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

MIXUE Pre-IPO - Initial Thoughts on Valuation

ECM Weekly (25th Mar 2024) - TCS, Akeso, Coforge, ABSL, Tokio Marine, Trial, Migao, Mixue, Reddit

ECM Weekly (1st Apr 2024) - Shinhan, GlobalWafers, Mankind, Hyundai Marine, Bharti Hexacom, ChaPanda

MIXUE Group Pre-IPO - The Positives - Leading by a Mile

MIXUE Group Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Declining GMV Share

Sichuan Baicha Baidao Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Growth Is Unsustainable

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 Capital Markets

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<li>We believe Mixue’s low prices are fit for the current weak economy.</li>
<li>Any “freshly made” price lower than Mixue’s will compete with bottled drinks.</li>
<li>We also believe low rental is the key for Mixue’s low prices.</li>
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We believe Mixue’s low prices are fit for the current weak economy.
Any “freshly made” price lower than Mixue’s will compete with bottled drinks.
We also believe low rental is the key for Mixue’s low prices.


Mixue Pre-IPO: Reliable Price Advantage – An On-The-Ground Viewpoint

Mixue Group

Mixue Pre-IPO: Reliable Price Advantage – An On-The-Ground Viewpoint