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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.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Intuit had a strong quarter and delivered an all-around beat while continuing its focus on small businesses and customers.</li><li>It delivered strong margins and strong growth in the quarter.</li><li>There was a rise in the volatility in personal loans and various personal loan partners tightened the undertaking, but with volume from the other partners, Intuit was able to offset this negative impact.</li></ul>

Intuit had a strong quarter and delivered an all-around beat while continuing its focus on small businesses and customers.It delivered strong margins and strong growth in the quarter.There was a rise in the volatility in personal loans and various personal loan partners tightened the undertaking, but with volume from the other partners, Intuit was able to offset this negative impact.

Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Algosun Global

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Lichen China, niche provider of financial and taxation services, filed for an IPO in the United States, and plans to raise ~$25M. Investment bank Univest Securities is leading the offering. </li>
<li>The company applied to list Class A shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lichen-china-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36311:1" rel="noopener">Lichen China (LICN US)</a> and will have Class A shares and Class B shares. </li>
<li>We have a favorable view of the upcoming IPO, and consider an IPO valuation of ~$119M as attractive at ~2x EV/FY22E revenue and a forward P/E of ~14x.  </li>
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Lichen China, niche provider of financial and taxation services, filed for an IPO in the United States, and plans to raise ~$25M. Investment bank Univest Securities is leading the offering. 
The company applied to list Class A shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol Lichen China (LICN US) and will have Class A shares and Class B shares. 
We have a favorable view of the upcoming IPO, and consider an IPO valuation of ~$119M as attractive at ~2x EV/FY22E revenue and a forward P/E of ~14x.  


Lichen China IPO Preview: Your Trusted Provider of Financial and Taxation Services

<ul><li>Intuit Inc. is off to a strong start in 2022 with continued momentum from the previous year and is on track to become a worldwide AI-driven expert platform that powers small business customers.</li><li>The total revenue growth of the company was above Wall Street expectations was driven by self-employed and small business growth and Credit Karma revenue.</li><li>With the closing of the Mailchimp transaction, Intuit is raising its earnings per share and revenue guidance which is a positive sign.</li></ul>

Intuit Inc. is off to a strong start in 2022 with continued momentum from the previous year and is on track to become a worldwide AI-driven expert platform that powers small business customers.The total revenue growth of the company was above Wall Street expectations was driven by self-employed and small business growth and Credit Karma revenue.With the closing of the Mailchimp transaction, Intuit is raising its earnings per share and revenue guidance which is a positive sign.

Intuit Inc.: Credit Karma Growth & Other Drivers

<ul><li>Intuit’s stock price has taken a beating over the past few months along with most premium tech stocks but the company’s fundamentals are strong.</li><li>It is worth highlighting that Intuit is looking to become an AI-driven expert platform worldwide, powering small businesses and consumers.</li><li>The overall growth in revenue of Intuit today, has been powered by Credit Karma revenue, self-employed group, and small business revenue growth.</li></ul>

Intuit’s stock price has taken a beating over the past few months along with most premium tech stocks but the company’s fundamentals are strong.It is worth highlighting that Intuit is looking to become an AI-driven expert platform worldwide, powering small businesses and consumers.The overall growth in revenue of Intuit today, has been powered by Credit Karma revenue, self-employed group, and small business revenue growth.

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<li>Shares of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bigcommerce-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29196:1" rel="noopener">BigCommerce Holdings (BIGC US)</a>  slipped below the IPO price of <strong>$24.00</strong> per share, and at current valuation, we see limited downside risk for BigCommerce stock investors.  </li>
<li>In 2020, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/intuit-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8235:1" rel="noopener">Intuit Inc (INTU US)</a>  offered to acquire BigCommerce for $1.5 billion, according to CNBC and other public sources. Both BigCommerce and Intuit didn’t provide a comment.</li>
<li>Insider selling activity has slowed down noticeably over the past three months and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bigcommerce-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29196:1" rel="noopener">BigCommerce Holdings (BIGC US)</a>  insiders sold ~$5 million worth of shares. </li>
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Shares of BigCommerce Holdings (BIGC US)  slipped below the IPO price of $24.00 per share, and at current valuation, we see limited downside risk for BigCommerce stock investors.  
In 2020, Intuit Inc (INTU US)  offered to acquire BigCommerce for $1.5 billion, according to CNBC and other public sources. Both BigCommerce and Intuit didn’t provide a comment.
Insider selling activity has slowed down noticeably over the past three months and BigCommerce Holdings (BIGC US)  insiders sold ~$5 million worth of shares. 


BigCommerce: Stock Selloff Looks Finished As Valuation Hit $1.5 Billion

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Intuit Inc. develops and markets business and financial management software solutions for small and medium sized businesses, financial institutions, consumers, and accounting professionals  The Company provides software for small business management and payroll processing, personal finance, and tax preparation and filing.

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