Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Spotify has reported a solid performance for the second quarter of 2024, characterized by notable strides in subscriber growth, profitability, and revenue enhancements.</li><li>The company's delivery on key metrics evidenced a substantiation of their dual commitment to offering a robust product while proving their business sustainability.</li><li>Their execution of strategic initiatives such as diversified subscription plans and regional price adjustments contributed positively to the financial results.</li></ul>

Spotify has reported a solid performance for the second quarter of 2024, characterized by notable strides in subscriber growth, profitability, and revenue enhancements.The company's delivery on key metrics evidenced a substantiation of their dual commitment to offering a robust product while proving their business sustainability.Their execution of strategic initiatives such as diversified subscription plans and regional price adjustments contributed positively to the financial results.

Spotify Technologies: Will Its Focus On Podcasting and Content Diversification Give A Much Needed Boost To Profitability? - Major Drivers

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

APAC 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.

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Webtoon Entertainment / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/webtoon-entertainment-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43652:1" rel="noopener">Webtoon Entertainment (WBTN US)</a> raised around US$315m in its US IPO, after pricing the deal at the top of the range at US$21/share.</li>
<li>Webtoon Entertainment is a global storytelling platform where a community of creators and users discover, create and share new content.</li>
<li>In our previous notes, we talked about the company’s historical performance, undertook a peer comparison and shared our thoughts on valuation. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Webtoon Entertainment (WBTN US) raised around US$315m in its US IPO, after pricing the deal at the top of the range at US$21/share.
Webtoon Entertainment is a global storytelling platform where a community of creators and users discover, create and share new content.
In our previous notes, we talked about the company’s historical performance, undertook a peer comparison and shared our thoughts on valuation. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Webtoon Entertainment IPO Trading - Not Cheap Given the Lack of Growth

<ul><li>Spotify's first-quarter 2024 earnings were marked by strong growth and a shift towards monetization and efficiency in operations.</li><li>The company demonstrated solid performance with robust revenue growth, ongoing expansion in gross margin, and the most significant operating income to date.</li><li>Spotify’s continued focus on increasing revenue while improving the bottom line resulted in an encouraging quarterly performance that exceeded expectations.</li></ul>

Spotify's first-quarter 2024 earnings were marked by strong growth and a shift towards monetization and efficiency in operations.The company demonstrated solid performance with robust revenue growth, ongoing expansion in gross margin, and the most significant operating income to date.Spotify’s continued focus on increasing revenue while improving the bottom line resulted in an encouraging quarterly performance that exceeded expectations.

Spotify Technologies: Is It Able To Achieve The Necessary Growth through Audiobooks & Flexible Pricing Structures? - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Spotify Technology SA posted an impressive financial performance, notching its most significant milestones and setting numerous records in the year 2023.</li><li>The company recorded 113 million net additions on the Monthly Active User (MAU) side and premium net additions of 31 million, marking the largest full-year additions in its history.</li><li>The engagement also surpassed 2022 numbers within the first 31 hours of the campaign.</li></ul>

Spotify Technology SA posted an impressive financial performance, notching its most significant milestones and setting numerous records in the year 2023.The company recorded 113 million net additions on the Monthly Active User (MAU) side and premium net additions of 31 million, marking the largest full-year additions in its history.The engagement also surpassed 2022 numbers within the first 31 hours of the campaign.

Spotify Inc.: Initiation Of Coverage - From Music to Audio Books - The Surprising Move That's Capturing New Audiences! - Major Drivers

Mostly Borrowed Ideas Deep Dives, MBI Deep Dives

MBI Deep Dives

Mostly Borrowed Ideas Deep Dives

MBI is the abbreviation for “Mostly Borrowed Ideas”. Why “Mostly Borrowed Ideas?” As a generalist, I do not have a background in any particular sector. I enjoy navigating across industries, businesses, and countries to learn, understand, and connect the dots. In any case, most ideas and innovations are incremental in nature. Very few of us are smart enough to come up with truly original or groundbreaking ideas. I am Abdullah Al-Rezwan. I was born and brought up in Bangladesh. I went to University of Dhaka for my undergrad and majored in Finance. After working three and half years in Equity Research (Sell-side) covering Financial Sector in Bangladesh, I left Bangladesh to pursue my MBA in the US. I graduated within top 10% of the class from Cornell University's two-year MBA program and worked on the buy-side following my graduation. During my time at Cornell, I won two stock pitch competitions and also became finalists in four other competitions. I thoroughly enjoyed my stint as a generalist in the US large cap team at Madison Investments and covered a wide range of companies from UnitedHealth to Amazon and Boeing before US immigration reality paused my career in investment management. As my work authorization expired, I moved to Canada in January, 2021. Then in early 2022, I was able to return to the US.

<ul><li>While not exactly Meta-like twists and turns, Spotify’s rise from the ashes of late 2022 perhaps slipped through many investors’ mind.</li><li>The stock was at ~$70 in December, 2022. Today, it closed at $232.</li><li>Before I get to my highlights from today’s call, let me first mention that I am no longer a shareholder of Spotify as I sold my shares today at $243</li></ul>

While not exactly Meta-like twists and turns, Spotify’s rise from the ashes of late 2022 perhaps slipped through many investors’ mind.The stock was at ~$70 in December, 2022. Today, it closed at $232.Before I get to my highlights from today’s call, let me first mention that I am no longer a shareholder of Spotify as I sold my shares today at $243

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Spotify Technology S.A. provides music streaming services. The Company offers commercial free music and ad-supported services to subscribers. Spotify Technology serves clients worldwide.

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Spotify Technologies: Will Its Focus On Podcasting and Content Diversification Give A Much Needed Boost To Profitability? - Major Drivers

Spotify has reported a solid performance for the second quarter of 2024, characterized by notable strides in subscriber growth, profitability, and...

Baptista Research

Webtoon Entertainment IPO Trading - Not Cheap Given the Lack of Growth

Webtoon Entertainment (WBTN US) raised around US$315m in its US IPO, after pricing the deal at the top of the range at US$21/share.

Ethan Aw

Spotify Technologies: Is It Able To Achieve The Necessary Growth through Audiobooks & Flexible Pricing Structures? - Major Drivers

Spotify's first-quarter 2024 earnings were marked by strong growth and a shift towards monetization and efficiency in operations. The company...

Baptista Research

Spotify Inc.: Initiation Of Coverage - From Music to Audio Books - The Surprising Move That's Capturing New Audiences! - Major Drivers

Spotify Technology SA posted an impressive financial performance, notching its most significant milestones and setting numerous records in the...

Baptista Research

Spotify 4Q'23 Update

While not exactly Meta-like twists and turns, Spotify’s rise from the ashes of late 2022 perhaps slipped through many investors’ mind.

MBI Deep Dives

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