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>The third quarter results for ON Semiconductor Corporation, or onsemi, reveal both promising advancements and areas needing attention, reflecting a mixed but generally upward trend in key strategic areas.</li><li>The company reported revenue of $1.55 billion, which surpasses the midpoint of its guidance.</li><li>Non-GAAP gross margin was recorded at 38%, which suggests solid control over cost efficiencies, and non-GAAP earnings per share hit $0.63, aligning with the higher end of the projected range.</li></ul>

The third quarter results for ON Semiconductor Corporation, or onsemi, reveal both promising advancements and areas needing attention, reflecting a mixed but generally upward trend in key strategic areas.The company reported revenue of $1.55 billion, which surpasses the midpoint of its guidance.Non-GAAP gross margin was recorded at 38%, which suggests solid control over cost efficiencies, and non-GAAP earnings per share hit $0.63, aligning with the higher end of the projected range.

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AI and Energy Infrastructure, Explained Plainly, The Physical Layer

The Physical Layer

AI and Energy Infrastructure, Explained Plainly

A journal on the physical constraints behind the AI buildout: power, grid connection, data centres, cooling and the supply chains that gate them. Written to be understood by anyone.

<ul><li>An AI processor needs electricity at less than one volt, but power reaches the cabinet at hundreds of volts.</li><li>Texas Instruments makes many of the small, cheap chips that step it down and keep it safe on the way.</li><li>It is spending tens of billions of dollars on its own American factories to make those chips more cheaply than anyone who rents factory space.</li></ul>

An AI processor needs electricity at less than one volt, but power reaches the cabinet at hundreds of volts.Texas Instruments makes many of the small, cheap chips that step it down and keep it safe on the way.It is spending tens of billions of dollars on its own American factories to make those chips more cheaply than anyone who rents factory space.

The most expensive chip in an AI rack runs on Texas Instruments' cheapest ones

Podcast On the Business of Semiconductors, The Circuit

The Circuit

Podcast On the Business of Semiconductors

A Podcast On the Business of Semiconductors. With Jay Goldberg and Ben Bajarin

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Semiconductor industry expected to grow by 10%</li><li>US semiconductor manufacturing expansion faces challenges</li><li>Trump and China agree to a 90-day pause on new tariffs, with uncertainty about future outcomes</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>

Semiconductor industry expected to grow by 10%US semiconductor manufacturing expansion faces challengesTrump and China agree to a 90-day pause on new tariffs, with uncertainty about future outcomesThis content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

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Fundamental Analyses, Contrarian Cashflows

Contrarian Cashflows

Fundamental Analyses

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This is your Monday morning dose of inspiration. Each week, I’ll share five intriguing investment ideas that recently caught my attention. These ideas are meant to spark your research and help you kickstart the week ahead with fresh insights.
The ideas will often be concise, with occasional references to valuable work from other practitioners that I encourage you to explore.


Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors, Fabricated Knowledge

Douglas O'Laughlin

Equity Long-Short, Semiconductors

Fabricated Knowledge

Learn more about the world's most important manufactured product. Meaningful insight, timely analysis, and an occasional investment idea.

<ul><li>Last year, I called 2024 the year of AI’s adolescence, and that was quite a call. I “predicted” growing pains or a tremendous growth spurt, and the immense growth spurt happened all right.</li><li>This last year was the year of AI through and through.</li><li>There’s a deep irony because anything related to AI had a phenomenal year while everything else languished. Surprisingly, SOXX underperformed the SPY, which seemed unheard of for the year that SOXX’s largest components ripped 100%+.</li></ul>

Last year, I called 2024 the year of AI’s adolescence, and that was quite a call. I “predicted” growing pains or a tremendous growth spurt, and the immense growth spurt happened all right.This last year was the year of AI through and through.There’s a deep irony because anything related to AI had a phenomenal year while everything else languished. Surprisingly, SOXX underperformed the SPY, which seemed unheard of for the year that SOXX’s largest components ripped 100%+.

United States

ON Semiconductor Corporation supplies analog, standard logic, and discrete semiconductors for data and power management. The Company's products include integrated circuits, and analog ICs. ON also offers discrete semiconductors in a variety of surface mount and standard packages.

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