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

Xiaomi (1810 HK): 2Q24, Revenue up by 32%, Electric Vehicle Profit to Follow, Buy

Xiaomi (1810 HK): Three Months Surge Overvalued Vehicle Business

China Consumption Weekly (9 Dec 2024): BYD, Geely, Li Auto, Seres, Xiaomi, Arawana

XM / Xiaomi (1810 HK): 1Q24, Revenue Up by 27%, Smartphone Shipments Ranked Global No. 3

Battle Lines Drawn As BABA Builds Out First/Last-Mile Capacity; But Who Will Fund 75+ Bn CNY CapEx?

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>Xiaomi (XM)’s shipments increased by 29% YoY in 2Q24, which is the most rapid growth among the global top five.</li>
<li>Xiaomi is the only clear gainer of market share among the global top five.</li>
<li>We believe the stock has an upside of 35% and the target price is HK$22.30 for the end of 2024.</li>
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Xiaomi (XM)’s shipments increased by 29% YoY in 2Q24, which is the most rapid growth among the global top five.
Xiaomi is the only clear gainer of market share among the global top five.
We believe the stock has an upside of 35% and the target price is HK$22.30 for the end of 2024.


Xiaomi (1810 HK): 2Q24 Shipments – High Growth and High Market Share

Xiaomi Corp

Xiaomi (1810 HK): 2Q24 Shipments – High Growth and High Market Share