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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.

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<ul><li>The Markel Group presented its second quarter 2024 results, showcasing positive contributions from its three key operational engines: insurance, investments, and ventures.</li><li>Thomas Gayner, the CEO, was joined by CFO Brian Costanzo and Jeremy Noble, the President of Insurance Operations, to discuss the financial outcomes and operational progress.</li><li>The insurance segment of The Markel Group saw a profitability improvement due to better underwriting practices, despite facing inflation and rising loss costs across various business classes.</li></ul>

The Markel Group presented its second quarter 2024 results, showcasing positive contributions from its three key operational engines: insurance, investments, and ventures.Thomas Gayner, the CEO, was joined by CFO Brian Costanzo and Jeremy Noble, the President of Insurance Operations, to discuss the financial outcomes and operational progress.The insurance segment of The Markel Group saw a profitability improvement due to better underwriting practices, despite facing inflation and rising loss costs across various business classes.

Markel Corporation: The Story Of Expanding International Operations and Product Lines! - Major Drivers

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<li>There were no changes to the portfolio in June.</li>
<li>The two major news among my holdings come from Norbit and Lindbergh.</li>
<li>Norbit acquired Innomar, a market leader in sub-bottom profilers in the maritime industry, to strengthen their oceans segment product offering.</li>
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There were no changes to the portfolio in June.
The two major news among my holdings come from Norbit and Lindbergh.
Norbit acquired Innomar, a market leader in sub-bottom profilers in the maritime industry, to strengthen their oceans segment product offering.


<ul><li>Markel Group reported its first-quarter 2024 results displaying a promising start to the year.</li><li>The organization managed to achieve substantial growth in revenues and operating income, attributed to successful results from all three of their operating divisions: Insurance, Investments, and Markel Ventures.</li><li>Total revenues saw a 23% increase, reaching $4.5 billion, while operating income witnessed an impressive 77% increase to $1.3 billion.</li></ul>

Markel Group reported its first-quarter 2024 results displaying a promising start to the year.The organization managed to achieve substantial growth in revenues and operating income, attributed to successful results from all three of their operating divisions: Insurance, Investments, and Markel Ventures.Total revenues saw a 23% increase, reaching $4.5 billion, while operating income witnessed an impressive 77% increase to $1.3 billion.

Markel Corporation: Initiation of Coverage -  What Is Its Core Business Strategy? - Major Drivers

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Welcome back to the portfolio updates series!
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I recently read Michael J. Mauboussin’s book, More Than You Know, which is full of practical investment lessons drawn from various fields not necessarily related to investing.
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The quote below is from a chapter discussing market efficiency and cautioning investors against misusing behavioral finance to conclude that humans are irrational, and therefore, markets must be irrational as well.
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Welcome back to the portfolio updates series!


I recently read Michael J. Mauboussin’s book, More Than You Know, which is full of practical investment lessons drawn from various fields not necessarily related to investing.


The quote below is from a chapter discussing market efficiency and cautioning investors against misusing behavioral finance to conclude that humans are irrational, and therefore, markets must be irrational as well.



<ul><li>I recently came across a thought-provoking blog post by Andrew Walker on his YAVB discussing the possibility of a bubble forming in quality stocks.</li><li>Although Andrew acknowledged that the title might be seen as provocative, he raised valid concerns about the potential challenges of achieving satisfactory returns in the future by investing in quality-growth-at-a-reasonable-price stocks, given their lofty valuations.</li><li>As an example, he pointed to Costco, which is presently trading at a P/E ratio of 50 despite its long-term expected growth rate only slightly surpassing that of the US GDP.</li></ul>

I recently came across a thought-provoking blog post by Andrew Walker on his YAVB discussing the possibility of a bubble forming in quality stocks.Although Andrew acknowledged that the title might be seen as provocative, he raised valid concerns about the potential challenges of achieving satisfactory returns in the future by investing in quality-growth-at-a-reasonable-price stocks, given their lofty valuations.As an example, he pointed to Costco, which is presently trading at a P/E ratio of 50 despite its long-term expected growth rate only slightly surpassing that of the US GDP.

United States

Markel Corporation markets and underwrites specialty insurance products and programs to a variety of niche markets.  The Company also underwrites a diverse property, casualty, marine, and aviation insurance and reinsurance business on a worldwide basis.

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Markel Corp (MKL US)

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The Markel Group presented its second quarter 2024 results, showcasing positive contributions from its three key operational engines: insurance,...

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There were no changes to the portfolio in June. The two major news among my holdings come from Norbit and Lindbergh. Norbit acquired Innomar...

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Markel Corporation: Initiation of Coverage - What Is Its Core Business Strategy? - Major Drivers

Markel Group reported its first-quarter 2024 results displaying a promising start to the year. The organization managed to achieve substantial...

Baptista Research

Portfolio Update: May 2024

Welcome back to the portfolio updates series! I recently read Michael J. Mauboussin’s book, More Than You Know, which is full of practical...

Contrarian Cashflows

Portfolio Update: April 2024

I recently came across a thought-provoking blog post by Andrew Walker on his YAVB discussing the possibility of a bubble forming in quality...

Contrarian Cashflows

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