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

Roblox Corporation provides entertainment products and services. The Company designs and develops a wide range of online games such as internet three-dimensional and tutorial games for kids, teens, and adults. Roblox serves customers worldwide.

<ul><li>Roblox Corporation's third-quarter results for 2025 demonstrated both significant progress and challenges as the company continues to evolve its business model in the gaming industry.</li><li>The company reported a revenue of $1.36 billion, marking a 48% year-on-year increase, and bookings rose by 70% to $1.92 billion.</li><li>This growth is attributed to the platform’s expansion and innovative enhancements, as Roblox now captures approximately 3.2% of the global gaming market, up from 2.3% the previous year.</li></ul>

Roblox Corporation's third-quarter results for 2025 demonstrated both significant progress and challenges as the company continues to evolve its business model in the gaming industry.The company reported a revenue of $1.36 billion, marking a 48% year-on-year increase, and bookings rose by 70% to $1.92 billion.This growth is attributed to the platform’s expansion and innovative enhancements, as Roblox now captures approximately 3.2% of the global gaming market, up from 2.3% the previous year.

Is Roblox Building the Metaverse 2.0? Here’s What Their AI & Creator Economy Reveal!

Investment Strategist, Transparently.AI

Mark Jolley

Investment Strategist

AI detection of accounting fraud and manipulation

Transparently.AI

Fraud and manipulation of their numbers see companies lose USD1 trillion+ per year for their stakeholders. Transparently.AI has developed an AI system that determines:

1. The likelihood that a company is committing fraud/serious manipulation of their books;
2. Whether it is serious enough to result in total corporate failure;
3. Estimated $ losses to stakeholders;
4. How that manipulation/fraud evolves through time; and
5. Detailed analytics on the forms of manipulation/fraud (e.g. which parts of the accounts, what tricks of the trade, questions for analysts to ask management, where/how to investigate further, etc.).

This is effectively automating the analysis of forensic accountants, activist short sellers, credit analysts, etc to do work that would typically take weeks per company, and instead run it in seconds and for thousands of companies simultaneously.

Critically, this solution frequently alerts users to the presence of serious manipulation risk up to 2-3 years in advance of the wider market and short sellers becoming aware of problems.

Forensic Accounting

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<li>The evolution of the metaverse gives rise to new business models that present new challenges for corporate reporting and accounting.</li>
<li>Transparently' s AI system has picked up some concerning signals about Roblox’s accounting quality.</li>
<li>However, some of these can be explained by the uniqueness of its metaverse-driven revenue model. </li>
</ul>


The evolution of the metaverse gives rise to new business models that present new challenges for corporate reporting and accounting.
Transparently' s AI system has picked up some concerning signals about Roblox’s accounting quality.
However, some of these can be explained by the uniqueness of its metaverse-driven revenue model. 


Roblox (RBLX) And the Accounting Challenges Posed by the Metaverse

Geopolitical Analyst, Steno Research, Steno Research

Mikkel Rosenvold

Geopolitical Analyst, Steno Research

Macro and Geopolitical Research House

Steno Research

Steno Research is a new macro and geopolitical research house. We are based out of Copenhagen, Denmark, but have an international team and a strong network of sources and partners around the world. The team is lead by Andreas Steno, previous global head of strategy at Nordea Bank, and Mikkel Rosenvold, former chief consultant in the Danish Ministry of Finance.

Macroeconomics

<ul>
<li>In an era that’s increasingly defined by technology, geopolitics too has embraced the trend. Case in point, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit.</li>
<li>This year, the meeting is taking place virtually, with India taking on the mantle of host, guiding the event seamlessly through cyberspace – or should we say the SCO Metaverse?</li>
<li>Let’s take a look at the main acts and what we will remember.</li>
</ul>


In an era that’s increasingly defined by technology, geopolitics too has embraced the trend. Case in point, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit.
This year, the meeting is taking place virtually, with India taking on the mantle of host, guiding the event seamlessly through cyberspace – or should we say the SCO Metaverse?
Let’s take a look at the main acts and what we will remember.


The Great Game - A Drunk Uncle in the Metaverse

Concise Playbook for the Week, Global Markets Playbook

Kevin George

Concise Playbook for the Week

Global Markets Playbook

I am an active trader in stocks, FX and commodities with over 15 years' market experience. I hold a master's degree in finance and have developed a strong skill base in technical analysis. 

Alongside technical setups I will provide earnings analysis, company valuation analysis and macroeconomic studies for the key market releases.

Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables and accessories, and sells a variety of related accessories. The Company also offers payment, digital content, cloud and advertising services. Apple Inc.'s customers are primarily in consumer, small & mid-sized business, education, enterprise and government markets worldwide.

<ul>
<li>Apple's stock reached an all-time high ahead of the 2023 Worldwide Developer Conference.</li>
<li>The company unveiled its mixed-reality headset, Apple Vision Pro, which could revolutionize communications and be a game-changer for the metaverse.</li>
<li>McKinsey predicts that the headset could be a $5 trillion opportunity by 2030.</li>
</ul>


Apple's stock reached an all-time high ahead of the 2023 Worldwide Developer Conference.
The company unveiled its mixed-reality headset, Apple Vision Pro, which could revolutionize communications and be a game-changer for the metaverse.
McKinsey predicts that the headset could be a $5 trillion opportunity by 2030.


History Could Repeat For Apple With A Hardware High

Articles from Caixin Global, Caixin Global

Caixin Global

Articles from Caixin Global

Caixin is a media group dedicated to providing financial and business news through periodicals, online content, mobile apps, conferences, books and TV/video programs. Caixin aims to blaze a trail that helps traditional media prosper in the new media age through integrated multimedia platforms.

News from Caixin

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul><li>In Depth: Tencent, ByteDance gut metaverse units in virtual reality check</li><li>Xi affirms China’s commitment to restoring peace in Ukraine in phone call with Zelenskyy</li><li>British Airways resumes service to China after two-year hiatus</li></ul>

In Depth: Tencent, ByteDance gut metaverse units in virtual reality checkXi affirms China’s commitment to restoring peace in Ukraine in phone call with ZelenskyyBritish Airways resumes service to China after two-year hiatus

CX Daily: Tencent, ByteDance Gut Metaverse Units in Virtual Reality Check