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>MSCI Inc.'s financial results for Q1 2024 reflect strong performance under challenging market conditions.</li><li>The company achieved organic revenue growth of 10%, adjusted earnings per share growth of 12%, and free cash flow growth of 14%.</li><li>Asset-Based Fee (ABF) revenue saw an impressive 13% increase, driven by record assets under management (AUM) in both listed and non-listed products linked to MSCI indices.</li></ul>

MSCI Inc.'s financial results for Q1 2024 reflect strong performance under challenging market conditions.The company achieved organic revenue growth of 10%, adjusted earnings per share growth of 12%, and free cash flow growth of 14%.Asset-Based Fee (ABF) revenue saw an impressive 13% increase, driven by record assets under management (AUM) in both listed and non-listed products linked to MSCI indices.

MSCI Inc.: Expanding Index Options and Volatility Indices & 5 Major Drivers

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

Tata Consultancy Svcs / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-sons-private-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25999:1" rel="noopener">Tata Sons</a>, holding company of Tata Group, is looking to raise around US$1.1bn via selling a 0.65% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tata-consultancy-svcs-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18708:1" rel="noopener">Tata Consultancy Svcs (TCS IN)</a>.</li>
<li>The deal doesn’t appear to be well-flagged although it could be part of Tata Sons’ recent moves to avoid an RBI mandated listing next year.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Tata Sons, holding company of Tata Group, is looking to raise around US$1.1bn via selling a 0.65% stake in Tata Consultancy Svcs (TCS IN).
The deal doesn’t appear to be well-flagged although it could be part of Tata Sons’ recent moves to avoid an RBI mandated listing next year.
In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


TCS US$1.1bn Placement - Relatively Small but Isn’t Well Flagged, Could Have Implications for Others

<ul><li>MSCI, a global provider of benchmark indices enjoyed robust operating metrics for its fourth quarter of 2023, showcasing strong financial performance despite global headwinds.</li><li>The company reported nearly 30% growth in adjusted earnings per share, a considerable 15% surge in organic revenue, and a 24% increase in free cash flow growth.</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>

MSCI, a global provider of benchmark indices enjoyed robust operating metrics for its fourth quarter of 2023, showcasing strong financial performance despite global headwinds.The company reported nearly 30% growth in adjusted earnings per share, a considerable 15% surge in organic revenue, and a 24% increase in free cash flow growth.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.

MSCI Inc.: Expansion Into Private Capital Solutions & 5 Key Drivers

<ul><li>MSCI delivered a mixed set of results for the previous quarter, with revenues below the analyst consensus.</li><li>MSCI reported a robust 21% growth in adjusted earnings per share, a 12% increase in total revenue, a recurring subscription run rate surge of 12%, and an impressive retention rate of 95.4%.</li><li>With Burgiss now part of MSCI, the company boasts the world's largest high-quality private asset class database, exceeding $60 trillion in assets.</li></ul>

MSCI delivered a mixed set of results for the previous quarter, with revenues below the analyst consensus.MSCI reported a robust 21% growth in adjusted earnings per share, a 12% increase in total revenue, a recurring subscription run rate surge of 12%, and an impressive retention rate of 95.4%.With Burgiss now part of MSCI, the company boasts the world's largest high-quality private asset class database, exceeding $60 trillion in assets.

MSCI Inc.: Can The Acquisition Of Trove Research Be A Game Changer? - Major Drivers

Bajaj Finance Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bajaj-finance-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8950:1" rel="noopener">Bajaj Finance Ltd (BAF IN)</a> , one of India’s largest NBFCs, aims to raise around US$1bn via a QIP.</li>
<li>Bajaj Finance is an NBFC offering auto, consumer and home loans, along with other products as well.</li>
<li>In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about the deal dynamics.</li>
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Bajaj Finance Ltd (BAF IN) , one of India’s largest NBFCs, aims to raise around US$1bn via a QIP.
Bajaj Finance is an NBFC offering auto, consumer and home loans, along with other products as well.
In this note, we run the deal through our ECM framework and talk about the deal dynamics.


Bajaj Finance QIP - Very Well Flagged US$1bn Raising, past Deals Have Done Well

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MSCI Inc. provides investment decision support tools to investment institutions worldwide. The Company produces indices and risk and return portfolio analytics for use in managing investment portfolios.

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MSCI Inc.: Expanding Index Options and Volatility Indices & 5 Major Drivers

MSCI Inc.'s financial results for Q1 2024 reflect strong performance under challenging market conditions. The company achieved organic revenue...

Baptista Research

TCS US$1.1bn Placement - Relatively Small but Isn’t Well Flagged, Could Have Implications for Others

Tata Sons, holding company of Tata Group, is looking to raise around US$1.1bn via selling a 0.65% stake in Tata Consultancy Svcs (TCS IN).

Sumeet Singh

MSCI Inc.: Expansion Into Private Capital Solutions & 5 Key Drivers

MSCI, a global provider of benchmark indices enjoyed robust operating metrics for its fourth quarter of 2023, showcasing strong financial...

Baptista Research

MSCI Inc.: Can The Acquisition Of Trove Research Be A Game Changer? - Major Drivers

MSCI delivered a mixed set of results for the previous quarter, with revenues below the analyst consensus. MSCI reported a robust 21% growth in...

Baptista Research

Bajaj Finance QIP - Very Well Flagged US$1bn Raising, past Deals Have Done Well

Bajaj Finance Ltd (BAF IN) , one of India’s largest NBFCs, aims to raise around US$1bn via a QIP. In this note, we talk about the deal dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

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