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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 deliver complete company analyses. Our Owner's Analysis reports extend into forensic depth when complexity demands it.

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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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
Dec 12
Why Ownership Structure Matters More Than Most Investors Realize

Why Ownership Structure Matters More Than Most Investors Realize

This is Part 1 of a two-part series exploring how ownership structure shapes investment outcomes. In this first part, we'll establish the foundational framework—why ownership matters, the spectrum of ownership structures, and three key signals every investor should evaluate.
8 min read
Dec 07
The Hour Glass Limited (AGS.SI): Gatekeepers of Time — How a Family Retailer Built a Luxury Moat Piece by Piece

The Hour Glass Limited (AGS.SI): Gatekeepers of Time — How a Family Retailer Built a Luxury Moat Piece by Piece

A family-owned gatekeeper to the world's most exclusive timepieces across Asia-Pacific — holding authorized dealer relationships with Swiss luxury brands that most retailers can't access...
15 min read