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 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

Xiaomi India | Still on Top of Their Game

China Internet Weekly (31Aug2020): Q2 Result of Weak Xiaomi, Overheated BILI, DADA, and BITA

Xiaomi Placement - Run-Up in Share Price, Co-Founder Selling

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>Xiaomi (1810)’s global shipment increased 42% YoY in 3Q20.</li>
<li>The Cyberspace Administration plans to pass a law of <em>live broadcaster account classification</em>.</li>
<li>JD.com (JD) has the largest market share of online fresh food.</li>
<li>Alibaba Health (241 HK)’s profit turned positive.</li>
</ul>


Xiaomi (1810)’s global shipment increased 42% YoY in 3Q20.
The Cyberspace Administration plans to pass a law of live broadcaster account classification.
JD.com (JD) has the largest market share of online fresh food.
Alibaba Health (241 HK)’s profit turned positive.


China Internet Weekly (2Nov2020):  Xiaomi Phone Shipment up 42%, New Live Broadcast Law Coming

Xiaomi Corp

China Internet Weekly (2Nov2020): Xiaomi Phone Shipment up 42%, New Live Broadcast Law Coming