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.

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<ul><li>BP, the energy giant has reaffirmed its annual target and unveiled a new cost-cutting measure, reflecting its bid for financial resilience in an increasingly competitive energy market.</li><li>Despite an unplanned outage at its Whiting refinery, BP posted an adjusted EBITDA of $10.3bn in the first quarter of 2024, underlining a robust financial performance.</li><li>Its operating cash flow, adjusting for seasonal working capital build, was $7.4bn in the reported quarter.</li></ul>

BP, the energy giant has reaffirmed its annual target and unveiled a new cost-cutting measure, reflecting its bid for financial resilience in an increasingly competitive energy market.Despite an unplanned outage at its Whiting refinery, BP posted an adjusted EBITDA of $10.3bn in the first quarter of 2024, underlining a robust financial performance.Its operating cash flow, adjusting for seasonal working capital build, was $7.4bn in the reported quarter.

BP p.l.c.:  A Focus On Value Over Volume In Hydrocarbon Production - Major Drivers

Head of Research, Krungthai XSpring

Waraporn Wiboonkanarak

Head of Research

A full service Thai brokerage

Krungthai XSpring

Krungthai XSpring is a full service broker. The company provides a wide range of investment services such as Securities Brokerage, Derivative Agent Business, Securities Borrowing and Lending, Securities Trading, Underwriting, Financial Advisory, Wealth Advisory, Private Fund Management and International Markets Securities Trading. 

In terms of credibility, Fitch Ratings has assigned Krunghtai XSpring a long-term rating of AA- and a national short-term rating of F1+ with stable outlook.

<ul><li>Technically, we expect the SET Index to move sideways up, with the resistance at 1,376/1,382 points (50-day EMA/75-day EMA) and the support at 1,360/1,355 points.</li><li>This week, concerns are likely to arise regarding the risk of negative economic growth (potentially leading to a technical recession) following the release of Thailand's 1Q24 GDP growth report in the subsequent week.</li><li>This week's investment strategy: We recommend speculating on stocks that benefit from the depreciation of the baht, which has weakened against the USD by as much as 7.5% YTD since the beginning of the year.</li></ul>

Technically, we expect the SET Index to move sideways up, with the resistance at 1,376/1,382 points (50-day EMA/75-day EMA) and the support at 1,360/1,355 points.This week, concerns are likely to arise regarding the risk of negative economic growth (potentially leading to a technical recession) following the release of Thailand's 1Q24 GDP growth report in the subsequent week.This week's investment strategy: We recommend speculating on stocks that benefit from the depreciation of the baht, which has weakened against the USD by as much as 7.5% YTD since the beginning of the year.

Weekly Strategy: Recommend “Trading Buy”

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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tuhu-car-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36012:1" rel="noopener">Tuhu Car (9690 HK)</a> was listed in Hong Kong on 26th Sept 2023 after raising US$151m. The IPO had been a 100% primary offering.</li>
<li>Tuhu is an integrated online and offline platform for automotive services in China.</li>
<li>Trading with a very small float of 1.8%, in its upcoming six-month lockup expiry, &gt;90% of Tuhu’s pre-IPO investors, cornerstones and management combined stakes will come off six-month lockup expiry.</li>
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Tuhu Car (9690 HK) was listed in Hong Kong on 26th Sept 2023 after raising US$151m. The IPO had been a 100% primary offering.
Tuhu is an integrated online and offline platform for automotive services in China.
Trading with a very small float of 1.8%, in its upcoming six-month lockup expiry, &gt;90% of Tuhu’s pre-IPO investors, cornerstones and management combined stakes will come off six-month lockup expiry.


