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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>This is our first report on a telecommunication giant, Vodafone Group ADR.</li><li>The company produced a resilient financial performance in 2022.</li><li>We initiate coverage on the stock of Vodafone Group with a 'Buy' rating.</li></ul>

This is our first report on a telecommunication giant, Vodafone Group ADR.The company produced a resilient financial performance in 2022.We initiate coverage on the stock of Vodafone Group with a 'Buy' rating.

Vodafone Group ADR: Initiation of Coverage – Business Strategy

Equity Capital Markets

European Event-Driven Analyst

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Event-Driven

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<li>The agreement between Vodafone and the consortium values the company at a generous 24x EV/Fwd EBITDA, 19% premium over the 3-month VWAP (14.7% above my DCF-based fair value estimate).</li>
<li>Nevertheless the spread (+0.44%) signals that Oak Holdings may not obtain the necessary 95% to squeeze-out. Risk arb funds are betting on higher returns from a Domination Agreement.</li>
<li>On rather aggressive assumptions (90% payout, 4.5% rate of return, 2.5% growth) a dividend-discount model provides a €39.6/share valuation. This could still turn into another messy Kabel Deustschland scenario.</li>
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The agreement between Vodafone and the consortium values the company at a generous 24x EV/Fwd EBITDA, 19% premium over the 3-month VWAP (14.7% above my DCF-based fair value estimate).
Nevertheless the spread (+0.44%) signals that Oak Holdings may not obtain the necessary 95% to squeeze-out. Risk arb funds are betting on higher returns from a Domination Agreement.
On rather aggressive assumptions (90% payout, 4.5% rate of return, 2.5% growth) a dividend-discount model provides a €39.6/share valuation. This could still turn into another messy Kabel Deustschland scenario.


Oak Holdings/Vantage Towers: Tendering Vs. Domination Agreement

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

Asia’s leading multi-asset exchange

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Exchange is Asia’s leading and trusted market infrastructure, facilitating the exchange of capital and ideas to create value for people, businesses and economies. As a multi-asset exchange operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards, SGX is a vertically integrated business that provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services.

With about 40% of listed companies and over 80% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore as well as established linkages across the region and in Europe, SGX is Asia’s most international and connected exchange. Offering a full suite of derivatives products across Asian equity indices, commodities and currencies, SGX is the world’s most liquid international market for the benchmark equity indices of China, India, Japan and ASEAN.

As Asia’s pioneering central counterparty, SGX is globally recognised for its risk management and clearing capabilities, and was one of the first globally to adopt the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure.

Headquartered in AAA-rated Singapore, SGX has over 800 employees including offices in Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, Mumbai, San Francisco, Shanghai and Tokyo.

<ul><li>Comba Telecom Systems (Comba) has a global customer base including major telecommunication operators such as Vodafone, Ooredoo, Airtel, Telenor, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, and other major telecommunication equipment providers.</li><li>The company owns over 5,500 patents globally, and offers a comprehensive suite of innovative products and services including base station antennas, network products and wireless transmission services.</li><li>In China, the demand for 5G base station antennas is driven by the deployment of 5G medium-frequency network and stable demand from the 3 largest telecommunication operators in China.</li></ul>

Comba Telecom Systems (Comba) has a global customer base including major telecommunication operators such as Vodafone, Ooredoo, Airtel, Telenor, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, and other major telecommunication equipment providers.The company owns over 5,500 patents globally, and offers a comprehensive suite of innovative products and services including base station antennas, network products and wireless transmission services.In China, the demand for 5G base station antennas is driven by the deployment of 5G medium-frequency network and stable demand from the 3 largest telecommunication operators in China.

Comba Telecom – Global solutions & service provider of wireless and information communications systems – Lists on SGX

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Each week we’ll identify and break down for you SPACs that are capturing market share and making an impact.

<ul><li>Elon Musk's Starlink recently <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/25/t-mobile-phones-will-connect-to-starlink-for-free-starting-next-year/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced plans</a> to enter the global carrier market, spooking shareholders of space-based cellular operator AST SpaceMobile.</li><li>AST, which went public through a SPAC in 2021, has plans to commercialise global space based telecommunications, but has notably struggled due to technical challenges.</li><li>AST Shareholders have feared that the Starlink announcement risked overshadowing the company’s upcoming launch and also possibly beat the company to market, despite the latter having a significant head start.</li></ul>

Elon Musk's Starlink recently announced plans to enter the global carrier market, spooking shareholders of space-based cellular operator AST SpaceMobile.AST, which went public through a SPAC in 2021, has plans to commercialise global space based telecommunications, but has notably struggled due to technical challenges.AST Shareholders have feared that the Starlink announcement risked overshadowing the company’s upcoming launch and also possibly beat the company to market, despite the latter having a significant head start.

AST SpaceMobile Vs Starlink: The Race for Global Connectivity

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Vodafone Group PLC is a mobile telecommunications company providing a range of services, including voice and data communications.  The Company operates in Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East through its subsidiaries, associates, and investments.

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Vodafone Group ADR: Initiation of Coverage – Business Strategy

This is our first report on a telecommunication giant, Vodafone Group ADR. The company produced a resilient financial performance in 2022. We...

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Vodafone Group ADR: Initiation of Coverage – Business Strategy

This is our first report on a telecommunication giant, Vodafone Group ADR. The company produced a resilient financial performance in 2022. We...

Baptista Research

Oak Holdings/Vantage Towers: Tendering Vs. Domination Agreement

The agreement values VTWR at a generous 24x EV/Fwd EBITDA, 19% premium to 3-month VWAP. Oak Holdings intends to enter into a domination and P&L...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Comba Telecom – Global solutions & service provider of wireless and information communications systems – Lists on SGX

Comba Telecom Systems (Comba) has a global customer base including major telecommunication operators such as Vodafone, Ooredoo, Airtel, Telenor,...

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AST SpaceMobile Vs Starlink: The Race for Global Connectivity

Elon Musk's Starlink recently announced plans to enter the global carrier market, spooking shareholders of space-based cellular operator AST...

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