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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>Nucor Corporation delivered a solid performance in the second quarter of 2025, indicating resilience and adaptation in a volatile economic environment.</li><li>The company reported earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of approximately $1.3 billion and an earnings per share of $2.60, reflecting robust performance compared to the previous quarter.</li><li>This improvement is primarily attributed to higher average selling prices in the steel mills segment and steady pricing coupled with increased volumes in the Steel Products segment.</li></ul>

Nucor Corporation delivered a solid performance in the second quarter of 2025, indicating resilience and adaptation in a volatile economic environment.The company reported earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of approximately $1.3 billion and an earnings per share of $2.60, reflecting robust performance compared to the previous quarter.This improvement is primarily attributed to higher average selling prices in the steel mills segment and steady pricing coupled with increased volumes in the Steel Products segment.

Nucor Corporation: Advancements in Brandenburg & Capacity Utilization to Drive Margins & Revenue Growth In The Near Future!

<ul><li>Nucor Corporation's first quarter of 2025 results provide a comprehensive overview of both strategic advancements and challenges faced by the company.</li><li>The details from the conference call highlight several aspects of Nucor's operational and financial status, guiding an investment thesis that balances growth prospects with market challenges.</li><li>Financially, the company reported earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of $696 million and adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.77.</li></ul>

Nucor Corporation's first quarter of 2025 results provide a comprehensive overview of both strategic advancements and challenges faced by the company.The details from the conference call highlight several aspects of Nucor's operational and financial status, guiding an investment thesis that balances growth prospects with market challenges.Financially, the company reported earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of $696 million and adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.77.

Nucor Corporation’s $3 Billion Bet: Is Brandenburg the Game-Changer Steel Was Waiting For?

<ul><li>Nucor Corporation has delivered a mixed performance during its fourth quarter of 2024, marked by safety achievements and strategic growth investments alongside certain operational challenges.</li><li>On the positive front, Nucor reported its safest year in history with a notable reduction in workplace injuries, reflecting a strong corporate culture focusing on safety.</li><li>Financially, the company achieved earnings of $1.22 per share for the fourth quarter, contributing to an annual total of $8.46 per share.</li></ul>

Nucor Corporation has delivered a mixed performance during its fourth quarter of 2024, marked by safety achievements and strategic growth investments alongside certain operational challenges.On the positive front, Nucor reported its safest year in history with a notable reduction in workplace injuries, reflecting a strong corporate culture focusing on safety.Financially, the company achieved earnings of $1.22 per share for the fourth quarter, contributing to an annual total of $8.46 per share.

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Chief Economist & Political Strategist, CrossASEAN Research

Prasenjit K. Basu

Chief Economist & Political Strategist

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

Macroeconomics

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<li>China's share of US imports will halve in 2025 from Mar'18 peak of 21.8%, and ASEAN's share (led by Vietnam) will rise to 14%. India, Korea, Taiwan's shares gain too. </li>
<li>There was a big surge in Asian exports to the US in Jun-Jul'25 to beat tariffs, but tariffs will alter patterns in 4Q2025, cutting export growth and reducing US disinflation. </li>
<li>The rebound in US steel production (+4.6%YoY in Jun-Jul'25) and ISM manufacturing new orders suggests select American industries (metals, automobiles, electronics) will gain but downstream users will suffer steadily more. </li>
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China's share of US imports will halve in 2025 from Mar'18 peak of 21.8%, and ASEAN's share (led by Vietnam) will rise to 14%. India, Korea, Taiwan's shares gain too. 
There was a big surge in Asian exports to the US in Jun-Jul'25 to beat tariffs, but tariffs will alter patterns in 4Q2025, cutting export growth and reducing US disinflation. 
The rebound in US steel production (+4.6%YoY in Jun-Jul'25) and ISM manufacturing new orders suggests select American industries (metals, automobiles, electronics) will gain but downstream users will suffer steadily more. 


