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Water Tower Research is a leading equity research firm that provides research on micro, small and mid cap companies.

Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

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<ul><li>Will carbon capture &amp; storage (CCS) enable a boom in low- carbon ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)?</li><li>CCS involves capturing CO2 emissions, purifying, transporting, and permanently storing in geological formations underground.</li><li>Low- carbon ethanol and SAF offer among the most compelling opportunities for CCS and are worth attention as (1) ethanol carbon capture is among the lowest-cost CCS applications,</li></ul>

Will carbon capture &amp; storage (CCS) enable a boom in low- carbon ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)?CCS involves capturing CO2 emissions, purifying, transporting, and permanently storing in geological formations underground.Low- carbon ethanol and SAF offer among the most compelling opportunities for CCS and are worth attention as (1) ethanol carbon capture is among the lowest-cost CCS applications,

WTR Ethanol-Carbon Capture & Storage Primer

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.

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Archer Daniels Midland Co / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>The latest earnings update from Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) presents both opportunities and challenges within its operational segments amidst a fluctuating market environment.</li><li>For the second quarter of 2024, ADM reported adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.03, reflecting a robust adjusted segment operating profit of $1 billion.</li><li>Though this indicates a 37% decline compared to the same period last year, the company succeeded in maintaining a solid cash flow from operations before working capital at $1.7 billion.</li></ul>

The latest earnings update from Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) presents both opportunities and challenges within its operational segments amidst a fluctuating market environment.For the second quarter of 2024, ADM reported adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.03, reflecting a robust adjusted segment operating profit of $1 billion.Though this indicates a 37% decline compared to the same period last year, the company succeeded in maintaining a solid cash flow from operations before working capital at $1.7 billion.

Archer Daniels Midland’s Ethanol Surge: How Record Exports Are Driving Profits! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Despite the US biofuels industry facing challenges in 2024, including oversupplied renewable credit markets, lower-than- expected voluntary demand, election uncertainty, and a drop in profits, the industry made progress in many areas, including the advancement of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects and hubs.</li><li>We highlight five biofuel trends that will continue to have an impact in 2025.</li><li>In 2024, the lack of guidance from the US Treasury Department on the 45Z clean fuel tax credit continued to be a key source of concern among biofuels producers, SAF project developers, and farmers.</li></ul>

Despite the US biofuels industry facing challenges in 2024, including oversupplied renewable credit markets, lower-than- expected voluntary demand, election uncertainty, and a drop in profits, the industry made progress in many areas, including the advancement of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects and hubs.We highlight five biofuel trends that will continue to have an impact in 2025.In 2024, the lack of guidance from the US Treasury Department on the 45Z clean fuel tax credit continued to be a key source of concern among biofuels producers, SAF project developers, and farmers.

US Biofuels Outlook - Five Trends to Watch in 2025

<ul><li>In the second quarter of 2024, Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) reported mixed results amidst a challenging market environment.</li><li>The company announced adjusted earnings per share of $1.03 and an adjusted segment operating profit of $1 billion, reflecting the dynamics and pressures within the global commodities market.</li><li>While ADM achieved a robust cash flow from operations before working capital at $1.7 billion, the results also underscore some underlying pressures across its diverse portfolio.</li></ul>

In the second quarter of 2024, Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) reported mixed results amidst a challenging market environment.The company announced adjusted earnings per share of $1.03 and an adjusted segment operating profit of $1 billion, reflecting the dynamics and pressures within the global commodities market.While ADM achieved a robust cash flow from operations before working capital at $1.7 billion, the results also underscore some underlying pressures across its diverse portfolio.

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company: Unfolding Competitive Landscape & Financial Prospects! - Major Drivers

Global Commodities, Mint Finance

Srinidhi Raghavendra

Global Commodities

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Mint Finance

Mint Finance's investment research blends deep fundamental analysis with technical & quant insights. Investment strategies straddle across multiple asset classes with risk management embedded into every trade to deliver an outsized reward-to-risk ratio.

Mint Finance's research is centered around three key themes. First, energy transition and climate change. Second, artificial intelligence. Third, shifting world order with its impact across politics and monetary economics.

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<li>ADM’s Q2 results underperformed analyst expectations with both EPS and revenue missing analyst estimates.</li>
<li>Operating profit declined for Ag Services &amp; Oilseeds (ASO) and Nutrition, while Carbohydrate Solutions saw an uptick, driven by margin and volume expansion in Starches and Sweeteners.</li>
<li>ADM expects weak Q3 for AS&amp;O and Carbohydrate Solutions, with improvements expected in H2 2024. Nutrition is expected to perform strongly due to cost efficiency and volume expansion.</li>
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ADM’s Q2 results underperformed analyst expectations with both EPS and revenue missing analyst estimates.
Operating profit declined for Ag Services &amp; Oilseeds (ASO) and Nutrition, while Carbohydrate Solutions saw an uptick, driven by margin and volume expansion in Starches and Sweeteners.
ADM expects weak Q3 for AS&amp;O and Carbohydrate Solutions, with improvements expected in H2 2024. Nutrition is expected to perform strongly due to cost efficiency and volume expansion.


[Q2 Earnings Review] ADM Falls Short of Expectations on Weak Results in AS&O & Nutrition Businesses

United States

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company procures, transports, stores, processes, and merchandises agricultural commodities and products. The Company processes oilseeds, corn, milo, oats, barley, peanuts, and wheat. Archer-Daniels-Midland also processes produce products which have primarily two end uses including food or feed ingredients.

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Archer Daniels Midland Co (ADM US)

WTR Ethanol-Carbon Capture & Storage Primer

CCS involves capturing CO2 emissions, purifying, transporting, and permanently storing in geological formations underground.

Water Tower Research

Archer Daniels Midland’s Ethanol Surge: How Record Exports Are Driving Profits! - Major Drivers

The latest earnings update from Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) presents both opportunities and challenges within its operational segments...

Baptista Research

US Biofuels Outlook - Five Trends to Watch in 2025

In 2024, the lack of guidance from the US Treasury Department on the 45Z clean fuel tax credit continued to be a key source of concern among...

Water Tower Research

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company: Unfolding Competitive Landscape & Financial Prospects! - Major Drivers

In the second quarter of 2024, Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) reported mixed results amidst a challenging market environment. The company...

Baptista Research

[Q2 Earnings Review] ADM Falls Short of Expectations on Weak Results in AS&O & Nutrition Businesses

ADM underperforms as Ag Services & Oilseeds deliver pale results. Carb Sols sees temp improvements. Q3 is expected to be subdued even as Nutrition...

Mint Finance

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