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

Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>This is our first report on Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.</li>
<li>The company's Fiscal 2024 second quarter exhibited a mix of positives and negatives that provide a balanced perspective for potential investors.</li>
<li>Beginning with the positives, the company's performance reflected a positive operational momentum that has resulted in a growth in revenues and adjusted operating income.</li>
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This is our first report on Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.
The company's Fiscal 2024 second quarter exhibited a mix of positives and negatives that provide a balanced perspective for potential investors.
Beginning with the positives, the company's performance reflected a positive operational momentum that has resulted in a growth in revenues and adjusted operating income.


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TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst, Obex Capital Research

Aaron Gabin

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research

Obex Capital Research

“Obex” is Latin for Barriers to Entry. Obex Capital Management’s investment philosophy is driven by an intense focus on which business model’s Barriers to Entry are able to withstand the ever increasing competitive disruption in the TMT and Consumer Sectors.

<div><p>Our investment philosophy attracts us to investing behind THE major secular trend in the world today…offline to online transition of massive TAMs. Even the largest TAMs in the world – groceries, entertainment, autos, commerce, finance, real estate, etc. are still incredibly early in the long term re-platforming of how the global economy functions, but <span>COVID has turbocharged these trends. Gambling has been online in Europe and Australia and parts of Asia for a few years now, but the US is jusssst scratching the surface. We think DraftKings is a great long term holding and had a good tactical entry point yesterday when we wrote this...it was up 9% today on news that Illinois (~4% of the US population) had reinstated remote registration for online gambling, just ahead of the start of NFL season. We think there's still 15%+ upside in our base case, and 56% in our bull case. </span></p></div><div></div><div class="content-highlight"><p>Obex’s fundamental research process is focused on secular change in the TMT and Consumer sectors. We seek to differentiate between fundamental business analysis and security analysis. Before deciding if a security’s pricing and positioning merit a long or short position, we analyze the four pillars of business fundamentals (Secular Factors, TAM, Competitive Advantage, Business Model) in order to determine if this is a “good” or “not so good” opportunity.</p></div>

Our investment philosophy attracts us to investing behind THE major secular trend in the world today…offline to online transition of massive TAMs. Even the largest TAMs in the world – groceries, entertainment, autos, commerce, finance, real estate, etc. are still incredibly early in the long term re-platforming of how the global economy functions, but COVID has turbocharged these trends. Gambling has been online in Europe and Australia and parts of Asia for a few years now, but the US is jusssst scratching the surface. We think DraftKings is a great long term holding and had a good tactical entry point yesterday when we wrote this...it was up 9% today on news that Illinois (~4% of the US population) had reinstated remote registration for online gambling, just ahead of the start of NFL season. We think there's still 15%+ upside in our base case, and 56% in our bull case. Obex’s fundamental research process is focused on secular change in the TMT and Consumer sectors. We seek to differentiate between fundamental business analysis and security analysis. Before deciding if a security’s pricing and positioning merit a long or short position, we analyze the four pillars of business fundamentals (Secular Factors, TAM, Competitive Advantage, Business Model) in order to determine if this is a “good” or “not so good” opportunity.

Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Supun Walpola

Equity Analyst

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

Event-Driven

<p>Bloomberg reported last week that <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wanda-sports-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28119:1" rel="noopener">Wanda Sports Group (WSG US)</a> (Wanda) is planning to sell its Ironman brand (under which it operates IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon events globally) for $1bn. Bloomberg’s report stated that Wanda Sports is working with an adviser to determine whether or not to proceed with the sale, adding that the company has already had discussions with interested private equity buyers.</p><p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qjxxYoL7nSU" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p><div style="text-align: left;" class="content-caption">Source: Youtube</div><div class="content-highlight"><p>At an EV/Revenue multiple of 10x (versus the peer average of 5x) the expected $1bn valuation for Ironman seems to be on the expensive side. Hence, there is a good chance that the transaction would eventually go through at a lower price. However, it is doubtful as to whether Wanda would be willing to sell Ironman at a lower price, given that proceeds are presumably expected to cover its loan commitments worth c.$1bn maturing over the next two years.</p></div>

Bloomberg reported last week that Wanda Sports Group (WSG US) (Wanda) is planning to sell its Ironman brand (under which it operates IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon events globally) for $1bn. Bloomberg’s report stated that Wanda Sports is working with an adviser to determine whether or not to proceed with the sale, adding that the company has already had discussions with interested private equity buyers.Source: YoutubeAt an EV/Revenue multiple of 10x (versus the peer average of 5x) the expected $1bn valuation for Ironman seems to be on the expensive side. Hence, there is a good chance that the transaction would eventually go through at a lower price. However, it is doubtful as to whether Wanda would be willing to sell Ironman at a lower price, given that proceeds are presumably expected to cover its loan commitments worth c.$1bn maturing over the next two years.

Wanda Sports: Ironman Offer Seems Expensive But Would Do Well for Solvency If Goes Through

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Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. is a professional sports company that owns and operates sports franchises.

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