the last quarter with revenues falling below analyst expectations.</li><li>The company also developed a sizable portfolio of solid tumor and heme assays for oncology.</li><li>Furthermore, AbbVie anticipates strong performance in the ongoing neuroscience segment due to its on-market portfolio of treatments for mental and migraine disorders as well as a promising pipeline for neurodegenerative illnesses.</li></ul>

AbbVie delivered a mixed result in the last quarter with revenues falling below analyst expectations.The company also developed a sizable portfolio of solid tumor and heme assays for oncology.Furthermore, AbbVie anticipates strong performance in the ongoing neuroscience segment due to its on-market portfolio of treatments for mental and migraine disorders as well as a promising pipeline for neurodegenerative illnesses.

Equity Long-Short Analyst

Pyari Menon

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The three companies we write about this week are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nike-inc-cl-b" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6658:1" rel="noopener">Nike (NKE US)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/capital-one-financial-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:255:1" rel="noopener">Capital One Financial (COF US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/under-armour-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11401:1" rel="noopener">Under Armour (UAA US)</a> </li>
<li>For the thirteen weeks since inception ended 17 Feb the combined innovation portfolio was +2.4%, versus DJIA +0.2%, S&amp;P500 +2.9%, Nasdaq +5.8%, Russell2000 +5.2%, MSCI-ACWI-ETF +4.3%, all in US$ terms</li>
<li>This week the large-cap portfolio underperformed on a mini <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-semiconductor-sp-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8587:1" rel="noopener">Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR (TSM US)</a> sell-off while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/10x-genomics-inc-class-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35564:1" rel="noopener">10X Genomics (TXG US)</a> was strong in the small caps group. </li>
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The three companies we write about this week are Nike (NKE US) , Capital One Financial (COF US) and Under Armour (UAA US) 
For the thirteen weeks since inception ended 17 Feb the combined innovation portfolio was +2.4%, versus DJIA +0.2%, S&amp;P500 +2.9%, Nasdaq +5.8%, Russell2000 +5.2%, MSCI-ACWI-ETF +4.3%, all in US$ terms
This week the large-cap portfolio underperformed on a mini Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) - ADR (TSM US) sell-off while 10X Genomics (TXG US) was strong in the small caps group. 


The Innovations Portfolio - Week Thirteen

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/abbvie-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1135:1" rel="noopener">Abbvie Inc (ABBV US)</a> reported 4Q22 results, with revenue increasing 2% to $15B, mainly driven by Skyrizi and Rinvoq. EPS grew 17% to $3.60, better than consensus and company guidance.</li>
<li>The company has initiated 2023 EPS guidance at $10.70–11.10, representing a decline of 19–22% YoY, as Humira has started facing competition in the U.S.</li>
<li>2023 guidance contemplates the expected headwind from direct biosimilar competition, with the U.S. Humira sales declining ~37%, which is at the lower end of previous erosion projection of 35–55%.</li>
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Abbvie Inc (ABBV US) reported 4Q22 results, with revenue increasing 2% to $15B, mainly driven by Skyrizi and Rinvoq. EPS grew 17% to $3.60, better than consensus and company guidance.
The company has initiated 2023 EPS guidance at $10.70–11.10, representing a decline of 19–22% YoY, as Humira has started facing competition in the U.S.
2023 guidance contemplates the expected headwind from direct biosimilar competition, with the U.S. Humira sales declining ~37%, which is at the lower end of previous erosion projection of 35–55%.


AbbVie (ABBV US): Q4 EPS Beat, While Sales Missed; Initiates 2023 Guidance Amid Humira Competition

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pfizer-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1131:1" rel="noopener">Pfizer Inc (PFE US)</a> reported 13% operational revenue growth in Q4, driven by strong performance of the COVID products and ongoing launch of Prevnar 20 for adults in U.S.</li>
<li>Pfizer has provided full-year 2023 revenue guidance of $67.0–71.0B (-31% YoY at mid-point) and adjusted EPS guidance of $3.25–3.45 (-49% YoY at mid-point).</li>
<li>The company is in the midst of an 18-month period during which Pfizer expects to have up to an unprecedented 19 new products or indications in the market.</li>
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Pfizer Inc (PFE US) reported 13% operational revenue growth in Q4, driven by strong performance of the COVID products and ongoing launch of Prevnar 20 for adults in U.S.
Pfizer has provided full-year 2023 revenue guidance of $67.0–71.0B (-31% YoY at mid-point) and adjusted EPS guidance of $3.25–3.45 (-49% YoY at mid-point).
The company is in the midst of an 18-month period during which Pfizer expects to have up to an unprecedented 19 new products or indications in the market.


Pfizer Inc (PFE US): Q4 Result- In-Line Revenue & EPS Ahead of Guidance; Initiates 2023 Guidance

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<li>The three companies we write about this week are ASML Holding NV (ASML US) , Bayer AG (BAYN GY)  and Gentex Corp (GNTX US)</li>
<li>We included ChatGPT's innovation assessment for the three companies in the report. The qualitative commentary of ChatGPT though fluffy does somewhat reflect our quantitative assessment from technical literature.</li>
<li>For the nine weeks since inception ended 20 Jan the combined innovation portfolio was +3.5%, versus DJIA -1.1%, S&amp;P500 +0.2%, Nasdaq -0.1%, Russell2000 +1.0%, MSCI-ACWI-ETF +3.1%, all in US$ terms</li>
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The three companies we write about this week are ASML Holding NV (ASML US) , Bayer AG (BAYN GY)  and Gentex Corp (GNTX US)
We included ChatGPT's innovation assessment for the three companies in the report. The qualitative commentary of ChatGPT though fluffy does somewhat reflect our quantitative assessment from technical literature.
For the nine weeks since inception ended 20 Jan the combined innovation portfolio was +3.5%, versus DJIA -1.1%, S&amp;P500 +0.2%, Nasdaq -0.1%, Russell2000 +1.0%, MSCI-ACWI-ETF +3.1%, all in US$ terms


United States

AbbVie Inc. researches and develops pharmaceutical products. The Company produces pharmaceutical drugs for specialty therapeutic areas such as immunology, chronic kidney disease, Hepatitis C, women's health, oncology, and neuroscience. AbbVie also offers treatments for diseases including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's disease.

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AbbVie delivered a mixed result in the last quarter with revenues falling below analyst expectations. The company also developed a sizable...

Baptista Research

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Pyari Menon

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AbbVie’s Q4 revenue grew 2% and EPS beat consensus. Considering Humira US sales erosion of 37%, the company anticipates 2023 EPS of $10.70–11.10....

Tina Banerjee

Pfizer Inc (PFE US): Q4 Result- In-Line Revenue & EPS Ahead of Guidance; Initiates 2023 Guidance

Pfizer’s Q4 revenue grew 13% operationally, primarily driven by Comirnaty, Paxlovid, and Prevnar 20. 2023 revenue excluding COVID-19 products is...

Tina Banerjee

The Innovations Portfolio - Week Nine

For the nine weeks since inception ended 20 Jan the combined innovation portfolio was +3.5%, versus DJIA -1.1%, S&P500 +0.2%, Nasdaq -0.1%,...

Pyari Menon

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