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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.

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<ul><li>Ross Stores, Inc. experienced a mixed first quarter of fiscal 2025, showcasing growth alongside significant challenges.</li><li>Total sales rose by 3% to $5 billion, and the company achieved earnings per share of $1.47, an improvement from $1.46 in the same period last year.</li><li>However, comparable store sales remained flat, posing a challenge to overall performance.</li></ul>

Ross Stores, Inc. experienced a mixed first quarter of fiscal 2025, showcasing growth alongside significant challenges.Total sales rose by 3% to $5 billion, and the company achieved earnings per share of $1.47, an improvement from $1.46 in the same period last year.However, comparable store sales remained flat, posing a challenge to overall performance.

Ross Stores: Flexible Off-Price Business Model As a Critical Driver For Its Future Performance!

<ul><li>Ross Stores, Inc. recently reported its fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2024 financial results, offering a mixed performance.</li><li>The company achieved fourth-quarter sales of $5.9 billion, representing a comparable store sales gain of 3%, a significant improvement on top of the robust 7% gain in the same period last year.</li><li>Earnings per share for the quarter slightly decreased to $1.79 from $1.82 per share in the previous year's 14-week quarter.</li></ul>

Ross Stores, Inc. recently reported its fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2024 financial results, offering a mixed performance.The company achieved fourth-quarter sales of $5.9 billion, representing a comparable store sales gain of 3%, a significant improvement on top of the robust 7% gain in the same period last year.Earnings per share for the quarter slightly decreased to $1.79 from $1.82 per share in the previous year's 14-week quarter.

Ross Stores Inc.: Brand Strategy Impact & An Improved Competitive Position Contributing To Stock's Potential Growth!

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<li>The US economy’s resilience hasn’t come from the many – it’s come from the top 10% as the “wealth effect” from rising asset prices has boosted spending.</li>
<li>But it works in reverse too.  Since the richest make up nearly half of America’s consumer spending, that could lead to a serious economic fallout.</li>
<li>It’s worth considering protecting your portfolio. I’ve pulled together one list of companies that should do well and another that could suffer from the change in climate.</li>
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The US economy’s resilience hasn’t come from the many – it’s come from the top 10% as the “wealth effect” from rising asset prices has boosted spending.
But it works in reverse too.  Since the richest make up nearly half of America’s consumer spending, that could lead to a serious economic fallout.
It’s worth considering protecting your portfolio. I’ve pulled together one list of companies that should do well and another that could suffer from the change in climate.


A Defensive Portfolio Prepared For The Wealth Effect’s Reversal

Equity Research Focusing on the Consumer Sector, Small Cap Consumer Research

Small Cap Consumer Research

Equity Research Focusing on the Consumer Sector

Small Cap Consumer Research, LLC is a leading company-sponsored equity research provider focusing on the consumer sector (apparel, brand licensing and specialty retailing segments).

<ul><li>We are dropping research coverage of GES after the company reported strong 3Q results (handily beating the Street in almost every level) but, more importantly, provided the final pieces to the merger puzzle timing and return.</li><li>With Guess?</li><li>disclosing the November 21st approval of the Merger Agreement at a special shareholder meeting and the issuance of a final $0.225 per GES share dividend to shareholders of record on December 10th, the management buyout with leading brand licensee Authentic Brands Group will provide GES shareholders with a confirmed final payment of $16.975 in cash per GES share ($16.75 for the merger and dividend of $0.225) a slight discount to Tuesday's closing price.</li></ul>

We are dropping research coverage of GES after the company reported strong 3Q results (handily beating the Street in almost every level) but, more importantly, provided the final pieces to the merger puzzle timing and return.With Guess?disclosing the November 21st approval of the Merger Agreement at a special shareholder meeting and the issuance of a final $0.225 per GES share dividend to shareholders of record on December 10th, the management buyout with leading brand licensee Authentic Brands Group will provide GES shareholders with a confirmed final payment of $16.975 in cash per GES share ($16.75 for the merger and dividend of $0.225) a slight discount to Tuesday's closing price.

GES: With Terms Fully Set, Time to Bow Out; Dropping Coverage of GES

<ul><li>We are reiterating our Hold rating and projections for Guess?</li><li>after visiting stores in the Metropolitan New York City and Long Island regions.</li><li>Guess?</li></ul>

We are reiterating our Hold rating and projections for Guess?after visiting stores in the Metropolitan New York City and Long Island regions.Guess?

GES: Snapping the Store: Building Up For Fall; Reiterate Hold

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Ross Stores, Inc. operates two brands of off-price retail apparel and home accessories stores. Ross Stores offers name brand and designer apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions at discount prices.

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