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>Acuity Brands' fiscal 2024 fourth quarter results display a robust performance characterized by solid sales growth, margin expansion, and increased profitability across its principal operational segments—Lighting and Intelligent Spaces.</li><li>The company's strategic initiatives have bolstered operational productivity and enhanced its product offerings, evidenced by its notable revenue increase to $1 billion, which marks a 2% rise from the previous year.</li><li>This growth was significantly contributed by both the Lighting and Intelligent Spaces segments, demonstrating the effectiveness of Acuity Brands' diversified business approach.</li></ul>

Acuity Brands' fiscal 2024 fourth quarter results display a robust performance characterized by solid sales growth, margin expansion, and increased profitability across its principal operational segments—Lighting and Intelligent Spaces.The company's strategic initiatives have bolstered operational productivity and enhanced its product offerings, evidenced by its notable revenue increase to $1 billion, which marks a 2% rise from the previous year.This growth was significantly contributed by both the Lighting and Intelligent Spaces segments, demonstrating the effectiveness of Acuity Brands' diversified business approach.

Acuity Brands Inc.: Expansion Into New Vertical Markets & Integration Of Intelligent Spaces Solutions! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Acuity Brands, a leader in the lighting and building management solutions industry, showcased a robust fiscal second quarter for 2024, emphasizing solid execution across its operational and financial metrics.</li><li>All segments of the business were reported to be contributing positively, with emphasis on the adjusted operating profit, margin expansion, and increased adjusted diluted earnings per share.</li><li>The company has strategically aligned its portfolio, focusing on margin accretive products and efficient capital allocation to stimulate value creation.</li></ul>

Acuity Brands, a leader in the lighting and building management solutions industry, showcased a robust fiscal second quarter for 2024, emphasizing solid execution across its operational and financial metrics.All segments of the business were reported to be contributing positively, with emphasis on the adjusted operating profit, margin expansion, and increased adjusted diluted earnings per share.The company has strategically aligned its portfolio, focusing on margin accretive products and efficient capital allocation to stimulate value creation.

Acuity Brands: How Will The Ongoing Product and Service Innovation Impact Future Growth? - Major Drivers

<ul><li>This is our first report on building management solutions provider, Acuity Brands.</li><li>The company reported fiscal first quarter earnings, indicating positive performance for the period.</li><li>The company demonstrated strong overall execution as it increased its adjusted operating profit, adjusted operating profit margin, and adjusted diluted earnings per share.</li></ul>

This is our first report on building management solutions provider, Acuity Brands.The company reported fiscal first quarter earnings, indicating positive performance for the period.The company demonstrated strong overall execution as it increased its adjusted operating profit, adjusted operating profit margin, and adjusted diluted earnings per share.

Acuity Brands: Initiation of Coverage - 4 Critical Factors Responsible For Its Future Performance! - Financial Forecasts

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

iShares Russell 2000 ETF / Technical Analysis

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<li>The market continues to send mixed signals - some neutral or healthy signals but some risk-off signals as well.</li>
<li>As long as the Russell 2000 index (IWM) is above $208, Russell Micro Cap index (IWC) is above $134-$135, and the S&amp;P 500 is above 4495, we cannot be bearish.</li>
<li>Treasury yields are not breaking down below 1.40%-1.45% support on the 10-year Treasury yield and 1.76% support on the 30-year Treasury yield.</li>
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The market continues to send mixed signals - some neutral or healthy signals but some risk-off signals as well.
As long as the Russell 2000 index (IWM) is above $208, Russell Micro Cap index (IWC) is above $134-$135, and the S&amp;P 500 is above 4495, we cannot be bearish.
Treasury yields are not breaking down below 1.40%-1.45% support on the 10-year Treasury yield and 1.76% support on the 30-year Treasury yield.


Continued Absence Of Breakdowns Is A Positive Sign; Many Bottoms-Up Stock Recommendations

<p>Key points:</p><ul>
<li>Energy names are showing signs of bottoming with the recent uptick in crude, and weakness in the U.S. dollar</li>
<li>REITs are continuing to firm up as rates have plateaued</li>
<li>Biotech stocks are continuing to show leadership characteristics</li>
</ul><p>Charts highlighted: AFI, ODP, SPWH, CVS, KMB, THS, CHK, KMI, RRC, AXS, ESS, KIM, APTS, KRG, REGN, NERV, NSTG, RARX, AYI, CFX, AXL, PAH, FNSR, TRUE, ALK, HA, SAVE, and PEGI</p>

Key points:
Energy names are showing signs of bottoming with the recent uptick in crude, and weakness in the U.S. dollar
REITs are continuing to firm up as rates have plateaued
Biotech stocks are continuing to show leadership characteristics
Charts highlighted: AFI, ODP, SPWH, CVS, KMB, THS, CHK, KMI, RRC, AXS, ESS, KIM, APTS, KRG, REGN, NERV, NSTG, RARX, AYI, CFX, AXL, PAH, FNSR, TRUE, ALK, HA, SAVE, and PEGI

Technically Attractive U.S. Stocks for Value Investors

United States

Acuity Brands, Inc. designs, produces, and distributes a full range of indoor and outdoor lighting and control systems for commercial and institutional, industrial, infrastructure, and residential applications. The Company manufactures or procures lighting products primarily in North America, Europe, and Asia.

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Acuity Brands Inc.: Expansion Into New Vertical Markets & Integration Of Intelligent Spaces Solutions! - Major Drivers

Acuity Brands' fiscal 2024 fourth quarter results display a robust performance characterized by solid sales growth, margin expansion, and...

Baptista Research

Acuity Brands: How Will The Ongoing Product and Service Innovation Impact Future Growth? - Major Drivers

Acuity Brands, a leader in the lighting and building management solutions industry, showcased a robust fiscal second quarter for 2024, emphasizing...

Baptista Research

Acuity Brands: Initiation of Coverage - 4 Critical Factors Responsible For Its Future Performance! - Financial Forecasts

This is our first report on building management solutions provider, Acuity Brands. The company reported fiscal first quarter earnings, indicating...

Baptista Research

Continued Absence Of Breakdowns Is A Positive Sign; Many Bottoms-Up Stock Recommendations

As long as the Russell 2000 index (IWM) is above $208, the Russell Micro Caps index (IWC) is above $134-$135, and the S&P 500 is above 4495, we...

Vermilion Research

Technically Attractive U.S. Stocks for Value Investors

Key points: Energy names are showing signs of bottoming with the recent uptick in crude, and weakness in the U.S. dollar REITs are continuing to...

Vermilion Research

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