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

China Internet Weekly (30Mar2020): Photos of Crowded Apple Retail Store, Dispute of BABA Vs. PDD

Weibo (WB): 24 Hours Suspension as Punishment to Reposters, Revenues Declined First Time

China Internet Weekly (16Mar2020): IKEA Goes to Alibaba and Gome Appliance Goes to JD.com

Gravity Works As WeWork Doesn't; Now Plan B

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>Weibo (WB) leaked personal information including identity numbers and phone numbers.</li>
<li>JD.com (JD) launched a repurchase plan and Momo (MOMO) launched a dividend plan to signal confidence in their stock prices.</li>
<li>Trip.com (TCOM), the largest online travel agency in China, expected revenues will decrease by 45% to 50% YoY in 1Q2020.</li>
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Weibo (WB) leaked personal information including identity numbers and phone numbers.
JD.com (JD) launched a repurchase plan and Momo (MOMO) launched a dividend plan to signal confidence in their stock prices.
Trip.com (TCOM), the largest online travel agency in China, expected revenues will decrease by 45% to 50% YoY in 1Q2020.


China Internet Weekly (23Mar2020): Weibo Leaked Personal Data Including Its CEO’s Phone Number.

Weibo Corp

China Internet Weekly (23Mar2020): Weibo Leaked Personal Data Including Its CEO’s Phone Number.