Founder Evidente. Top rated quantitative analyst, Evidente

Sam Ferraro

Founder Evidente. Top rated quantitative analyst

Evidente

Evidente is an independent financial education firm that delivers innovative financial advice to wholesale investors, including active long only funds, hedge funds, pension funds, and sovereign wealth funds, in Australia and globally.  Drawing on academic research in asset pricing, behavioural finance and portfolio construction, Evidente provides wholesale investors with commercial solutions to stock selection and asset allocation decisions across equities and other asset classes.

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<ul><li>The S&amp;P500 moved sharply lower overnight, shedding 3% apparently on continued concerns about China's future growth prospects.&nbsp; Despite the correction in recent months, the stock market still doesn't look particularly cheap, with the prospective PE on the S&amp;P500 still higher than historical norms. &nbsp;The headwinds facing US stock investors stem from the stagnation in expected profitability over the past 12 months.&nbsp;</li><li>For Australia, the market&rsquo;s prospective PE of 14.5x suggests that the market is neither cheap or expensive at current levels.&nbsp; Like the US, the key headwind facing corporate Australia is the stagnation of future growth prospects, which has now dragged on for five years now due to the terms of trade shock.&nbsp;</li><li>As far as reporting season goes, the market continues to punish even small misses from high growth stocks.&nbsp; I discuss the market pricing for Seek.com and other market darlings that have confronted growth stalls in the past year.</li></ul>

The S&amp;P500 moved sharply lower overnight, shedding 3% apparently on continued concerns about China's future growth prospects.&nbsp; Despite the correction in recent months, the stock market still doesn't look particularly cheap, with the prospective PE on the S&amp;P500 still higher than historical norms. &nbsp;The headwinds facing US stock investors stem from the stagnation in expected profitability over the past 12 months.&nbsp;For Australia, the market&rsquo;s prospective PE of 14.5x suggests that the market is neither cheap or expensive at current levels.&nbsp; Like the US, the key headwind facing corporate Australia is the stagnation of future growth prospects, which has now dragged on for five years now due to the terms of trade shock.&nbsp;As far as reporting season goes, the market continues to punish even small misses from high growth stocks.&nbsp; I discuss the market pricing for Seek.com and other market darlings that have confronted growth stalls in the past year.

Founder of Innovation Research & Advisory firm, Lightbulb Capital

Daniel Liebau

Founder of Innovation Research & Advisory firm

Lightbulb Capital

So the&nbsp;prime example&nbsp;of a successful FinTech firm, <a href="http://www.lendingclub.com/" target="_blank">lending club</a>&nbsp;(with a current total market capitalization of ca. USD 5.5 bn) has been founded in San Francisco. Why did it not come from London, New York or Hong Kong?In this report, we explore success factors of Silicon Valley-based startups&nbsp;in the FinTech&nbsp;space.&nbsp;The objective is to facilitate reflection on the findings and offer suggestions as to what we in Asia could do to leverage those insights as our Innovation&nbsp;ecosystems mature. We also want to share these insights with investors to enable them to make better investment decisions.We met&nbsp;with founders, venture capital firms, co-working space owners, government officials, consultants and heads of Innovation for major financial services institutions to get a well-rounded view.Our research shows success factors can be grouped into two main categories;&nbsp;behavior&nbsp;and&nbsp;infrastructure.Being open, having a growth mindset and tolerating&nbsp;failure are the most influential&nbsp;success&nbsp;factors according to our research.

So the&nbsp;prime example&nbsp;of a successful FinTech firm, lending club&nbsp;(with a current total market capitalization of ca. USD 5.5 bn) has been founded in San Francisco. Why did it not come from London, New York or Hong Kong?In this report, we explore success factors of Silicon Valley-based startups&nbsp;in the FinTech&nbsp;space.&nbsp;The objective is to facilitate reflection on the findings and offer suggestions as to what we in Asia could do to leverage those insights as our Innovation&nbsp;ecosystems mature. We also want to share these insights with investors to enable them to make better investment decisions.We met&nbsp;with founders, venture capital firms, co-working space owners, government officials, consultants and heads of Innovation for major financial services institutions to get a well-rounded view.Our research shows success factors can be grouped into two main categories;&nbsp;behavior&nbsp;and&nbsp;infrastructure.Being open, having a growth mindset and tolerating&nbsp;failure are the most influential&nbsp;success&nbsp;factors according to our research.

