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

BYD (1211 HK) Positioning Ahead of Q1 2025 Results

BYD (1211 HK): Rev up by 36% in 1Q25, Scale to Bring 60% Upside

BYD (1211 HK): Volatility Smile Signals Opportunity in Spreads

BYD (1211 HK): God's Eye & Potential HSTECH Index Inclusion

BYD (1211 HK) Tactical Outlook: Buy-The-Dip Scenarios With Passive Buying from HSI/HSCEI Trackers

BYD (1211 HK) Profit Targets After Record-Breaking Earnings

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

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<li>The growth rate of sales volume slowed down in March 2025.</li>
<li>Geely’s sales volume reached 46% of BYD’s in 1Q25, compared to 23% in 2024.</li>
<li>We set a downside of 18% and a price target of HK$300 for the next twelve months.</li>
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The growth rate of sales volume slowed down in March 2025.
Geely’s sales volume reached 46% of BYD’s in 1Q25, compared to 23% in 2024.
We set a downside of 18% and a price target of HK$300 for the next twelve months.


BYD (1211 HK): Some Threats Before 1Q25 Result