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

Tuhu Car IPO - Peers Have Corrected, Little to No Upside Left on the Table

ECM Weekly (17th Sep 2023) - ARM, VNG, Doosan, Tuhu, IMotion, Seibu Giken, RR Kabel, Viva, Innovent

Softbank (9984 JP): Arm IPO Done, the Hard Part Comes Next

Tuhu Car Pre-IPO PHIP Updates - Initially Looking for Growth, Now Searching for Profits

Tuhu Car Pre-IPO Peer Comp - While It Has Been Loss Making, GPM Expansion Has Been the Strongest

Tuhu Car Pre-IPO - Thoughts on Valuation - Will Likely Need a Markdown from Its Latest Funding Round

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 contacted drivers here in Shanghai and asked about their experience at Tuhu stores.</li>
<li>Franchised stores are well positioned in the aftermarket and Tuhu is the largest store chain among them.</li>
<li>However, Tuhu sets high standards for workshops, but average standards for mechanics.</li>
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We contacted drivers here in Shanghai and asked about their experience at Tuhu stores.
Franchised stores are well positioned in the aftermarket and Tuhu is the largest store chain among them.
However, Tuhu sets high standards for workshops, but average standards for mechanics.


Tuhu Car (途虎) Pre-IPO: Why Sedan Owners Choose Tuhu