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

<ul><li>Walmart Inc. reported a robust start to the year in their latest earnings call Q&A section.</li><li>With sales growth of 5.7% and adjusted operating profit up 12.9% in constant currency, all three operating segments performed well.</li><li>This momentum was driven by growth not solely due to inflation, but through increases in units sold, transaction counts, and market share gains, particularly in general merchandise.</li></ul>

Walmart Inc. reported a robust start to the year in their latest earnings call Q&A section.With sales growth of 5.7% and adjusted operating profit up 12.9% in constant currency, all three operating segments performed well.This momentum was driven by growth not solely due to inflation, but through increases in units sold, transaction counts, and market share gains, particularly in general merchandise.

Walmart Inc.: Growth in Newer Businesses and E-commerce

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

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<li>Mega-Cap growth names such as AMZN, TSLA, MSFT, GOOGL, and META have picked up the slack as semiconductors (SMH, SOXX, NVDA, AVGO, etc.) are simply consolidating after getting extended.</li>
<li>This was a possibility we discussed in last week's Compass (6/25/24), which means we are not seeing any lasting rotation away from large-cap growth.</li>
<li>We remain bullish on all names listed (including the semiconductors), and we continue to recommend an overweight to large-cap growth (relative to value) as initially discussed in our 5/29/24 Compass</li>
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Mega-Cap growth names such as AMZN, TSLA, MSFT, GOOGL, and META have picked up the slack as semiconductors (SMH, SOXX, NVDA, AVGO, etc.) are simply consolidating after getting extended.
This was a possibility we discussed in last week's Compass (6/25/24), which means we are not seeing any lasting rotation away from large-cap growth.
We remain bullish on all names listed (including the semiconductors), and we continue to recommend an overweight to large-cap growth (relative to value) as initially discussed in our 5/29/24 Compass


Remain Overweight Large-Cap Growth; Downgrading Materials to Underweight; Software Buys $MSTR $CRWD

<ul><li>In its recent earnings, Walmart demonstrated a strong performance with sales growth of 4.9% and adjusted operating profit growth of 10.9% in constant currency.</li><li>Major highlights include higher transaction counts and unit volumes, gains in market shares in both the U.S and internationally, improved in-stock levels, and strong performance in customer experience scores.</li><li>It's also significant that the company surpassed $100 billion in global eCommerce sales for the first time.</li></ul>

In its recent earnings, Walmart demonstrated a strong performance with sales growth of 4.9% and adjusted operating profit growth of 10.9% in constant currency.Major highlights include higher transaction counts and unit volumes, gains in market shares in both the U.S and internationally, improved in-stock levels, and strong performance in customer experience scores.It's also significant that the company surpassed $100 billion in global eCommerce sales for the first time.

Walmart Inc.: Robust Technology Adoption For Operational Efficiency & 5 Other Major Drivers

<ul><li>Walmart Inc. managed to exceed analyst expectations in terms of revenue as well as earnings.</li><li>Walmart US experienced a 4.9% increase in comp sales, while Sam's Club US saw a 3.8% rise.</li><li>Sam's Club performed exceptionally well in Mexico and China, with a special mention of the outstanding growth of the Bodega Aurrera business.</li></ul>

Walmart Inc. managed to exceed analyst expectations in terms of revenue as well as earnings.Walmart US experienced a 4.9% increase in comp sales, while Sam's Club US saw a 3.8% rise.Sam's Club performed exceptionally well in Mexico and China, with a special mention of the outstanding growth of the Bodega Aurrera business.

Walmart Inc.: Inside the Game Plan That's Maximizing Omnichannel Growth In Retail! Major Drivers

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Event-Driven

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<li>PCAOB officials concluded their Hong Kong visit last month and PCAOB is due to announce its annual judgment on whether it had adequate access to US listed China companies.</li>
<li>The Hong Kong visit was on the back of the 26th Aug 2022 announcement by PCAOB and CSRC that they had entered into an agreement with US authorities for access.</li>
<li>In this note, we'll talk about the latest developments, possible outcomes and implications.</li>
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PCAOB officials concluded their Hong Kong visit last month and PCAOB is due to announce its annual judgment on whether it had adequate access to US listed China companies.
The Hong Kong visit was on the back of the 26th Aug 2022 announcement by PCAOB and CSRC that they had entered into an agreement with US authorities for access.
In this note, we'll talk about the latest developments, possible outcomes and implications.


China ADRs Delisting - Friday Could Be Judgment Day for over US$800bn Mcap of Stocks

United States

Walmart Inc. operates discount stores, supercenters, and neighborhood markets. The Company offers merchandise such as apparel, house wares, small appliances, electronics, musical instruments, books, home improvement, shoes, jewelry, toddler, games, household essentials, pets, pharmaceutical products, party supplies, and automotive tools. Walmart serves customers worldwide.

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Walmart Inc.: Growth in Newer Businesses and E-commerce

Walmart Inc. reported a robust start to the year in their latest earnings call Q&A section. With sales growth of 5.7% and adjusted operating...

Baptista Research

Remain Overweight Large-Cap Growth; Downgrading Materials to Underweight; Software Buys $MSTR $CRWD

Remain Overweight Large-Cap Growth $IWF as discussed 5/29/24; Downgrading Materials $XLB to Underweight; Buy/Stay Long Software Stocks $IGV $MSFT...

Vermilion Research

Walmart Inc.: Robust Technology Adoption For Operational Efficiency & 5 Other Major Drivers

In its recent earnings, Walmart demonstrated a strong performance with sales growth of 4.9% and adjusted operating profit growth of 10.9% in...

Baptista Research

Walmart Inc.: Inside the Game Plan That's Maximizing Omnichannel Growth In Retail! Major Drivers

Walmart Inc. managed to exceed analyst expectations in terms of revenue as well as earnings. Walmart US experienced a 4.9% increase in comp sales,...

Baptista Research

China ADRs Delisting - Friday Could Be Judgment Day for over US$800bn Mcap of Stocks

PCAOB officials concluded their Hong Kong visit last month and PCAOB is due to announce its annual judgment on whether it had adequate access to US...

Sumeet Singh

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