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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>The dynamics of gaming industry are changing rapidly after Microsoft’s recent acquisition of Activision Blizzard for a phenomenal valuation.</li><li>One would expect Activision’s rival, Electronic Arts to gain a valuation premium after this event especially given that the company’s financial performance has been decent.</li><li>EA's live services across its portfolio have delivered strong recurring revenue and year-over-year growth in the previous quarter and it remains fundamentally strong.</li></ul>

The dynamics of gaming industry are changing rapidly after Microsoft’s recent acquisition of Activision Blizzard for a phenomenal valuation.One would expect Activision’s rival, Electronic Arts to gain a valuation premium after this event especially given that the company’s financial performance has been decent.EA's live services across its portfolio have delivered strong recurring revenue and year-over-year growth in the previous quarter and it remains fundamentally strong.

Electronic Arts: Growing In A Fast-Evolving Gaming Industry 02/22

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<li>On 22 December, there there were four global metaverse ETFs launched by the local asset management companies in Korea.</li>
<li>Two days after the launch, the combined market caps of these four ETFs have already reached 163 billion won.</li>
<li>These four ETFs have different components, they all have the following four stocks in common (AMD, Microsoft, Unity Software, and Nvidia). </li>
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On 22 December, there there were four global metaverse ETFs launched by the local asset management companies in Korea.
Two days after the launch, the combined market caps of these four ETFs have already reached 163 billion won.
These four ETFs have different components, they all have the following four stocks in common (AMD, Microsoft, Unity Software, and Nvidia). 


Launch of Global Metaverse ETFs by Local Asset Mgmt Companies & Update of Korean Metaverse ETFs

<ul><li>The gaming industry was one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Covid-19 pandemic which gave rise to a large community of gamers across the globe.</li><li>Today, we are looking to analyze 2 global gaming majors on the development side - Electronic Arts and Activision Blizzard.</li><li>Both these companies have been an active part of the heavy consolidation taking place in the fast-growing industry and are bound to attract investor interest.</li></ul>

The gaming industry was one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Covid-19 pandemic which gave rise to a large community of gamers across the globe.Today, we are looking to analyze 2 global gaming majors on the development side - Electronic Arts and Activision Blizzard.Both these companies have been an active part of the heavy consolidation taking place in the fast-growing industry and are bound to attract investor interest.

Electronic Arts (EA) vs. Activision Blizzard - Which Gaming Major Is The Better Performer? (11/2021)

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<li>Billions of people in the world will bypass Internet to use metaverse in the coming years. </li>
<li>There are real possibilities to encourage people to spend more time in the metaverse rather than Internet with regards to social life, gaming, work, and e-commerce. </li>
<li><strong>The market caps of the four metaverse related ETFs that were launched in Korea on 13 October are up by 453% to reach 421 billion won on 12 November. </strong></li>
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Billions of people in the world will bypass Internet to use metaverse in the coming years. 
There are real possibilities to encourage people to spend more time in the metaverse rather than Internet with regards to social life, gaming, work, and e-commerce. 
The market caps of the four metaverse related ETFs that were launched in Korea on 13 October are up by 453% to reach 421 billion won on 12 November. 


Why Billions of People Will Bypass Internet to Use Metaverse & Surge in Metaverse ETFs AUM in Korea

<ul><li>Electronic Arts delivered a decent quarterly result with net revenue of $1.55 billion and net bookings of $1.34 billion.</li><li>It Takes Two launched at the end of the previous quarter and performed admirably throughout the first quarter.</li><li>Overall, we are positive about the company's prospects and maintain our 'Hold' rating on the stock with a revised target price.</li></ul>

Electronic Arts delivered a decent quarterly result with net revenue of $1.55 billion and net bookings of $1.34 billion.It Takes Two launched at the end of the previous quarter and performed admirably throughout the first quarter.Overall, we are positive about the company's prospects and maintain our 'Hold' rating on the stock with a revised target price.

United States

Electronic Arts Inc. develops, publishes, and distributes branded interactive entertainment software worldwide for video game consoles, personal computers, handheld game players, and cellular handsets. The Company also provides online game-related services.

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Electronic Arts: Growing In A Fast-Evolving Gaming Industry 02/22

The dynamics of gaming industry are changing rapidly after Microsoft’s recent acquisition of Activision Blizzard for a phenomenal valuation. One...

Baptista Research

Launch of Global Metaverse ETFs by Local Asset Mgmt Companies & Update of Korean Metaverse ETFs

On 22 December, there there were four global metaverse ETFs launched by the local asset management companies in Korea. The combined market caps of...

Douglas Kim

Electronic Arts (EA) vs. Activision Blizzard - Which Gaming Major Is The Better Performer? (11/2021)

The gaming industry was one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Covid-19 pandemic which gave rise to a large community of gamers across the...

Baptista Research

Why Billions of People Will Bypass Internet to Use Metaverse & Surge in Metaverse ETFs AUM in Korea

The market caps of the four metaverse related ETFs that were launched in Korea on 13 October are up by 453% to reach 421 billion won on 12 November.

Douglas Kim

Electronic Arts Inc. - Investment Thesis

Electronic Arts delivered a decent quarterly result with net revenue of $1.55 billion and net bookings of $1.34 billion. It Takes Two launched at...

Baptista Research

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