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>Steven Madden First Quarter 2024 results demonstrate a commendable performance with a 19% increase in revenue and a 30% rise in diluted EPS compared to the same period in 2023.</li><li>This growth signals a robust start to 2024, underscoring the company's adept execution of its strategic growth initiatives.</li><li>Ones to note include expanding international markets, enhancing business outside footwear, leveraging direct-to-consumer growth, and strengthening its core U.S. wholesale footwear business.</li></ul>

Steven Madden First Quarter 2024 results demonstrate a commendable performance with a 19% increase in revenue and a 30% rise in diluted EPS compared to the same period in 2023.This growth signals a robust start to 2024, underscoring the company's adept execution of its strategic growth initiatives.Ones to note include expanding international markets, enhancing business outside footwear, leveraging direct-to-consumer growth, and strengthening its core U.S. wholesale footwear business.

<ul><li>This is our first report on footwear major, Steve Madden Ltd.</li><li>The company has reported a strong performance in Q4 and full year 2023 results, surpassing expectations in terms of both revenue and earnings.</li><li>It showed sequential improvement each quarter throughout the year with revenue growth of 10% and a 39% increase in diluted EPS in Q4 compared to the same period in 2022.</li></ul>

This is our first report on footwear major, Steve Madden Ltd.The company has reported a strong performance in Q4 and full year 2023 results, surpassing expectations in terms of both revenue and earnings.It showed sequential improvement each quarter throughout the year with revenue growth of 10% and a 39% increase in diluted EPS in Q4 compared to the same period in 2022.

Steven Madden Ltd.: Initiation Of Coverage - Is The D2C Growth & Portfolio Expansion Strategy Working Out For Shareholders? - Major Drivers

External reports (aggregated public sources), Value Investors Club

Value Investors Club (VIC)

External reports (aggregated public sources)

Value Investors Club

Key points (machine generated)<ul><li>Steve Madden is considered a good investment opportunity due to its strong management team and attractive price.</li><li>The shoe industry has faced challenges, but Steve Madden is seen to have minimal downside risk due to its solid balance sheet and reasonable valuation.</li><li>Steve Madden's focus on branded shoes also makes it an attractive acquisition target, and if it achieves estimated 2025 earnings of $3 per share, its stock price could potentially increase by 40%.</li></ul>This article is sourced from an online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.

Key points (machine generated)Steve Madden is considered a good investment opportunity due to its strong management team and attractive price.The shoe industry has faced challenges, but Steve Madden is seen to have minimal downside risk due to its solid balance sheet and reasonable valuation.Steve Madden's focus on branded shoes also makes it an attractive acquisition target, and if it achieves estimated 2025 earnings of $3 per share, its stock price could potentially increase by 40%.This article is sourced from an online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.

Steve Madden (SHOO) - Sunday, Oct 15, 2023

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

iShares Russell 2000 ETF / Technical Analysis

<ul>
<li>The market continues to send mixed signals - some neutral or healthy signals but some risk-off signals as well.</li>
<li>As long as the Russell 2000 index (IWM) is above $208, Russell Micro Cap index (IWC) is above $134-$135, and the S&amp;P 500 is above 4495, we cannot be bearish.</li>
<li>Treasury yields are not breaking down below 1.40%-1.45% support on the 10-year Treasury yield and 1.76% support on the 30-year Treasury yield.</li>
</ul>


The market continues to send mixed signals - some neutral or healthy signals but some risk-off signals as well.
As long as the Russell 2000 index (IWM) is above $208, Russell Micro Cap index (IWC) is above $134-$135, and the S&amp;P 500 is above 4495, we cannot be bearish.
Treasury yields are not breaking down below 1.40%-1.45% support on the 10-year Treasury yield and 1.76% support on the 30-year Treasury yield.


Continued Absence Of Breakdowns Is A Positive Sign; Many Bottoms-Up Stock Recommendations

We continue to see a mixed market, and weak market dynamics lead us to be cautious. One of the primary issues is weak breadth; the large-cap indexes (S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq) remain bullish despite being held up by a relatively small number of mega-cap growth stocks, a condition that can persist for weeks or months. Ultimately, as long as there continues to be an absence of breakdowns at the index and Sector level we remain constructive overall.

We continue to see a mixed market, and weak market dynamics lead us to be cautious. One of the primary issues is weak breadth; the large-cap indexes (S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq) remain bullish despite being held up by a relatively small number of mega-cap growth stocks, a condition that can persist for weeks or months. Ultimately, as long as there continues to be an absence of breakdowns at the index and Sector level we remain constructive overall.

U.S. Equity Strategy: Cautious Overall; Favor Large-Caps & Growth; Key Supports Holding In The U.S.

United States

Steven Madden, Ltd. designs and markets fashion footwear for women.  The Company's shoes are sold through Steve Madden retail stores, department stores, apparel and footwear specialty stores, and online.  Steven Madden has licensees, including sportswear and jeans, outerwear, intimate apparel, eyewear, hosiery, and jewelry, and owns and operates a retail store under its David Aaron brand.

Price Gauge
52-week Range	0.00 - 0.00
Market Cap (USDm)	0.00
P/E	0.00
Dividend (Yield)	0.00

Steven Madden (SHOO US)

Steven Madden

Steven Madden First Quarter 2024 results demonstrate a commendable performance with a 19% increase in revenue and a 30% rise in diluted EPS...

Baptista Research

Steven Madden Ltd.: Initiation Of Coverage - Is The D2C Growth & Portfolio Expansion Strategy Working Out For Shareholders? - Major Drivers

This is our first report on footwear major, Steve Madden Ltd. The company has reported a strong performance in Q4 and full year 2023 results,...

Baptista Research

Steve Madden (SHOO) - Sunday, Oct 15, 2023

The shoe industry has faced challenges, but Steve Madden is seen to have minimal downside risk due to its solid balance sheet and reasonable...

Value Investors Club (VIC)

Continued Absence Of Breakdowns Is A Positive Sign; Many Bottoms-Up Stock Recommendations

As long as the Russell 2000 index (IWM) is above $208, the Russell Micro Caps index (IWC) is above $134-$135, and the S&P 500 is above 4495, we...

Vermilion Research

U.S. Equity Strategy: Cautious Overall; Favor Large-Caps & Growth; Key Supports Holding In The U.S.

The S&P 500 remains bullish, recently hitting our 4400-4406 target as large-caps remain attractive. As long as support at the 50-day MA and 4257...

Vermilion Research

Price Gauge

52-week Range

Market Cap (USDm)

P/E

Dividend (Yield)