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• Teradyne, Inc delivered first quarter 2024 financial results that exceeded its revenue, gross margin and earnings guidance ranges, led by stronger than projected performance in Memory and System on a Chip (SOC) driven primarily by AI applications.
• Teradyne capitalized on the impact of AI in networking as well as in Edge AI applications like Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), with AI applications driving over 40% of memory shipments in Q1.
• Nonetheless, the mobile sector was weaker than expected for the same period, but the company’s Robotics business met its plan for a third consecutive quarter.

• Teledyne Technologies, a prominent industrial conglomerate focused on aerospace and defense, instrumentation, digital imaging, and engineered systems, reported its Q1 2024 earnings.
• In the call, management touted robust results including record first quarter non-GAAP operating margin, record adjusted earnings per share, and record free cash flow.
• The company’s strong performance was driven by growth in its marine, aviation, and select defense businesses which offset sales declines in other areas.

• Waste Connections, Inc. reported a strong start to 2024, delivering better-than-expected operating and financial results, including adjusted EBITDA margin expansion of 160 basis points to 31.4% in Q1.
• The company’s earnings exceeded projections due to improvements in employee retention and safety trends, along with rising commodity values.
• Waste Connections management highlighted several notable trends impacting its business, including continued improvement in employee turnover rates and safety incidents, suggesting an effective culture of accountability within the company.

• Hilton has reported its first-quarter results for 2024, which the company states have continued to demonstrate the strength of Hilton’s business along with its development story.
• Although the company’s RevPAR growth found itself at the lower end of its guidance, both adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS exceeded predictions significantly.
• Some of Hilton’s newly announced partnerships and portfolio additions have solidified its confidence in future growth.

• Tempur Sealy International (TPX) is the industry leader in the mattress market, consistently gaining market share and outperforming competitors
• Despite a cyclical downturn in the mattress industry post-COVID, TPX is experiencing secular share gains and margin improvements
• TPX’s pending acquisition of Mattress Firm presents an attractive opportunity for investors due to its reasonable valuation and potential for growth in the years ahead

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• In the first quarter of 2024, O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., had a 3.4% comparable store sales growth, which was primarily driven by mid-single-digit comps in Professional.
• This marked continuous strong top line sales results and was a testament to consistent execution across all 6,200+ stores.
• The company noted that its store volumes continued to grow despite the company’s size and market share gains over the years.

• Tyler Technologies’ Q1 2024 results started the year on a positive note, surpassing key metrics expectations including revenues, earnings, operating margin, and cash flow.
• Recurring revenues grew nearly 9% and comprised 84% of total revenues.
• The company also saw robust public sector demand supported by healthy budgets.

• MiMedx is a wound care and therapeutic biologics company, developing and distributing allografts.
• The company derives its products from human placental tissues processed using the Purion technology.
• MiMedx differentiates itself in the regenerative medicine market through the substantial library of supportive research for its products.

• EB is continuing with its efforts to become a marketplace for events after reporting more than 24 million tickets were sold in the first quarter.
• EB has been trying to win back paid creators after many left the platform last year due to higher costs for events on EB’s marketplace
• While revenue was in line with consensus estimates, EB reported its third consecutive quarter with gross margin above 70 percent

• Based on the Q1 2024 earnings of Fortive Corporation, it is discernible that the company has visualized a strong start to the year, overachieving its anticipations regarding core revenue growth, margins extension, earnings, and free cash flow.
• Fortive’s strategy broadly focuses around invigorating safety and productivity of consumers across manufacturing and healthcare sectors.
• 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.