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<ul><li>Cummins delivered a mixed set of results for the quarter, surpassing the revenue expectations of Wall Street but missing out on earnings.</li><li>Also, through its subsidiary Meritor, Cummins announced the completion of its acquisition of the commercial vehicles business of Siemens.</li><li>Demand for the products of the company remained quite strong across its key regions and markets, which resulted in strong revenue in this quarter.</li></ul>

Cummins delivered a mixed set of results for the quarter, surpassing the revenue expectations of Wall Street but missing out on earnings.Also, through its subsidiary Meritor, Cummins announced the completion of its acquisition of the commercial vehicles business of Siemens.Demand for the products of the company remained quite strong across its key regions and markets, which resulted in strong revenue in this quarter.

Cummins Inc: Acquisition Of Siemens’ Commercial Vehicles Business & Other Drivers

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Cummins delivered a third consecutive all-around beat in a quarter that was marked by a number of significant developments including many ke partnerships.</li><li>The company announced partnerships with Daimler Truck, Scania, and North America for delivering fuel cell electric powertrains for heavy-duty truck applications, with Komatsu on developing haulage equipment zero-emission which includes hydrogen fuel cell solutions for the large mining haul truck applications.</li><li>It also achieved a significant milestone in the quarter related to two acquisitions, namely Meritor and Jacobs Vehicle Systems.</li></ul>

Cummins delivered a third consecutive all-around beat in a quarter that was marked by a number of significant developments including many ke partnerships.The company announced partnerships with Daimler Truck, Scania, and North America for delivering fuel cell electric powertrains for heavy-duty truck applications, with Komatsu on developing haulage equipment zero-emission which includes hydrogen fuel cell solutions for the large mining haul truck applications.It also achieved a significant milestone in the quarter related to two acquisitions, namely Meritor and Jacobs Vehicle Systems.

Cummins Inc: The Meritor Acquisition & Other Drivers

<ul><li>Cummins continued its steady, mid-single-digit growth trajectory since the start of 2022 and reported a revenue of $6.4 billion, up 5% from the previous year.</li><li>Due to a sharp slowdown in China, the company’s international revenues fell by 3% but sales in North America increased by 12%.</li><li>The company’s international top-line was negatively impacted by 2% due to unfavourable currency movements.</li></ul>

Cummins continued its steady, mid-single-digit growth trajectory since the start of 2022 and reported a revenue of $6.4 billion, up 5% from the previous year.Due to a sharp slowdown in China, the company’s international revenues fell by 3% but sales in North America increased by 12%.The company’s international top-line was negatively impacted by 2% due to unfavourable currency movements.

Cummins Inc.: The Daimler Collaboration & Other Developments

AlphaSituations-Event/Catalyst Driven Research, AlphaSituations

Robert Sassoon

AlphaSituations-Event/Catalyst Driven Research

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Event-Driven

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<li>The 18% spread suggests there the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/apollo-global-management-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28770:1" rel="noopener">Apollo Global Management Inc (APO US)</a> / <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tenneco-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6260:1" rel="noopener">Tenneco Inc (TEN US)</a> transaction is fraught with risks which, we believe, are more imaginary than real</li>
<li>With TEN shareholders expected to approve the merger next week, we assess regulatory obstacles low and the risk of APO reconsidering the transaction unlikely except in the most unexpected circumstances   </li>
<li>Overall we believe the risk-reward for arbs skews to the attractive with the opportunity to game IRRs in excess of 30%</li>
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The 18% spread suggests there the Apollo Global Management Inc (APO US) / Tenneco Inc (TEN US) transaction is fraught with risks which, we believe, are more imaginary than real
With TEN shareholders expected to approve the merger next week, we assess regulatory obstacles low and the risk of APO reconsidering the transaction unlikely except in the most unexpected circumstances   
Overall we believe the risk-reward for arbs skews to the attractive with the opportunity to game IRRs in excess of 30%


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Credit

<ul><li>Cummins had a good top-line performance in 2021, as a result of the economic recovery and a high demand for its products.</li><li>The management has also taken several steps to improve their margins in 2022 including cost optimization and improved efficiency in operations.</li><li>We also carry out an objective analysis of the company’s industry risks, ESG risks, management risks, forex risks, concentration risks, and so on, in order to arrive at our Credit Evaluation Score.</li></ul>

Cummins had a good top-line performance in 2021, as a result of the economic recovery and a high demand for its products.The management has also taken several steps to improve their margins in 2022 including cost optimization and improved efficiency in operations.We also carry out an objective analysis of the company’s industry risks, ESG risks, management risks, forex risks, concentration risks, and so on, in order to arrive at our Credit Evaluation Score.

Cummins Inc.: Detailed Credit Analysis & Financial Strength Evaluation Report

United States

Cummins Inc. designs, manufactures, distributes and services diesel and natural gas engines. The Company also manufactures electric power generation systems and engine-related component products, including filtration and exhaust aftertreatment, fuel systems, controls, and air handling systems.

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