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

Aequitas: MIXUE IPO Lockup - US$1.8bn Pre-IPO Shareholder Release

Mixue (2097 HK): Time to Buy After Lemon Stockout

Aequitas: Eastroc Beverage A/H Trading - Weak Retail, Strong Insti Demand

Eastroc Beverage A/H Listing - Good Quality but Tight Pricing

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

<ul>
<li>Both the revenue growth rate and the store number growth rate accelerated in 2025.</li>
<li>We believe the new CEO was appointed to explore the overseas market.</li>
<li>We set an upside of 47% and a price target HK$500 for the next twelve months.</li>
</ul>


Both the revenue growth rate and the store number growth rate accelerated in 2025.
We believe the new CEO was appointed to explore the overseas market.
We set an upside of 47% and a price target HK$500 for the next twelve months.


Mixue (2097 HK): 2025, Store Number and Revenue Accelerating, New CEO for Overseas Market