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

Baptista Research

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>American Express Company delivered a solid result and managed an all-around beat in the last quarter, continuing the impressive trajectory of its financial performance.</li><li>The company reported its 7th consecutive quarter of tangible results, with significant revenues reaching $15.4 billion, showcasing a 13% year-over-year increase.</li><li>The company further introduced product improvements and analytics advancements to its digital cash flow management hub, American Express Business Blueprint.</li></ul>

American Express Company delivered a solid result and managed an all-around beat in the last quarter, continuing the impressive trajectory of its financial performance.The company reported its 7th consecutive quarter of tangible results, with significant revenues reaching $15.4 billion, showcasing a 13% year-over-year increase.The company further introduced product improvements and analytics advancements to its digital cash flow management hub, American Express Business Blueprint.

American Express Company: Launch Of American Express Business Blueprint & Other Developments

APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Clarence Chu

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.

Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cuscal-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40209:1" rel="noopener">Cuscal Limited (1229Z AU)</a> is looking to raise US$234m in its upcoming Australia IPO.</li>
<li>Cuscal is an authorized deposit-taking institution (ADI) in Australia that primarily provides financial infrastructure and payment services in Australia.</li>
<li>In our previous note we looked at the company’s past performance, in this note we will undertake a peer comparison and share our thoughts on valuation.</li>
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Cuscal Limited (1229Z AU) is looking to raise US$234m in its upcoming Australia IPO.
Cuscal is an authorized deposit-taking institution (ADI) in Australia that primarily provides financial infrastructure and payment services in Australia.
In our previous note we looked at the company’s past performance, in this note we will undertake a peer comparison and share our thoughts on valuation.


Cuscal IPO - Peer Comparison & Thoughts on Valuation

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cuscal-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40209:1" rel="noopener">Cuscal Limited (1229Z AU)</a> is looking to raise US$234m in its upcoming Australia IPO.</li>
<li>Cuscal is an authorized deposit-taking institution (ADI) in Australia that primarily provides financial infrastructure and payment services in Australia.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Cuscal Limited (1229Z AU) is looking to raise US$234m in its upcoming Australia IPO.
Cuscal is an authorized deposit-taking institution (ADI) in Australia that primarily provides financial infrastructure and payment services in Australia.
In this note, we will talk about the not so positive aspects of the deal.


Cuscal Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Margins Have Declined and Growth May Be Capped

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cuscal-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40209:1" rel="noopener">Cuscal Limited (1229Z AU)</a> is looking to raise US$234m in its upcoming Australia IPO. </li>
<li>Cuscal is an authorized deposit-taking institution (ADI) in Australia that primarily provides financial infrastructure and payment services in Australia. </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>



Cuscal Limited (1229Z AU) is looking to raise US$234m in its upcoming Australia IPO. 
Cuscal is an authorized deposit-taking institution (ADI) in Australia that primarily provides financial infrastructure and payment services in Australia. 
In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Cuscal Pre-IPO - The Positives - Monetising Its Connections and Benefiting from Tailwinds

Research and consultancy, Tabbush Report

Daniel Tabbush

Research and consultancy

Tabbush Report

We provide research and consultancy on Asian banks. Our focus is on what we call “Asian bank research, without the noise.” We are interested in the most critical swing-factors for banks, the NPL and credit cycle, and where we believe there is a gap between perception and reality. We often focus on the less studied components of bank financial statements.  Our research is highly thematic, sometimes examining unlisted banks and companies as a window on mainstream banks. 

Being independent allows us to look at smaller banks, often overlooked by others. Analysis of BIS bank guidelines in the context of Asia, is also a focal point, while we also analyze global banks operating in the region. We use what we believe is the most comprehensive, reliable financials database, SNL Financial. S&P Capital IQ augments our database, with corporate data and CEIC, with economics. 

Asian bank research, without the noise.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>US Federal Reserve Bank balance sheets are released weekly and more current than commercial banks. Latest Fed B/S is for 4 October, shows -USD47bn WoW in loans, securities, repos.</li>
<li>Liquidity conditions in the US banking system are becoming tighter faster, with the most recent week showing loans, securities, repos at -9.4% YoY vs -8.3% four weeks ago.</li>
<li>With tighter liquidity we should expect less loan growth, but also more difficult conditions for cash-strapped companies, prompting more defaults, and higher credit costs at banks.</li>
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US Federal Reserve Bank balance sheets are released weekly and more current than commercial banks. Latest Fed B/S is for 4 October, shows -USD47bn WoW in loans, securities, repos.
Liquidity conditions in the US banking system are becoming tighter faster, with the most recent week showing loans, securities, repos at -9.4% YoY vs -8.3% four weeks ago.
With tighter liquidity we should expect less loan growth, but also more difficult conditions for cash-strapped companies, prompting more defaults, and higher credit costs at banks.


US - Fed Liquidity Moves USD147bn Lower In Past 3 Weeks, Pace Is Accelerating

United States

American Express Company is a global payment and travel company. The Company's principal products and services are charge and credit payment card products and travel-related services offered to consumers and businesses around the world.

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American Express Company: Launch Of American Express Business Blueprint & Other Developments

American Express Company delivered a solid result and managed an all-around beat in the last quarter, continuing the impressive trajectory of its...

Baptista Research

Cuscal IPO - Peer Comparison & Thoughts on Valuation

Cuscal Limited (1229Z AU) is looking to raise US$234m in its upcoming Australia IPO. In this note we will undertake a peer comparison and share our...

Clarence Chu

Cuscal Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Margins Have Declined and Growth May Be Capped

Cuscal Limited (1229Z AU) is looking to raise US$234m in its upcoming Australia IPO. In this note, we will talk about the not so positive aspects...

Clarence Chu

Cuscal Pre-IPO - The Positives - Monetising Its Connections and Benefiting from Tailwinds

Cuscal Limited (1229Z AU) is looking to raise US$234m in its upcoming Australia IPO. In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the...

Clarence Chu

US - Fed Liquidity Moves USD147bn Lower In Past 3 Weeks, Pace Is Accelerating

Fed data shows USD147bn lower liquidity in just the past 3 weeks, and the pace is accelerating. There are negative implications for bank loan...

Daniel Tabbush

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