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

Chery (9973 HK): 3Q25, Revenue Growth Plunged to Single Digit

Geely (175 HK): 3Q25, Revenue up by 26%, Deliveries Reached 90% of BYD

Geely (175 HK): In November, Deliveries Still Strongly Up by 24%

Geely (175 HK): 2Q25, Revenue Up by 28% YoY

Geely (175 HK): 3Q25, Expects Strong Revenue for Strong Deliveries

Geely (175 HK): Deliveries Up by 42% YoY in June – Rapid Growth to Go On in 3Q25

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>BYD is still the largest sedan maker in China, but its deliveries began to decline.</li>
<li>Geely is the second largest car maker, but its deliveries surged dramatically.</li>
<li>We believe Geely is the most promising company when the sedan market gets concentrated.</li>
</ul>


BYD is still the largest sedan maker in China, but its deliveries began to decline.
Geely is the second largest car maker, but its deliveries surged dramatically.
We believe Geely is the most promising company when the sedan market gets concentrated.


Geely (175 HK): Possible to Beat BYD – Contrast of September Deliveries

Geely Auto

Geely (175 HK): Possible to Beat BYD – Contrast of September Deliveries