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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.

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<ul><li>BP's recently disclosed quarterly financial results reflect a robust operational performance characterized by high plant reliability and refining availability.</li><li>During the quarter, upstream plant reliability was reported at 96%, and refining availability matched this figure, fostering a conducive environment for strong production and operational efficiency.</li><li>This operational reliability underpinned the company’s financial performance, with BP generating substantial operating cash flow of $8.1 billion.</li></ul>

BP's recently disclosed quarterly financial results reflect a robust operational performance characterized by high plant reliability and refining availability.During the quarter, upstream plant reliability was reported at 96%, and refining availability matched this figure, fostering a conducive environment for strong production and operational efficiency.This operational reliability underpinned the company’s financial performance, with BP generating substantial operating cash flow of $8.1 billion.

BP p.l.c.: Enhanced Focus on Natural Gas and Renewable Energy Paying Off? - Major Drivers

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<li>BP's operating revenue declined by 2.55% YoY, falling short of estimates by 9.78%, while underlying net profit increased by 6.45% YoY, exceeding EPS estimates by 8.75%.</li>
<li>Strong performance from the Oil Production &amp; Operations and Customers &amp; Products segments drove underlying net profit growth.</li>
<li>BP announced a 10% increase in its interim dividend to 8 cents/share and completed USD 1.75 billion in share buybacks in Q2.</li>
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BP's operating revenue declined by 2.55% YoY, falling short of estimates by 9.78%, while underlying net profit increased by 6.45% YoY, exceeding EPS estimates by 8.75%.
Strong performance from the Oil Production &amp; Operations and Customers &amp; Products segments drove underlying net profit growth.
BP announced a 10% increase in its interim dividend to 8 cents/share and completed USD 1.75 billion in share buybacks in Q2.


[Earnings Review] BP Surges Past Profit Estimates on Soaring Oil Prices and Robust Retail Earnings

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<li>BP expects lower realised refining margins and weak oil trading to hurt earnings, with a refining margin contraction to reduce earnings by USD 500-700 million.</li>
<li>The company anticipates impairments ranging from USD 1-2 billion in Q2, including charges related to the ongoing review of its Gelsenkirchen refinery in Germany.</li>
<li>BP projects its upstream production to remain broadly flat sequentially, with stable oil output and a slight decrease in gas and low-carbon energy production.</li>
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BP expects lower realised refining margins and weak oil trading to hurt earnings, with a refining margin contraction to reduce earnings by USD 500-700 million.
The company anticipates impairments ranging from USD 1-2 billion in Q2, including charges related to the ongoing review of its Gelsenkirchen refinery in Germany.
BP projects its upstream production to remain broadly flat sequentially, with stable oil output and a slight decrease in gas and low-carbon energy production.


[Earnings Preview] BP's Woes Continue: Weak Refining Margins to Squeeze Earnings

<ul><li>BP, the energy giant has reaffirmed its annual target and unveiled a new cost-cutting measure, reflecting its bid for financial resilience in an increasingly competitive energy market.</li><li>Despite an unplanned outage at its Whiting refinery, BP posted an adjusted EBITDA of $10.3bn in the first quarter of 2024, underlining a robust financial performance.</li><li>Its operating cash flow, adjusting for seasonal working capital build, was $7.4bn in the reported quarter.</li></ul>

BP, the energy giant has reaffirmed its annual target and unveiled a new cost-cutting measure, reflecting its bid for financial resilience in an increasingly competitive energy market.Despite an unplanned outage at its Whiting refinery, BP posted an adjusted EBITDA of $10.3bn in the first quarter of 2024, underlining a robust financial performance.Its operating cash flow, adjusting for seasonal working capital build, was $7.4bn in the reported quarter.

BP p.l.c.:  A Focus On Value Over Volume In Hydrocarbon Production - Major Drivers

<ul><li>BP's fourth quarter and full-year 2023 earnings call updates showcase the company's robust growth strategy and progressive journey from an international oil company (IOC) to an integrated energy company (IEC).</li><li>The firm shows a steadfast commitment to rendering higher margins with reduced emissions, evident from the introduction of biofuels, sustainable aviation fuel and biodiesel to customers while concurrently reducing their plants' carbon footprints.</li><li>Over the past four years, BP’s reputed trading organization has optimized these chains to drive returns surpassing industry standards.</li></ul>

BP's fourth quarter and full-year 2023 earnings call updates showcase the company's robust growth strategy and progressive journey from an international oil company (IOC) to an integrated energy company (IEC).The firm shows a steadfast commitment to rendering higher margins with reduced emissions, evident from the introduction of biofuels, sustainable aviation fuel and biodiesel to customers while concurrently reducing their plants' carbon footprints.Over the past four years, BP’s reputed trading organization has optimized these chains to drive returns surpassing industry standards.

BP p.l.c.: A Story Of Strategic Transition To Optimize Profitability & Sustainability! - Major Drivers

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BP plc is an oil and petrochemicals company.  The Company explores for and produces oil and natural gas, refines, markets, and supplies petroleum products, generates solar energy, and manufactures and markets chemicals.  BP's chemicals include terephthalic acid, acetic acid, acrylonitrile, ethylene and polyethylene.

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BP, the energy giant has reaffirmed its annual target and unveiled a new cost-cutting measure, reflecting its bid for financial resilience in an...

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BP p.l.c.: A Story Of Strategic Transition To Optimize Profitability & Sustainability! - Major Drivers

BP's fourth quarter and full-year 2023 earnings call updates showcase the company's robust growth strategy and progressive journey from an...

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