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

JD.com (JD): High Growth and Margin in Q2, Sustainable Factors for Post-Pandemic Performance

China Internet Weekly (14Sep2020): Meituan & Ele.me Criticized as Sweatshop

China Internet Weekly (27Jul2020): Online Retail Continued to Accelerate in June

JD.com (JD): Implies Alibaba Plotted Defamation on “618 Promotion” Sales

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>JD.com (JD) acquired 100% of Five Star, a store chain of household appliance.</li>
<li>Xiaomi (1810 HK)’s smartphone sales decreased by 35% YoY in 2Q20.</li>
<li>The State Post Bureau of China announced that the revenue from express parcel increased by 23.5% YoY in 2Q20 versus a decrease of 0.6% YoY in 1Q20.</li>
<li>The National Development and Reform Commission requires internet broadband providers to reduce prices by 15% for corporate users.</li>
</ul>


JD.com (JD) acquired 100% of Five Star, a store chain of household appliance.
Xiaomi (1810 HK)’s smartphone sales decreased by 35% YoY in 2Q20.
The State Post Bureau of China announced that the revenue from express parcel increased by 23.5% YoY in 2Q20 versus a decrease of 0.6% YoY in 1Q20.
The National Development and Reform Commission requires internet broadband providers to reduce prices by 15% for corporate users.


China Internet Weekly (3Aug2020): JD Acquired Appliance Store, Xiaomi Phone Sales Plunged

JD.com Inc (ADR)

China Internet Weekly (3Aug2020): JD Acquired Appliance Store, Xiaomi Phone Sales Plunged