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

Nayuki (奈雪) Post IPO - Potential Catalysts - Where to from Here?

Helens Intl (海伦司国际) Pre-IPO - Largest Bar Chain Targeted at Youths

Helens Intl (海伦司国际) Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison

Nayuki (奈雪) IPO - Not Cheap but Should Still Do Well

Nayuki (奈雪) IPO Trading - Good Demand

Nayuki (奈雪) Pre-IPO - Forecast and Thoughts on Valuation

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 visited the stores of Nayuki and its competitors.</li>
<li>Nayuki has the No. 4 largest customer base among Chinese teahouses, but we believe Heytea is the only competitor to Nayuki.</li>
<li>Fruit tea is still popular, but customers are loyal to one or two brands.</li>
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We visited the stores of Nayuki and its competitors.
Nayuki has the No. 4 largest customer base among Chinese teahouses, but we believe Heytea is the only competitor to Nayuki.
Fruit tea is still popular, but customers are loyal to one or two brands.


Nayuki (奈雪の茶): Teahouse Competition on the Ground

Nayuki Holdings

Nayuki (奈雪の茶): Teahouse Competition on the Ground