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

Not All EV Makers Are Reaping the Rewards of Macro Stimulus

China Consumption Weekly (2 Dec 2024): Starbucks, Chow Tai Fook, SAIC, Volkswagen, BYD

BYD (1211 HK): Quick Note – Preparing for Price War in 2025

BYD (1211 HK): Revenue Up by 26% in 2Q24 Versus 4% in 1Q24, Buy

BYD (1211 HK) Quick Note: Company and Industry Sales Up by 46% YoY and 51% YoY

Battle Lines Drawn As BABA Builds Out First/Last-Mile Capacity; But Who Will Fund 75+ Bn CNY CapEx?

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>Revenue increased by 24% YoY in 3Q24 due to the acceleration of sales volume.</li>
<li>The operating margin declined YoY due to historical high marketing expenses.</li>
<li>We believe BYD has an upside of 25% for the end of 2025.</li>
</ul>


Revenue increased by 24% YoY in 3Q24 due to the acceleration of sales volume.
The operating margin declined YoY due to historical high marketing expenses.
We believe BYD has an upside of 25% for the end of 2025.


BYD (1211 HK): 3Q24, Revenue up by 24% Due to Sales Volume Acceleration