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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>Vulcan Materials Company delivered a positive result and managed an all-around beat in the quarter.</li><li>Vulcan has increased its gross margin and strictly managed SAG costs to increase its adjusted EBITDA margin by 350 basis points year-to-date.</li><li>With excellent price growth and restrained cost increases over the previous year, cash gross profit per ton increased.</li></ul>

Vulcan Materials Company delivered a positive result and managed an all-around beat in the quarter.Vulcan has increased its gross margin and strictly managed SAG costs to increase its adjusted EBITDA margin by 350 basis points year-to-date.With excellent price growth and restrained cost increases over the previous year, cash gross profit per ton increased.

Vulcan Materials Company: Solidifying Its Base with Surging Gross Margins! - Major Drivers

Equity Capital Markets

Vulcan Materials Co / Equity Capital Markets

<ul><li>It was a successful Q1 for Vulcan Materials as they delivered an all-around beat and projected attractive growth for 2023.</li><li>Despite lower volumes in significant product lines, gross profit improved by 12%, and gross margin expanded by 90 basis points.</li><li>We give Vulcan Materials Company a 'Hold' rating with a revised target price.</li></ul>

It was a successful Q1 for Vulcan Materials as they delivered an all-around beat and projected attractive growth for 2023.Despite lower volumes in significant product lines, gross profit improved by 12%, and gross margin expanded by 90 basis points.We give Vulcan Materials Company a 'Hold' rating with a revised target price.

Vulcan Materials Company: Does It Have A Significant Competitive Advantage? – Key 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 continue believe that upside is limited with the S&amp;P 500 testing the top-end of our anticipated 2023 trading range (4165-4200).</li>
<li>Our gameplan remains unchanged; reduce risk near resistance (where we are now) and add risk near support (the December 2022 lows at 3765 and/or the 2022 lows at 3490).</li>
<li>A break above 4200 on the SPX would likely mean a test of 4300-4325, which we would view as a selling opportunity. A break below 4050 would kickstart a pullback.</li>
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We continue believe that upside is limited with the S&amp;P 500 testing the top-end of our anticipated 2023 trading range (4165-4200).
Our gameplan remains unchanged; reduce risk near resistance (where we are now) and add risk near support (the December 2022 lows at 3765 and/or the 2022 lows at 3490).
A break above 4200 on the SPX would likely mean a test of 4300-4325, which we would view as a selling opportunity. A break below 4050 would kickstart a pullback.


SPX Forming Coiled Spring Between 4200 and 4050; 10Y/2Y Treasury Spread Suggests Recession Close

Credit

<ul><li>Vulcan Materials Company is a well-known producer, distributor, and seller of construction materials.</li><li>The company did continue its reliable cash generation and careful capital deployment and its free cash flow conversion has been above 90% on average over the last four years.</li><li>Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different credit strengths and credit risks of the company as well as a line-by-line analysis of the financial statements of the company for the past four years.</li></ul>

Vulcan Materials Company is a well-known producer, distributor, and seller of construction materials.The company did continue its reliable cash generation and careful capital deployment and its free cash flow conversion has been above 90% on average over the last four years.Baptista Research looks to evaluate the different credit strengths and credit risks of the company as well as a line-by-line analysis of the financial statements of the company for the past four years.

Vulcan Materials Company: Detailed Credit Analysis & Financial Strength Evaluation Report

<ul><li>This is our first report on Vulcan Materials Company, a renowned producer, distributor, and seller of construction materials.</li><li>Vulcan's last quarter was a major disappointment as it failed to meet the revenue expectations as well as the earnings expectations of Wall Street.</li><li>We initiate coverage on the stock of Vulcan Materials Company with a 'Hold' rating.</li></ul>

This is our first report on Vulcan Materials Company, a renowned producer, distributor, and seller of construction materials.Vulcan's last quarter was a major disappointment as it failed to meet the revenue expectations as well as the earnings expectations of Wall Street.We initiate coverage on the stock of Vulcan Materials Company with a 'Hold' rating.

Vulcan Materials Company: Initiation of Coverage – Key Drivers & Growth Outlook

United States

Vulcan Materials Company produces construction aggregates.  The Company principal product lines are aggregates, asphalt mix and concrete, and cement.

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Baptista Research

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Vermilion Research

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Baptista Research

Vulcan Materials Company: Initiation of Coverage – Key Drivers & Growth Outlook

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