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>Procter & Gamble's latest quarterly results reflect a generally steady performance amid various external challenges, delivering organic sales growth, EPS improvement, and significant cash returns to shareholders.</li><li>Organic sales grew by 3%, with contributions from volume and mix, while pricing remained consistent with the previous year.</li><li>The company's ability to overcome a two-week outage of a global transportation management system and still support strong customer orders highlights operational resilience.</li></ul>

Procter & Gamble's latest quarterly results reflect a generally steady performance amid various external challenges, delivering organic sales growth, EPS improvement, and significant cash returns to shareholders.Organic sales grew by 3%, with contributions from volume and mix, while pricing remained consistent with the previous year.The company's ability to overcome a two-week outage of a global transportation management system and still support strong customer orders highlights operational resilience.

Procter & Gamble (P&G): Its Efforts Towards Brand Investment & Marketing! - 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

FineToday Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>CVC Capital is aiming to raise over US$500m, via selling some of its stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/finetoday-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44092:1" rel="noopener">FineToday Holdings Co Ltd (289A JP)</a> in Japan.</li>
<li>FineToday (FT) is a beauty and personal care company in Asia offering a range of products, including hair care, skin care and body care products.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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CVC Capital is aiming to raise over US$500m, via selling some of its stake in FineToday Holdings Co Ltd (289A JP) in Japan.
FineToday (FT) is a beauty and personal care company in Asia offering a range of products, including hair care, skin care and body care products.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


FineToday Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Growth and Margins Have Wavered

<ul>
<li>CVC Capital is aiming to raise over US$500m, via selling some of its stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/finetoday-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44092:1" rel="noopener">FineToday Holdings Co Ltd (289A JP)</a> in Japan.</li>
<li>FineToday (FT) is a beauty and personal care company in Asia offering a range of products, including hair care, skin care and body care products.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


CVC Capital is aiming to raise over US$500m, via selling some of its stake in FineToday Holdings Co Ltd (289A JP) in Japan.
FineToday (FT) is a beauty and personal care company in Asia offering a range of products, including hair care, skin care and body care products.
In this note, we talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


FineToday Pre-IPO - The Positives - Established Brands Across Multiple Regions

<ul><li>Procter & Gamble's recent quarterly earnings report presented a nuanced picture of its business operation, reflecting varied performance across different geographies and market segments.</li><li>The company detailed its fiscal strategies and expectations, projecting an air of cautious optimism tempered by acknowledgment of prevailing market hurdles.</li><li>In terms of sales, Procter & Gamble reported a modest increase in organic sales growth of 2%, which, while positive, indicates a leveling of growth dynamics compared to previous robust figures.</li></ul>

Procter & Gamble's recent quarterly earnings report presented a nuanced picture of its business operation, reflecting varied performance across different geographies and market segments.The company detailed its fiscal strategies and expectations, projecting an air of cautious optimism tempered by acknowledgment of prevailing market hurdles.In terms of sales, Procter & Gamble reported a modest increase in organic sales growth of 2%, which, while positive, indicates a leveling of growth dynamics compared to previous robust figures.

Procter & Gamble's China Woes Continue! What's Driving Their Future Performance?  - Financial Forecasts

ASEAN Insight Provider, CrossASEAN Research

Angus Mackintosh

ASEAN Insight Provider

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

Catur Sentosa Adiprana / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/catur-sentosa-adiprana-tbk" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18671:1" rel="noopener">Catur Sentosa Adiprana (CSAP IJ)</a> has grown rapidly from a building material distribution company into the leading retailer in building materials and home improvement through Mitra10 and shop-in-shop Atria. </li>
<li>The company already has 52 Mitra10 superstores in Indonesia, with six distribution centres across the country, selling a range of home decoration products, with an increasing portion of private labels.</li>
<li>CSAP has seen a market improvement in margins for Mitra10 through more private label and scale benefits, and margins will continue to improve. Valuations are attractive with earnings growth accelerating. </li>
</ul>



Catur Sentosa Adiprana (CSAP IJ) has grown rapidly from a building material distribution company into the leading retailer in building materials and home improvement through Mitra10 and shop-in-shop Atria. 
The company already has 52 Mitra10 superstores in Indonesia, with six distribution centres across the country, selling a range of home decoration products, with an increasing portion of private labels.
CSAP has seen a market improvement in margins for Mitra10 through more private label and scale benefits, and margins will continue to improve. Valuations are attractive with earnings growth accelerating. 


PT Catur Sentosa Adiprana - One-Stop Shop for Homemakers

United States

The Procter & Gamble Company manufactures and markets consumer products in countries throughout the world. The Company provides products in the laundry and cleaning, paper, beauty care, food and beverage, and health care segments. Procter & Gamble products are sold primarily through mass merchandisers, grocery stores, membership club stores, drug stores, and neighborhood stores.

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Procter & Gamble (P&G): Its Efforts Towards Brand Investment & Marketing! - Major Drivers

Procter & Gamble's latest quarterly results reflect a generally steady performance amid various external challenges, delivering organic sales...

Baptista Research

FineToday Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Growth and Margins Have Wavered

CVC Capital is aiming to raise over US$500m, via selling some of its stake in FineToday Holdings Co Ltd (289A JP) in Japan. In this note, we talk...

Sumeet Singh

FineToday Pre-IPO - The Positives - Established Brands Across Multiple Regions

CVC Capital is aiming to raise over US$500m, via selling some of its stake in FineToday Holdings Co Ltd (289A JP) in Japan. In this note, we talk...

Sumeet Singh

Procter & Gamble's China Woes Continue! What's Driving Their Future Performance? - Financial Forecasts

Procter & Gamble's recent quarterly earnings report presented a nuanced picture of its business operation, reflecting varied performance...

Baptista Research

PT Catur Sentosa Adiprana - One-Stop Shop for Homemakers

Catur Sentosa Adiprana (CSAP IJ) has grown from a building material distribution company into the leading Indonesian retailer in building materials...

Angus Mackintosh

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