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

ECM Weekly (19 July 2020) - HK IPO Analytics 1H2020, Shimao Services, AyalaLand REIT, Li Auto

Weekly (20Jul2020): Tax Check on Online Retailers Stopped, Cross-Province Group Tour Reopened

ECM Weekly (26 July 2020) - Li Auto, Ant Financial, Tigermed, Mindspace, Blue Moon

Li Auto (理想汽车) Pre-IPO - Taking the Long Way Around

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 Capital Markets

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<li>We visited a Li-Auto store in the city center of Shanghai.</li>
<li>The only model, “ONE”, is an SUV, but there are more seats in it to meet the needs of a typical Chinese family.</li>
<li>The electric car does not need a charging station, but can get a license plate more easily than a pure gasoline car.</li>
</ul>


We visited a Li-Auto store in the city center of Shanghai.
The only model, “ONE”, is an SUV, but there are more seats in it to meet the needs of a typical Chinese family.
The electric car does not need a charging station, but can get a license plate more easily than a pure gasoline car.


Li Auto (理想汽车): Visit Li Auto Store and Find Out License Game