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

Baozun HK Secondary Trading - Weakest Link of the Current Lot

China Internet Weekly (23Nov2020): HUYA’s Violence, TME’s Porn, and BIDU Acquired a Short Target

China Internet Weekly (30Nov2020): Approve Online Rx Drug, Ban Juveniles from Paying Broadcasters

Baidu (BIDU): Pandemic Merely an Excuse for Poor Q1

China Internet Weekly (21Sep2020): BABA Launched Property Agency and Promoted Game Department

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

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<li>Baidu (BIDU)’s manager was arrested for gambling advertisements.</li>
<li>iQiyi (IQ) was banned in Taiwan.</li>
<li>Trip.com (TCOM)’s revenue continued to decrease QoQ in 2Q20.</li>
<li>China Literature (772 HK) raised novel writers’ revenue share from 50% to 70%.</li>
</ul>


Baidu (BIDU)’s manager was arrested for gambling advertisements.
iQiyi (IQ) was banned in Taiwan.
Trip.com (TCOM)’s revenue continued to decrease QoQ in 2Q20.
China Literature (772 HK) raised novel writers’ revenue share from 50% to 70%.


China Internet Weekly (28Sep2020): BIDU Manager Arrested, TCOM Revenue Shrank QoQ