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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.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Ormat Technologies showcased robust results in the first quarter of 2024, reflecting significant financial and operational progress.</li><li>The company, which operates across electricity, product, and energy storage segments, reported a 21% increase in total revenues and a 25.5% rise in earnings per diluted share year-over-year.</li><li>The adjusted EBITDA also increased by 14.4%, fueled by organic growth, efficiency improvements at operational facilities, and contributions from newly acquired assets from Enel Green Power North America.</li></ul>

Ormat Technologies showcased robust results in the first quarter of 2024, reflecting significant financial and operational progress.The company, which operates across electricity, product, and energy storage segments, reported a 21% increase in total revenues and a 25.5% rise in earnings per diluted share year-over-year.The adjusted EBITDA also increased by 14.4%, fueled by organic growth, efficiency improvements at operational facilities, and contributions from newly acquired assets from Enel Green Power North America.

Ormat Technologies Inc.: Initiation of Coverage - Can They Capitalize On The  Advancements in Energy Storage Solutions? - Major Drivers

Fundamental Short Selling Research

Eric Fernandez, CFA

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Sprouts Farmers Market / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Sales declines, margin compression, cuts in SG&amp;A and cuts in guidance and estimates feature in our Declining Businesses model. </li>
<li>Declining business shorts tend to be lower beta, have longer time horizons, and tend to produce steadier (although slower) short returns. </li>
<li>Today we are flagging Weight Watchers, Triumph Grp, Sprouts, Ormat Tech .</li>
</ul>


Sales declines, margin compression, cuts in SG&amp;A and cuts in guidance and estimates feature in our Declining Businesses model. 
Declining business shorts tend to be lower beta, have longer time horizons, and tend to produce steadier (although slower) short returns. 
Today we are flagging Weight Watchers, Triumph Grp, Sprouts, Ormat Tech .


Declining Business Short Candidates: Weight Watchers, Triumph Grp, Sprouts, Ormat Tech

Research from Water Tower Research, Water Tower Research

Water Tower Research

Research from Water Tower Research

Water Tower Research is a leading equity research firm that provides research on micro, small and mid cap companies.

Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>WTR Sustainable Index: During the week ended January 27, 2023, the WTR Sustainable Index outperformed the broader market, rising 20.0% W/W versus the S&amp;P 500 Index (up 2.5%), the Russell 2000 Index (up 2.4%), and the Nasdaq Composite Index (up 4.3%).</li><li>Advanced Transportation Solutions (69% of the index) drove the outperformance, rising 30.7% , while Energy Technology (9% of index) was up 1.8% and Industrial Climate and Ag Technology was up 1.9%.</li><li>Valuation: Based on forward 12-month consensus estimates, the current P/E ratio of the WTR Sustainable index is 26.4x versus 18.3x for the S&amp;P 500.</li></ul>

WTR Sustainable Index: During the week ended January 27, 2023, the WTR Sustainable Index outperformed the broader market, rising 20.0% W/W versus the S&amp;P 500 Index (up 2.5%), the Russell 2000 Index (up 2.4%), and the Nasdaq Composite Index (up 4.3%).Advanced Transportation Solutions (69% of the index) drove the outperformance, rising 30.7% , while Energy Technology (9% of index) was up 1.8% and Industrial Climate and Ag Technology was up 1.9%.Valuation: Based on forward 12-month consensus estimates, the current P/E ratio of the WTR Sustainable index is 26.4x versus 18.3x for the S&amp;P 500.

Weekly Sustainable Investing Surveyor: Week Ended January 27, 2023

<ul><li>WTR Sustainable Index: During the week ended January 20, 2023, the WTR Sustainable Index outperformed the broader market, rising 3.3% W/W versus the S&amp;P 500 Index (down 0.7%), the Russell 2000 Index (down 1.0%), and the Nasdaq Composite Index (up 0.6%).</li><li>Advanced Transportation Solutions (63% of the index) drove the outperformance, rising 6.4% , while Energy Technology (11% of index) was down 1.5% and Industrial Climate and Ag Technology was down 1.6%.</li><li>Valuation: Based on forward 12-month consensus estimates, the current P/E ratio of the WTR Sustainable index is 24.3x versus 17.9x for the S&amp;P 500.</li></ul>

WTR Sustainable Index: During the week ended January 20, 2023, the WTR Sustainable Index outperformed the broader market, rising 3.3% W/W versus the S&amp;P 500 Index (down 0.7%), the Russell 2000 Index (down 1.0%), and the Nasdaq Composite Index (up 0.6%).Advanced Transportation Solutions (63% of the index) drove the outperformance, rising 6.4% , while Energy Technology (11% of index) was down 1.5% and Industrial Climate and Ag Technology was down 1.6%.Valuation: Based on forward 12-month consensus estimates, the current P/E ratio of the WTR Sustainable index is 24.3x versus 17.9x for the S&amp;P 500.

Weekly Sustainable Investing Surveyor: Week Ended January 20, 2023

<p>Sales declines, margin compression, cuts in SG&amp;A and cuts in guidance and estimates feature in our Declining Businesses model. </p><p>Declining business shorts tend to be lower beta, have longer time horizons, and tend to produce steadier (although slower) short returns.</p>

Sales declines, margin compression, cuts in SG&amp;A and cuts in guidance and estimates feature in our Declining Businesses model. Declining business shorts tend to be lower beta, have longer time horizons, and tend to produce steadier (although slower) short returns.

