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

Geely (175 HK): Sales Volume Accelerated in August

Geely Auto Raises Export Target After 67% Growth in First Half of Year 

Geely Automobile (175 HK) - Solid 1H24 Earnings, Better NEV Outlook

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

<ul>
<li>Geely’s revenue grew by 20% YoY and deliveries increased by 19% YoY in 3Q24.</li>
<li>The operating margin improved to 5.3% in 3Q24 versus 2.9% in 3Q23.</li>
<li>We conclude an upside of 58% and a price target of HK$22 for the end of 2025.</li>
</ul>


Geely’s revenue grew by 20% YoY and deliveries increased by 19% YoY in 3Q24.
The operating margin improved to 5.3% in 3Q24 versus 2.9% in 3Q23.
We conclude an upside of 58% and a price target of HK$22 for the end of 2025.


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