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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.

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

<ul><li>Workday produced strong Q4 results and delivered an all-around beat with a decent performance in key operating measures and a 22% increase in subscription revenue for the quarter and the entire fiscal year.</li><li>While Talent Optimization is Workday's fastest-growing SKU with an attach rate on new transactions of more than 85% in fiscal year 2023, approximately 50% of all active Workday HCM customers currently use Workday Skills Cloud.</li><li>The company intends to boost margin expansion in fiscal 2024 while returning to a 20% plus subscription revenue growth when the environment recovers.</li></ul>

Workday produced strong Q4 results and delivered an all-around beat with a decent performance in key operating measures and a 22% increase in subscription revenue for the quarter and the entire fiscal year.While Talent Optimization is Workday's fastest-growing SKU with an attach rate on new transactions of more than 85% in fiscal year 2023, approximately 50% of all active Workday HCM customers currently use Workday Skills Cloud.The company intends to boost margin expansion in fiscal 2024 while returning to a 20% plus subscription revenue growth when the environment recovers.

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst, Obex Capital Research

Aaron Gabin

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research Analyst

TMT & Consumer Independent Equity Research

Obex Capital Research

“Obex” is Latin for Barriers to Entry. Obex Capital Management’s investment philosophy is driven by an intense focus on which business model’s Barriers to Entry are able to withstand the ever increasing competitive disruption in the TMT and Consumer Sectors.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Adobe is down 42% in 2022, and down 22% relative to the S&amp;P. </li>
<li>Valuation has been cut in half, and investors have voiced concerns and skepticism about its (incredibly) expensive acquisition of Figma in September.</li>
<li>Adobe remains better positioned than most large cap software peers as it maintained its guidance from October Analyst Day, highlighting the secular tide behind digital transformation efforts remains strong. </li>
</ul>


Adobe is down 42% in 2022, and down 22% relative to the S&amp;P. 
Valuation has been cut in half, and investors have voiced concerns and skepticism about its (incredibly) expensive acquisition of Figma in September.
Adobe remains better positioned than most large cap software peers as it maintained its guidance from October Analyst Day, highlighting the secular tide behind digital transformation efforts remains strong. 


IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

Event-Driven

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<li>The IE considers K1’s A$4.85 offer for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/elmo-software-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24342:1" rel="noopener">Elmo Software (ELO AU)</a> to be fair and reasonable as it is towards the high end of its valuation range of A$4.39-4.98.</li>
<li>K1 has received FIRB and US antitrust approval. The remaining key conditions are shareholders and court approval.</li>
<li>This is a done deal. At the last close price and for the 23 February 2023 payment, the gross and annualised spread is 1.9% and 10.9%, respectively.</li>
</ul>


The IE considers K1’s A$4.85 offer for Elmo Software (ELO AU) to be fair and reasonable as it is towards the high end of its valuation range of A$4.39-4.98.
K1 has received FIRB and US antitrust approval. The remaining key conditions are shareholders and court approval.
This is a done deal. At the last close price and for the 23 February 2023 payment, the gross and annualised spread is 1.9% and 10.9%, respectively.


Elmo Software (ELO AU)’s Scheme Meeting on 30 January

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)

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Elmo Software (ELO AU)’s Scheme Meeting on 30 January

This is a done deal. At the last close price and for the 23 February 2023 payment, the gross and annualised spread is 1.9% and 10.9%, respectively.

Arun George

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