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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>Abbott Laboratories displayed robust performance during the Q4 2023 earnings call, reporting a growth of 11% in 2023 with organic sales increase of 14%.</li><li>Abbott's Chairman and CEO, Robert Ford, underscored the company's resilience and its strong footing despite the challenging conditions induced by the global pandemic.</li><li>Abbott’s operating margin is already on their pre pandemic level and the biggest opportunity for margin expansion is on the gross margin line.</li></ul>

Abbott Laboratories displayed robust performance during the Q4 2023 earnings call, reporting a growth of 11% in 2023 with organic sales increase of 14%.Abbott's Chairman and CEO, Robert Ford, underscored the company's resilience and its strong footing despite the challenging conditions induced by the global pandemic.Abbott’s operating margin is already on their pre pandemic level and the biggest opportunity for margin expansion is on the gross margin line.

Abbott Laboratories: Focus On Organic Growth Through Robust Product Portfolio! - Key Drivers

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/terumo-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6708:1" rel="noopener">Terumo Corp (4543 JP)</a> posted highest ever quarterly and YTD revenue and operating profit in Q3FY24. Double-digit growth in C&amp;V and TBCT businesses are the main revenue growth driver.</li>
<li>During 9MFY24, gross profit margin expanded 50bps YoY to 52%, while operating profit margin improved 40bps to 15.5%. Profitability improvement through price increases and cost reduction is on track.</li>
<li>Terumo has revised both FY24 revenue and profit upward to reflect continuing positive impacts from yen depreciation. The company is aiming for record high revenue and profit in FY24.</li>
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Terumo Corp (4543 JP) posted highest ever quarterly and YTD revenue and operating profit in Q3FY24. Double-digit growth in C&amp;V and TBCT businesses are the main revenue growth driver.
During 9MFY24, gross profit margin expanded 50bps YoY to 52%, while operating profit margin improved 40bps to 15.5%. Profitability improvement through price increases and cost reduction is on track.
Terumo has revised both FY24 revenue and profit upward to reflect continuing positive impacts from yen depreciation. The company is aiming for record high revenue and profit in FY24.


Terumo Corp (4543 JP): 3Q Result Beat Estimate; Currency Depreciation Led Full-Year Guidance Raise

<ul><li>Abbott Laboratories managed to exceed analyst expectations in terms of revenue as well as earnings, boasting an adjusted earnings per share of $1.14.</li><li>The noteworthy achievement of double-digit organic sales growth in all major businesses for the third consecutive quarter, excluding COVID testing, underscored Abbott's robust market position in high-growth sectors.</li><li>The acceleration in sales growth is attributed to strategic positioning in attractive markets, fortified by additional investments made during the pandemic.</li></ul>

Abbott Laboratories managed to exceed analyst expectations in terms of revenue as well as earnings, boasting an adjusted earnings per share of $1.14.The noteworthy achievement of double-digit organic sales growth in all major businesses for the third consecutive quarter, excluding COVID testing, underscored Abbott's robust market position in high-growth sectors.The acceleration in sales growth is attributed to strategic positioning in attractive markets, fortified by additional investments made during the pandemic.

Abbott Laboratories: Strong Momentum In Core Business & The China Impact! - Major Drivers

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

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<li>A group of shareholders is looking to raise around US$600m via selling a 6.9% stake in Mankind Pharma.</li>
<li>MP is a pharmaceutical company engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing a range of pharmaceutical formulations across various acute and chronic therapeutic areas, as well as several consumer healthcare products.</li>
<li>We have looked at the IPO and lock-up release earlier. In this note, we talk about the other deal dynamics.</li>
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A group of shareholders is looking to raise around US$600m via selling a 6.9% stake in Mankind Pharma.
MP is a pharmaceutical company engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing a range of pharmaceutical formulations across various acute and chronic therapeutic areas, as well as several consumer healthcare products.
We have looked at the IPO and lock-up release earlier. In this note, we talk about the other deal dynamics.


