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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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Cf Industries Holdings / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>CF Industries recently reported its first-quarter 2025 results, showing a robust financial performance, which is attributed to favorable global nitrogen market conditions and efficient operational execution.</li><li>The company achieved an adjusted EBITDA of $644 million for the quarter, reflecting effective management in a competitive environment.</li><li>The quarter also marked a significant net earning attributable to common stockholders of $312 million, an increase of 60% compared to the same quarter in the previous year, which translated to $1.85 per diluted share.</li></ul>

CF Industries recently reported its first-quarter 2025 results, showing a robust financial performance, which is attributed to favorable global nitrogen market conditions and efficient operational execution.The company achieved an adjusted EBITDA of $644 million for the quarter, reflecting effective management in a competitive environment.The quarter also marked a significant net earning attributable to common stockholders of $312 million, an increase of 60% compared to the same quarter in the previous year, which translated to $1.85 per diluted share.

CF Industries: The Top 6 Influences on Its Performance for 2025 & the Future!

<ul><li>CF Industries reported strong financial performance for the full year and fourth quarter of 2024, with a full-year adjusted EBITDA of $2.3 billion and a fourth-quarter adjusted EBITDA of $562 million.</li><li>The company returned $1.9 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases, marking the highest level of capital return in over a decade.</li><li>This robust performance allowed for an increase in shareholder value, despite some concerns over cost increases and market volatility.</li></ul>

CF Industries reported strong financial performance for the full year and fourth quarter of 2024, with a full-year adjusted EBITDA of $2.3 billion and a fourth-quarter adjusted EBITDA of $562 million.The company returned $1.9 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases, marking the highest level of capital return in over a decade.This robust performance allowed for an increase in shareholder value, despite some concerns over cost increases and market volatility.

CF Industries: Growth of Low Carbon Ammonia to Reinforce Leadership Position In Green Transitions!

<ul><li>CF Industries Holdings, Inc. recently announced its financial performance for the first nine months, including the third quarter of 2024.</li><li>The company reported an adjusted EBITDA of $511 million for the third quarter and a total of $1.7 billion for the first nine months.</li><li>The results demonstrate robust financial discipline and operational excellence despite logistical challenges and unforeseen production disruptions due to weather conditions and tragic accidents, notably the fatal incident at the Donaldsonville facility.</li></ul>

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. recently announced its financial performance for the first nine months, including the third quarter of 2024.The company reported an adjusted EBITDA of $511 million for the third quarter and a total of $1.7 billion for the first nine months.The results demonstrate robust financial discipline and operational excellence despite logistical challenges and unforeseen production disruptions due to weather conditions and tragic accidents, notably the fatal incident at the Donaldsonville facility.

CF Industries: Will Its Expansion Into Clean Energy Projects Be A Breakthrough Move? - Major Drivers

<ul><li>CF Industries reported notable operational and financial results for the first half and second quarter of 2024, reflecting strong performance despite a mix of ongoing challenges and strategic advancements.</li><li>The company, a major player in the nitrogen fertilizer industry, generated an adjusted EBITDA of $750 million for the quarter, bringing the figure to $1.2 billion for the half-year period.</li><li>Key drivers included robust operational rates at ammonia plants, particularly the Waggaman facility which outperformed expectations, and significant strides in its decarbonization initiatives which include several carbon capture and sequestration projects.</li></ul>

CF Industries reported notable operational and financial results for the first half and second quarter of 2024, reflecting strong performance despite a mix of ongoing challenges and strategic advancements.The company, a major player in the nitrogen fertilizer industry, generated an adjusted EBITDA of $750 million for the quarter, bringing the figure to $1.2 billion for the half-year period.Key drivers included robust operational rates at ammonia plants, particularly the Waggaman facility which outperformed expectations, and significant strides in its decarbonization initiatives which include several carbon capture and sequestration projects.

CF Industries: Dealing With Geopolitical and International Market Dynamics! - Major Drivers

Fundamental Short Selling Research

Eric Fernandez, CFA

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Scotts Miracle-Gro Co Cl A / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The following names are "on the workbench", ie., names we are working on that look interesting from the short side. They are discussed, with charts, in the PDF attached below.</li>
<li>We like to be as transparent as possible in our short idea generation process.  </li>
<li>Today, we are flagging: Scotts Miracle-Gro, Corsair Gaming, CF Indus, Gap Inc, Hub Group.</li>
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The following names are "on the workbench", ie., names we are working on that look interesting from the short side. They are discussed, with charts, in the PDF attached below.
We like to be as transparent as possible in our short idea generation process.  
Today, we are flagging: Scotts Miracle-Gro, Corsair Gaming, CF Indus, Gap Inc, Hub Group.


Short Names on Our "Workbench": Scotts Miracle-Gro, Corsair Gaming, CF Indus, Gap Inc, Hub Group.

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CF Industries Holdings, Inc. manufactures and distributes nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer products globally. The Company's principal products in the nitrogen segment are ammonia, urea, urea ammonium nitrate solution, ammonium nitrate, diesel exhaust fluid and aqua ammonia. The principal products in the phosphate segment are diammonium phosphate and  monoammonium phosphate.

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CF Industries: The Top 6 Influences on Its Performance for 2025 & the Future!

CF Industries recently reported its first-quarter 2025 results, showing a robust financial performance, which is attributed to favorable global...

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CF Industries: Growth of Low Carbon Ammonia to Reinforce Leadership Position In Green Transitions!

CF Industries reported strong financial performance for the full year and fourth quarter of 2024, with a full-year adjusted EBITDA of $2.3 billion...

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CF Industries: Will Its Expansion Into Clean Energy Projects Be A Breakthrough Move? - Major Drivers

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. recently announced its financial performance for the first nine months, including the third quarter of 2024. The...

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CF Industries: Dealing With Geopolitical and International Market Dynamics! - Major Drivers

CF Industries reported notable operational and financial results for the first half and second quarter of 2024, reflecting strong performance...

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Short Names on Our "Workbench": Scotts Miracle-Gro, Corsair Gaming, CF Indus, Gap Inc, Hub Group.

Short names on our workbench (under research) provide a window into our idea generation process. Today, we are flagging They are: Scotts Miracle...

Eric Fernandez, CFA

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