Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

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

<ul><li>Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) recently conducted a financial review of its performance for the fiscal year ending March 2025, along with projections for 2026.</li><li>Several key factors from its operations and outlook are noteworthy for investors, highlighting both strengths and challenges.</li><li>Honda's motorcycle segment saw robust performance, reporting record highs in unit sales, operating profit, and margins.</li></ul>

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) recently conducted a financial review of its performance for the fiscal year ending March 2025, along with projections for 2026.Several key factors from its operations and outlook are noteworthy for investors, highlighting both strengths and challenges.Honda's motorcycle segment saw robust performance, reporting record highs in unit sales, operating profit, and margins.

Honda Motor Co. Ltd. Doubles Down on EV Innovation with ¥126 Billion R&D Surge; Is It Too Late In The EV Game?

Japanese Turnaround Situations, Short-Ideas, Azabu Research

Michael Allen

Japanese Turnaround Situations, Short-Ideas

Azabu Research

Azabu Research is a publishing and consulting firm focused on distressed equities in the Japanese market. We specialize in turnaround strategies, corporate combinations, divestitures, and restructuring.

Publisher of the Tokyo Turnaround Letter, which conducts the most thorough research possible of publicly available information, including forensic tests for fraudulent overstatement of assets and understatement of liabilities, as well as rigorous market and industry analysis to assess the underlying strengths of the company’s products or services, the appropriateness of the company’s turnaround strategy, and the skill of its current management team. The average length of a report exceeds 25 pages of text and tables, excluding any disclosures or executive summaries.

We have more than 30 years of experience in applying this process to distressed equities in Japan. Additionally, subscribers have free access to detailed, yet easily navigated earnings models for the target company as well as the top five comparable companies, and unlimited access to the analyst for follow-up questions.

Azabu Research also conducts be-spoke research on a project basis, and provides consulting services to companies looking to restructure, divest, make acquisitions, go public, or improve investor sentiment toward their stock.

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<li>2025 will start with more attractive turnaround opportunities than we have seen in a long time. </li>
<li>An uptick in TOBs, MBOs and merger discussions makes it suddenly no longer safe to short low-PBR companies indiscriminately.</li>
<li>Investors are noticing. More than two-dozen large- and medium-cap stocks with deep discounts to the benchmark began to bounce off well-defined support levels in late December.</li>
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2025 will start with more attractive turnaround opportunities than we have seen in a long time. 
An uptick in TOBs, MBOs and merger discussions makes it suddenly no longer safe to short low-PBR companies indiscriminately.
Investors are noticing. More than two-dozen large- and medium-cap stocks with deep discounts to the benchmark began to bounce off well-defined support levels in late December.


Unloved Japan Round Up Jan. 3: Set Up for A Banner Year?

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

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Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.</li>
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Highlights: Currently eleven pair trade opportunities across three markets and six sectors persist.</li>
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Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.</li>
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Context: This Insight follows up on previously highlighted relative value opportunities, using a statistical methodology based on mean-reversion to identify opportunities in paired securities.

Highlights: Currently eleven pair trade opportunities across three markets and six sectors persist.

Why read: Statistical analysis offers a unique perspective on relative value. Gain insights into actionable statistical pair trade opportunities and monitor performance of previously highlighted pairs.


Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (22 Dec)

<ul><li>Honda Motor Co., Ltd.'s financial performance in the first quarter of FY 2025 presented a complex picture with both strengths and challenges noted.</li><li>On the positive side, Honda achieved its highest ever quarterly operating profit of JPY 484.7 billion, up JPY 90.2 billion year-over-year, translating into a robust operating profit margin of 9%.</li><li>The growth was largely driven by an increase in unit sales in the Motorcycle Business, particularly in India and Brazil, and a strong performance in the Automobile Business, especially with hybrid models in Japan and the U.S. 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.'s financial performance in the first quarter of FY 2025 presented a complex picture with both strengths and challenges noted.On the positive side, Honda achieved its highest ever quarterly operating profit of JPY 484.7 billion, up JPY 90.2 billion year-over-year, translating into a robust operating profit margin of 9%.The growth was largely driven by an increase in unit sales in the Motorcycle Business, particularly in India and Brazil, and a strong performance in the Automobile Business, especially with hybrid models in Japan and the U.S. 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 Co.: How Is It Adapting To The Shifting Global Vehicle Mix & Regional Market Dynamics?

Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

<ul><li>Honda and Nissan merger talks hit a roadblock as Nissan rejects becoming a subsidiary, stalling negotiations between the automakers.</li><li>Resistance from automakers to Apple's CarPlay 2.0 upgrades is causing challenges in integration, potentially impacting the future of in-car technology.</li><li>SoftBank ends DeepSeek usage in partnership with OpenAI, while Alphabet commends DeepSeek's progress and emphasizes AI efficiency for competitive advantage.</li></ul>

Honda and Nissan merger talks hit a roadblock as Nissan rejects becoming a subsidiary, stalling negotiations between the automakers.Resistance from automakers to Apple's CarPlay 2.0 upgrades is causing challenges in integration, potentially impacting the future of in-car technology.SoftBank ends DeepSeek usage in partnership with OpenAI, while Alphabet commends DeepSeek's progress and emphasizes AI efficiency for competitive advantage.

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (06-Feb-2025): Honda-Nissan merger talks fail as Nissan rejects subsidiary.

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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Honda Motor Co. Ltd. Doubles Down on EV Innovation with ¥126 Billion R&D Surge; Is It Too Late In The EV Game?

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) recently conducted a financial review of its performance for the fiscal year ending March 2025, along with...

Baptista Research

Unloved Japan Round Up Jan. 3: Set Up for A Banner Year?

An uptick in TOBs, MBOs, and mergers creating the best environment for deep value turnarounds in a long time. Dozens of discounted stocks started...

Michael Allen

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (22 Dec)

Statistical methodology identifies eleven pair trade opportunities across three markets and six sectors, offering unique insights into relative...

Gaudenz Schneider

Honda Motor Co.: How Is It Adapting To The Shifting Global Vehicle Mix & Regional Market Dynamics?

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.'s financial performance in the first quarter of FY 2025 presented a complex picture with both strengths and challenges...

Baptista Research

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (06-Feb-2025): Honda-Nissan merger talks fail as Nissan rejects subsidiary.

Honda and Nissan merger talks stall over subsidiary refusal, automakers resist Apple CarPlay 2.0, SoftBank halts DeepSeek, China smartphone...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

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Honda Motor Co. Ltd. Doubles Down on EV Innovation with ¥126 Billion R&D Surge; Is It Too Late In The EV Game?

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) recently conducted a financial review of its performance for the fiscal year ending March 2025, along with...

Baptista Research

Unloved Japan Round Up Jan. 3: Set Up for A Banner Year?

An uptick in TOBs, MBOs, and mergers​ creating the best environment for deep value turnarounds in a long time. Dozens of discounted stocks started...

Michael Allen

Relative Value Opportunities in Asia-Pac, Pair Trade Roundup (22 Dec)

​Statistical methodology identifies eleven pair trade opportunities across three markets and six sectors, offering unique insights into relative...

Gaudenz Schneider

Honda Motor Co.: How Is It Adapting To The Shifting Global Vehicle Mix & Regional Market Dynamics?

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.'s financial performance in the first quarter of FY 2025 presented a complex picture with both strengths and challenges...

Baptista Research

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (06-Feb-2025): Honda-Nissan merger talks fail as Nissan rejects subsidiary.

Honda and Nissan merger talks stall over subsidiary refusal, automakers resist Apple CarPlay 2.0, SoftBank halts DeepSeek, China smartphone...

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

An uptick in TOBs, MBOs, and mergers creating the best environment for deep value turnarounds in a long time. Dozens of discounted stocks started...

Statistical methodology identifies eleven pair trade opportunities across three markets and six sectors, offering unique insights into relative...