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>The Kraft Heinz Company delivered a decent Q4 and its management expressed optimism about the company's prospects in 2024.</li><li>Assuring his belief in Kraft Heinz delivering solid results, he affirmed expectations for driving top-line growth, returning to positive volumes, expanding gross margins and operating margins, and making strategic investments in their business.</li><li>Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.</li></ul>

The Kraft Heinz Company delivered a decent Q4 and its management expressed optimism about the company's prospects in 2024.Assuring his belief in Kraft Heinz delivering solid results, he affirmed expectations for driving top-line growth, returning to positive volumes, expanding gross margins and operating margins, and making strategic investments in their business.Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different factors that could influence the company's price in the near future and attempts to carry out an independent valuation of the company using a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) methodology.

The Kraft Heinz Company: Is Its Expansion In Foodservice & Emerging Markets The Biggest Catalyst For Medium-Term Growth? - Major Drivers

<ul><li>The Kraft Heinz Company delivered a mixed set of results for the previous quarter, with revenues well below analyst expectations but managed earnings beat.</li><li>Kraft Heinz's latest earnings call reveals a company strategically navigating through a dynamic market environment with a focus on sustainable, profitable growth.</li><li>Financially, Kraft Heinz's approach to capital allocation remains conservative, prioritizing dividend, maintaining investment grade, and focusing on organic growth.</li></ul>

The Kraft Heinz Company delivered a mixed set of results for the previous quarter, with revenues well below analyst expectations but managed earnings beat.Kraft Heinz's latest earnings call reveals a company strategically navigating through a dynamic market environment with a focus on sustainable, profitable growth.Financially, Kraft Heinz's approach to capital allocation remains conservative, prioritizing dividend, maintaining investment grade, and focusing on organic growth.

The Kraft Heinz Company: Innovating in a Challenging Market - Their Strategies Unveiled! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>The Kraft Heinz Company delivered a mixed result in the recent quarter, with revenues below market expectations but managed to surpass the analyst consensus regarding earnings.</li><li>Although price gaps remained wider than what the Kraft Heinz management would have liked throughout the quarter, the company still managed to deliver mid-single-digit top-line growth that was within the team's expectations.</li><li>Their strategies started to work, producing better outcomes throughout the quarter, creating momentum for the second half of the year.</li></ul>

The Kraft Heinz Company delivered a mixed result in the recent quarter, with revenues below market expectations but managed to surpass the analyst consensus regarding earnings.Although price gaps remained wider than what the Kraft Heinz management would have liked throughout the quarter, the company still managed to deliver mid-single-digit top-line growth that was within the team's expectations.Their strategies started to work, producing better outcomes throughout the quarter, creating momentum for the second half of the year.

The Kraft Heinz Company: Mid-Single Digit Growth Strategy Revealed! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Kraft Heinz delivered a positive result and managed an all-around beat in the last quarter.</li><li>In the quarter, the company introduced It Has to be HEINZ, a new worldwide campaign that represents the brand's first unification under a single creative approach.</li><li>We give The Kraft Heinz Company a 'Hold' rating with a revised target price.</li></ul>

Kraft Heinz delivered a positive result and managed an all-around beat in the last quarter.In the quarter, the company introduced It Has to be HEINZ, a new worldwide campaign that represents the brand's first unification under a single creative approach.We give The Kraft Heinz Company a 'Hold' rating with a revised target price.

The Kraft Heinz Company: Winning the Market with Their Easy Meals and Taste Elevation! – Key Drivers

Research from Asian Century Stocks, Asian Century Stocks

Michael Fritzell

Research from Asian Century Stocks

Providing financial journalism in the Asia-Pacific

Asian Century Stocks

Asian Century Stocks is a newsletter providing financial journalism for companies and stocks in the Asia-Pacific. 
The Asian Century Stocks logotype “百” stands for “one hundred” or a “century”. The economic centre of gravity is moving towards Asia. Yet most global investors are missing out.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>
In the past year, cocoa prices have spiked to elevated levels.
</li>
<li>
The culprit has been heavy rainfall in West Africa, leading to poor cocoa crops.
</li>
<li>
There’s nothing suggesting that the tightness in the cocoa market will end anytime soon. 
</li>
</ul>



In the past year, cocoa prices have spiked to elevated levels.


The culprit has been heavy rainfall in West Africa, leading to poor cocoa crops.


There’s nothing suggesting that the tightness in the cocoa market will end anytime soon. 



United States

The Kraft Heinz Company provides food services. The Company offers foods including ketchup, sauces, meals, snacks, and other food products.

Kraft Heinz Co (KHC US)

The Kraft Heinz Company: Is Its Expansion In Foodservice & Emerging Markets The Biggest Catalyst For Medium-Term Growth? - Major Drivers

The Kraft Heinz Company delivered a decent Q4 and its management expressed optimism about the company's prospects in 2024. Assuring his belief in...

Baptista Research

The Kraft Heinz Company: Innovating in a Challenging Market - Their Strategies Unveiled! - Major Drivers

The Kraft Heinz Company delivered a mixed set of results for the previous quarter, with revenues well below analyst expectations but managed...

Baptista Research

The Kraft Heinz Company: Mid-Single Digit Growth Strategy Revealed! - Major Drivers

The Kraft Heinz Company delivered a mixed result in the recent quarter, with revenues below market expectations but managed to surpass the analyst...

Baptista Research

The Kraft Heinz Company: Winning the Market with Their Easy Meals and Taste Elevation! – Key Drivers

Kraft Heinz delivered a positive result and managed an all-around beat in the last quarter. In the quarter, the company introduced It Has to be...

Baptista Research

The cocoa question

In the past year, cocoa prices have spiked to elevated levels. The culprit has been heavy rainfall in West Africa, leading to poor cocoa crops.

Asian Century Stocks