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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.

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<ul><li>Lam Research had a strong 2021 on account of the fact that throughout the year, demand for wafer fabrication equipment grew as the digital transformation of the global economy and its everyday activities accelerated.</li><li>As a result of the shipment delays, revenues fell short of the midpoint of the company's guidance range.</li><li>Lam’s product momentum and outperformance in the installed base business have put Lam in a strong position to exploit the huge demand for wafer fabrication equipment.</li></ul>

Lam Research had a strong 2021 on account of the fact that throughout the year, demand for wafer fabrication equipment grew as the digital transformation of the global economy and its everyday activities accelerated.As a result of the shipment delays, revenues fell short of the midpoint of the company's guidance range.Lam’s product momentum and outperformance in the installed base business have put Lam in a strong position to exploit the huge demand for wafer fabrication equipment.

Lam Research Corporation: Financial & Price Forecasts

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>UMS Holdings' stock price has been oversold in the past several weeks. It posted excellent results in 4Q 2021 and its valuations have become more attractive. </li>
<li>If the global semiconductor cycle undergoes a major downtrend, UMS Holdings would not be immune from such downturn and the company is likely to experience lower sales and profit growth.</li>
<li>We believe that UMS Holdings has 20% to 40%+ upside from current levels over the next one year, based on historical valuation multiples in the past three years. </li>
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UMS Holdings' stock price has been oversold in the past several weeks. It posted excellent results in 4Q 2021 and its valuations have become more attractive. 
If the global semiconductor cycle undergoes a major downtrend, UMS Holdings would not be immune from such downturn and the company is likely to experience lower sales and profit growth.
We believe that UMS Holdings has 20% to 40%+ upside from current levels over the next one year, based on historical valuation multiples in the past three years. 


UMS Holdings: Excellent Results in 2021 & Valuation Has Become More Attractive After Recent Sell-Off

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<li>UMS Holdings is a beneficiary of continued strong global demand for semiconductor chips and equipment. </li>
<li>The company had excellent results in 3Q 2021. Its total sales rose by 50% YoY to SGD 67.6 million net profit also increased by 17% YoY in 3Q 2021.</li>
<li>There has been an increasing bullish sentiment on the global aerospace sector and the company's tuck-in acquisitions in the aerospace sector in the past several years now appear more attractive.</li>
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UMS Holdings is a beneficiary of continued strong global demand for semiconductor chips and equipment. 
The company had excellent results in 3Q 2021. Its total sales rose by 50% YoY to SGD 67.6 million net profit also increased by 17% YoY in 3Q 2021.
There has been an increasing bullish sentiment on the global aerospace sector and the company's tuck-in acquisitions in the aerospace sector in the past several years now appear more attractive.


UMS Holdings: Attractive Valuations & Continued Strong Global Demand for Semiconductor Equipment

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs Specialist, Objective Analysis

Jim Handy

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs Specialist

Objective Analysis

Objective Analysis offers third-party independent market research and data for the semiconductor industry and investors in the semiconductor industry.

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs

<p>Our expectations for Micron's upcoming earnings call are very positive for four reasons:</p><ul>
<li>DRAM and NAND pricing is up</li>
<li>Demand has been solid for the whole first half, with no signs of softening</li>
<li>The company is shifting its mix to higher-margin products</li>
<li>Costs are being reduced through process leadership</li>
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Our expectations for Micron's upcoming earnings call are very positive for four reasons:
DRAM and NAND pricing is up
Demand has been solid for the whole first half, with no signs of softening
The company is shifting its mix to higher-margin products
Costs are being reduced through process leadership


What to Expect from the June 30 Micron Earnings Call

<p>SK hynix' earnings call today showed good results, and management's outlook is for an even more positive second quarter and second half.  As a result, the company is accelerating its capital spending.</p>

SK hynix' earnings call today showed good results, and management's outlook is for an even more positive second quarter and second half.  As a result, the company is accelerating its capital spending.

SK Hynix Posts Good Results, Expects Even Better

United States

Lam Research Corporation manufactures, markets, and services semiconductor processing equipment used in the making of integrated circuits.  The Company's products are used to deposit special films on a silicon wafer and etch away portions of various films to create a circuit design.  Lam sells its products around the world.

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Lam Research (LRCX US)

Lam Research Corporation: Financial & Price Forecasts

Lam Research had a strong 2021 on account of the fact that throughout the year, demand for wafer fabrication equipment grew as the digital...

Baptista Research

UMS Holdings: Excellent Results in 2021 & Valuation Has Become More Attractive After Recent Sell-Off

UMS Holdings' stock price has been oversold in the past several weeks. It posted excellent results in 4Q 2021 and its valuations have become more...

Douglas Kim

UMS Holdings: Attractive Valuations & Continued Strong Global Demand for Semiconductor Equipment

Three key catalysts of UMS Holdings include continued strong global demand for semiconductor chips, bullish sentiment on the global aerospace...

Douglas Kim

What to Expect from the June 30 Micron Earnings Call

Micron Technology is poised to disclose strong growth and earnings in tomorrow's quarterly call. This Smartkarma Insight provides four reasons why.

Jim Handy

SK Hynix Posts Good Results, Expects Even Better

SK hynix' April 28 earnings call disclosed not only a good first quarter, but also a great outlook for the rest of 2021, not just for SK hynix, but...

Jim Handy

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