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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.
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SolarEdge Technologies  / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>SolarEdge recently reported its financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2024.</li><li>The company generated total revenues of $265.4 million, with a significant portion from the solar division amounting to $241.2 million.</li><li>In breakdowns per region, Solar revenues from the United States were $97 million or 40% of the solar segment’s revenue, with Europe and the rest of the world also contributing substantial shares.</li></ul>

SolarEdge recently reported its financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2024.The company generated total revenues of $265.4 million, with a significant portion from the solar division amounting to $241.2 million.In breakdowns per region, Solar revenues from the United States were $97 million or 40% of the solar segment’s revenue, with Europe and the rest of the world also contributing substantial shares.

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.: A Story Of Manufacturing Optimization and U.S. Expansion! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>SolarEdge deemed its Q4 2023 and full-year results as clouded by adverse market dynamics and high inventory levels.</li><li>For Q4, SolarEdge reported revenues of about $316 million, split between $282 million in their solar business and $33 million in non-solar activities.</li><li>The company shipped 2.2 million power optimizers and 74,000 inverters during the quarter, along with 133-megawatt hours of batteries.</li></ul>

SolarEdge deemed its Q4 2023 and full-year results as clouded by adverse market dynamics and high inventory levels.For Q4, SolarEdge reported revenues of about $316 million, split between $282 million in their solar business and $33 million in non-solar activities.The company shipped 2.2 million power optimizers and 74,000 inverters during the quarter, along with 133-megawatt hours of batteries.

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.: Expansion of Commercial Segment & Geographical Shift Changing The Game? - Major Drivers

<ul><li>SolarEdge's results were a major disappointment as the company failed to meet Wall Street's revenue and earnings expectations.</li><li>They capped the quarter with revenues reaching approximately $725 million.</li><li>In this report, we have carried out a fundamental analysis of the historical financial statements of the company.</li></ul>

SolarEdge's results were a major disappointment as the company failed to meet Wall Street's revenue and earnings expectations.They capped the quarter with revenues reaching approximately $725 million.In this report, we have carried out a fundamental analysis of the historical financial statements of the company.

SolarEdge Technologies.: Shifting Production Strategies Amidst Market Slowdown – A Wise Decision? - Major Drivers

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/uber-technologies-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:430:1" rel="noopener">Uber Technologies (UBER US)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jabil-circuit-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16674:1" rel="noopener">Jabil Circuit (JBL US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/builders-firstsource-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4720:1" rel="noopener">Builders Firstsource (BLDR US)</a> will be added to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-500-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22886:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P 500 INDEX (SPX INDEX)</a> at the close on 15 December.</li>
<li>There are a bunch of inclusions. deletions and migrations across the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-p-500-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22886:1" rel="noopener">S&amp;P 500 INDEX (SPX INDEX)</a>, the S&amp;P Midcap 400 Index, and the S&amp;P SmallCap 600 Index.</li>
<li>We estimate passive trackers will need to buy around US$18bn of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/uber-technologies-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:430:1" rel="noopener">Uber Technologies (UBER US)</a>. There has been positioning in the stock for just over a month now. </li>
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Uber Technologies (UBER US), Jabil Circuit (JBL US) and Builders Firstsource (BLDR US) will be added to the S&amp;P 500 INDEX (SPX INDEX) at the close on 15 December.
There are a bunch of inclusions. deletions and migrations across the S&amp;P 500 INDEX (SPX INDEX), the S&amp;P Midcap 400 Index, and the S&amp;P SmallCap 600 Index.
We estimate passive trackers will need to buy around US$18bn of Uber Technologies (UBER US). There has been positioning in the stock for just over a month now. 


Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>S&amp;P DJI Global Indices on Friday announced the changes to the S&amp;P500, S&amp;P Midcap 400, and S&amp;P 600 to be implement at the close on 17 December. </li>
<li>There were no surprises and the whole exercise is one of rearranging the deckchairs. Stocks move up an index, or down an index, but nothing moves out of the three.</li>
<li>The proprietary S&amp;P data suggests little opportunity, but empirical data suggests otherwise, and as in most cases, the interesting trades are the smaller ones.</li>
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S&amp;P DJI Global Indices on Friday announced the changes to the S&amp;P500, S&amp;P Midcap 400, and S&amp;P 600 to be implement at the close on 17 December. 
There were no surprises and the whole exercise is one of rearranging the deckchairs. Stocks move up an index, or down an index, but nothing moves out of the three.
The proprietary S&amp;P data suggests little opportunity, but empirical data suggests otherwise, and as in most cases, the interesting trades are the smaller ones.


S&P500 Rebalance for December 2021 - Rearranging the Deckchairs

United States

SolarEdge Technologies Inc. provides solar power optimization and photovoltaic monitoring solutions. The Company offers optimizers, inverters, monitoring equipment, tools, and accessories for power harvesting, conversion, and efficiency. SolarEdge Technologies serves customers worldwide.

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SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG US)

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.: A Story Of Manufacturing Optimization and U.S. Expansion! - Major Drivers

SolarEdge recently reported its financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2024. The company generated total revenues of $265.4...

Baptista Research

SolarEdge Technologies Inc.: Expansion of Commercial Segment & Geographical Shift Changing The Game? - Major Drivers

SolarEdge deemed its Q4 2023 and full-year results as clouded by adverse market dynamics and high inventory levels. For Q4, SolarEdge reported...

Baptista Research

SolarEdge Technologies.: Shifting Production Strategies Amidst Market Slowdown – A Wise Decision? - Major Drivers

SolarEdge's results were a major disappointment as the company failed to meet Wall Street's revenue and earnings expectations. They capped the...

Baptista Research

S&P500 Index Rebalance: Calling an UBER

Passive S&P500 index trackers will need to buy around US$18bn of Uber in two weeks. Positioning in the stock began a month ago and just ahead of Q3...

Brian Freitas

S&P500 Rebalance for December 2021 - Rearranging the Deckchairs

The S&P announced its changes to the S&P500, S&P Midcap 400, and S&P Small 600 Indices. All names moving in and out of these indices are coming...

Travis Lundy

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