Research from Water Tower Research, Water Tower Research

Water Tower Research

Research from Water Tower Research

Water Tower Research is a leading equity research firm that provides research on micro, small and mid cap companies.

Water Tower Research was founded by Wall Street veterans after witnessing a fundamental shift in the investment research industry with the result being a declining knowledge base among investors, a lack of awareness and a shrinking pool of fundamental research being conducted on companies across the small-cap and micro-cap spectrum. The same issues are now increasingly occurring in the mid-cap space. This sea change within the investment community is impacting not only the companies themselves but also current shareholders and potential investors. With significantly less active sell-side sponsorship by Wall Street, a substantial information gap has developed between companies and various constituents in the financial community. The net result is fewer channels for insight and information to flow between companies and investors.

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<ul><li>We review last week’s biopharma news for meaningful clinical data, regulatory updates, research innovation, and M&amp;A.</li><li>Last week, PBMs were targeted by Congress, NAMS had a CV outcomes preview, and CADL showed prostate cancer benefit.</li><li>LLY partnered GLP-1 access with telehealth Ro and presented oral SERD data in breast cancer, rattling HIMS, LFMD, ARVN, and OLMA. </li></ul>

We review last week’s biopharma news for meaningful clinical data, regulatory updates, research innovation, and M&amp;A.Last week, PBMs were targeted by Congress, NAMS had a CV outcomes preview, and CADL showed prostate cancer benefit.LLY partnered GLP-1 access with telehealth Ro and presented oral SERD data in breast cancer, rattling HIMS, LFMD, ARVN, and OLMA. 

Biopharma Week in Review - December 16, 2024

Equity Long-Short Analyst

Pyari Menon

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/twist-bioscience-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:37112:1" rel="noopener">Twist Bioscience (TWST US)</a> fosters a new biotech paradigm by empowering startups and researchers with scalable tools, accelerating innovation and transforming biotech into a more agile, tech-style founder-driven industry.</li>
<li>DNA synthesis should see strong growth (15-25% CAGR estimates) driven by synthetic biology revolutionizing healthcare, agriculture, and industry with precise, scalable solutions for gene editing and bioengineering.</li>
<li>Lack of profitability and notable short-seller interest are concerns, but its innovative platform, high innovation score and transformative potential makes a somewhat risky but very good investment case</li>
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Twist Bioscience (TWST US) fosters a new biotech paradigm by empowering startups and researchers with scalable tools, accelerating innovation and transforming biotech into a more agile, tech-style founder-driven industry.
DNA synthesis should see strong growth (15-25% CAGR estimates) driven by synthetic biology revolutionizing healthcare, agriculture, and industry with precise, scalable solutions for gene editing and bioengineering.
Lack of profitability and notable short-seller interest are concerns, but its innovative platform, high innovation score and transformative potential makes a somewhat risky but very good investment case


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.

<ul><li>Merck & Co. has demonstrated robust operational performance and strategic advances in its third quarter earnings, navigating through both burgeoning opportunities and prevailing challenges.</li><li>The company's financials exhibited a 4% revenue growth, or 7% on a constant currency basis, driven by enhanced global uptake of KEYTRUDA in oncology, favorable launches of products like WINREVAIR and CAPVAXIVE, and a strong performance in the Animal Health sector.</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>

Merck & Co. has demonstrated robust operational performance and strategic advances in its third quarter earnings, navigating through both burgeoning opportunities and prevailing challenges.The company's financials exhibited a 4% revenue growth, or 7% on a constant currency basis, driven by enhanced global uptake of KEYTRUDA in oncology, favorable launches of products like WINREVAIR and CAPVAXIVE, and a strong performance in the Animal Health sector.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.

Merck & Co. Inc.: Expanding Oncology Portfolio through KEYTRUDA Developments & Partnership Collaborations To Shape the Future! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>We review last week’s biopharma news for meaningful clinical data, regulatory updates, research innovation, and M&amp;A.</li><li>Last week, Trump named RFK Jr. to lead the HHS, placing an overhang on XBI and vaccine makers PFE, GSK, MRNA, MRK, and SNY. BNTX and MRK made moves in the PD- 1/VEGF space.</li><li>ABBV’s costly neuro play failed, removing the main threat to BMY’s Cobenfy. AMGN was rattled by bone loss data for its obesity drug. </li></ul>

We review last week’s biopharma news for meaningful clinical data, regulatory updates, research innovation, and M&amp;A.Last week, Trump named RFK Jr. to lead the HHS, placing an overhang on XBI and vaccine makers PFE, GSK, MRNA, MRK, and SNY. BNTX and MRK made moves in the PD- 1/VEGF space.ABBV’s costly neuro play failed, removing the main threat to BMY’s Cobenfy. AMGN was rattled by bone loss data for its obesity drug. 

Biopharma Week in Review - November 18, 2024

Podcast by Dom Cooke to explore big businesses, Business Breakdowns

Business Breakdowns

Podcast by Dom Cooke to explore big businesses

Learn how companies work from the people who know them best. We do deep research and interview industry veterans, investment professionals, and corporate executives to explain the inner workings of public stocks and private businesses. For each company, we break down their history, business model, financial statements, secret sauce, and bull/bear case. We believe every business has lessons to teach us and Breakdowns is here to highlight them. Learn more and stay up to date at www.joincolossus.com.

<ul><li>Business Breakdowns explores Merck, a leading pharmaceutical company known for innovation in oncology and future drug pipeline, navigating challenges in the industry.</li><li>Merck's success is driven by Keytruda, a leading cancer drug generating over $25 billion in revenue, with future growth dependent on navigating patent cliffs and developing new therapies.</li><li>Merck's history includes innovative science and bold decisions leading to breakthroughs in vaccines and diabetes treatment, showcasing its commitment to research and development.</li></ul><p><em>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.</em></p>

Business Breakdowns explores Merck, a leading pharmaceutical company known for innovation in oncology and future drug pipeline, navigating challenges in the industry.Merck's success is driven by Keytruda, a leading cancer drug generating over $25 billion in revenue, with future growth dependent on navigating patent cliffs and developing new therapies.Merck's history includes innovative science and bold decisions leading to breakthroughs in vaccines and diabetes treatment, showcasing its commitment to research and development.This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Merck & Co: Blockbuster Drugs - [Business Breakdowns, EP.189]

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Merck & Co., Inc. is a global health care company that delivers health solutions through its prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, animal health, and consumer care products, which it markets directly and through its joint ventures. The Company has operations in pharmaceutical, animal health, and consumer care.

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Biopharma Week in Review - December 16, 2024

LLY partnered GLP-1 access with telehealth Ro and presented oral SERD data in breast cancer, rattling HIMS, LFMD, ARVN, and OLMA.

Water Tower Research

DNA Synthesis with a Silicon Twist

Twist's fast, cheap DNA synthesis will power biotech start-ups, driving demand, fostering loyalty, enabling innovation, and securing new and...

Pyari Menon

Merck & Co. Inc.: Expanding Oncology Portfolio through KEYTRUDA Developments & Partnership Collaborations To Shape the Future! - Major Drivers

Merck & Co. has demonstrated robust operational performance and strategic advances in its third quarter earnings, navigating through both...

Baptista Research

Biopharma Week in Review - November 18, 2024

ABBV’s costly neuro play failed, removing the main threat to BMY’s Cobenfy. AMGN was rattled by bone loss data for its obesity drug.

Water Tower Research

Merck & Co: Blockbuster Drugs - [Business Breakdowns, EP.189]

Business Breakdowns explores Merck, a leading pharmaceutical company known for innovation in oncology and future drug pipeline, navigating...

Business Breakdowns

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