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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>TotalEnergies, in its Third Quarter 2024 Earnings, reported a mix of robust operational and financial achievements, and faced some challenges primarily linked to the global energy market conditions.</li><li>The call, led by CEO Patrick Pouyanne and CFO Jean-Pierre Sbraire, emphasized the perseverance of TotalEnergies' integrated business model amidst volatile markets, highlighting disciplined cost management and strategic investments.</li><li>Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.</li></ul>

TotalEnergies, in its Third Quarter 2024 Earnings, reported a mix of robust operational and financial achievements, and faced some challenges primarily linked to the global energy market conditions.The call, led by CEO Patrick Pouyanne and CFO Jean-Pierre Sbraire, emphasized the perseverance of TotalEnergies' integrated business model amidst volatile markets, highlighting disciplined cost management and strategic investments.Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.

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<li>TotalEnergies will report Q3 earnings on 31/Oct, with analysts expecting a 17.8% YoY fall in revenue and a 19.8% drop in EPS, due to weaker crude prices and refining margins.</li>
<li>TotalEnergies' OI PCR at 0.54 signals neutral sentiment, while a 92% IV percentile indicates high volatility. Call OI clusters around strikes 70 and 72.5.</li>
<li>TotalEnergies’ short interest has risen for two consecutive biweekly periods, reaching 6.79 million shares as of 15/Oct—a 41% surge from 30/Sep and a 41.5% rise since 15/Jul.</li>
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TotalEnergies will report Q3 earnings on 31/Oct, with analysts expecting a 17.8% YoY fall in revenue and a 19.8% drop in EPS, due to weaker crude prices and refining margins.
TotalEnergies' OI PCR at 0.54 signals neutral sentiment, while a 92% IV percentile indicates high volatility. Call OI clusters around strikes 70 and 72.5.
TotalEnergies’ short interest has risen for two consecutive biweekly periods, reaching 6.79 million shares as of 15/Oct—a 41% surge from 30/Sep and a 41.5% rise since 15/Jul.


[Pre Earnings Options Flash] TotalEnergies’ OI PCR in Neutral Zone; Short Interest Rises in October

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<li>TotalEnergies’ revenue is expected to fall 9.1% QoQ and 17.8% YoY in Q3, while its EPS is expected to rise 6.6% QoQ but fall 19.8% YoY. </li>
<li>TotalEnergies anticipates a decline in downstream profitability due to a 65.7% QoQ drop in European refining margins, though increased gas prices are expected to partially offset lower oil prices.</li>
<li>TotalEnergies raised its annual oil and gas output growth forecast to 3% through 2030. Targets natural gas to comprise 50% of its total sales mix by 2030.</li>
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TotalEnergies’ revenue is expected to fall 9.1% QoQ and 17.8% YoY in Q3, while its EPS is expected to rise 6.6% QoQ but fall 19.8% YoY. 
TotalEnergies anticipates a decline in downstream profitability due to a 65.7% QoQ drop in European refining margins, though increased gas prices are expected to partially offset lower oil prices.
TotalEnergies raised its annual oil and gas output growth forecast to 3% through 2030. Targets natural gas to comprise 50% of its total sales mix by 2030.


[Earnings Preview] TotalEnergies at Risk from Oil Price Decline, Better Gas Prices Offer Relief

<ul><li>TotalEnergies, in its second quarter and first-half 2024 earnings, showcased a strategic focus on balanced growth, execution of large-scale projects, and improved shareholder returns, pivotal for the company's forward momentum in a transformative industry landscape.</li><li>Over the first half of 2024, TotalEnergies exhibited an active pursuit of its balanced strategy that encompasses strengthening its oil and gas portfolio while expanding its footprint in the integrated power sector.</li><li>This has been evident from the sanctioning of several key upstream projects such as Kaminho in Angola and Serie 2 and Atapu 2, all expected to bolster the upstream growth by 2-3% over the next five years.</li></ul>

TotalEnergies, in its second quarter and first-half 2024 earnings, showcased a strategic focus on balanced growth, execution of large-scale projects, and improved shareholder returns, pivotal for the company's forward momentum in a transformative industry landscape.Over the first half of 2024, TotalEnergies exhibited an active pursuit of its balanced strategy that encompasses strengthening its oil and gas portfolio while expanding its footprint in the integrated power sector.This has been evident from the sanctioning of several key upstream projects such as Kaminho in Angola and Serie 2 and Atapu 2, all expected to bolster the upstream growth by 2-3% over the next five years.

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<li>TotalEnergies missed Q2 revenue and EPS estimates by 7.3% and 7.2%, respectively, with a 7.4% YoY drop in net profit due to contracting refining margins.</li>
<li>TotalEnergies' hydrocarbon production hit 2.44 mboe/d in Q2, near the top of its guidance. Projects production in Q3 at 2.4-2.49 mboe/d.</li>
<li>In Q2, TotalEnergies generated USD 7.8 billion in cash flow and completed USD 2 billion in buybacks. Authorized up to USD 2 billion in buybacks for Q3.</li>
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TotalEnergies missed Q2 revenue and EPS estimates by 7.3% and 7.2%, respectively, with a 7.4% YoY drop in net profit due to contracting refining margins.
TotalEnergies' hydrocarbon production hit 2.44 mboe/d in Q2, near the top of its guidance. Projects production in Q3 at 2.4-2.49 mboe/d.
In Q2, TotalEnergies generated USD 7.8 billion in cash flow and completed USD 2 billion in buybacks. Authorized up to USD 2 billion in buybacks for Q3.


[Earnings Review] TotalEnergies Misses Estimates on Lower Sales and Shrinking Margins

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TOTAL S.A. explores for, produces, refines, transports, and markets oil and natural gas. The Company also operates a chemical division which produces polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, rubber, paint, ink, adhesives, and resins. TOTAL operates gasoline filling stations in Europe, the United States, and Africa.

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