Declining Business Short Candidates: Sprouts, Plexus, Ormat, Itron

United States

Clearway Energy, Inc. owns, operates, and acquires renewable and conventional generation and thermal infrastructure projects. The Company offers natural gas and dual fired, solar and wind generation and distribution services. Clearway Energy serves commercial businesses, universities, hospitals, and government companies in the United States.

NextEra Energy Partners LP owns, operates and acquires contracted clean energy projects including wind and solar.

Talen Energy Corporation provides utility services. The Company generates, distributes, transmits, and markets electricity, as well as produces and supplies natural gas and other renewable energy products for residential and commercial users. Talen Energy serves customers in the United States.

IDACORP, Inc is the holding company for Idaho Power Company, an electric utility and IDACORP Energy, an energy marketing company.  Idaho Power generates, purchases, transmits, distributes, and sells electric energy in southern Idaho, eastern Oregon, and northern Nevada.  IDACORP Energy maintains electricity and natural gas marketing operations.

UGI Corporation distributes and markets energy products and services.  The Company is a domestic and international distributor of propane.  UGI also distributes and markets natural gas and electricity, and sells related products and services in the Middle Atlantic region of the United States.

New Jersey Resources Corporation provides retail and wholesale energy services to customers in New Jersey and in states from the Gulf Coast to New England, and Canada.  The Company's principal subsidiary, New Jersey Natural Gas Co., is a local distribution company serving customers in central and northern New Jersey.

Portland General Electric Company is an electric utility involved in the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity in Oregon.  The Company also participates in the wholesale market by purchasing and selling electricity and natural gas to utilities and energy marketers.

Portland General Electric Company (POR US)

ONE Gas, Inc. is a regulated natural gas utility. The Company distributes natural gas to customers in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. ONE Gas serves the residential, commercial, industrial, transportation, and wholesale industries.

Spire Inc. is a public utility company involved in the retail distribution of natural gas. The Company serves an area in eastern Missouri and parts of several other counties. Spire also operates underground natural gas storage fields and transports and stores liquid propane.

Shenzhen Energy Group Company, Ltd. generates and distributes electricity and gas. The Company supplies power to cities in the Peoples Republic of China, including Shenzhen, Huizhou and Dongguan, Guangdong Province.

Shenzhen Energy Group Co, Ltd. (000027 CH)

Aboitiz Power Corporation provides hydroelectric power generation.

Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited generates and distributes power, mines and processes lignite, manufactures fertilizers & chemicals and processes and sells clay of all kinds. The Company's other activities include the briquetting and carbonization of lignite and its main products include electric power, lignite, nekolin, pulverized nekolin, urea, coke fines and leco.

Inner Mongolia MengDian HuaNeng Thermal Power Corp Ltd generates electric power and distributes heat and water. The Company serves western Inner Mongolia area.

Inner Mongolia Mengdian Huaneng Thermal (600863 CH)

Greencoat U.K. Wind PLC is a closed-end investment trust incorporated in the UK. The Fund invests in wind farm projects predominantly with a capacity of over 10MW. The substantial majority of the portfolio will be operating UK wind farm projects. The Company will invest in equity and associated debt instruments when making acquisitions in wind farms.

Capital Power Corporation operates a diversified portfolio of power generating facilities. The Company develops, acquiring and optimizing power generation from a diverse range of energy sources.

Datang International Power Generation Co.,Ltd offers power generation services. The Company provides power project development, electricity transmission, and power distribution services. Datang International Power Generation also conducts coal, coal chemistry, transport, and recycling businesses.

Datang International Power Gen (601991 CH)

Northland Power Inc. owns or has an economic interest in power generation facilities in Canada, the United States and Germany. The Company's facilities produce electricity from clean natural gas and renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind and biomass. Northland Power maintains an active development and construction program for additional new power generation opportunities.

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. owns and has interests in a diverse portfolio of renewable power generation and sustainable infrastructure assets across North America. The Company's interests include renewable energy facilities, thermal energy facilities, and water distribution and waste-water facilities.

Huadian Power International Corporation Limited generates and sells electricity which is all fed into the Shandong Provincial Grid operated by Shandong Electric Power (Group) Corporation (SEPCO), the immediate holding company of the Company.  The Company also sells heat.

Ormat Technologies, Inc. develops and operates renewable energy projects. The Company offers geothermal, recovered energy, and energy management and storage solutions. Ormat Technologies serves customers worldwide.

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Ormat Technologies (ORA US)

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Declining Business Short Candidates: Weight Watchers, Triumph Grp, Sprouts, Ormat Tech

Declining business shorts pursue profit riding negative business momentum. Today we are flagging Weight Watchers, Triumph Grp, Sprouts, Ormat Tech.

Eric Fernandez, CFA

Weekly Sustainable Investing Surveyor: Week Ended January 27, 2023

During the week ended January 27, 2023, the WTR Sustainable Index outperformed the broader market, rising 20.0% W/W versus the S&P 500 Index (up 2.5%)

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Weekly Sustainable Investing Surveyor: Week Ended January 20, 2023

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Declining Business Short Candidates: Sprouts, Plexus, Ormat, Itron

Declining Business Short Candidates... Our model list of secular decliners, "melting ice cubes", flawed business model candidates featuring...

Eric Fernandez, CFA

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