US: You Ain't Seen Nothin' yet on the Impact of the Trump Tariffs

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

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<li>We remain near-term bullish since our 4/22/25 Compass, and our intermediate-term outlook remains bullish as well (as of our 5/14/25 Compass).</li>
<li>Our near-term bullish outlook will remain in place long as the S&amp;P 500 (SPX), Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), and Russell 2000 (IWM) are above their 20-day MAs.</li>
<li>Short-Term SPX support is at 6028-6059 and the 20-day MA, with additional supports at 5804-5854 and 5700-5785. Russell 2000 (IWM) and S&amp;P Mid Caps (IJH) also breaking above key resistances</li>
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We remain near-term bullish since our 4/22/25 Compass, and our intermediate-term outlook remains bullish as well (as of our 5/14/25 Compass).
Our near-term bullish outlook will remain in place long as the S&amp;P 500 (SPX), Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), and Russell 2000 (IWM) are above their 20-day MAs.
Short-Term SPX support is at 6028-6059 and the 20-day MA, with additional supports at 5804-5854 and 5700-5785. Russell 2000 (IWM) and S&amp;P Mid Caps (IJH) also breaking above key resistances


Blue Sky Territory; Bullish Outlook Intact; Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 Breaking to All-Time Highs

United States

Nucor Corporation manufactures steel products.  The Company's products include carbon and alloy steel, steel joists, steel deck, cold finished steel, steel grinding balls, steel bearing products, and metal buildingsystems. Nucor also brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron and HBI/DRI; supplies ferro-alloys; and processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap.

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Baptista Research

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Nucor Corporation's first quarter of 2025 results provide a comprehensive overview of both strategic advancements and challenges faced by the...

Baptista Research

Nucor Corporation: Resilience & Growth in Plate Production Powering Our Optimism! - Major Drivers

Nucor Corporation has delivered a mixed performance during its fourth quarter of 2024, marked by safety achievements and strategic growth...

Baptista Research

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China share of US imports to halve in 2025 vs 7 years ago, with ASEAN (mainly Vietnam) gaining. Tariff impact only begins now: exports to slow...

Prasenjit K. Basu

Blue Sky Territory; Bullish Outlook Intact; Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 Breaking to All-Time Highs

Blue Sky Territory; Bullish Outlook Intact; $QQQ and $SPX Breaking to All-Time Highs; Russell 2000 $IWM and Mid Caps $IJH also breaking above...

Vermilion Research

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Nucor Corporation: Advancements in Brandenburg & Capacity Utilization to Drive Margins & Revenue Growth In The Near Future!

Nucor Corporation delivered a solid performance in the second quarter of 2025, indicating resilience and adaptation in a volatile economic...

Baptista Research

Nucor Corporation’s $3 Billion Bet: Is Brandenburg the Game-Changer Steel Was Waiting For?

Nucor Corporation's first quarter of 2025 results provide a comprehensive overview of both strategic advancements and challenges faced by the...

Baptista Research

Nucor Corporation: Resilience & Growth in Plate Production Powering Our Optimism! - Major Drivers

Nucor Corporation has delivered a mixed performance during its fourth quarter of 2024, marked by safety achievements and strategic growth...

Baptista Research

US: You Ain't Seen Nothin' yet on the Impact of the Trump Tariffs

​China share of US imports to halve in 2025 vs 7 years ago, with ASEAN (mainly Vietnam) gaining. Tariff impact only begins now: exports to slow...

Prasenjit K. Basu

Blue Sky Territory; Bullish Outlook Intact; Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 Breaking to All-Time Highs

Blue Sky Territory; Bullish Outlook Intact; $QQQ and $SPX Breaking to All-Time Highs; Russell 2000 $IWM and Mid Caps $IJH also breaking above...

Vermilion Research

China share of US imports to halve in 2025 vs 7 years ago, with ASEAN (mainly Vietnam) gaining. Tariff impact only begins now: exports to slow...