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 finished the year on a high note with an all-around beat.</li><li>The company increased global sales by $38 billion for the fiscal year of 2023.</li><li>Walmart U.S. saw a more than $27 billion increase in sales.</li></ul>

Walmart finished the year on a high note with an all-around beat.The company increased global sales by $38 billion for the fiscal year of 2023.Walmart U.S. saw a more than $27 billion increase in sales.

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

APAC 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.

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TVS Supply Chain Solutions / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tvs-supply-chain-solutions" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36778:1" rel="noopener">TVS Supply Chain Solutions (1915741D IN)</a> is looking to raise about US$500m in its upcoming India IPO.</li>
<li>TVS SCS is an Indian supply chain logistics solution provider which also has global capabilities and network across the value chain with cross deployment abilities, according to RedSeer. </li>
<li>TVS SCS has seen its revenue grow as both its operating segments registered decent growth during the track record period. However, its profitability might have been a result of COVID-19. </li>
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TVS Supply Chain Solutions (1915741D IN) is looking to raise about US$500m in its upcoming India IPO.
TVS SCS is an Indian supply chain logistics solution provider which also has global capabilities and network across the value chain with cross deployment abilities, according to RedSeer. 
TVS SCS has seen its revenue grow as both its operating segments registered decent growth during the track record period. However, its profitability might have been a result of COVID-19. 


TVS Supply Chain Solutions Pre-IPO - Profitability Might Have Been COVID-Driven

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>While the holiday shortened week didn't see much action in Asia, but there was one more ADR filing in the US, adding to the mini-pipeline.</li>
<li>Adani's ongoing FPO was the only live deal this week, although it had enough drama to make up for the lack of other deals.</li>
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Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
While the holiday shortened week didn't see much action in Asia, but there was one more ADR filing in the US, adding to the mini-pipeline.
Adani's ongoing FPO was the only live deal this week, although it had enough drama to make up for the lack of other deals.


ECM Weekly (29th Jan 2023) - Adani, Oasis, Mankind Pharma, ZJLD, India IPO Bookrunners

Expert on Japan Retail and Consumer Markets, JapanConsuming

Michael Causton

Expert on Japan Retail and Consumer Markets

Real Insight on Japanese Consumer Markets

JapanConsuming

JapanConsuming is a specialist research firm producing intelligence on Japanese retail and consumer markets. Founded in 2000, JapanConsuming has become the leading provider of insights on Japanese retailers and consumer trends to retailers, brands, government agencies and investors. As well as a highly regarded monthly report on the market, JapanConsuming produces in-depth reports on retail sectors, seminars on key trends and telephone consulting to investors on trends and retailers.

JapanConsuming was founded by Michael Causton and Roy Larke. 

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<li>Rakuten only has a 15% stake in Seiyu, alongside majority shareholder, KKR, but the pivot by Seiyu post-acquisition shows the potential for Rakuten in this sector.</li>
<li>Building on the 5 year plan that it set out in 2021, Seiyu last month announced a ¥100 billion in investment over the next 5 years.</li>
<li>Funds will be used to increase integration with Rakuten's online supermarket, with the aim to become the biggest GMS retailer.</li>
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Rakuten only has a 15% stake in Seiyu, alongside majority shareholder, KKR, but the pivot by Seiyu post-acquisition shows the potential for Rakuten in this sector.
Building on the 5 year plan that it set out in 2021, Seiyu last month announced a ¥100 billion in investment over the next 5 years.
Funds will be used to increase integration with Rakuten's online supermarket, with the aim to become the biggest GMS retailer.


LG Energy Solution / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>In this note, we will take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2023, specifically for India, Asia-linked ADRs, Korea, Japan and ASEAN.</li>
<li>This list has been compiled on a best effort basis from tracking the company filings and through various other sources.</li>
<li>The deals you see in this note are only a part of our full IPO pipeline tracker. Feel free to drop us a message for additional information on these IPOs.</li>
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In this note, we will take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2023, specifically for India, Asia-linked ADRs, Korea, Japan and ASEAN.
This list has been compiled on a best effort basis from tracking the company filings and through various other sources.
The deals you see in this note are only a part of our full IPO pipeline tracker. Feel free to drop us a message for additional information on these IPOs.


Aequitas 2023 Asia IPO Pipeline - India, ADRs, Korea, Japan and ASEAN

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.: Major Drivers

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TVS Supply Chain Solutions Pre-IPO - Profitability Might Have Been COVID-Driven

TVS Supply Chain Solutions (1915741D IN) is looking to raise about US$500m in its upcoming India IPO. TVS SCS is an Indian supply chain logistics...

Ethan Aw

ECM Weekly (29th Jan 2023) - Adani, Oasis, Mankind Pharma, ZJLD, India IPO Bookrunners

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

Seiyu Plans ¥100 Billion Investment

Rakuten is in an intense battle for share in the fast expanding online food sector with Amazon and Z Holdings. Its stake in Seiyu has been a game...

Michael Causton

Aequitas 2023 Asia IPO Pipeline - India, ADRs, Korea, Japan and ASEAN

In this note, we will take a look at the Asia Pacific IPO pipeline for 2023, specifically for India, Asia-linked ADRs, Korea, Japan and ASEAN.

Sumeet Singh

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