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

China Consumption Weekly (16 Dec 2024): NEV Industry Nov., Baidu, Hisense, Boss Zhipin,

Geely (175 HK): 3Q24, Revenue up by 20% and Operating Profit up by 129% (2nd Largest in China)

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

Xiaomi (1810 HK): Three Months Surge Overvalued Vehicle Business

China Consumption Weekly (25 Nov 2024): Xiaomi, Haier, Autohome, Xpeng, Full Truck, Tongcheng

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>BYD’s deliveries grew by 68% YoY in November 2024, which provides a positive signal for the whole NEV (New Energy Vehicle) industry.</li>
<li>In November, Seres' sales volume increased by 27% YoY with NEV up by 55% YoY.</li>
<li>Arawana, the top cooking oil producer, finished acquiring 11% of Lihua's stock.</li>
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BYD’s deliveries grew by 68% YoY in November 2024, which provides a positive signal for the whole NEV (New Energy Vehicle) industry.
In November, Seres' sales volume increased by 27% YoY with NEV up by 55% YoY.
Arawana, the top cooking oil producer, finished acquiring 11% of Lihua's stock.


Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings C (300999 CH)

China Consumption Weekly (9 Dec 2024): BYD, Geely, Li Auto, Seres, Xiaomi, Arawana