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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>The Gap, Inc. delivered a mixed result in the quarter, with revenues below expectations but surpassed the analyst consensus regarding earnings.</li><li>The company continued to enhance its cash flows and strengthen its balance sheet by reducing inventory by 29% year over year, generating over $300 million in free cash flow.</li><li>Second quarter sales were down in the mid- to high single digits, with net sales of $3.5 billion, down 8% from last year.</li></ul>

The Gap, Inc. delivered a mixed result in the quarter, with revenues below expectations but surpassed the analyst consensus regarding earnings.The company continued to enhance its cash flows and strengthen its balance sheet by reducing inventory by 29% year over year, generating over $300 million in free cash flow.Second quarter sales were down in the mid- to high single digits, with net sales of $3.5 billion, down 8% from last year.

The Gap Inc.: A Bold Strategy To Strengthen Their Balance Sheet! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Gap delivered a mixed set of results in its most recent result, with revenues falling short of Wall Street expectations but above-par earnings.</li><li>Total sales for the Gap Brand were $692 million, down 1% from last year, mostly due to store closures in North America.</li><li>The company further collaborated with Mattel to launch a series of product releases, beginning with the Gap x Barbie collection.</li></ul>

Gap delivered a mixed set of results in its most recent result, with revenues falling short of Wall Street expectations but above-par earnings.Total sales for the Gap Brand were $692 million, down 1% from last year, mostly due to store closures in North America.The company further collaborated with Mattel to launch a series of product releases, beginning with the Gap x Barbie collection.

The Gap Inc.: Reinventing Banana Republic

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

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Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

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<li>Over the past two weeks, we have been steadfast in our belief that this current rally/short squeeze is likely to fizzle in the 4100-4165 area on the S&amp;P 500.</li>
<li>There has yet to be any meaningful deterioration and we cannot rule out the SPX reaching higher, potentially for 4300-4325 (August 2022 highs).</li>
<li>We continue to preach caution and believe upside is limited on the market indexes. Any combination of a continued strong labor market or hotter-than-expected inflation could upset the market.</li>
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Over the past two weeks, we have been steadfast in our belief that this current rally/short squeeze is likely to fizzle in the 4100-4165 area on the S&amp;P 500.
There has yet to be any meaningful deterioration and we cannot rule out the SPX reaching higher, potentially for 4300-4325 (August 2022 highs).
We continue to preach caution and believe upside is limited on the market indexes. Any combination of a continued strong labor market or hotter-than-expected inflation could upset the market.


Downgrading Energy; SPX Final Reach Up to 4300-4325?; Buys in Restaurants, Retailers, Industrials

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<li>The SPX, $IWM, $QQQ continue to have trouble breaking above their 200-day MAs and YTD downtrends, while the DJIA has been unable to sustain a breakout above 34,280.</li>
<li>With that said, all four of these indexes are consolidating within tight ranges just below the aforementioned resistance levels, building energy for the eventual breakdown or breakout.</li>
<li>We still recommend shifting exposure to defensives (Staples,Utilities,Health Care) and/or taking profits following this rally, but we cannot rule out potential for major upside breakouts. We discuss specific levels below.</li>
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The SPX, $IWM, $QQQ continue to have trouble breaking above their 200-day MAs and YTD downtrends, while the DJIA has been unable to sustain a breakout above 34,280.
With that said, all four of these indexes are consolidating within tight ranges just below the aforementioned resistance levels, building energy for the eventual breakdown or breakout.
We still recommend shifting exposure to defensives (Staples,Utilities,Health Care) and/or taking profits following this rally, but we cannot rule out potential for major upside breakouts. We discuss specific levels below.


Today's Fed Day to Determine Next Big Market Move? SPX Key Levels: 4100 and 3910

Equity Capital Markets

<ul><li>Gap delivered a strong set of results in the quarter surpassing Wall Street expectations in terms of revenues as well as earnings.</li><li>The company has taken steps to maximize profitability and cash flow while rebalancing and lowering inventory to drive short-term and long-term improvements across its entire business.</li><li>However, the company is proving strength in lifestyle segments, which are growing at an accelerated rate in the current market.</li></ul>

Gap delivered a strong set of results in the quarter surpassing Wall Street expectations in terms of revenues as well as earnings.The company has taken steps to maximize profitability and cash flow while rebalancing and lowering inventory to drive short-term and long-term improvements across its entire business.However, the company is proving strength in lifestyle segments, which are growing at an accelerated rate in the current market.

Gap Inc: Gap Store On Amazon & Other Developments

United States

The Gap, Inc., is an international specialty retailer operating retail and outlet stores.  The Company sells casual apparel, accessories and personal care products for men, women, and children. The Gap operates stores in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Ireland, and Japan.

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The Gap Inc.: A Bold Strategy To Strengthen Their Balance Sheet! - Major Drivers

The Gap, Inc. delivered a mixed result in the quarter, with revenues below expectations but surpassed the analyst consensus regarding...

Baptista Research

The Gap Inc.: Reinventing Banana Republic

Gap delivered a mixed set of results in its most recent result, with revenues falling short of Wall Street expectations but above-par...

Baptista Research

Downgrading Energy; SPX Final Reach Up to 4300-4325?; Buys in Restaurants, Retailers, Industrials

We have expected this squeeze to fizzle in the 4100-4165 $SPX area, but with no meaningful deterioration, we could see the $SPX reach for 4300-4325...

Vermilion Research

Today's Fed Day to Determine Next Big Market Move? SPX Key Levels: 4100 and 3910

4100 is clear resistance to watch on the $SPX, while support continues to be at 3910; this has been the range for a month. We lean breakdown below...

Vermilion Research

Gap Inc: Gap Store On Amazon & Other Developments

Gap delivered a strong set of results in the quarter surpassing Wall Street expectations in terms of revenues as well as earnings. The company has...

Baptista Research

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