Mankind Pharma Placement - Its Expensive, but at Least It’s High Quality

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tandem-diabetes-care-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20893:1" rel="noopener">Tandem Diabetes Care (TNDM US)</a> reported underwhelming Q2 results, with both revenue and EPS missing consensus. Adjusted EBITDA declined and adjusted operating loss increased on a year-over-year basis.</li>
<li>To reflect lower sales visibility, the company has lowered 2023 guidance. The company has guided for 2023 sales of at least $785M, compared with earlier guidance of $885–900M.</li>
<li>Tandem has also withdrawn correlating year for its long-term target. Achievement of long-term target is highly dependent on the adoption of the company’s recently approved insulin delivery system, Mobi.</li>
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Tandem Diabetes Care (TNDM US) reported underwhelming Q2 results, with both revenue and EPS missing consensus. Adjusted EBITDA declined and adjusted operating loss increased on a year-over-year basis.
To reflect lower sales visibility, the company has lowered 2023 guidance. The company has guided for 2023 sales of at least $785M, compared with earlier guidance of $885–900M.
Tandem has also withdrawn correlating year for its long-term target. Achievement of long-term target is highly dependent on the adoption of the company’s recently approved insulin delivery system, Mobi.


Tandem Diabetes Care (TNDM US): Q2 Sales Declined, Margin Deteriorated; 2023 Guidance Revised Lower

United States

Abbott Laboratories discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells a broad and diversified line of health care products and services. The Company's products include pharmaceuticals, nutritional, diagnostics, and vascular products. Abbott markets its products worldwide through affiliates and distributors.

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Abbott Laboratories (ABT US)

Abbott Laboratories: Focus On Organic Growth Through Robust Product Portfolio! - Key Drivers

Abbott Laboratories displayed robust performance during the Q4 2023 earnings call, reporting a growth of 11% in 2023 with organic sales increase...

Baptista Research

Terumo Corp (4543 JP): 3Q Result Beat Estimate; Currency Depreciation Led Full-Year Guidance Raise

Terumo reports record high quarterly revenue and operating profit in Q3FY24. Double-digit growth in C&V and blood center business and continued...

Tina Banerjee

Abbott Laboratories: Strong Momentum In Core Business & The China Impact! - Major Drivers

Abbott Laboratories managed to exceed analyst expectations in terms of revenue as well as earnings, boasting an adjusted earnings per share of...

Baptista Research

Mankind Pharma Placement - Its Expensive, but at Least It’s High Quality

A group of shareholders is looking to raise around US$600m via selling a 6.9% stake in Mankind Pharma. We had looked at the lockup release earlier.

Sumeet Singh

Tandem Diabetes Care (TNDM US): Q2 Sales Declined, Margin Deteriorated; 2023 Guidance Revised Lower

Tandem's Q2 sales declined 2% YoY to $195.9M, as global pump shipment plummeted 8% YoY to 29,494. The company has lowered 2023 sales guidance to...

Tina Banerjee

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Abbott Laboratories: Focus On Organic Growth Through Robust Product Portfolio! - Key Drivers

Abbott Laboratories displayed robust performance during the Q4 2023 earnings call, reporting a growth of 11% in 2023 with organic sales increase...

Baptista Research

Terumo Corp (4543 JP): 3Q Result Beat Estimate; Currency Depreciation Led Full-Year Guidance Raise

Terumo reports record high quarterly revenue and operating profit in Q3FY24. Double-digit growth in C&V and blood center business and continued...

Tina Banerjee

Abbott Laboratories: Strong Momentum In Core Business & The China Impact! - Major Drivers

Abbott Laboratories managed to exceed analyst expectations in terms of revenue as well as earnings, boasting an adjusted earnings per share of...

Baptista Research

Mankind Pharma Placement - Its Expensive, but at Least It’s High Quality

A group of shareholders is looking to raise around US$600m via selling a 6.9% stake in Mankind Pharma. We had looked at the lockup release earlier.

Sumeet Singh

Tandem Diabetes Care (TNDM US): Q2 Sales Declined, Margin Deteriorated; 2023 Guidance Revised Lower

​Tandem's Q2 sales declined 2% YoY to $195.9M, as global pump shipment plummeted 8% YoY to 29,494. The company has lowered 2023 sales guidance to...

Tina Banerjee

Tandem's Q2 sales declined 2% YoY to $195.9M, as global pump shipment plummeted 8% YoY to 29,494. The company has lowered 2023 sales guidance to...