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>eBay Inc. reported a strong performance for the third quarter of 2024, showcasing a balance between executing targeted growth strategies and maintaining operational efficiency.</li><li>The company continued its momentum from the previous quarters, driven by focused category expansion and strategic geographic initiatives.</li><li>Gross merchandise volume (GMV) grew modestly by over 1% to $18.3 billion, which was accompanied by a revenue increase of more than 3% to $2.58 billion.</li></ul>

eBay Inc. reported a strong performance for the third quarter of 2024, showcasing a balance between executing targeted growth strategies and maintaining operational efficiency.The company continued its momentum from the previous quarters, driven by focused category expansion and strategic geographic initiatives.Gross merchandise volume (GMV) grew modestly by over 1% to $18.3 billion, which was accompanied by a revenue increase of more than 3% to $2.58 billion.

eBay Inc.: What Are Their Enhanced Monetization Strategies? - Major Drivers

Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

Overseas Chinese Equities

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

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<li>Temu as a subsidiary of PDD becomes the second largest global e-commerce website.</li>
<li>Meituan merges departments into fewer business units to cut expenses further.</li>
<li>Mercedes-Benz left the joint venture with BYD, as its high end products are not as popular as Tesla models.</li>
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Temu as a subsidiary of PDD becomes the second largest global e-commerce website.
Meituan merges departments into fewer business units to cut expenses further.
Mercedes-Benz left the joint venture with BYD, as its high end products are not as popular as Tesla models.


China Consumption Weekly (30 Sep 2024): PDD, Meituan, BYD, Benz, Miniso, Yonghui

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher, ORTEX

Dimitris Ioannidis

US-EU Index Rebalances / Quantitative Researcher

Global Financial Data and Analytics Platform

ORTEX

ORTEX is a global financial data and analytics platform providing real-time securities lending and short interest data, index rebalance data, holdings and insider transactions, trading signals, corporate actions and news,  stock machine learning and factor scores and other analytics. The majority of the data are downloadable and accessible through APIs.

Event-Driven

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc / Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/monolithic-power-systems-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2088:1" rel="noopener">Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR US)</a> is a direct addition followed by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/applovin-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32989:1" rel="noopener">AppLovin (APP US)</a> which is a conditional addition but close to be direct. Demand is ~$1.8bn and ~3.5 ADV.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dollar-tree-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10913:1" rel="noopener">Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR US)</a> is a direct deletion with the highest exclusion probability as it is  ranked above the exit rank of 125. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/super-micro-computer-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7921:1" rel="noopener">Super Micro Computer (SMCI US)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/arm-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21816:1" rel="noopener">ARM Holdings (ARM US)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/moderna-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28744:1" rel="noopener">Moderna (MRNA US)</a> are amongst the prioritized constituents preventing eligible candidates from entering the index. </li>
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Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR US) is a direct addition followed by AppLovin (APP US) which is a conditional addition but close to be direct. Demand is ~$1.8bn and ~3.5 ADV.

Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR US) is a direct deletion with the highest exclusion probability as it is  ranked above the exit rank of 125. 

Super Micro Computer (SMCI US) , ARM Holdings (ARM US) and Moderna (MRNA US) are amongst the prioritized constituents preventing eligible candidates from entering the index. 


Nasdaq-100 December 2024 Forecasts: Monolithic Power & AppLovin It; Dollar Tree Needs Watering

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research, Blue Lotus Research Institute

Ying Pan

Blue Lotus Non US Internet research

China growth and global non-US Internet equities

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Blue Lotus Research is a Hong Kong Type 4 Licensed investment advisory firm focusing on Chinese growth equities and global non-US Internet equities

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>NTES US/BABA US: NPPA Released August Domestic Game Code Approvals.(+/+)</li>
<li>700 HK: 700 HK: &lt;Honor of Kings&gt; July Grossing Up 26% MoM. (+)</li>
<li>BABA US: Alibaba backed AI-startup launches video and music generation model (+)</li>
</ul>


NTES US/BABA US: NPPA Released August Domestic Game Code Approvals.(+/+)
700 HK: 700 HK: &lt;Honor of Kings&gt; July Grossing Up 26% MoM. (+)
BABA US: Alibaba backed AI-startup launches video and music generation model (+)


