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

BYD (1211 HK) Outlook Following Regulatory Pushback on Market Dominance

BYD (1211 HK) Top Trades Highlight Bearish Bias Among HK Option Traders

JD.com (9618 HK) Top Option Trades: Bullish Butterfly Stands Out Amond Bearish Sentiment

Geely (175 HK): Revenue Up by 25% in 1Q25 and Deliveries Up by 53% in April – 26% Stock Upside

BYD (1211 HK): Rev up by 36% in 1Q25, Scale to Bring 60% Upside

Chery Auto Pre-IPO - The Positives - Very Strong Earnings Growth

Geely (175 HK): To Be Only Comparable Competitor to BYD in 1Q25

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

<ul>
<li>BYD announced that the company would provide price discounts for 22 models.</li>
<li>BYD has scale advantage over other NEV car makers and the NEV industry has bargaining power over suppliers and dealers.</li>
<li>The auto association and the Ministry of Industry are trying to protect small companies from bankruptcy.</li>
</ul>


BYD announced that the company would provide price discounts for 22 models.
BYD has scale advantage over other NEV car makers and the NEV industry has bargaining power over suppliers and dealers.
The auto association and the Ministry of Industry are trying to protect small companies from bankruptcy.


BYD (1211 HK): Authorities Halting Severe Competition Throughout Industry and Industry Chain