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 Resources Beverage Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Middling

ECM Weekly (19th Aug 2024) - Midea, China Res, WeRide, FirstCry, ACME, Gadgil, 99 Speed, Hind Zinc

ECM Weekly (26th Aug 2024) - Zomato, Colowide, Star Asia, Yamaha, 99Speed, Hero Fin, Bajaj Housing

China Resources Beverage Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Remains a Minnow in Other Markets

China Resources Beverage (Holdings) Pre-IPO Tearsheet

China Resources Beverage Pre-IPO - The Positives - Strong Position in Its Main Market

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

China Resources Beverage / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>We visited convenience stores to look for China Resources Beverage products.</li>
<li>The company is in a price war with Nongfu Spring, for both drinkable water and beverages.</li>
<li>Some CRB products, such as plum syrup, do not have any competitors in physical stores.</li>
</ul>


We visited convenience stores to look for China Resources Beverage products.
The company is in a price war with Nongfu Spring, for both drinkable water and beverages.
Some CRB products, such as plum syrup, do not have any competitors in physical stores.


Beijing Hualian Hypermarket Co, Ltd. (600361 CH)

China Resources Beverage (华润饮料) Pre-IPO: A Visit to Convenience Stores