Equity Research

Approach

Equity Research

Cascade Research’s mission is to elevate students into industry-ready analysts by producing rigorous, evidence-based work and giving members a professional platform to develop core financial skills, including valuation, comparable company analysis, and precedent transactions.

Equity Research Team

Kai Chang

Head of Equity Research

Anna Jarosz

Equity Research Analyst

Khanak Khandelwal

Equity Research Analyst

Daniel Caletrio Berridge

Equity Research Analyst

Rue Wang

Equity Research Analyst

Navira Vizhi Muthukrishnan

Equity Research Analyst

Jamie Shur

Equity Research Analyst

Junyu Zhao

Equity Research Analyst

Daniel Jacobson

Equity Research Analyst

Takeshi Shimazu

Senior Advisor

Structure of our Reports

Business Model: How the company generates revenue, its core products and services, and its strategic positioning.

Industry Analysis: Market size, growth trends, competitive dynamics, and macro factors shaping the sector.

Competition Analysis: Benchmarking against peers across valuation, profitability, and growth metrics to identify differentiation.

Financial Analysis: Deep dive into revenue trends, margins, cash flow, and valuation through DCF and comparable analysis.

Reports

Doximity

Company Overview

Business Model: Subscription-based platform for U.S. physicians, providing professional networking, telehealth, and AI-driven clinical tools.

Industry Analysis: Growing healthtech sector focused on digital professional tools and telehealth.

Competition Analysis: Dominant niche leader; faces competition from LinkedIn and specialised medical sites.

Financial Analysis: Strong margins and profitability with a focus on steady, high-quality cash flow.

Recommendation: Hold

Robinhood

Company Overview

Business Model: Zero-commission trading platform for stocks, options, and crypto; earns via net interest and “Gold” subscriptions.

Industry Analysis: Shifting from pure retail brokerage to a comprehensive wealth management and digital banking ecosystem.

Competition Analysis: Challenges incumbents (Schwab/Fidelity) and fintechs (SoFi/Coinbase) through rapid product innovation.

Financial Analysis: High operational leverage and robust cash flow, with growth recently bolstered by new prediction market offerings.

Recommendation: Buy

NextEra Energy

Company Overview

Business Model: Hybrid of the largest U.S. rate-regulated utility (FPL) and the world’s leading wind/solar power generator (NEER).

Industry Analysis: Core player in U.S. grid decarbonisation; benefiting from massive power demand surges from AI data centres.

Competition Analysis: Unrivaled scale in renewables; competes with traditional utilities like Duke Energy and global green energy developers.

Financial Analysis: Consistent earnings growth supported by a strong regulated asset base and high demand for long-term clean energy contracts.

Recommendation: Buy

Snowflake

Company Overview

Business Model: Consumption-based data platform offering cloud warehousing, secure data sharing, and AI application development.

Industry Analysis: Pivoting from data storage to a comprehensive AI infrastructure hub for enterprise-scale machine learning.

Competition Analysis: Faces intense pressure from major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google) and specialised rivals like Databricks.

Financial Analysis: Delivers high product revenue growth and expanding operating margins, though stock performance remains sensitive to consumption volatility.

Recommendation: Buy

Iridium

Company Overview

Business Model: Global provider of satellite voice and data services through a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation, focused on recurring service fees.

Industry Analysis: Shifting focus toward “direct-to-device” (D2D) connectivity and specialised positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) as GPS alternatives.

Competition Analysis: Holds a unique L-band spectrum advantage; competes with traditional GEO operators and high-capacity LEO networks like Starlink.

Financial Analysis: High-margin recurring revenue and steady EBITDA growth, supported by a fully deployed constellation and aggressive share buyback programs.

Recommendation: Buy

Wise

Company Overview

Business Model: Global technology infrastructure for moving and managing money; revenue is primarily cross-border transaction fees and interest income on customer balances.

Industry Analysis: Rapidly evolving cross-border payments sector focused on increasing transfer speed and direct integration with domestic payment systems.

Competition Analysis: Challenges high-fee traditional banks and legacy providers (Western Union) while competing with nimble fintechs like Revolut and Remitly.

Financial Analysis: High-growth profile with double-digit volume increases and strong profitability, currently expanding via a dual listing on the Nasdaq.

Recommendation: Buy