What Silicon Valley has, every FinTech ecosystem needs & investors should look for!

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>Carnival Corporation & plc's third-quarter 2025 earnings reflect a solid financial performance, marked by record revenues, yields, operating income, EBITDA, and net income.</li><li>CEO Josh Weinstein highlighted that the quarter's net income reached $2 billion, a notable achievement considering a nearly 600% increase in net interest expense compared to 2019.</li><li>This showcases strong operational execution with Carnival operating on 2.5% less capacity than the same period last year and still managing to increase yields by 4.6% on a same-ship basis.</li></ul>

Carnival Corporation & plc's third-quarter 2025 earnings reflect a solid financial performance, marked by record revenues, yields, operating income, EBITDA, and net income.CEO Josh Weinstein highlighted that the quarter's net income reached $2 billion, a notable achievement considering a nearly 600% increase in net interest expense compared to 2019.This showcases strong operational execution with Carnival operating on 2.5% less capacity than the same period last year and still managing to increase yields by 4.6% on a same-ship basis.

Carnival Corporation’s Smart Pricing Approach: Can It Turn Demand Into Record Revenue?

<ul><li>Carnival Corporation & plc delivered its eighth consecutive quarter of record revenue and yields, highlighting a robust financial performance.</li><li>The company's Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) was up 26% year-over-year with operating income increasing by 67%, and net income more than tripled.</li><li>Yield growth was recorded at almost 6.5%, exceeding expectations by 200 basis points, driven by strong close-in demand for tickets and onboard expenditure.</li></ul>

Carnival Corporation & plc delivered its eighth consecutive quarter of record revenue and yields, highlighting a robust financial performance.The company's Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) was up 26% year-over-year with operating income increasing by 67%, and net income more than tripled.Yield growth was recorded at almost 6.5%, exceeding expectations by 200 basis points, driven by strong close-in demand for tickets and onboard expenditure.

Carnival Corporation Is Reinventing Cruising with Lower Debt

<ul><li>Carnival Corporation & plc recently reported strong results for the fourth quarter of 2024, closing an exceptional year marked by solid financial performance.</li><li>The company achieved record revenues and customer deposits, with net income improving significantly year-over-year.</li><li>This performance was driven by robust demand, reflecting a continuation of the momentum observed over the past two years.</li></ul>

Carnival Corporation & plc recently reported strong results for the fourth quarter of 2024, closing an exceptional year marked by solid financial performance.The company achieved record revenues and customer deposits, with net income improving significantly year-over-year.This performance was driven by robust demand, reflecting a continuation of the momentum observed over the past two years.

Carnival Corporation: Will These 3 Key Forces Make or Break Its Market Position by 2028?

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Carnival Corporation owns and operates cruise ships offering cruises to all major vacation destinations including North America, the United Kingdom, Germany, Southern  Europe, South America and Asia/Pacific. The Company, through a subsidiary also owns and operates hotels and lodges.  Dually-listed company with CCL LN.

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The S&P500 moved sharply lower overnight, shedding 3% apparently on continued concerns about China's future growth prospects. Despite the...

Sam Ferraro

What Silicon Valley has, every FinTech ecosystem needs & investors should look for!

So the prime example of a successful FinTech firm, lending club (with a current total market capitalization of ca. USD 5.5 bn) has been founded in...

Daniel Liebau

Carnival Corporation’s Smart Pricing Approach: Can It Turn Demand Into Record Revenue?

Carnival Corporation & plc's third-quarter 2025 earnings reflect a solid financial performance, marked by record revenues, yields, operating...

Baptista Research

Carnival Corporation Is Reinventing Cruising with Lower Debt

Carnival Corporation & plc delivered its eighth consecutive quarter of record revenue and yields, highlighting a robust financial...

Baptista Research

Carnival Corporation: Will These 3 Key Forces Make or Break Its Market Position by 2028?

Carnival Corporation & plc recently reported strong results for the fourth quarter of 2024, closing an exceptional year marked by solid...

Baptista Research

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