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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>In a year that was supposed to be about electrification and forward momentum, Ford Motor Company finds itself grappling with a growing crisis: vehicle recalls.</li><li>As of late August 2025, the automaker has issued 105 separate recall notices, covering nearly 7 million vehicles—a record for the company and for the industry in recent memory.</li><li>The most recent recall involves 355,656 Fseries trucks from the 2025 and 2026 model years due to potential failures in the instrument panel display.</li></ul>

In a year that was supposed to be about electrification and forward momentum, Ford Motor Company finds itself grappling with a growing crisis: vehicle recalls.As of late August 2025, the automaker has issued 105 separate recall notices, covering nearly 7 million vehicles—a record for the company and for the industry in recent memory.The most recent recall involves 355,656 Fseries trucks from the 2025 and 2026 model years due to potential failures in the instrument panel display.

Ford's 7 Million Recalls In 2025: A Red Flag Investors Can’t Ignore!

<ul><li>Ford Motor Company's second-quarter 2025 performance paints a picture of a company executing on its strategic ambitions while managing through significant operational headwinds.</li><li>The automaker posted record quarterly revenue of $50.2 billion, up from $47.8 billion a year earlier, driven by solid demand across its divisions.</li><li>Adjusted EBIT came in at $2.1 billion, topping Wall Street estimates of $1.9 billion, while adjusted earnings per share were 37 cents versus an expected 33 cents.</li></ul>

Ford Motor Company's second-quarter 2025 performance paints a picture of a company executing on its strategic ambitions while managing through significant operational headwinds.The automaker posted record quarterly revenue of $50.2 billion, up from $47.8 billion a year earlier, driven by solid demand across its divisions.Adjusted EBIT came in at $2.1 billion, topping Wall Street estimates of $1.9 billion, while adjusted earnings per share were 37 cents versus an expected 33 cents.

Ford’s EV Division Is Bleeding Cash—And Investors Are Cheering Anyway

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, 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.

Equity Capital Markets

Chery Automobile / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chery-automobile-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39918:1" rel="noopener">Chery Automobile </a>is looking to raise about US$1.2bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>Chery Auto is a Chinese passenger vehicle company which designs, develops, manufactures and sells passenger vehicles, including internal combustion engine vehicles and new energy vehicles, both domestically and overseas.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we talk about valuations.</li>
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Chery Automobile is looking to raise about US$1.2bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO.
Chery Auto is a Chinese passenger vehicle company which designs, develops, manufactures and sells passenger vehicles, including internal combustion engine vehicles and new energy vehicles, both domestically and overseas.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we talk about valuations.


Chery Auto IPO - Probably Around Fair Value, Cash and Peer Momentum Might Save the Day

<ul><li>Ford Motor Company's recent earnings provides a detailed overview of their performance and future outlook.</li><li>During the first quarter of 2025, Ford reported an EBIT exceeding $1 billion, which significantly outperformed their initial projections of roughly breakeven.</li><li>This was primarily attributed to successful cost reduction efforts, strong net pricing in North America, and effective mitigation strategies against the adverse impacts of tariffs, which have become prominent due to recent shifts in trade policy.</li></ul>

Ford Motor Company's recent earnings provides a detailed overview of their performance and future outlook.During the first quarter of 2025, Ford reported an EBIT exceeding $1 billion, which significantly outperformed their initial projections of roughly breakeven.This was primarily attributed to successful cost reduction efforts, strong net pricing in North America, and effective mitigation strategies against the adverse impacts of tariffs, which have become prominent due to recent shifts in trade policy.

Ford Motor Company Battles Tariff Turmoil with Bold $1.5 Billion Counterstrike Plan; Will It Work?

Asia and Global Semiconductor and Tech Research

Andrew Lu

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Like other automotive/industrial semi vendors, Diodes guides 4Q23 sales of 20% q/q and 35% y/y decline (miss by 21%) and weaker gross margin/operating margin of 35%/7% (miss by 5ppts).</li>
<li>The company sees 4Q23 sales decline of 20% mainly from 19% of automotive and 26% of industrial customers due to customer inventory cut coupled with year-end distributor inventory management. </li>
<li>We expect this adjustment for automotive/industrial IDMs to last for at least 6 months and suggest our clients to avoid these names unless valuation becoming attractive.  </li>
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Like other automotive/industrial semi vendors, Diodes guides 4Q23 sales of 20% q/q and 35% y/y decline (miss by 21%) and weaker gross margin/operating margin of 35%/7% (miss by 5ppts).
The company sees 4Q23 sales decline of 20% mainly from 19% of automotive and 26% of industrial customers due to customer inventory cut coupled with year-end distributor inventory management. 
We expect this adjustment for automotive/industrial IDMs to last for at least 6 months and suggest our clients to avoid these names unless valuation becoming attractive.  


With No Surprise, Diodes Guides Automotive/Industrial Semi Demand to Fall over 20% Q/Q

United States

Ford Motor Company designs, manufactures, and services cars and trucks.  The Company also provides vehicle-related financing, leasing, and insurance through its subsidiary.

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Ford's 7 Million Recalls In 2025: A Red Flag Investors Can’t Ignore!

In a year that was supposed to be about electrification and forward momentum, Ford Motor Company finds itself grappling with a growing crisis:...

Baptista Research

Ford’s EV Division Is Bleeding Cash—And Investors Are Cheering Anyway

Ford Motor Company's second-quarter 2025 performance paints a picture of a company executing on its strategic ambitions while managing through...

Baptista Research

Chery Auto IPO - Probably Around Fair Value, Cash and Peer Momentum Might Save the Day

Chery Automobile is looking to raise about US$1.2bn in its upcoming Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we talk about valuations.

Sumeet Singh

Ford Motor Company Battles Tariff Turmoil with Bold $1.5 Billion Counterstrike Plan; Will It Work?

Ford Motor Company's recent earnings provides a detailed overview of their performance and future outlook. During the first quarter of 2025, Ford...

Baptista Research

With No Surprise, Diodes Guides Automotive/Industrial Semi Demand to Fall over 20% Q/Q

With No Surprise, Diodes Guides Automotive/Industrial Semi Demand to Fall over 20% Q/Q, margin contraction, and rising months of inventory. We see...

Andrew Lu

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