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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>Coherent Corp. recently held a discussion about its first-quarter financial results for fiscal year 2025, presenting a mixed performance marked by notable progress in key areas and challenges in others.</li><li>The company reported a 28% year-over-year revenue increase, reaching $1.35 billion, driven by strong demand for AI-related datacom transceivers and improved performance in the telecom sector.</li><li>Sequential revenue growth highlights the momentum in these segments.</li></ul>

Coherent Corp. recently held a discussion about its first-quarter financial results for fiscal year 2025, presenting a mixed performance marked by notable progress in key areas and challenges in others.The company reported a 28% year-over-year revenue increase, reaching $1.35 billion, driven by strong demand for AI-related datacom transceivers and improved performance in the telecom sector.Sequential revenue growth highlights the momentum in these segments.

Coherent Corp: Expanding Data Center Capabilities For A Possibly Unmatched Revenue Impact! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Coherent Corp. concluded its fiscal year 2024 with financial results reflecting a positive trajectory, showing a 9% sequential and year-over-year revenue growth primarily driven by robust demand in datacom transceivers for AI data-centric deployments.</li><li>This was further accentuated by Non-GAAP gross margin expansion of 145 basis points compared to the previous quarter, underpinned by resolution of prior transitory issues and a substantial growth in Non-GAAP EPS by 16% sequentially and almost 50% year-over-year.</li><li>Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.</li></ul>

Coherent Corp. concluded its fiscal year 2024 with financial results reflecting a positive trajectory, showing a 9% sequential and year-over-year revenue growth primarily driven by robust demand in datacom transceivers for AI data-centric deployments.This was further accentuated by Non-GAAP gross margin expansion of 145 basis points compared to the previous quarter, underpinned by resolution of prior transitory issues and a substantial growth in Non-GAAP EPS by 16% sequentially and almost 50% year-over-year.Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.

Coherent Corp.: How Is The Management Executing Portfolio Optimization and Operational Execution Improvements! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Coherent Corp. reported a solid third-quarter performance for Fiscal Year 2024, signaling strong underlying business dynamics despite some operational hitches.</li><li>The company emphasized a noteworthy sequential revenue increase of almost 7% and an almost 50% rise in non-GAAP EPS which marked significant growth.</li><li>Operating cash flow stood robust at $117 million, with a substantial portion directed towards capital investments and debt repayment.</li></ul>

Coherent Corp. reported a solid third-quarter performance for Fiscal Year 2024, signaling strong underlying business dynamics despite some operational hitches.The company emphasized a noteworthy sequential revenue increase of almost 7% and an almost 50% rise in non-GAAP EPS which marked significant growth.Operating cash flow stood robust at $117 million, with a substantial portion directed towards capital investments and debt repayment.

Coherent Corp: Expansion and Diversification in Telecom and Datacom Optics & Other Major Drivers

<ul><li>Coherent Corp.'s second quarter fiscal 2024 earnings demonstrated signs of gradual improvement in its financial performance, furthering confidence in its outlook for growth and profitability.</li><li>They reported solid sequential growth in both revenue and margins.</li><li>Significant developments from Q2 include increasing gross and operating margins and improving demand across its communications and industrial markets.</li></ul>

Coherent Corp.'s second quarter fiscal 2024 earnings demonstrated signs of gradual improvement in its financial performance, furthering confidence in its outlook for growth and profitability.They reported solid sequential growth in both revenue and margins.Significant developments from Q2 include increasing gross and operating margins and improving demand across its communications and industrial markets.

Coherent Corp.: Launch of New WaveShaper Instruments For U- And Super C-Bands & Other Major Developments

<ul><li>This is our first report on major manufacurer of engineered materials and optoelectronic components, Coherent Corp.</li><li>Its recent earnings call, several key topics of discussion included the firm's financial performance, market trends, and future outlook.</li><li>In terms of financial performance, Coherent reported revenue of $1.053 billion in Q1 FY '24, slightly above the midpoint of their guidance, with an operating cash flow of $199 million marking an improvement over both the sequential and year-over-year figures.</li></ul>

This is our first report on major manufacurer of engineered materials and optoelectronic components, Coherent Corp.Its recent earnings call, several key topics of discussion included the firm's financial performance, market trends, and future outlook.In terms of financial performance, Coherent reported revenue of $1.053 billion in Q1 FY '24, slightly above the midpoint of their guidance, with an operating cash flow of $199 million marking an improvement over both the sequential and year-over-year figures.

Coherent Corp: Initiation of Coverage - Silicon Carbide Success! Inside Their Strategy to Conquer Supply Chain Challenges - Major Drivers

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Coherent, Inc. is a global company that manufactures and sells a variety of laser-based photonic products.  The Company's products are used in manufacturing and instrumentation applications that include optical telecommunication, semiconductor manufacturing, inspection and test, advance packaging, and reprographics.  The electro-optical market consists of Fortune 500 customers.

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Coherent Corp: Expanding Data Center Capabilities For A Possibly Unmatched Revenue Impact! - Major Drivers

Coherent Corp. recently held a discussion about its first-quarter financial results for fiscal year 2025, presenting a mixed performance marked by...

Baptista Research

Coherent Corp.: How Is The Management Executing Portfolio Optimization and Operational Execution Improvements! - Major Drivers

Coherent Corp. concluded its fiscal year 2024 with financial results reflecting a positive trajectory, showing a 9% sequential and year-over-year...

Baptista Research

Coherent Corp: Expansion and Diversification in Telecom and Datacom Optics & Other Major Drivers

Coherent Corp. reported a solid third-quarter performance for Fiscal Year 2024, signaling strong underlying business dynamics despite some...

Baptista Research

Coherent Corp.: Launch of New WaveShaper Instruments For U- And Super C-Bands & Other Major Developments

Coherent Corp.'s second quarter fiscal 2024 earnings demonstrated signs of gradual improvement in its financial performance, furthering confidence...

Baptista Research

Coherent Corp: Initiation of Coverage - Silicon Carbide Success! Inside Their Strategy to Conquer Supply Chain Challenges - Major Drivers

This is our first report on major manufacurer of engineered materials and optoelectronic components, Coherent Corp. Its recent earnings call,...

Baptista Research

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