Luna1 Research · Shy Lee

Independent Research Across Public Markets, Capital Allocation, and Real Assets

A living research platform built around disciplined analysis, transparent decision-making, and continuous improvement.

Public marketsStrategic financeReal assets
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Featured Research

Evidence before opinion.

A focused research library organized around business quality, change, valuation, institutional behavior, and explicit risk.

Current Areas of Focus

Research where constraints meet durable demand.

The platform concentrates on businesses and assets where operational evidence can sharpen financial judgment.

01

Earnings and Revenue

Acceleration, quality, and durability of growth.

02

Margin and Cash Flow

Conversion, reinvestment, and operating leverage.

03

Moat and Switching Costs

Customer captivity and competitive staying power.

04

Management and Capital Allocation

Decision quality and capital allocation across cycles.

05

Industry and Supply Chain

Bottlenecks, value chains, and supply discipline.

06

Institutional Sponsorship

Evidence of informed and sustained demand.

Portfolio Snapshot

Conviction, sized with discipline.

Each public example connects thesis quality, entry logic, portfolio role, and the evidence that would change the decision.

Open the investment committee view
Active positions3Manually maintained
Research priorities12LUNA-scored watchlist
Decision reviews1Public postmortem
Data policyDelayedNo brokerage connection
Latest Decision Review

A process becomes credible when errors are documented.

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JBL · Early Exit

Jabil Inc.

The JBL thesis was strong and the trade was profitable, but the exit process was weak. The primary lesson was not to confuse temporary discomfort with permanent thesis deterioration.

Thesis at exitIntact at ExitExit qualityPoorPrimary lessonA strong thesis does not eliminate volatility.
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Deal Lab Preview

Transaction analysis with visible assumptions.

Strategic finance work spanning valuation, capital structure, sources and uses, accretion and dilution, and transaction process controls.

Enter the transaction room
Valuation

Project Aurora

Buy-side M&A · Industrials

Estimated value
$4,700m
Primary bottleneck
Financing capacity
Due Diligence

Project Meridian

Sell-side · Software

Estimated value
$2,200m
Primary bottleneck
Quality of earnings
Pitch Preparation

Project Vertex

IPO · Healthcare

Estimated value
$3,100m
Primary bottleneck
Profitability narrative
Real Estate Preview

Underwriting through a private-investment lens.

Sample property cases connect basis, cash flow, leverage, coverage, refinance risk, and the reasons a disciplined investor may pass.

Review real-asset underwriting
Under Review · Sample

Harbor Court Apartments

Value-add multifamily

DSCR
1.31x
Decision
Advance to diligence
Monitoring · Sample

Mission Industrial Flex

Light-industrial repositioning

DSCR
1.46x
Decision
Monitor basis
Python Lab Preview

Repeatable tools for better financial work.

Small, auditable projects that improve screening, document quality, calculation checks, and the consistency of investment workflows.

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In Development

LUNA Research Screen

A rules-based company-ranking prototype that organizes fundamental, sponsorship, structure, valuation, and risk inputs without issuing recommendations.

Python · pandas · typed inputs
Completed

Financial Model Audit

A calculation-control workflow for sources and uses, enterprise-value bridges, DCF reconciliation, and scenario checks.

Python · unit tests · CSV
Career and Credentials

Financial analysis grounded in accountable operations.

Army financial-management experience, mission-critical data-center operations, nonprofit finance, and undergraduate investment research shape the work behind Luna1.

Open Recruiter View
01U.S. Army veteran

Accountability, logistics, and financial management.

02Finance assistant

Reporting, reconciliations, and decision support.

03Data-center operations

Firsthand infrastructure and constraint perspective.

04SDSU Finance

Equity research, valuation, and portfolio analysis.

Professional Contact

Thoughtful work begins with a clear conversation.

For recruiting, investment research, finance, or professional collaboration, use the secure contact form.

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