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

JD.com (JD): Plunged Following Indexes, But 4Q21 Result Worth Buying

JD Logistics (2618 HK): Shrinking Operating Loss in 2H21 and Exclusive Revenue Support

JD.com Tencent Div Distribution - The US$10bn Overhang

JD.com (JD): 3Q21, Strong Growth and Significant Upside

JD.com (JD): 4Q21, Strong Service Revenue Matters

Gravity Works As WeWork Doesn't; Now Plan B

Bifurcated Chinese Express Market Developing

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>We believe revenue will grow by 23% YoY in 4Q21 and by 18% in 2022.</li>
<li>We believe JD is the most promising direct-sales e-commerce company in China.</li>
<li>However, short video apps have been taking advertising market share from e-commerce apps.</li>
</ul>


We believe revenue will grow by 23% YoY in 4Q21 and by 18% in 2022.
We believe JD is the most promising direct-sales e-commerce company in China.
However, short video apps have been taking advertising market share from e-commerce apps.


JD.com (JD) Pre-Earning: Expect High Growth, Solid Position in Direct Sales

JD.com Inc (ADR)

JD.com (JD) Pre-Earning: Expect High Growth, Solid Position in Direct Sales