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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>Workday, Inc. managed to exceed analyst expectations in terms of revenue as well as earnings, attaining an 18% surge in subscription revenue, a notable 22% growth in the 12-month backlog, and a commendable non-GAAP operating margin of 25%.</li><li>The company's business momentum was evident at the Workday Rising event in September, where groundbreaking AI innovations were introduced, accompanied by significant product and partnership revelations.</li><li>With a significant 28,000 in-person and online attendees, the event underscored the substantial impact Workday is making in the industry.</li></ul>

Workday, Inc. managed to exceed analyst expectations in terms of revenue as well as earnings, attaining an 18% surge in subscription revenue, a notable 22% growth in the 12-month backlog, and a commendable non-GAAP operating margin of 25%.The company's business momentum was evident at the Workday Rising event in September, where groundbreaking AI innovations were introduced, accompanied by significant product and partnership revelations.With a significant 28,000 in-person and online attendees, the event underscored the substantial impact Workday is making in the industry.

Workday Inc.: Helping Organizations Move to a Skills-Based Approach With Accenture! - Major Drivers

<ul><li>Workday exceeded analyst expectations in terms of revenue and earnings, with a non-GAAP operating margin of 24%, subscription revenue growth of 19%, and a 24-month backlog increase of 23%.</li><li>Early renewals exceeded Workday's expectations in the quarter and increased the 24-month backlog by nearly 1.5 percentage points.</li><li>Workday's team anticipates increasing their forecast for subscription revenue for FY 2024 to a new range of $6.57 billion to $6.59 billion, representing an 18% yearly increase.</li></ul>

Workday exceeded analyst expectations in terms of revenue and earnings, with a non-GAAP operating margin of 24%, subscription revenue growth of 19%, and a 24-month backlog increase of 23%.Early renewals exceeded Workday's expectations in the quarter and increased the 24-month backlog by nearly 1.5 percentage points.Workday's team anticipates increasing their forecast for subscription revenue for FY 2024 to a new range of $6.57 billion to $6.59 billion, representing an 18% yearly increase.

Workday Inc.: 4 Major Factors Driving Their Growth! - Financial Forecasts

Value Investing

Vladimir Dimitrov, CFA

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<li>Workday's share price is at risk of a downward multiple repricing.</li>
<li>GAAP profitability would be very hard to achieve, according to recent rhetoric.</li>
<li>An outside deal is a highly likely scenario that would resolve the company's current disadvantage to its larger peers.</li>
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Workday's share price is at risk of a downward multiple repricing.
GAAP profitability would be very hard to achieve, according to recent rhetoric.
An outside deal is a highly likely scenario that would resolve the company's current disadvantage to its larger peers.


Workday: The Rough Path Towards Profitability

Equity Capital Markets

Workday Inc Class A / Equity Capital Markets

<ul><li>Workday managed to surpass the revenue expectations as well as the earnings expectations of Wall Street.</li><li>In the quarter, subscription revenue increased by 20% year over year to $1.53 billion.</li><li>Outside of the United States, overall revenue was $420 million, which represents 25% of total sales.</li></ul>

Workday managed to surpass the revenue expectations as well as the earnings expectations of Wall Street.In the quarter, subscription revenue increased by 20% year over year to $1.53 billion.Outside of the United States, overall revenue was $420 million, which represents 25% of total sales.

Workday Inc.: Expanding The Global Footprint

Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

Algosun Global

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<li>China-Based HCM technology unicorn <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beisen-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36803:1" rel="noopener">Beisen Holdings (1667838D CH)</a>  filed for an IPO in Hong Kong. Morgan Stanley and CICC are leading the upcoming offering. </li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beisen-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36803:1" rel="noopener">Beisen Holdings (1667838D CH)</a>  is the leading provider of integrated HR SaaS and talent management platform with ~12% market share of the overall cloud-based HCM industry in China. </li>
<li>We believe the company’s expected IPO valuation may reach $1B, making it one of the largest providers of cloud-native HCM solutions in China scheduled to go public this year. </li>
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China-Based HCM technology unicorn Beisen Holdings (1667838D CH)  filed for an IPO in Hong Kong. Morgan Stanley and CICC are leading the upcoming offering. 

Beisen Holdings (1667838D CH)  is the leading provider of integrated HR SaaS and talent management platform with ~12% market share of the overall cloud-based HCM industry in China. 
We believe the company’s expected IPO valuation may reach $1B, making it one of the largest providers of cloud-native HCM solutions in China scheduled to go public this year. 


Beisen IPO Preview and Valuation Analysis

United States

Workday, Inc. provides enterprise cloud-based applications. The Company offers human capital, spend, and financial management, as well as payroll, initiatives and higher education solutions. Workday serves the finance, healthcare, manufacturing, education, and technology industries worldwide.

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Workday Inc Class A (WDAY US)

Workday Inc.: Helping Organizations Move to a Skills-Based Approach With Accenture! - Major Drivers

Workday, Inc. managed to exceed analyst expectations in terms of revenue as well as earnings, attaining an 18% surge in subscription revenue, a...

Baptista Research

Workday Inc.: 4 Major Factors Driving Their Growth! - Financial Forecasts

Workday exceeded analyst expectations in terms of revenue and earnings, with a non-GAAP operating margin of 24%, subscription revenue growth of...

Baptista Research

Workday: The Rough Path Towards Profitability

Workday's share price is at risk of a downward multiple repricing. GAAP profitability would be very hard to achieve, according to recent rhetoric.

Vladimir Dimitrov, CFA

Workday Inc.: Expanding The Global Footprint

Workday managed to surpass the revenue expectations as well as the earnings expectations of Wall Street. In the quarter, subscription revenue...

Baptista Research

Beisen IPO Preview and Valuation Analysis

Founder-led HR technology unicorn Beisen filed for an IPO in Hong Kong. We believe the company’s expected IPO valuation may reach $1B and see...

Andrei Zakharov

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