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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>Microchip Technology, a leading provider of microcontroller and analogue semiconductors, reported its third quarter 2024 financial results which were below expectations as net sales dropped 21.7% sequentially and 18.6% year-over-year due to increased business uncertainty, slowing economic activity, and higher inventory levels among customers.</li><li>Despite a challenging environment, the company's non-GAAP gross and operating margins showed some resilience at 63.8% and 41.2% respectively.</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>

Microchip Technology, a leading provider of microcontroller and analogue semiconductors, reported its third quarter 2024 financial results which were below expectations as net sales dropped 21.7% sequentially and 18.6% year-over-year due to increased business uncertainty, slowing economic activity, and higher inventory levels among customers.Despite a challenging environment, the company's non-GAAP gross and operating margins showed some resilience at 63.8% and 41.2% respectively.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.

Microchip Technology: How Their Latest Innovations Are Set to Dominate the Market! - Major Drivers

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<li>Mobileye surprised markets with <a href="https://substack.com/redirect/3fc360ae-f88e-43b3-82aa-f1bfc3fe83c0?j=eyJ1IjoiMmh6Z2Z6In0.muIDtmM5oyqUKBSSZiLNsipOMwhSsKSSacAB3JlN14Y" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://substack.com/redirect/3fc360ae-f88e-43b3-82aa-f1bfc3fe83c0?j%3DeyJ1IjoiMmh6Z2Z6In0.muIDtmM5oyqUKBSSZiLNsipOMwhSsKSSacAB3JlN14Y&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1704936787096000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3gN2WPAAz1H7pZBsCshbzm" rel="noopener">an extensive guide down to their results</a>.</li>
<li>Shares reacted poorly, but at first blush, it makes sense given the magnitude of the guide.  Let’s walk through the release.</li>
<li>It starts with inventory, and it’s clear their customers have too much inventory.</li>
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Mobileye surprised markets with an extensive guide down to their results.
Shares reacted poorly, but at first blush, it makes sense given the magnitude of the guide.  Let’s walk through the release.
It starts with inventory, and it’s clear their customers have too much inventory.


Mobileye Guides Down; Automotive Inventory, Memory Strength, and Marvell

<ul><li>Microchip had a mixed quarter with below-par revenues and on-par earnings.</li><li>Cash flow from operating activities reached $616.2 million, including $87.5 million in long-term supply assurance receipts.</li><li>In the quarter, the company also issued a $750 million Term Loan A, retired $1 billion in maturing bonds, and issued $1 billion in commercial paper.</li></ul>

Microchip had a mixed quarter with below-par revenues and on-par earnings.Cash flow from operating activities reached $616.2 million, including $87.5 million in long-term supply assurance receipts.In the quarter, the company also issued a $750 million Term Loan A, retired $1 billion in maturing bonds, and issued $1 billion in commercial paper.

Microchip Technology: I3C Technology Integration Sparks Industry Buzz! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Despite a sluggish macro environment, Microchip Technology's quarterly earnings were solid due to resilient end markets and broad client base.</li><li>The company's net sales increased 2.5% sequentially and 16.6% annually to reach $2.29 billion.</li><li>From a product line standpoint, their mixed-signal microcontroller net sales hit another all-time high, increasing 0.8% sequentially and 22.5% annually in the quarter.</li></ul>

Despite a sluggish macro environment, Microchip Technology's quarterly earnings were solid due to resilient end markets and broad client base.The company's net sales increased 2.5% sequentially and 16.6% annually to reach $2.29 billion.From a product line standpoint, their mixed-signal microcontroller net sales hit another all-time high, increasing 0.8% sequentially and 22.5% annually in the quarter.

Microchip Technology: Navigating Through Market Sluggishness! - Major Drivers

Infineon Technologies  / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li><p>Infineon’s big news is that they, too, will be building one of the largest Silicon Carbide fabs in the world. This makes Wolfspeed’s Siler City look puny in comparison.</p><section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"></figure></section></li><li>Infineon is now looking to be number three in the Silicon Carbide device game, targeting ~500 million in 2023.</li><li>So given the impressive growth, Infineon is a bit late but plans to spend 5 billion dollars over five years for the factory in Kulim.</li></ul>

Infineon’s big news is that they, too, will be building one of the largest Silicon Carbide fabs in the world. This makes Wolfspeed’s Siler City look puny in comparison.Infineon is now looking to be number three in the Silicon Carbide device game, targeting ~500 million in 2023.So given the impressive growth, Infineon is a bit late but plans to spend 5 billion dollars over five years for the factory in Kulim.

Earnings: MCHP and IFX, SIMO Rumors, SMCI, POWI, GFS, COHR, WOLF, AMAT, CSCO

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Microchip Technology Incorporated designs, manufactures, and markets microcontrollers, related mixed-signal and memory products, and application development systems for high-volume embedded control applications. The Company also designs, develops, and markets linear/mixed-signal, power management, and thermal management products.

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