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.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Polaris Inc. recently discussed its financial performance for the first quarter of 2024, presenting a mixed outcome influenced by various factors including seasonal trends and strategic inventory management.</li>
<li>Here, we lay out an investment thesis and concise result summary that centers around the firm's operational strategies, product launches, and market conditions.</li>
<li>Beginning with revenue, Polaris reported a 20% decline to $1.7 billion, a figure that aligned with expectations.</li>
</ul>


Polaris Inc. recently discussed its financial performance for the first quarter of 2024, presenting a mixed outcome influenced by various factors including seasonal trends and strategic inventory management.
Here, we lay out an investment thesis and concise result summary that centers around the firm's operational strategies, product launches, and market conditions.
Beginning with revenue, Polaris reported a 20% decline to $1.7 billion, a figure that aligned with expectations.


Polaris Inc.: What Is Their Market Positioning & Their Biggest Competitive Advantage?

<ul>
<li>This is our first report on power sports vehicles manufacturer, Polaris.</li>
<li>The company's latest earnings revealed a mixed picture of the year's results, shedding light on its performance, challenges, and plans for the future.</li>
<li>Despite facing numerous hurdles during 2023, Polaris managed to gain shares across all three of its segments.</li>
</ul>


This is our first report on power sports vehicles manufacturer, Polaris.
The company's latest earnings revealed a mixed picture of the year's results, shedding light on its performance, challenges, and plans for the future.
Despite facing numerous hurdles during 2023, Polaris managed to gain shares across all three of its segments.


Polaris:  A Story Of Margin Expansion Through Operational Improvement and Cost Savings!

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

In our November Strategy book we summarize the basis for our bullish outlook, discuss the deservedly hot topic of value vs. growth. and highlight actionable opportunities within our Manufacturing, Transportation, Materials, Technology, &amp; Consumer Discretionary Sectors.

In our November Strategy book we summarize the basis for our bullish outlook, discuss the deservedly hot topic of value vs. growth. and highlight actionable opportunities within our Manufacturing, Transportation, Materials, Technology, &amp; Consumer Discretionary Sectors.

he outdoorsy theme has been leading the market higher since the March lows, for reasons related to the coronavirus. After consolidating for 1-2 months, several stocks within Group CD-13 Sporting Goods/Leisure Products are showing fresh breakouts. With several names breaking out simultaneously, it gives us added confidence that price and RS appreciation has much more room to run.

he outdoorsy theme has been leading the market higher since the March lows, for reasons related to the coronavirus. After consolidating for 1-2 months, several stocks within Group CD-13 Sporting Goods/Leisure Products are showing fresh breakouts. With several names breaking out simultaneously, it gives us added confidence that price and RS appreciation has much more room to run.

Outdoorsy Theme Gaining Steam; Buy PII, YETI, MBUU, and MCFT

The risk of a correction due to a “second wave” of infections has given way to optimism over increased monetary and fiscal stimulus and a potential COVID-19 steroid treatment. For now we view recent weakness as a countertrend move that helped correct the overbought conditions we noted last week. As long as the S&amp;P 500 is above the 2940-2980 support zone we remain bullish and view this as a buyable pullback. In today’s report we highlight attractive Groups and stocks within Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

The risk of a correction due to a “second wave” of infections has given way to optimism over increased monetary and fiscal stimulus and a potential COVID-19 steroid treatment. For now we view recent weakness as a countertrend move that helped correct the overbought conditions we noted last week. As long as the S&amp;P 500 is above the 2940-2980 support zone we remain bullish and view this as a buyable pullback. In today’s report we highlight attractive Groups and stocks within Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

U.S. Equity Strategy: Signs Point To Healthy Pullback Opportunity

United States

Mattel, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a broad variety of children's toy products on a worldwide basis.  The Company sells its products to retailers and directly to consumers.  Mattel's products include branded fashion dolls, infant and preschool products, toy cars, and electrical vehicles, among others.

Brunswick Corporation manufactures consumer products serving the outdoor and indoor active recreation markets.  The Company's products include sterndrives, outboard and inboard marine engines, fitness, billiards, bowling equipment. Brunswick also manufactures pleasure, fishing, and high performance boats.

Acushnet Holdings Corp. operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes golf products. Acushnet Holdings sells its products primarily to on-course golf pro shops, selected off-course golf specialty and sporting goods stores, and other retailers worldwide.

YETI Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, designs, markets, and distributes products for the outdoor and recreation markets. YETI Holdings offers coolers, seat cushions, beverage holders, security cable locks and brackets, bottles, t-shirts, caps, gear cases, tumblers, and tie-down kits. YETI Holdings serves customers worldwide.

