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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>Valmont Industries Inc.'s latest financial results present a complex mix of market conditions and strategic maneuvers as the company navigates 2025.</li><li>The first quarter saw a slight decline in consolidated net sales, down 0.9% year-over-year, although sales increased modestly on a constant currency basis.</li><li>Operating margin and earnings per share were stable, reflecting the company's disciplined approach to executing its strategic priorities amidst a challenging global economic environment.</li></ul>

Valmont Industries Inc.'s latest financial results present a complex mix of market conditions and strategic maneuvers as the company navigates 2025.The first quarter saw a slight decline in consolidated net sales, down 0.9% year-over-year, although sales increased modestly on a constant currency basis.Operating margin and earnings per share were stable, reflecting the company's disciplined approach to executing its strategic priorities amidst a challenging global economic environment.

Valmont Industries: Here Are The 5 Biggest Factors Fueling Our ‘Outperform’ Rating!

<ul><li>Valmont Industries, Inc. reported its fourth quarter and full-year 2024 financial results, citing a strong performance that aligned with expectations despite facing headwinds.</li><li>The company noted significant achievements in operational and commercial areas, which aided in delivering solid outcomes.</li><li>Key highlights included a focus on infrastructure and agricultural growth, as well as enhancements in operational flexibility and customer-driven innovation.</li></ul>

Valmont Industries, Inc. reported its fourth quarter and full-year 2024 financial results, citing a strong performance that aligned with expectations despite facing headwinds.The company noted significant achievements in operational and commercial areas, which aided in delivering solid outcomes.Key highlights included a focus on infrastructure and agricultural growth, as well as enhancements in operational flexibility and customer-driven innovation.

Valmont Industries: 6 Major Game-Changers Impacting Its 2025 Performance & Beyond!

<ul><li>Valmont Industries, Incorporated delivered a solid financial performance in the third quarter of 2024, focusing on operating profit growth and margin expansion despite a drop in sales.</li><li>The company demonstrated effective commercial execution and an improved cost structure, setting a robust foundation for future growth.</li><li>This accomplishment was credited to its focus on key profitability areas and higher return on invested capital.</li></ul>

Valmont Industries, Incorporated delivered a solid financial performance in the third quarter of 2024, focusing on operating profit growth and margin expansion despite a drop in sales.The company demonstrated effective commercial execution and an improved cost structure, setting a robust foundation for future growth.This accomplishment was credited to its focus on key profitability areas and higher return on invested capital.

Valmont Industries Inc.: Can It Really Capitalize On The Novel Opportunities in Agriculture? - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Valmont Industries presented their second quarter 2024 earnings, reflecting both progress and challenges.</li><li>CEO Avner Applbaum emphasized robust operational improvements and strategic adjustments that have uplifted their profitability considerably during difficult market dynamics.</li><li>Notable was the increase in operating margins to 14.2%, marking a significant improvement.</li></ul>

Valmont Industries presented their second quarter 2024 earnings, reflecting both progress and challenges.CEO Avner Applbaum emphasized robust operational improvements and strategic adjustments that have uplifted their profitability considerably during difficult market dynamics.Notable was the increase in operating margins to 14.2%, marking a significant improvement.

Valmont Industries Inc.: Initiation Of Coverage - Infrastructure Expansion & Innovations In Solar & Telecom Makes Us Bullish! - Major Drivers

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

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<li>We are seeing a broad-based snap-back rally after the S&amp;P 500 found support at our 5100-5191 target/bounce area which we discussed in our 7/30/24 and 8/6/24 Compass reports</li>
<li>We are not out of the woods as we still see the $SPX and $QQQ going through a 1- to 4-month pullback/consolidation period, and market dynamics remain far from perfect.</li>
<li>Apr. 2000, Aug. 2007, Feb. 2022 $SPX top comparisons are why we expected SPX to find support at 5100, AND THEN test YTD highs (8/13/24 Compass report).</li>
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We are seeing a broad-based snap-back rally after the S&amp;P 500 found support at our 5100-5191 target/bounce area which we discussed in our 7/30/24 and 8/6/24 Compass reports
We are not out of the woods as we still see the $SPX and $QQQ going through a 1- to 4-month pullback/consolidation period, and market dynamics remain far from perfect.
Apr. 2000, Aug. 2007, Feb. 2022 $SPX top comparisons are why we expected SPX to find support at 5100, AND THEN test YTD highs (8/13/24 Compass report).


Snap-Back Rally Tests YTD Highs; Apr. 2000, Aug. 2007, Feb. 2022 $SPX Top Comparisons Still in Play

United States

Valmont Industries, Inc. designs and manufactures poles, towers, and structures for lighting, communication, and utility markets and provides protective coating services for infrastructure.  The Company also manufactures and distributes industrial and agricultural irrigation products in addition to a wide variety of fabricated products for commercial and industrial applications.

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Valmont Industries, Incorporated delivered a solid financial performance in the third quarter of 2024, focusing on operating profit growth and...

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Valmont Industries Inc.: Initiation Of Coverage - Infrastructure Expansion & Innovations In Solar & Telecom Makes Us Bullish! - Major Drivers

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Baptista Research

Snap-Back Rally Tests YTD Highs; Apr. 2000, Aug. 2007, Feb. 2022 $SPX Top Comparisons Still in Play

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