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

Alibaba (BABA) 3Q25 Preview: Benefit from Boycott Against Competitor and Disposals

Alibaba (BABA): 3Q25, Main Business Growth Close to Double Digits

Alibaba's C4Q24 Result Says the Inflection Point of Chinese AI Has Arrived for the Capital Markets

Alibaba (BABA US): 2Q25, Weak Quarter, But Waiting for Two Events to Benefit Top Line

China Consumption Weekly (6 Jan 2025): Alibaba, BYD, Tencent Music, JD.com, Mixue

China Consumption Weekly (16 Dec 2024): Alibaba, Meituan, Mixue, Green Tea

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

Alibaba Group Holding  / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>Consumers accused that Alibaba and JD.com took national consumption subsidies.</li>
<li>Kuaishou’s new year sales GMV (Gross Merchandise Value) increased by 71%.</li>
<li>Honor Smartphone CEO resigned largely due to the IPO plan.</li>
</ul>


Consumers accused that Alibaba and JD.com took national consumption subsidies.
Kuaishou’s new year sales GMV (Gross Merchandise Value) increased by 71%.
Honor Smartphone CEO resigned largely due to the IPO plan.


China Consumption Weekly (27 Jan 2025): Alibaba, JD.com, Kuaishou, NIO, Honor, Apple