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We Publish Equity Research on Selected Public Companies

Think of us as the research team institutional investors rely on—except we work for retail investors like you, not hedge funds. Our First Principles Briefs are free. Our Owner's Analysis reports require a subscription.

We publish equity research on public companies with cross-border complexity—primarily Singapore-listed businesses with Asia-Pacific exposure, and select US-listed companies operating across borders. Each analysis uses our proprietary Business Quality Scorecard, evaluating moat durability, management quality, and financial resilience. Our research concludes whether a business is worth owning outright, worth owning only under specific conditions, or worth avoiding entirely. Rigorous analysis means saying "no" as often as "yes.""

You decide whether to invest and when. We provide the analytical foundation. The conviction is yours.

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Clarity in Focus

Dec 22

Samduera Shipping Line: Snapshot

3 min read
Dec 22

Food Empire: Snapshot

Food Empire Holdings First Principles Brief (F03.SI) "Fortresses in a Cup." The One-Liner A founder-led FMCG compounder
3 min read
Dec 22

Grab Holdings: Snapshot

Grab Holdings Limited First Principles Brief (GRAB) "Engineering an Economic Flywheel." The One-Liner Southeast Asia's leading
3 min read
Dec 22
What's Coming in 2026: The Owner's Analysis

What's Coming in 2026: The Owner's Analysis

When we launched in November 2025, First Principles Briefs (FPBs) established our analytical approach. Two months later, we kept hearing: "This tells me what the company does. Now tell me: what's the case for ownership—and when does it break?"
2 min read
Dec 19
Reading Ownership Composition: Advanced Insights

Reading Ownership Composition: Advanced Insights

This is Part 2 of a two-part series on ownership structure. In Part 1, we explored why ownership matters and introduced three foundational signals every investor should evaluate. Here, we dive deeper—examining how ownership dynamics evolve over time
9 min read