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>Sony Group Corporation reported a strong financial performance for the latest quarter with record sales and operating income figures.</li><li>Sales from continuing operations increased by 5% year-on-year to JPY 3,107.9 billion, with a 10% rise in operating income to JPY 429 billion.</li><li>Net income rose by 7% to JPY 311.4 billion.</li></ul>

Sony Group Corporation reported a strong financial performance for the latest quarter with record sales and operating income figures.Sales from continuing operations increased by 5% year-on-year to JPY 3,107.9 billion, with a 10% rise in operating income to JPY 429 billion.Net income rose by 7% to JPY 311.4 billion.

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Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Dec 12th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD19,648m.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in Ci Medical, Toyoda Gosei, SoftBank, Toyota Motor, Lasertec, Skylark, Nintendo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Tokyo Electron, Ci Medical, Toyoda Gosei.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in margin trading positions of JPX stocks as of Dec 12th. The aggregated net margin trading position is USD19,648m.
We tabulate league tables for top/bottom net long/short of margin trading by value, net margin buy as multiple of ADT.
We highlight net margin buy/sell changes in Ci Medical, Toyoda Gosei, SoftBank, Toyota Motor, Lasertec, Skylark, Nintendo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, Tokyo Electron, Ci Medical, Toyoda Gosei.


JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Dec 12th): Ci Medical, Toyoda Gosei, SoftBank, Toyota Motor, Lasertec

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

SBI Shinsei Bank / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sbi-shinsei-bank-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16897:1" rel="noopener">SBI Shinsei Bank (8303 JP)</a>, a Japanese financial institution, raised around US$2.1bn in its Japan listing.</li>
<li>SBI Shinsei Bank (SBISB) is a Japanese financial institution providing a range of financial products and services to both individual and institutional customers.</li>
<li>We looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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SBI Shinsei Bank (8303 JP), a Japanese financial institution, raised around US$2.1bn in its Japan listing.
SBI Shinsei Bank (SBISB) is a Japanese financial institution providing a range of financial products and services to both individual and institutional customers.
We looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier note. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


SBI Shinsei Bank IPO Trading - Strong Demand, Peers Mini-Rally Will Help

<ul><li>Sony Group Corporation's earnings for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 showcased a mixture of record highs and challenges.</li><li>Sales from continuing operations increased by 2% year-on-year to JPY 2,621.6 billion, and operating income rose significantly by 36% to JPY 340 billion.</li><li>Net income saw an increase of 23%, reaching JPY 259 billion, indicating robust financial health.</li></ul>

Sony Group Corporation's earnings for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 showcased a mixture of record highs and challenges.Sales from continuing operations increased by 2% year-on-year to JPY 2,621.6 billion, and operating income rose significantly by 36% to JPY 340 billion.Net income saw an increase of 23%, reaching JPY 259 billion, indicating robust financial health.

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Richard Howe

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Stock Spin-offs

Event-Driven

<ul><li><p>Sony Group Corporation (SONY) is planning to partially spin off its financial services division, Sony Financial Group Inc. (SFGI), in what would be Japan’s first major spin‑off with a direct listing in over two decades.</p></li><li><p>The company will divest 80% of its stake while retaining the remaining 20%, and the spin‑off is scheduled for September 29, 2025.</p><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"></figure></li><li>This looks interesting to me as I see potential for indiscriminate selling. Sony Financial Service Group contributes ~13% of Company Net Income (¥1,067.4B).</li></ul>

Sony Group Corporation (SONY) is planning to partially spin off its financial services division, Sony Financial Group Inc. (SFGI), in what would be Japan’s first major spin‑off with a direct listing in over two decades.The company will divest 80% of its stake while retaining the remaining 20%, and the spin‑off is scheduled for September 29, 2025.This looks interesting to me as I see potential for indiscriminate selling. Sony Financial Service Group contributes ~13% of Company Net Income (¥1,067.4B).

Japan

Sony Corporation manufactures audio, home video game consoles, communications, key device and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets.  The Company's other businesses include music, pictures, computer entertainment, and online businesses.

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Sony Corp (6758 JP)

Sony Is Reinventing Gaming, Sensors, & Sports—How Far Can This Strategy Go?

Sony Group Corporation reported a strong financial performance for the latest quarter with record sales and operating income figures. Sales from...

Baptista Research

JPX Margin Trading Weekly (Dec 12th): Ci Medical, Toyoda Gosei, SoftBank, Toyota Motor, Lasertec

We analyzed JPX margin trading positions report for the past week and highlighted Ci Medical (3540 JP), Toyoda Gosei (7282 JP), SoftBank (9984 JP),...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

SBI Shinsei Bank IPO Trading - Strong Demand, Peers Mini-Rally Will Help

SBI Shinsei Bank (8303 JP), a Japanese financial institution, raised around US$2.1bn in its Japan listing. In this note, we talk about the trading...

Sumeet Singh

Sony Group Corporation’s Semiconductor Push—Can Image Sensor Penetration Up Its Tech Game?

Sony Group Corporation's earnings for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 showcased a mixture of record highs and challenges. Sales from...

Baptista Research

Weekly Update (LION, MAGN, NLOP, SONY)

Sony Group Corporation (SONY) is planning to partially spin off its financial services division, Sony Financial Group Inc. (SFGI), in what would be...

Richard Howe

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