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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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Applied Materials / Equity Capital Markets

<ul><li>Applied Materials continues to bear the brunt of supply chain related challenges despite having an unprecedented demand for its offerings.</li><li>These challenges are hampering its ability to meet the demand though the company continues to deliver strong results.</li><li>Applied Materials generated $6.25 billion in revenue in Q2, 12% higher than the previous year but below Wall Street expectations.</li></ul>

Applied Materials continues to bear the brunt of supply chain related challenges despite having an unprecedented demand for its offerings.These challenges are hampering its ability to meet the demand though the company continues to deliver strong results.Applied Materials generated $6.25 billion in revenue in Q2, 12% higher than the previous year but below Wall Street expectations.

Applied Materials Inc.: Strong Market Positioning & Other Drivers

House of Market Insights, Market Radar

Market Radar

House of Market Insights

Quick market updates and lot of ideas for your investments from a multi-asset portfolio manager working for a family office.

Quick Market Updates

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Nasdaq-100 Stock Index / Technical Analysis

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<li>Nasdaq 100 is trading below the 200-day MA since mid-January. Now the index is trying to go back above the MA for the second time in a couple of months.</li>
<li>Russell 2000 index did nothing in the last 15 months. For one year it traded in a rectangle, than it broke to the downside, a clear bearish signal.</li>
<li>Semis is one of the hottest sector of the moment, as the chip demand increased heavily in the last two years.</li>
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Nasdaq 100 is trading below the 200-day MA since mid-January. Now the index is trying to go back above the MA for the second time in a couple of months.
Russell 2000 index did nothing in the last 15 months. For one year it traded in a rectangle, than it broke to the downside, a clear bearish signal.
Semis is one of the hottest sector of the moment, as the chip demand increased heavily in the last two years.


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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

<ul><li>Applied Materials is in a unique position today as the demand for semiconductors has never been higher or wider, and the supply chain's ability to meet it in the short term is limited.</li><li>The company’s orders have been at an all-time high and general macro-economic factors indicate that the demand for semiconductors is not expected to slow in 2022.</li><li>The team expects semiconductor and wafer fab equipment to grow much faster than the economy, providing Applied Materials with significant opportunities.</li></ul>

Applied Materials is in a unique position today as the demand for semiconductors has never been higher or wider, and the supply chain's ability to meet it in the short term is limited.The company’s orders have been at an all-time high and general macro-economic factors indicate that the demand for semiconductors is not expected to slow in 2022.The team expects semiconductor and wafer fab equipment to grow much faster than the economy, providing Applied Materials with significant opportunities.

Applied Materials: Financial & Price Forecasts

<ul><li>Despite navigating a rather dynamic market, Applied Materials managed to deliver a strong quarterly result.</li><li>The company operates in almost every key supply fabrication equipment market and has strong relationships with all chipmakers across the globe.</li><li>The management anticipates that if these supply restrictions had not ensued, Applied Materials' Q4 revenues would have been at least $300 million higher.</li></ul>

Despite navigating a rather dynamic market, Applied Materials managed to deliver a strong quarterly result.The company operates in almost every key supply fabrication equipment market and has strong relationships with all chipmakers across the globe.The management anticipates that if these supply restrictions had not ensued, Applied Materials' Q4 revenues would have been at least $300 million higher.

Applied Materials Inc. - Investment Thesis

United States

Applied Materials, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, and services semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment and related spare parts for the worldwide semiconductor industry.  The Company's customers include semiconductor wafer and integrated circuit manufacturers, flat panel liquid crystal displays, solar photovoltaic cells and modules and other electronic devices manufacturers.

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Applied Materials (AMAT US)

Applied Materials Inc.: Strong Market Positioning & Other Drivers

Applied Materials continues to bear the brunt of supply chain related challenges despite having an unprecedented demand for its offerings. These...

Baptista Research

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Nasdaq 100 is trading below the 200-day MA since mid-January. Now the index is trying to go back above the MA for the second time in a couple of...

Market Radar

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

Applied Materials: Financial & Price Forecasts

Applied Materials is in a unique position today as the demand for semiconductors has never been higher or wider, and the supply chain's ability to...

Baptista Research

Applied Materials Inc. - Investment Thesis

Despite navigating a rather dynamic market, Applied Materials managed to deliver a strong quarterly result. The company operates in almost every...

Baptista Research

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