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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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<li>UFP Industries Inc. has presented its Q1 2024 earnings, showcasing a resilient yet moderately challenged financial and operational landscape.</li>
<li>The company reported net sales of $1.64 billion, a decrease driven by diminished demand and lower lumber market levels, alongside a net earnings per share of $1.96, which fortunately exceeded expectations due to a nonrecurring tax benefit.</li>
<li>Despite the fall in net sales, the consistency in earnings per share beyond projections is commendable and highlights the company's effective management and strategic financial controls.</li>
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UFP Industries Inc. has presented its Q1 2024 earnings, showcasing a resilient yet moderately challenged financial and operational landscape.
The company reported net sales of $1.64 billion, a decrease driven by diminished demand and lower lumber market levels, alongside a net earnings per share of $1.96, which fortunately exceeded expectations due to a nonrecurring tax benefit.
Despite the fall in net sales, the consistency in earnings per share beyond projections is commendable and highlights the company's effective management and strategic financial controls.


UFP Industries Inc.: Will The Resilience in Housing & Construction Sectors Last?

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<li>UFP Industries Inc. posted robust financial results for its Q4 2023, despite falling slightly short of its annual target.</li>
<li>The company's sales and profit ranked as the third best in its nearly seven decades of operation.</li>
<li>CEO Matt Missad and CFO Mike Cole laid out UFP's achievements, plans for 2024, and long-term objectives in their earnings call.</li>
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UFP Industries Inc. posted robust financial results for its Q4 2023, despite falling slightly short of its annual target.
The company's sales and profit ranked as the third best in its nearly seven decades of operation.
CEO Matt Missad and CFO Mike Cole laid out UFP's achievements, plans for 2024, and long-term objectives in their earnings call.


UFP Industries Inc. posted robust financial results for its Q4 2023

Fundamental Analyses, Contrarian Cashflows

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>There were no changes to the portfolio in June.</li>
<li>The two major news among my holdings come from Norbit and Lindbergh.</li>
<li>Norbit acquired Innomar, a market leader in sub-bottom profilers in the maritime industry, to strengthen their oceans segment product offering.</li>
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There were no changes to the portfolio in June.
The two major news among my holdings come from Norbit and Lindbergh.
Norbit acquired Innomar, a market leader in sub-bottom profilers in the maritime industry, to strengthen their oceans segment product offering.


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Welcome back to the portfolio updates series!
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I recently read Michael J. Mauboussin’s book, More Than You Know, which is full of practical investment lessons drawn from various fields not necessarily related to investing.
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The quote below is from a chapter discussing market efficiency and cautioning investors against misusing behavioral finance to conclude that humans are irrational, and therefore, markets must be irrational as well.
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Welcome back to the portfolio updates series!


I recently read Michael J. Mauboussin’s book, More Than You Know, which is full of practical investment lessons drawn from various fields not necessarily related to investing.


The quote below is from a chapter discussing market efficiency and cautioning investors against misusing behavioral finance to conclude that humans are irrational, and therefore, markets must be irrational as well.



<ul><li>I recently came across a thought-provoking blog post by Andrew Walker on his YAVB discussing the possibility of a bubble forming in quality stocks.</li><li>Although Andrew acknowledged that the title might be seen as provocative, he raised valid concerns about the potential challenges of achieving satisfactory returns in the future by investing in quality-growth-at-a-reasonable-price stocks, given their lofty valuations.</li><li>As an example, he pointed to Costco, which is presently trading at a P/E ratio of 50 despite its long-term expected growth rate only slightly surpassing that of the US GDP.</li></ul>

I recently came across a thought-provoking blog post by Andrew Walker on his YAVB discussing the possibility of a bubble forming in quality stocks.Although Andrew acknowledged that the title might be seen as provocative, he raised valid concerns about the potential challenges of achieving satisfactory returns in the future by investing in quality-growth-at-a-reasonable-price stocks, given their lofty valuations.As an example, he pointed to Costco, which is presently trading at a P/E ratio of 50 despite its long-term expected growth rate only slightly surpassing that of the US GDP.

United States

UFP Industries, Inc. operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, focuses on construction and retailing wood products. UFP Industries serves customers worldwide.

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UFP Industries Inc.: Will The Resilience in Housing & Construction Sectors Last?

UFP Industries Inc. has presented its Q1 2024 earnings, showcasing a resilient yet moderately challenged financial and operational landscape.

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UFP Industries Inc. posted robust financial results for its Q4 2023

UFP Industries Inc. posted robust financial results for its Q4 2023, despite falling slightly short of its annual target. The company's sales and...

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Portfolio Update: June 2024

There were no changes to the portfolio in June. The two major news among my holdings come from Norbit and Lindbergh. Norbit acquired Innomar...

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Portfolio Update: May 2024

Welcome back to the portfolio updates series! I recently read Michael J. Mauboussin’s book, More Than You Know, which is full of practical...

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Portfolio Update: April 2024

I recently came across a thought-provoking blog post by Andrew Walker on his YAVB discussing the possibility of a bubble forming in quality...

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