Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

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.

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>Celestica reported first quarter 2026 revenue of $4.05 billion, marking a 53% year-over-year increase and slightly surpassing the midpoint of its guidance range.</li><li>This growth was primarily driven by strong demand in the Communications & Cloud Solutions (CCS) segment, which accounted for 80% of total revenue with a 76% increase, propelled by ramping programs for 800G networking switches and next-generation AI/ML compute initiatives.</li><li>The Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS) segment contributed 20% of revenue, remaining flat year-over-year but outperforming guidance, bolstered by higher HealthTech revenue offsetting declines in Aerospace & Defense (A&D) and capital equipment areas.</li></ul>

Celestica reported first quarter 2026 revenue of $4.05 billion, marking a 53% year-over-year increase and slightly surpassing the midpoint of its guidance range.This growth was primarily driven by strong demand in the Communications & Cloud Solutions (CCS) segment, which accounted for 80% of total revenue with a 76% increase, propelled by ramping programs for 800G networking switches and next-generation AI/ML compute initiatives.The Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS) segment contributed 20% of revenue, remaining flat year-over-year but outperforming guidance, bolstered by higher HealthTech revenue offsetting declines in Aerospace & Defense (A&D) and capital equipment areas.

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