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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>Broadcom Inc. has delivered a strong performance in its fiscal second quarter, reporting a record $15 billion in revenue, representing a 20% year-over-year growth.</li><li>This robust showing was largely driven by its AI semiconductor business, which saw a 46% year-over-year increase, and the successful integration of VMware, whose infrastructure software sales rose 25% year-over-year.</li><li>Broadcom’s AI networking segment, in particular, saw tremendous momentum with a 170% surge in revenue, bolstered by the launch of the Tomahawk 6 switch.</li></ul>

Broadcom Inc. has delivered a strong performance in its fiscal second quarter, reporting a record $15 billion in revenue, representing a 20% year-over-year growth.This robust showing was largely driven by its AI semiconductor business, which saw a 46% year-over-year increase, and the successful integration of VMware, whose infrastructure software sales rose 25% year-over-year.Broadcom’s AI networking segment, in particular, saw tremendous momentum with a 170% surge in revenue, bolstered by the launch of the Tomahawk 6 switch.

Broadcom Tops $1.2 Trillion—But Cracks Are Showing Beneath the AI Hype!

Technology / Semiconductor / Internet Research

Nicolas Baratte

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<li>2025 AI revenue ~US$19bn, up 55-60% YoY. Similar growth in 2026 or $~30bn. Mngt declined to update 2027 addressable market (SAM), previously stated at $60-90bn. That looks too high.</li>
<li>Risk of disappointment for 2027? No, Consensus is too low. Our estimate for 2026 revenue is $79bn versus consensus at $73bn, $95bn in ’27 vs Consensus $83.</li>
<li>Consensus for AI stocks is too low. But AVGO is expensive at 33x FY26 Consensus, most likely ~30x and ~25x 2027 if I’m correct. That’s more expensive than NVDA.</li>
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2025 AI revenue ~US$19bn, up 55-60% YoY. Similar growth in 2026 or $~30bn. Mngt declined to update 2027 addressable market (SAM), previously stated at $60-90bn. That looks too high.
Risk of disappointment for 2027? No, Consensus is too low. Our estimate for 2026 revenue is $79bn versus consensus at $73bn, $95bn in ’27 vs Consensus $83.
Consensus for AI stocks is too low. But AVGO is expensive at 33x FY26 Consensus, most likely ~30x and ~25x 2027 if I’m correct. That’s more expensive than NVDA.


AVGO Results Good. 55-60% AI Growth in 2025, Same in 26. Consensus Is ~10% Too Low, Stock Expensive

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<li>FY24 AI revenue as guided US$12.2bn. 1Q25 AI revenue to increase 65% YoY. FY27 “serviceable market” or “opportunity” could reach US$60-90bn. Actual revenues could be ~70% of that.</li>
<li>Mngt announced another 2 hyperscale customers (one is Apple). At least 1 new new customer could add significant revenues before FY27 (adding to the 60-90bn above). </li>
<li>Stock up 14% aftermarket, trading at 32x FY25 EPS. We expect Consensus EPS to revise up 10-20%. Nvidia trades at 32x next FY (FY26). Positive to suppliers Hynix and TSMC.</li>
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FY24 AI revenue as guided US$12.2bn. 1Q25 AI revenue to increase 65% YoY. FY27 “serviceable market” or “opportunity” could reach US$60-90bn. Actual revenues could be ~70% of that.
Mngt announced another 2 hyperscale customers (one is Apple). At least 1 new new customer could add significant revenues before FY27 (adding to the 60-90bn above). 
Stock up 14% aftermarket, trading at 32x FY25 EPS. We expect Consensus EPS to revise up 10-20%. Nvidia trades at 32x next FY (FY26). Positive to suppliers Hynix and TSMC.


Broadcom: AI Hyper-Growth to Continue – Worries of a Slowdown Are Wrong – Positive to SK Hynix, TSMC

<ul><li>Broadcom's stock surged following its impressive fiscal first-quarter earnings, signaling resilience in the artificial intelligence trade despite recent market volatility.</li><li>The company reported revenue of $14.92 billion, surpassing Wall Street’s expectation of $14.62 billion, while adjusted earnings of $1.60 per share exceeded analysts’ estimates of $1.51.</li><li>Additionally, Broadcom projected $14.9 billion in revenue for the current quarter, above the consensus estimate of $14.71 billion.</li></ul>

Broadcom's stock surged following its impressive fiscal first-quarter earnings, signaling resilience in the artificial intelligence trade despite recent market volatility.The company reported revenue of $14.92 billion, surpassing Wall Street’s expectation of $14.62 billion, while adjusted earnings of $1.60 per share exceeded analysts’ estimates of $1.51.Additionally, Broadcom projected $14.9 billion in revenue for the current quarter, above the consensus estimate of $14.71 billion.

Broadcom's Future Looks Bright Despite NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's Claims! Here's What We Think!

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>There are no constituent changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vaneck-vectors-semiconductor" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32807:1" rel="noopener">VanEck Vectors Semiconductor (SMH US)</a> ETF in March but there are a lot of float and capping changes.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover is 3% resulting in a round-trip trade of US$1.2bn. Impact on the stocks is small given they are highly liquid.</li>
<li>There is expected to be US$600m to sell in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/broadcom-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:998:1" rel="noopener">Broadcom</a> from the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/technology-select-sector-spdr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27543:1" rel="noopener">Technology Select Sector</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/invesco-s-p-500-equal-weight-e" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32932:1" rel="noopener">Invesco S&amp;P500 Equal Weight</a> ETFs at the same time as the selling from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vaneck-vectors-semiconductor" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32807:1" rel="noopener">VanEck Vectors Semiconductor</a>.</li>
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There are no constituent changes for the VanEck Vectors Semiconductor (SMH US) ETF in March but there are a lot of float and capping changes.
Estimated one-way turnover is 3% resulting in a round-trip trade of US$1.2bn. Impact on the stocks is small given they are highly liquid.
There is expected to be US$600m to sell in Broadcom from the Technology Select Sector and Invesco S&amp;P500 Equal Weight ETFs at the same time as the selling from VanEck Vectors Semiconductor.


MV US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index Rebalance: Round-Trip Trade Over US$1.2bn

United States

Broadcom Inc. designs, develops, and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. The Company offers storage adapters, controllers, networking processors, motion control encoders, and optical sensors, as well as infrastructure and security software to modernize, optimize, and secure the most complex hybrid environments. Broadcom serves customers worldwide.

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