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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.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has long been a pioneer in artificial intelligence, with a history of groundbreaking research and innovative technologies.</li><li>Yet, the company finds itself struggling to close the gap with OpenAI, the leader in generative AI.</li><li>In 2024, Alphabet doubled down on its AI efforts with the rollout of its Gemini chatbot, positioned as a direct competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.</li></ul>

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has long been a pioneer in artificial intelligence, with a history of groundbreaking research and innovative technologies.Yet, the company finds itself struggling to close the gap with OpenAI, the leader in generative AI.In 2024, Alphabet doubled down on its AI efforts with the rollout of its Gemini chatbot, positioned as a direct competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

Can Alphabet Come Even Remotely Close To Dethroning OpenAI In 2025?

External reports (aggregated public sources), Value Investors Club

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External reports (aggregated public sources)

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<ul><li>Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has been consistently undervalued in the market despite strong revenue and earnings growth</li><li>The company's average forward P/E multiple over the past 15+ years has been just 21.7x, even though it has consistently outperformed the S&amp;P 500</li><li>Currently trading at a discounted valuation of around 17x 2025E EPS, Alphabet has been mispriced for most of its 20-year history</li></ul><p><em>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.</em></p>

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) has been consistently undervalued in the market despite strong revenue and earnings growthThe company's average forward P/E multiple over the past 15+ years has been just 21.7x, even though it has consistently outperformed the S&amp;P 500Currently trading at a discounted valuation of around 17x 2025E EPS, Alphabet has been mispriced for most of its 20-year historyThis content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.

Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) - Monday, Sep 16, 2024

<ul><li>Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, has long been a dominant force in the tech world, leveraging its search, cloud, and AI capabilities.</li><li>Recent announcements, including the development of its custom quantum computing chip "Willow," the launch of Gemini 2.0 AI models, and its partnership with Samsung for mixed-reality headsets, have spurred investor optimism.</li><li>These developments come against the backdrop of an earnings call highlighting impressive revenue growth and expanding AI applications across search, cloud services, and autonomous driving.</li></ul>

Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, has long been a dominant force in the tech world, leveraging its search, cloud, and AI capabilities.Recent announcements, including the development of its custom quantum computing chip "Willow," the launch of Gemini 2.0 AI models, and its partnership with Samsung for mixed-reality headsets, have spurred investor optimism.These developments come against the backdrop of an earnings call highlighting impressive revenue growth and expanding AI applications across search, cloud services, and autonomous driving.

Alphabet’s Big Tech Bets: Quantum, AI, and the Mixed-Reality Fight for Survival!

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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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ntt-dc-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45414:1" rel="noopener">Ntt Dc Reit (NTTDCR SP)</a> (NDC), a data center REIT, aims to raise up to US$810m in its Singapore IPO.</li>
<li>The IPO portfolio comprises six mainly freehold data centres in the U.S., Austria and Singapore with an aggregate appraised valuation of US$1.6bn.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at the company's portfolio and its performance.</li>
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Ntt Dc Reit (NTTDCR SP) (NDC), a data center REIT, aims to raise up to US$810m in its Singapore IPO.
The IPO portfolio comprises six mainly freehold data centres in the U.S., Austria and Singapore with an aggregate appraised valuation of US$1.6bn.
In this note, we look at the company's portfolio and its performance.


NTT DC REIT IPO - Decent Yield, Strong Local Backing, a Few Issues

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pony-ai-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44035:1" rel="noopener">Pony AI (PONY US)</a> raised around US$260m in its upsized US ADR listing in Nov 2024. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>As per Frost &amp; Sullivan, Pony AI was among the first companies in China to obtain licenses to operate fully driverless robotaxis in all four Tier-1 cities in China.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.</li>
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Pony AI (PONY US) raised around US$260m in its upsized US ADR listing in Nov 2024. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.
As per Frost &amp; Sullivan, Pony AI was among the first companies in China to obtain licenses to operate fully driverless robotaxis in all four Tier-1 cities in China.
In this note, we will talk about the lockup dynamics and possible placement.


Pony AI IPO Lockup - US$4.3bn Lockup Release with Stock at 69x EV/Sales

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Alphabet Inc. operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides web-based search, advertisements, maps, software applications, mobile operating systems, consumer content, enterprise solutions, commerce, and hardware products.

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Alphabet (GOOGL US)

Can Alphabet Come Even Remotely Close To Dethroning OpenAI In 2025?

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has long been a pioneer in artificial intelligence, with a history of groundbreaking research and...

Baptista Research

Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) - Monday, Sep 16, 2024

The company's average forward P/E multiple over the past 15+ years has been just 21.7x, even though it has consistently outperformed the S&P 500

Value Investors Club (VIC)

Alphabet’s Big Tech Bets: Quantum, AI, and the Mixed-Reality Fight for Survival!

Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, has long been a dominant force in the tech world, leveraging its search, cloud, and AI...

Baptista Research

NTT DC REIT IPO - Decent Yield, Strong Local Backing, a Few Issues

Ntt Dc Reit (NTTDCR SP) (NDC), a data center REIT, aims to raise up to US$810m in its Singapore IPO. In this note, we look at its portfolio and...

Sumeet Singh

Pony AI IPO Lockup - US$4.3bn Lockup Release with Stock at 69x EV/Sales

Pony AI (PONY US) raised around US$260m in its upsized US ADR listing in Nov 2024. The lockup on its pre-IPO investors is set to expire soon.

Sumeet Singh

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