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>DoorDash delivered a mixed result with revenues above market expectations given its single-minded focus on building scale.</li><li>U.S. convenience and grocery business rose 60% year on year in Q4, continually growing at significantly faster rates than restaurants.</li><li>However, all the revenue growth came for a price as the company’s losses were significantly wider than Wall Street expectations.</li></ul>

DoorDash delivered a mixed result with revenues above market expectations given its single-minded focus on building scale.U.S. convenience and grocery business rose 60% year on year in Q4, continually growing at significantly faster rates than restaurants.However, all the revenue growth came for a price as the company’s losses were significantly wider than Wall Street expectations.

DoorDash Inc.: Entry Into Reverse Logistics & Other Drivers

ASEAN Insight Provider, CrossASEAN Research

Angus Mackintosh

ASEAN Insight Provider

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/grab-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26950:1" rel="noopener">Grab Holdings (GRAB US)</a> 4Q2022 numbers late last week made encouraging reading with revenues exceeding expectations significantly despite slow GMV growth in the quarter, as it maintained regional category leadership.</li>
<li>The company saw continued improvement in segment-adjusted EBITDA margins in 4Q2022 versus 3Q2022 for both mobility and deliveries, with the latter making significant progress towards steady-state margins. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/grab-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26950:1" rel="noopener">Grab</a>'s relatively high regional cost remains a drag but should stabilise here and outside this, it looks to be firmly on track to accelerate profitably. </li>
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Grab Holdings (GRAB US) 4Q2022 numbers late last week made encouraging reading with revenues exceeding expectations significantly despite slow GMV growth in the quarter, as it maintained regional category leadership.
The company saw continued improvement in segment-adjusted EBITDA margins in 4Q2022 versus 3Q2022 for both mobility and deliveries, with the latter making significant progress towards steady-state margins. 

Grab's relatively high regional cost remains a drag but should stabilise here and outside this, it looks to be firmly on track to accelerate profitably. 


Grab (GRAB US) - Moving Towards Steady State

Telco/Internet specialist

Kirk Boodry

Redex Research

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<li>In this deep dive report, we initiate coverage on Softbank Group with a ¥6,300 target price and Neutral recommendation</li>
<li>We are cautious on global tech and consider that the main risk to the story but a recovery in China sentiment provides some offset</li>
<li>For Q3 results next week, we expect the defensive theme of the last two quarters to continue</li>
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In this deep dive report, we initiate coverage on Softbank Group with a ¥6,300 target price and Neutral recommendation
We are cautious on global tech and consider that the main risk to the story but a recovery in China sentiment provides some offset
For Q3 results next week, we expect the defensive theme of the last two quarters to continue


Softbank Group (Neutral) - Japan’s Global Tech Play: Initiation of Coverage and Q3 Preview

<ul><li>This is our first report on DoorDash, the largest online food aggregator in the U.S.</li><li>The company is a market leader in its domain and has demonstrated incredible resilience.</li><li>Even in the last quarter, its market revenues have increased significantly despite the oil crisis, relatively persistent inflation, and the European war.</li></ul>

This is our first report on DoorDash, the largest online food aggregator in the U.S.The company is a market leader in its domain and has demonstrated incredible resilience.Even in the last quarter, its market revenues have increased significantly despite the oil crisis, relatively persistent inflation, and the European war.

DoorDash Inc.: Initiation of Coverage – Recent Collaborations & Other Drivers

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<li>Our recent update with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/grab-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26950:1" rel="noopener">Grab (GRAB US)</a> management revealed a number of interesting product-led initiatives that will drive future growth and customer retention as well as save on costs. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/grab-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26950:1" rel="noopener">Grab (GRAB US)</a> has already seen significant progress on Grab Unlimited given its link to promos plus it is focusing on higher-spending customers to reduce the need for subsidies.</li>
<li>The company's valuations look attractive relative to growth and considering it is moving more quickly towards profitability plus it has more than ample cash to make it there.</li>
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Our recent update with Grab (GRAB US) management revealed a number of interesting product-led initiatives that will drive future growth and customer retention as well as save on costs. 

Grab (GRAB US) has already seen significant progress on Grab Unlimited given its link to promos plus it is focusing on higher-spending customers to reduce the need for subsidies.
The company's valuations look attractive relative to growth and considering it is moving more quickly towards profitability plus it has more than ample cash to make it there.


Grab (GRAB IJ) - Moving Forward on a Number of Fronts

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DoorDash, Inc. provides restaurant food delivery services. The Company develops technology to connect customers with merchants through an on-demand food delivery application. DoorDash serves customers in the United States.

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