[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:NTESUS/BABAUS/700HK/PDDUS/JDUS/VIPSUS/1810HK/SHEIN/WMTUS/4385JP/EBAYUS

<ul><li>eBay Inc.'s second quarter 2024 financial results highlight a mixed back but suggest a strategic trajectory aimed at sustainable, long-term growth.</li><li>The company reported a 2% increase in revenue to $2.57 billion and a 1% growth in Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) to $18.4 billion.</li><li>The Non-GAAP operating margin improved to 27.9%, reflecting a disciplined approach to cost control and enhanced operational efficiency.</li></ul>

eBay Inc.'s second quarter 2024 financial results highlight a mixed back but suggest a strategic trajectory aimed at sustainable, long-term growth.The company reported a 2% increase in revenue to $2.57 billion and a 1% growth in Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) to $18.4 billion.The Non-GAAP operating margin improved to 27.9%, reflecting a disciplined approach to cost control and enhanced operational efficiency.

eBay Inc.: Enhanced Focus on Advertising and Monetization Strategies! - Major Drivers

United States

eBay Inc. operates an online trading community.  The Company's service is used by buyers and sellers for the exchange of products and services such as coins, collectibles, computers, memorabilia, stamps and toys, as well as concert and sporting tickets.  eBay also offers, through a subsidiary, secure online payment services.

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eBay Inc.: What Are Their Enhanced Monetization Strategies? - Major Drivers

eBay Inc. reported a strong performance for the third quarter of 2024, showcasing a balance between executing targeted growth strategies and...

Baptista Research

China Consumption Weekly (30 Sep 2024): PDD, Meituan, BYD, Benz, Miniso, Yonghui

Temu becomes the second largest global e-commerce website. Meituan merges departments to cut expenses. Mercedes-Benz left the joint venture with...

Ming Lu

Nasdaq-100 December 2024 Forecasts: Monolithic Power & AppLovin It; Dollar Tree Needs Watering

MPWR and APP are the top candidates for inclusion with an average forecasted demand at nearly $2bn and 3.5 ADV, while DLTR and ILMN face a high...

Dimitris Ioannidis

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:NTESUS/BABAUS/700HK/PDDUS/JDUS/VIPSUS/1810HK/SHEIN/WMTUS/4385JP/EBAYUS

NPPA approves new games, Honor of Kings sees revenue increase, Alibaba-backed AI startup introduces new model for video and music generation.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

eBay Inc.: Enhanced Focus on Advertising and Monetization Strategies! - Major Drivers

eBay Inc.'s second quarter 2024 financial results highlight a mixed back but suggest a strategic trajectory aimed at sustainable, long-term...

Baptista Research

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eBay Inc.: What Are Their Enhanced Monetization Strategies? - Major Drivers

eBay Inc. reported a strong performance for the third quarter of 2024, showcasing a balance between executing targeted growth strategies and...

Baptista Research

China Consumption Weekly (30 Sep 2024): PDD, Meituan, BYD, Benz, Miniso, Yonghui

Temu becomes the second largest global e-commerce website. Meituan merges departments to cut expenses. Mercedes-Benz left the joint venture with...

Ming Lu

Nasdaq-100 December 2024 Forecasts: Monolithic Power & AppLovin It; Dollar Tree Needs Watering

​MPWR and APP are the top candidates for inclusion with an average forecasted demand at nearly $2bn and 3.5 ADV, while DLTR and ILMN face a high...

Dimitris Ioannidis

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:NTESUS/BABAUS/700HK/PDDUS/JDUS/VIPSUS/1810HK/SHEIN/WMTUS/4385JP/EBAYUS

​NPPA approves new games, Honor of Kings sees revenue increase, Alibaba-backed AI startup introduces new model for video and music generation.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

eBay Inc.: Enhanced Focus on Advertising and Monetization Strategies! - Major Drivers

eBay Inc.'s second quarter 2024 financial results highlight a mixed back but suggest a strategic trajectory aimed at sustainable, long-term...

Baptista Research

MPWR and APP are the top candidates for inclusion with an average forecasted demand at nearly $2bn and 3.5 ADV, while DLTR and ILMN face a high...

NPPA approves new games, Honor of Kings sees revenue increase, Alibaba-backed AI startup introduces new model for video and music generation.