Founder, CEO, GSBR Research

Garvit Bhandari

Founder, CEO

Leading Provider of Equity and Investment Research

GSBR Research

We are an independent equity research provider focused on covering global markets. The aim of the research is to provide an unbiased view of the fundamentals of the company.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The Company posted strong Q1 2205 results with adjusted EPS (incl. share-based comp) growing 9.3% YOY, adjusted operating margin expanding 70 bps YOY.  Excl. share-based comp, adj. EPS was $2.82.</li>
<li>The Company expects margin expansion and double digit adjusted EPS growth for FY 2025.</li>
<li>Sale of Issuer Solutions segment and acqusition of Worldpay will simplify operations and enhance growth. GPN trades at a significant discount to the peer group average.</li>
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The Company posted strong Q1 2205 results with adjusted EPS (incl. share-based comp) growing 9.3% YOY, adjusted operating margin expanding 70 bps YOY.  Excl. share-based comp, adj. EPS was $2.82.
The Company expects margin expansion and double digit adjusted EPS growth for FY 2025.
Sale of Issuer Solutions segment and acqusition of Worldpay will simplify operations and enhance growth. GPN trades at a significant discount to the peer group average.


Global Payments Inc. (GPN) Financial Factsheet - Growth, Valuation and Peer Comps

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

Event-Driven

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<li>On 2 May, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/smartpay-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20456:1" rel="noopener">Smartpay Holdings (SPY NZ)</a> disclosed receiving a third non-binding scheme proposal from another international strategic at NZ$1.20 (A$1.12), 20% premium to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tyro-payments-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28393:1" rel="noopener">Tyro Payments (TYR AU)</a> offer.</li>
<li>Smartpay previously disclosed a NZ$1.00 cash/scrip bid from Tyro and an undisclosed offer from an international strategic (rumoured to be <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shift4-payments-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28965:1" rel="noopener">Shift4 Payments (FOUR US)</a>). </li>
<li>Smartpay was susceptible to bids due to the RBA’s surcharge review, but the shareholder structure necessitates an attractive offer. The NZ$1.20 offer is attractive.</li>
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On 2 May, Smartpay Holdings (SPY NZ) disclosed receiving a third non-binding scheme proposal from another international strategic at NZ$1.20 (A$1.12), 20% premium to the Tyro Payments (TYR AU) offer.
Smartpay previously disclosed a NZ$1.00 cash/scrip bid from Tyro and an undisclosed offer from an international strategic (rumoured to be Shift4 Payments (FOUR US)). 
Smartpay was susceptible to bids due to the RBA’s surcharge review, but the shareholder structure necessitates an attractive offer. The NZ$1.20 offer is attractive.


Smartpay (SPY NZ/SMP AU): Three Is No Crowd as a Third Bid Lands at NZ$1.20

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Index Rebalance

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<li>The S&amp;P 500 index tracks the 500 largest names listed in the US and it is one of the most highly-tracked indices in the world.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the upcoming constituent changes in the run up to the March 2025 index rebal event.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a final look at the potential ADDs and DELs leading the rankings for the upcoming review.</li>
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The S&amp;P 500 index tracks the 500 largest names listed in the US and it is one of the most highly-tracked indices in the world.
In this insight, we take a look at the upcoming constituent changes in the run up to the March 2025 index rebal event.
In this insight, we take a final look at the potential ADDs and DELs leading the rankings for the upcoming review.


[Quiddity Index Feb25] S&P500/600 Mar25 Rebal: Still the Same Characters

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<li>The S&amp;P 500 index tracks the 500 largest names listed in the US and it is one of the most highly-tracked indices in the world.</li>
<li>In this insight, we take a look at the upcoming constituent changes in the run up to the March 2025 index rebal event.</li>
<li>We expect two regular changes in March 2025. There are also several live spin-off and M&amp;A events which are likely to trigger intra-review index changes before then.</li>
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The S&amp;P 500 index tracks the 500 largest names listed in the US and it is one of the most highly-tracked indices in the world.
In this insight, we take a look at the upcoming constituent changes in the run up to the March 2025 index rebal event.
We expect two regular changes in March 2025. There are also several live spin-off and M&amp;A events which are likely to trigger intra-review index changes before then.


[Quiddity Index Jan25] S&P500/600 Mar25 Rebal: Multiple Intra-Review Changes Possible

Fintech & EM-focused Analyst, KT Capital Group

Alec Tseung

Fintech & EM-focused Analyst

KT Capital Group

Principal investments and advisory firm that focuses on connecting the CIS countries with East Asia.

Principal investments and advisory firm

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<li>Coinbase has managed to weather the crypto winter well by reporting net profits consecutively for 4 quarters.</li>
<li>Its share price has shot up recently as the whole crypto market became exuberant, thanks to Trump's re-election, but still below the IPO debut price of $381.</li>
<li>Our thesis remains the same as when the stock was trading as low as ~$68 in May 2022: Coinbase to become an indispensable platform for Web 3, esp. first-time users.</li>
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Coinbase has managed to weather the crypto winter well by reporting net profits consecutively for 4 quarters.
Its share price has shot up recently as the whole crypto market became exuberant, thanks to Trump's re-election, but still below the IPO debut price of $381.
Our thesis remains the same as when the stock was trading as low as ~$68 in May 2022: Coinbase to become an indispensable platform for Web 3, esp. first-time users.


2025 High Conviction: Coinbase - What Doesn't Kill You, Makes You Stronger

United States

Block, Inc. operates as a financial services and digital payments company. The Company develops a payments platform aimed at small and medium businesses that allows them to accept credit card payments and use tablet computers as payment registers for a point-of-sale system. Block also provides financial and marketing services.

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Global Payments Inc. (GPN) Financial Factsheet - Growth, Valuation and Peer Comps

GPN's Q1 2025 results show solid growth in adjusted EPS and operating margin. FY:25 guidance suggests double digit adj. EPS growth for the year....

GSBR Research

Smartpay (SPY NZ/SMP AU): Three Is No Crowd as a Third Bid Lands at NZ$1.20

Due to the RBA’s surcharge review, Smartpay was susceptible to bids. Three bidders increase the odds of one converting to a binding proposal.

Arun George

[Quiddity Index Feb25] S&P500/600 Mar25 Rebal: Still the Same Characters

The S&P500 is tough to predict (more often than not) because they pick from two pools, and use discretion. The "usual suspects" from last month are...

Travis Lundy

[Quiddity Index Jan25] S&P500/600 Mar25 Rebal: Multiple Intra-Review Changes Possible

Q1 has a bunch of deals nearing completion. We could see a couple of intra-review changes before the announcement of the March rebal. I expect we...

Travis Lundy

2025 High Conviction: Coinbase - What Doesn't Kill You, Makes You Stronger

Coinbase has weathered the crypto winter extremely well. Our thesis remains more or less the same as when we were equally bullish on the stock when...

Alec Tseung

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