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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.

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<ul><li>Flex Ltd. reported solid financial results, reflecting a combination of strategic positioning and operational resilience.</li><li>The company delivered $6.3 billion in revenue for the quarter, slightly exceeding expectations, while achieving an adjusted operating margin of 4.8%.</li><li>This translated into an adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.51, which is a 9% increase year-over-year.</li></ul>

Flex Ltd. reported solid financial results, reflecting a combination of strategic positioning and operational resilience.The company delivered $6.3 billion in revenue for the quarter, slightly exceeding expectations, while achieving an adjusted operating margin of 4.8%.This translated into an adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.51, which is a 9% increase year-over-year.

Flex Ltd.: A Story Of Automotive Electrification and Content Expansion! - Major Drivers

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<li>Flex Ltd. reported solid performance for fiscal Q3, demonstrating strong execution across its operations.</li>
<li>The company, which provides a wide array of manufacturing services, generated $7.1 billion in revenue, achieving an adjusted operating margin of 6.7% and an adjusted EPS of $0.71.</li>
<li>When excluding Nextracker, Core Flex revenue was $6.4 billion with a record operating margin of 4.9%, delivering $0.54 of EPS.</li>
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Flex Ltd. reported solid performance for fiscal Q3, demonstrating strong execution across its operations.
The company, which provides a wide array of manufacturing services, generated $7.1 billion in revenue, achieving an adjusted operating margin of 6.7% and an adjusted EPS of $0.71.
When excluding Nextracker, Core Flex revenue was $6.4 billion with a record operating margin of 4.9%, delivering $0.54 of EPS.


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External reports (aggregated public sources)

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<li>FLEX is undergoing a strategic shift towards higher-margin markets, which is expected to improve its operating margins and free cash flow.</li>
<li>The potential spin-off of NEXTracker gives FLEX an opportunity to repurchase shares and enhance shareholder value.</li>
<li>FLEX's outstanding shares are expected to further increase shareholder value.</li>
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This article is sourced from an online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.

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FLEX is undergoing a strategic shift towards higher-margin markets, which is expected to improve its operating margins and free cash flow.
The potential spin-off of NEXTracker gives FLEX an opportunity to repurchase shares and enhance shareholder value.
FLEX's outstanding shares are expected to further increase shareholder value.

This article is sourced from an online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.

Alpha-Centric ESG Research

Kyle Rudden

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<li>The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently launched a public consultation regarding a Code of Conduct for ESG ratings providers and ESG data product providers in Singapore.</li>
<li>It is the right approach for Singapore – a voluntary best-practices framework furthering one of the world's most credible "green" economies, not a regulatory force-fix of something broken.</li>
<li>No surprise ratings methodology changes. No en masse upgrades/downgrades. No acute shocks to the system. Just slow and steady progress for ESG investing and finance in Singapore.</li>
</ul>


The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recently launched a public consultation regarding a Code of Conduct for ESG ratings providers and ESG data product providers in Singapore.
It is the right approach for Singapore – a voluntary best-practices framework furthering one of the world's most credible "green" economies, not a regulatory force-fix of something broken.
No surprise ratings methodology changes. No en masse upgrades/downgrades. No acute shocks to the system. Just slow and steady progress for ESG investing and finance in Singapore.


Singapore Code of Conduct for ESG Ratings Is Less Risk and More Reward

Senior Credit Analyst, Lucror Analytics

Leonard Law, CFA

Senior Credit Analyst

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Lucror Analytics

Lucror Analytics is a leading credit and ESG research specialist and a provider of technology solutions for differentiated fixed income strategies. Our roots are in bottom-up fundamental credit analysis with a specialization in high yield corporate credits from Europe, Asia and Latin America. We are one of few research specialists integrating ESG considerations with fundamental credit research through a dedicated ESG platform. Our ESG assessment covers five key criteria: Disclosure, E,S, & G Pillars, Controversies, ESG Impact on Credit and ESG Momentum.

Recognizing the importance and value-add of Factor Investing in fixed income, Lucror developed the Smart Quant Navigator (SQN), an intuitive platform that helps clients devise and implement factor-based strategies ranging from pure quant to active fundamental, with integrated ESG.

Our company has been at the forefront of developments in the fixed income markets, identifying opportunities and consistently delivering new products and value-adding solutions to clients. Lucror has close relationships with the largest and most reputable asset managers, family offices, hedge funds, investment and wealth managers globally.

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United States

Flex Ltd. operates as an electronics manufacturing services company. The Company designs and develops original design manufacturing (ODM) products for aerospace and defense, cloud, digital health, lighting, housing, energy, industrial, and communication industries. Flex serves customers worldwide.

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