Tuhu Car Lock-Up Expiry - Would Need Some Selling to Improve Liquidity when US$1.5bn Comes Unlocked

<ul><li>BP's fourth quarter and full-year 2023 earnings call updates showcase the company's robust growth strategy and progressive journey from an international oil company (IOC) to an integrated energy company (IEC).</li><li>The firm shows a steadfast commitment to rendering higher margins with reduced emissions, evident from the introduction of biofuels, sustainable aviation fuel and biodiesel to customers while concurrently reducing their plants' carbon footprints.</li><li>Over the past four years, BP’s reputed trading organization has optimized these chains to drive returns surpassing industry standards.</li></ul>

BP's fourth quarter and full-year 2023 earnings call updates showcase the company's robust growth strategy and progressive journey from an international oil company (IOC) to an integrated energy company (IEC).The firm shows a steadfast commitment to rendering higher margins with reduced emissions, evident from the introduction of biofuels, sustainable aviation fuel and biodiesel to customers while concurrently reducing their plants' carbon footprints.Over the past four years, BP’s reputed trading organization has optimized these chains to drive returns surpassing industry standards.

BP p.l.c.: A Story Of Strategic Transition To Optimize Profitability & Sustainability! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Technically, we expect the SET Index to move sideways up, with the resistance at 1,409 points (75-day EMA)/1,416 points and the support at 1,390 points/1,386 points (25-day EMA).</li><li>KTX anticipates that the MPC will maintain the policy interest rate while awaiting clarity on the Digital Wallet scheme.</li><li>We recommend stocks that will benefit from the depreciation of the baht or the reduction of interest rates: ICHI, SAPPE and TIDLOR.</li></ul>

Technically, we expect the SET Index to move sideways up, with the resistance at 1,409 points (75-day EMA)/1,416 points and the support at 1,390 points/1,386 points (25-day EMA).KTX anticipates that the MPC will maintain the policy interest rate while awaiting clarity on the Digital Wallet scheme.We recommend stocks that will benefit from the depreciation of the baht or the reduction of interest rates: ICHI, SAPPE and TIDLOR.

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BP p.l.c. is a British multinational integrated energy company. It engages in oil and gas exploration, production, refining, distribution, and marketing, as well as renewable energy activities including solar, wind, and hydrogen businesses. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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BP p.l.c.: A Focus On Value Over Volume In Hydrocarbon Production - Major Drivers

BP, the energy giant has reaffirmed its annual target and unveiled a new cost-cutting measure, reflecting its bid for financial resilience in an...

Baptista Research

Tuhu Car Lock-Up Expiry - Would Need Some Selling to Improve Liquidity when US$1.5bn Comes Unlocked

Tuhu Car (9690 HK) was listed in Hong Kong on 26th Sept 2023 after raising US$151m. The IPO had been a 100% primary offering.

Clarence Chu

BP p.l.c.: A Story Of Strategic Transition To Optimize Profitability & Sustainability! - Major Drivers

BP's fourth quarter and full-year 2023 earnings call updates showcase the company's robust growth strategy and progressive journey from an...

Baptista Research

Keep A Close Watch On The MPC Meeting

Technically, we expect the SET Index to move sideways up, with the resistance at 1,409 points (75-day EMA)/1,416 points and the support at 1,390...

Krungthai XSpring

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BP p.l.c.: A Focus On Value Over Volume In Hydrocarbon Production - Major Drivers

BP, the energy giant has reaffirmed its annual target and unveiled a new cost-cutting measure, reflecting its bid for financial resilience in an...

Baptista Research

Weekly Strategy: Recommend “Trading Buy”

Technically, we expect the SET Index to move sideways up, with the resistance at 1,376/1,382 points (50-day EMA/75-day EMA) and the support at...

Krungthai XSpring

Tuhu Car Lock-Up Expiry - Would Need Some Selling to Improve Liquidity when US$1.5bn Comes Unlocked

Tuhu Car (9690 HK) was listed in Hong Kong on 26th Sept 2023 after raising US$151m. The IPO had been a 100% primary offering.

Clarence Chu

BP p.l.c.: A Story Of Strategic Transition To Optimize Profitability & Sustainability! - Major Drivers

BP's fourth quarter and full-year 2023 earnings call updates showcase the company's robust growth strategy and progressive journey from an...

Baptista Research

Keep A Close Watch On The MPC Meeting

Technically, we expect the SET Index to move sideways up, with the resistance at 1,409 points (75-day EMA)/1,416 points and the support at 1,390...

Krungthai XSpring