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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

Honda Motor Co Ltd (Adr) / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>The automotive world is abuzz with speculation following reports that Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are exploring a potential merger.</li><li>This development comes amid mounting industry pressures, including surging competition from Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers and the relentless expansion of Tesla.</li><li>The possibility of a Honda-Nissan tie-up has sparked market reactions, with Nissan's shares skyrocketing while Honda's stock faced a decline.</li></ul>

The automotive world is abuzz with speculation following reports that Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. are exploring a potential merger.This development comes amid mounting industry pressures, including surging competition from Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers and the relentless expansion of Tesla.The possibility of a Honda-Nissan tie-up has sparked market reactions, with Nissan's shares skyrocketing while Honda's stock faced a decline.

Honda and Nissan’s Bold Merger Plan: Is Foxconn the Wild Card?

<ul><li>Honda Motor Co., Ltd.'s financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2025 offer a complex picture of both achievements and challenges.</li><li>The company reported its highest-ever quarterly operating profit of JPY 484.7 billion, marking a significant year-on-year increase by JPY 90.2 billion.</li><li>This improvement was largely driven by increased unit sales in the motorcycle business in India and Brazil, as well as robust sales of hybrid automobile models in Japan and the United States.</li></ul>

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.'s financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2025 offer a complex picture of both achievements and challenges.The company reported its highest-ever quarterly operating profit of JPY 484.7 billion, marking a significant year-on-year increase by JPY 90.2 billion.This improvement was largely driven by increased unit sales in the motorcycle business in India and Brazil, as well as robust sales of hybrid automobile models in Japan and the United States.

Honda Faces Profit Crunch: Rising Costs vs. Ambitious EV Plans! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Honda Motor Co., Ltd. recently reported its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, marking a period of significant transformation and adaptation in the face of ongoing global economic fluctuations, particularly in the key markets like the U.S., China, and new energy vehicle (NEV) sectors.</li><li>This summary provides a balanced view, underscoring both opportunities and challenges the company faces as it navigates complex market dynamics.</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>

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. recently reported its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, marking a period of significant transformation and adaptation in the face of ongoing global economic fluctuations, particularly in the key markets like the U.S., China, and new energy vehicle (NEV) sectors.This summary provides a balanced view, underscoring both opportunities and challenges the company faces as it navigates complex market dynamics.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.

Honda Motor Company: Will The Much Needed Strategic Shift Towards EVs Finally Pay Off? - Major Drivers

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Event-Driven

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<li>A potential merger between Nissan Motor and Honda Motor would create the third largest auto group in the world.</li>
<li>If this merger is successful, it could have a short term positive impact on Hyundai Motor since it could result in a reduction of overlapping sales/marketing and production of Nissan.</li>
<li>However, a merger of Honda and Nissan could negatively impact Hyundai Motor over the long term because the merged entity could produce more high quality, price competitive vehicles.</li>
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A potential merger between Nissan Motor and Honda Motor would create the third largest auto group in the world.
If this merger is successful, it could have a short term positive impact on Hyundai Motor since it could result in a reduction of overlapping sales/marketing and production of Nissan.
However, a merger of Honda and Nissan could negatively impact Hyundai Motor over the long term because the merged entity could produce more high quality, price competitive vehicles.


A Potential Merger Between Honda and Nissan - Impact on Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>The ¥500bn Offering of Honda shares is now priced (¥1,664.5/share) making it ¥497.46bn. Bookbuilding for retail - 80% of the book - is now. The price today closed at ¥1,665/share. </li>
<li>The Offering has follow-on "non-discretionary" demand which is non-negligible. It is worth understanding the amounts and timing.</li>
<li>The lockups and non-discretionary demand, along with Honda's relative cheapness as a large cap OEM and likely upcoming offerings on competitors means it has support.</li>
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The ¥500bn Offering of Honda shares is now priced (¥1,664.5/share) making it ¥497.46bn. Bookbuilding for retail - 80% of the book - is now. The price today closed at ¥1,665/share. 
The Offering has follow-on "non-discretionary" demand which is non-negligible. It is worth understanding the amounts and timing.
The lockups and non-discretionary demand, along with Honda's relative cheapness as a large cap OEM and likely upcoming offerings on competitors means it has support.


Big Honda (7267) Offering - Flow Timing Matters

Japan

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. develops, manufactures, and distributes motorcycles, automobiles, and power products such as generators and farm machinery. The Company also operates a financial credit business. Honda Motor has manufacturing facilities in the US, Canada, the UK, France, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, India, and Thailand.

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Baptista Research

A Potential Merger Between Honda and Nissan - Impact on Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp

In this insight, we discuss the impact of a potential merger between Nissan Motor and Honda Motor which would create one of the largest auto groups...

Douglas Kim

Big Honda (7267) Offering - Flow Timing Matters

The Honda Offering is BIG at ¥500bn but over time, the net overhang is substantially reduced by behavioural expectations, passive buying, a...

Travis Lundy

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