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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>NVIDIA Corporation’s stock plummeted despite the company managing to surpass Wall Street expectations in terms of revenues as well as earnings.</li><li>Revenue from gaming rose sequentially and year-on-year, powered by the product cycle of GeForce RTX 30 Series.</li><li>Being optimistic about the company's growth, we provide it a ‘Buy’ rating with a revision in target price.</li></ul>

NVIDIA Corporation’s stock plummeted despite the company managing to surpass Wall Street expectations in terms of revenues as well as earnings.Revenue from gaming rose sequentially and year-on-year, powered by the product cycle of GeForce RTX 30 Series.Being optimistic about the company's growth, we provide it a ‘Buy’ rating with a revision in target price.

NVIDIA Corporation: The Semiconductors Macro & Other Drivers

Taiwan Tech Focused Senior Analyst

Patrick Liao

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King Yuan Electronics Co, Ltd. / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>KYEC reached revenue, GM, OPM and Diluted EPS of NT$8,984mn, 35.8%, 25.6% and NT$1.47 respectively in 1Q22.</li>
<li>KYEC could reach to ~10% revenue QoQ growth in 2Q22 because of some orders delayed in Suzhou for COVID-19 controlling measure in 1Q22.</li>
<li>The mainland China smartphone is not strong in 2Q22, but the smartphone chipset testing demand could still be the largest demand in KYEC. </li>
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KYEC reached revenue, GM, OPM and Diluted EPS of NT$8,984mn, 35.8%, 25.6% and NT$1.47 respectively in 1Q22.
KYEC could reach to ~10% revenue QoQ growth in 2Q22 because of some orders delayed in Suzhou for COVID-19 controlling measure in 1Q22.
The mainland China smartphone is not strong in 2Q22, but the smartphone chipset testing demand could still be the largest demand in KYEC. 


KYEC (2449.TT): It Could Reach ~10% QoQ Growth in 2Q22 Because Some Orders Were Delayed in 1Q22.

Founder/CEO of ROK Advisory, ROK Advisory LLC

Ken S. Kim

Founder/CEO of ROK Advisory

ROK Advisory LLC

ROK is an independent research advisory firm. We guide you to minimize the information gap between foreign and local investors in Northeast Asia with a focus in Korea, Taiwan and Japan.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:191:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)'s</a> underperformance to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-hynix-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16955:1" rel="noopener">SK Hynix (000660 KS)</a> just part of the cycle or company specific?</li>
<li>Does the supply constraint issue help or hurt Samsung?  Who is better off? </li>
<li>Key points to focus on to see where Samsung is vs. their blueprint of technology roadmap</li>
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Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)'s underperformance to SK Hynix (000660 KS) just part of the cycle or company specific?
Does the supply constraint issue help or hurt Samsung?  Who is better off? 
Key points to focus on to see where Samsung is vs. their blueprint of technology roadmap


Is Samsung in Trouble or Just in Another Downcycle?

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst, Obex Capital Research

Aaron Gabin

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research

Obex Capital Research

“Obex” is Latin for Barriers to Entry. Obex Capital Management’s investment philosophy is driven by an intense focus on which business model’s Barriers to Entry are able to withstand the ever increasing competitive disruption in the TMT and Consumer Sectors.

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<li>Inline quarter, though margins continue to decline on market share loss and ramping new nodes. </li>
<li>Intel is overly optimistic about PCs rebounding in the 2H; 2021's 15% growth is not sustainable.</li>
<li>Intel maintained its full year revenue guidance and increased its EPS despite lowering 2Q’s guidance. This implies an acceleration in the back half. We find that overly optimistic</li>
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Inline quarter, though margins continue to decline on market share loss and ramping new nodes. 
Intel is overly optimistic about PCs rebounding in the 2H; 2021's 15% growth is not sustainable.
Intel maintained its full year revenue guidance and increased its EPS despite lowering 2Q’s guidance. This implies an acceleration in the back half. We find that overly optimistic


<ul><li>NVIDIA had a solid quarter, with revenue increasing by 53% year over year to $7.6 billion.</li><li>Their GeForce RTX 30 Series products drove record desktop revenue in the quarter, with continued strength in the high end.</li><li>Overall, we remain optimistic about the company's growth and give it a 'Buy' rating with a revised target price.</li></ul>

NVIDIA had a solid quarter, with revenue increasing by 53% year over year to $7.6 billion.Their GeForce RTX 30 Series products drove record desktop revenue in the quarter, with continued strength in the high end.Overall, we remain optimistic about the company's growth and give it a 'Buy' rating with a revised target price.

NVIDIA Corp.: The ARM Failure & The Story After

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NVIDIA Corporation designs, develops, and markets three dimensional (3D) graphics processors and related software.  The Company's products provide interactive 3D graphics to the mainstream personal computer market.

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NVIDIA Corporation: The Semiconductors Macro & Other Drivers

NVIDIA Corporation’s stock plummeted despite the company managing to surpass Wall Street expectations in terms of revenues as well as...

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KYEC (2449.TT): It Could Reach ~10% QoQ Growth in 2Q22 Because Some Orders Were Delayed in 1Q22.

KYEC could reach to ~10% revenue QoQ growth in 2Q22. The mainland China smartphone is not strong in 2Q22, but the smartphone chipset testing demand...

Patrick Liao

Is Samsung in Trouble or Just in Another Downcycle?

Samsung will need to really show that they are not falling behind in terms of technology leadership seems to be the focal point of the remainder of...

Ken S. Kim

Intel 1Q22: Unexplained Optimism

Intel maintained its full year guidance and increased its EPS by $0.10 despite lowering 2Q’s guidance. This implies an acceleration in the back...

Aaron Gabin

NVIDIA Corp.: The ARM Failure & The Story After

NVIDIA had a solid quarter, with revenue increasing by 53% year over year to $7.6 billion. Their GeForce RTX 30 Series products drove record...

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