Overseas Chinese Equities, Aequitas Research

Ming Lu

A veteran with 19-year experience in equity research.

Geographical coverage:
* Companies operating in China, but listed in Hong Kong and the U.S.
* Previously China A-share (listed in mainland China).

Equity sector coverage:
* Chinese App / Internet-based consumption in China, e.g., Alibaba, Tencent, etc.
* Previously covered education, transportation, telecom, power, bank, advertisement, hotel, etc.

Research methods:
* Generally bottom-up.
* Talk to related people on the ground.  Talk to readers and independent writers for analyzing a news portal.  Talk to parents and teachers for analyzing a tutoring school. 
* Visit stores and show photos as evidence in notes.
* Do technical analysis when finding a short-seller attacking an equity.

Languages:
* English
* Mandarin Chinese (Official language of China)
* Shanghainese (Language of Shanghai, the most developed city in China)
* Cantonese (Language of Hong Kong and Canton Province, one of the most developed provinces in China)

Overseas Chinese Equities

ECM Weekly (10th Mar 2025) - BYD, Japan Post, Mixue, Sanhua, Chifeng, Nanshan, Goertek, Travel Food

BYD (1211 HK): Vehicle Deliveries Up by 40% in 2024

BYD (1211 HK) 2024 Result Preview: Expanding in Domestic Market and 19% Upside Left

Japan Post Bank US$4bn Placement Updates-Performing Similar to Its Last. Past Large Deals Comparison

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>We believe the stock’s upside is very limited after two buy rating this year.</li>
<li>In 2024, total revenue grew by 29% and total automobile sales grew by 41%.</li>
<li>The gross margin of automobile improved more than one percentage point.</li>
</ul>


We believe the stock’s upside is very limited after two buy rating this year.
In 2024, total revenue grew by 29% and total automobile sales grew by 41%.
The gross margin of automobile improved more than one percentage point.


BYD (1211): Encouraging 2024 Result, But Close to Our Target After Two Buy Suggestions This Year.