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.

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<ul><li>Synopsys delivered an all-around beat in the most recent quarterly result.</li><li>Despite weaker demand for semiconductors overall, Synopsys has been prioritizing research and development to emerge stronger when demand accelerates.</li><li>Collaborations with industry leaders like NVIDIA, TSMC, MediaTek, Renesas, and IBM Research have resulted in impressive results, showcasing the criticality of Synopsys.ai in delivering breakthrough outcomes.</li></ul>

Synopsys delivered an all-around beat in the most recent quarterly result.Despite weaker demand for semiconductors overall, Synopsys has been prioritizing research and development to emerge stronger when demand accelerates.Collaborations with industry leaders like NVIDIA, TSMC, MediaTek, Renesas, and IBM Research have resulted in impressive results, showcasing the criticality of Synopsys.ai in delivering breakthrough outcomes.

Synopsys Inc.: Acquisition of Silicon Frontline Technology & Other Drivers

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>The upcoming rebalance of the MVIS US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index will be implemented on 17 March. There are no constituent changes, but there are float and capping changes.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vaneck-vectors-semiconductor" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32807:1" rel="noopener">VanEck Vectors Semiconductor (SMH US)</a> ETF tracks the index and has an AUM of US$7.2bn.</li>
<li>Estimated one-way turnover is 4.8% resulting in a one-way trade of US$356m. The stocks are extremely liquid, the impact on the stocks in terms of ADV to trade is small.</li>
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The upcoming rebalance of the MVIS US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index will be implemented on 17 March. There are no constituent changes, but there are float and capping changes.
The VanEck Vectors Semiconductor (SMH US) ETF tracks the index and has an AUM of US$7.2bn.
Estimated one-way turnover is 4.8% resulting in a one-way trade of US$356m. The stocks are extremely liquid, the impact on the stocks in terms of ADV to trade is small.


MVIS US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index Rebalance: Big Flow, Small Impact

<ul><li>Synopsys had a strong start to the year and managed to meet the revenue expectations of Wall Street driven by its execution and robust technology portfolio.</li><li>The company saw $6.9 billion in noncancelable backlog despite slower revenue growth in the semiconductor industry and robust, steady, time-based business models.</li><li>Synopsys has a wide IP portfolio and they expect a continuance of designs, requiring more communication bandwidth, processing, storage, and security in ever more sophisticated silicon technologies.</li></ul>

Synopsys had a strong start to the year and managed to meet the revenue expectations of Wall Street driven by its execution and robust technology portfolio.The company saw $6.9 billion in noncancelable backlog despite slower revenue growth in the semiconductor industry and robust, steady, time-based business models.Synopsys has a wide IP portfolio and they expect a continuance of designs, requiring more communication bandwidth, processing, storage, and security in ever more sophisticated silicon technologies.

<ul><li>Synopsys ended the year with a decent result meeting the revenue expectations of Wall Street and managing an earnings beat.</li><li>The company reached the $5 billion yearly revenue milestone during this quarter as they extended customer relationships and altered their product lineup in order to sharpen their competitive edge.</li><li>Despite a slowdown in revenue growth for the semiconductor business, design activity is still strong.</li></ul>

Synopsys ended the year with a decent result meeting the revenue expectations of Wall Street and managing an earnings beat.The company reached the $5 billion yearly revenue milestone during this quarter as they extended customer relationships and altered their product lineup in order to sharpen their competitive edge.Despite a slowdown in revenue growth for the semiconductor business, design activity is still strong.

Synopsys Inc: Collaboration With SiFive & Other Drivers

<ul><li>This is our first report on software and design player, Synopsys.</li><li>For instance, they automate entire sub-processes in chip design in addition to individual design steps.</li><li>Their preloaded IP blocks not only expedite chip design but also allow architects to experiment quickly with innovative chip and system configurations tailored to specific markets.</li></ul>

This is our first report on software and design player, Synopsys.For instance, they automate entire sub-processes in chip design in addition to individual design steps.Their preloaded IP blocks not only expedite chip design but also allow architects to experiment quickly with innovative chip and system configurations tailored to specific markets.

Synopsys Inc.: Initiation of Coverage – Strong Market Position & Other Drivers

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Synopsys, Inc. supplies electronic design automation solutions to the global electronics market.  The Company provides design technologies to creators of advanced integrated circuits, electronic systems, and systems on a chip. Synopsys also provides consulting services and support to its customers to streamline the overall design process and accelerate time to market.

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MVIS US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index Rebalance: Big Flow, Small Impact

No constituent changes, but there are float/capping changes. Estimated one-way turnover is 4.8% resulting in a one-way trade of US$356m. Stocks are...

Brian Freitas

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Synopsys had a strong start to the year and managed to meet the revenue expectations of Wall Street driven by its execution and robust technology...

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Synopsys Inc: Collaboration With SiFive & Other Drivers

Synopsys ended the year with a decent result meeting the revenue expectations of Wall Street and managing an earnings beat. The company reached...

Baptista Research

Synopsys Inc.: Initiation of Coverage – Strong Market Position & Other Drivers

This is our first report on software and design player, Synopsys. For instance, they automate entire sub-processes in chip design in addition to...

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