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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

United Parcel Service Cl B / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) returned to volume growth in the U.S. market in the second quarter of 2024, marking a significant shift following nine quarters of decline.</li><li>This achievement was largely a result of the company's strategic efforts, including its emphasis on small and medium sized business (SMB) sectors and strategic acquisitions like Estafeta, which bolstered its position in Mexico.</li><li>This move is expected to enhance UPS's logistics orchestration capabilities, particularly as regional manufacturing shifts closer to the United States.</li></ul>

United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) returned to volume growth in the U.S. market in the second quarter of 2024, marking a significant shift following nine quarters of decline.This achievement was largely a result of the company's strategic efforts, including its emphasis on small and medium sized business (SMB) sectors and strategic acquisitions like Estafeta, which bolstered its position in Mexico.This move is expected to enhance UPS's logistics orchestration capabilities, particularly as regional manufacturing shifts closer to the United States.

United Parcel Service (UPS): Strategic Pricing Revisions & Dynamic Revenue Management As Critical Growth Catalysts! - Major Drivers

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport, Tracking Traffic

Daniel Hellberg

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport

Tracking Traffic

Focusing on Asian logistics, transportation, and travel companies

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>For first time since 2022, carriers' cargo revenue, yield, load factor all rising</li>
<li>Asia outbound, US inbound air cargo tons both improving in early 2024</li>
<li>SHEIN, Temu could account for 40%+ of US inbound air tons from CH, HK, TW</li>
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For first time since 2022, carriers' cargo revenue, yield, load factor all rising
Asia outbound, US inbound air cargo tons both improving in early 2024
SHEIN, Temu could account for 40%+ of US inbound air tons from CH, HK, TW


Growth of SHEIN, Temu Appears to Be Boosting Asia-US Air Cargo Volume & Pricing

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<li>Review of Q2/H1 results, including impact from international, Kerry Logistics Network</li>
<li>Refining idea of "internationalization", which we believe is driving force behind SF's HK IPO</li>
<li>Testing thesis: did air and international exposure help or hurt SF margins in H1?</li>
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Review of Q2/H1 results, including impact from international, Kerry Logistics Network
Refining idea of "internationalization", which we believe is driving force behind SF's HK IPO
Testing thesis: did air and international exposure help or hurt SF margins in H1?


SF Holding HK IPO | Q2/H1 Results | "Internationalization" Thesis Refined | Air, Int'l Impact in H1

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.

Lalatech Holdings Co Ltd / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lalatech-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36848:1" rel="noopener">Lalatech Holdings</a> is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming HK IPO.</li>
<li>Lalatech operates via a marketplace model serving merchants and carriers. Its platform facilitates closed-loop transactions from online shipping order booking to intelligent order matching, and automated dispatching to after-sale services.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier notes. In this note we will talk about the updates from its refiling.</li>
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Lalatech Holdings is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming HK IPO.
Lalatech operates via a marketplace model serving merchants and carriers. Its platform facilitates closed-loop transactions from online shipping order booking to intelligent order matching, and automated dispatching to after-sale services.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our earlier notes. In this note we will talk about the updates from its refiling.


Lalatech Holdings Limited Pre-IPO - Refiling Updates - Continues to Improve, Valuation Gap Narrowing

<ul><li>United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) reported consolidated revenue of $21.7 billion, marking a 5.3% decline YoY. The operating profit came in at $1.7 billion, down by 31.5% in comparison to the previous year, largely as a result of higher labor costs associated with the first year of the Teamsters contract.</li><li>The consolidated operating margin was at 8%.</li><li>A notable development in the quarter is UPS's deal with the United States Postal Service, where it plans to become the primary air cargo provider.</li></ul>

United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) reported consolidated revenue of $21.7 billion, marking a 5.3% decline YoY. The operating profit came in at $1.7 billion, down by 31.5% in comparison to the previous year, largely as a result of higher labor costs associated with the first year of the Teamsters contract.The consolidated operating margin was at 8%.A notable development in the quarter is UPS's deal with the United States Postal Service, where it plans to become the primary air cargo provider.

United Parcel Service (UPS): How Is The Management Playing The Macro Cycle? - Major Drivers

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United Parcel Service, Inc.(UPS) delivers packages and documents throughout the United States and in other countries and territories.  The Company also provides global supply chain services and less-than-truckload transportation, primarily in the U.S. UPS's business consists of integrated air and ground pick-up and delivery network

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United Parcel Service Cl B (UPS US)

United Parcel Service (UPS): Strategic Pricing Revisions & Dynamic Revenue Management As Critical Growth Catalysts! - Major Drivers

United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) returned to volume growth in the U.S. market in the second quarter of 2024, marking a significant shift...

Baptista Research

Growth of SHEIN, Temu Appears to Be Boosting Asia-US Air Cargo Volume & Pricing

There are signs that SHEIN and Temu are boosting Asia-to-US air cargo volume and pricing. We estimate the two platforms account for as much as 40%+...

Tracking Traffic

SF Holding HK IPO | Q2/H1 Results | "Internationalization" Thesis Refined | Air, Int'l Impact in H1

On Sunday June 2, SF Holding announced via a notice at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange that it plans to sell up to 625 mn new shares in a secondary...

Tracking Traffic

Lalatech Holdings Limited Pre-IPO - Refiling Updates - Continues to Improve, Valuation Gap Narrowing

Lalatech Holdings is looking to raise about US$1bn in its upcoming HK IPO. In this note, we look at the updates from its most recent refiling.

Sumeet Singh

United Parcel Service (UPS): How Is The Management Playing The Macro Cycle? - Major Drivers

United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) reported consolidated revenue of $21.7 billion, marking a 5.3% decline YoY. The operating profit came in at $1.7...

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