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

KS / Kuaishou (1024 HK): 2Q25, Op Profit Up by 35% YoY, 91% Upside

KS / Kuaishou (1024 HK): 3Q25, Growth and Margin Continuously Climbed Up

Hang Seng Internet & IT Index (HSIII) Rebalance: Float & Capping Changes

Kuaishou (1024 HK): FY2024 Result, Op Margin to 10% from 4%, Price to Be Double

Hang Seng Indexes: ADR Depositary Holding Changes; Round-Trip Trade Is US$5.1bn; NetEase Outperforms

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>KS performance was just fine in 1Q25, but KS stock is undervalued.</li>
<li>In 1Q25, revenue grew by 11% YoY and the operating margin was flat with 1Q24.</li>
<li>We believe KS just moved part of e-commerce revenue from online marketing to live streaming.</li>
</ul>


KS performance was just fine in 1Q25, but KS stock is undervalued.
In 1Q25, revenue grew by 11% YoY and the operating margin was flat with 1Q24.
We believe KS just moved part of e-commerce revenue from online marketing to live streaming.


Kuaishou (1024 HK): 1Q25, Just Stable, But Undervalued Stable

Kuaishou Technology

Kuaishou (1024 HK): 1Q25, Just Stable, But Undervalued Stable