Vista Outdoor Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets consumer products in the outdoor sports and recreation market . The Company has spun-off of Alliant Techsystems Inc.. Vista Outdoor Inc. operates in the United States.

Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. provides golf equipment. The Company offers balls, gear, customs, fittings, and apparels. Topgolf Callaway Brands serves customers worldwide.

Peloton Interactive, Inc. provides sporting apparels and products. The Company offers tops, bras, bottoms, watch bands, hats, bags, and workout bikes for indoor cycling products. Peloton Interactive serves customers worldwide.

Hasbro, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets toys, games, interactive software, puzzles, and infant products in the United States and internationally. The Company's products include a variety of games, including traditional board, card, hand-held electronic, trading card, role-playing and DVD games, as well as electronic learning aids and puzzles as well as dolls and action figures.

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. manufactures firearms. The Company offers pistols, revolvers, rifles, handcuffs, and other related products and accessories for consumers, law enforcement, and security agencies. Smith & Wesson Brands serves customers in the United States.

Malibu Boats, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets sport boats. The Company produces sport boats used for water sports including water skiing, wakeboarding, and wake surfing, as well as for general recreational boating use. Malibu Boats offers its products in the United States.

YAMAHA CORPORATION mainly manufactures musical instruments, audio equipment, and golf equipment.  The Company also produces information & communication equipment and semiconductors.  Yamaha operates recreation business. The Company has many overseas subsidiaries.

SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC. is a holding company established through the merger of Sega and Sammy.  The Group mainly develops and manufactures commercial-use video game machine, home-use video game software, and pachinko pinball machine. Sega Sammy Holdings also operates amusement parks.

BRP Inc. produces Ski-Doo snowmobiles, Sea-Doo personal watercraft, all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles including the three-wheeled Can-Am Spyder roadster as well as engines.

Games Workshop Group Plc manufactures and retails tabletop war-game systems and associated miniatures. The Company operates approximately 250 stores and serves over 350 independent retailers in the United Kingdom. Games Workshop also has stores in North America, Continental Europe and Australia.

Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd. manufactures and markets a variety of bicycles. The Company's products include mountain bicycles, lightweight aluminum material bicycles, racing bicycles, children bicycles, and exercising bicycles. Giant Manufacturing markets its products under the Giant brand name.

Merida Industry Co., Ltd. manufactures and markets bicycles, related parts, and magnesium alloy castings.

SANKYO CO., LTD. develops, manufactures, and sells pachinko, pachinko slot machines, related parts, and other peripheral devices.  The main products include Fever Zeus Series.  The Company also operates amusement related businesses.

Trigano S.A. manufactures recreational vehicles.  The Company produces, sells, and rents motor homes and travel and industrial trailers.  Trigano also manufactures garden equipment and accessories for motor homes and trailers.

The Thule Group AB manufactures bike racks, cargo carriers, and hitch solutions for vehicles. The Company also makes carry solutions for mobile and computer equipment, luggage and packs, RV accessories, and  trailers. The Thule Group offers products and services throughout the world.

Spin Master Corp. creates, designs, manufactures, and markets toys, games, and entertainment properties. The Company develops and produces entertainment properties, characters, and contents. Spin Master serves customers worldwide.

Polaris Inc. designs, engineers, and manufactures off-road and on-road vehicles. The Company produces vehicles including snowmobiles, terrain vehicles, and motorcycles. Polaris Industries markets its products and related replacement parts and accessories through dealers and distributors located in the United States, Canada, and Europe.

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Polaris Industries (PII US)

Polaris Inc.: What Is Their Market Positioning & Their Biggest Competitive Advantage?

Polaris Inc. recently discussed its financial performance for the first quarter of 2024, presenting a mixed outcome influenced by various factors...

Baptista Research

Polaris: A Story Of Margin Expansion Through Operational Improvement and Cost Savings!

This is our first report on power sports vehicles manufacturer, Polaris. The company's latest earnings revealed a mixed picture of the year's...

Baptista Research

U.S. Equity Strategy: Remain Bullish

In our November Strategy book we summarize the basis for our bullish outlook, discuss the deservedly hot topic of value vs. growth. and highlight...

Vermilion Research

Outdoorsy Theme Gaining Steam; Buy PII, YETI, MBUU, and MCFT

he outdoorsy theme has been leading the market higher since the March lows, for reasons related to the coronavirus. After consolidating for 1-2...

Vermilion Research

U.S. Equity Strategy: Signs Point To Healthy Pullback Opportunity

The risk of a correction due to a “second wave” of infections has given way to optimism over increased monetary and fiscal stimulus and a potential...

Vermilion Research

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