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Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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ABLBio, Inc. operates as a drugs development company. The Company develops and manufactures neurodegenerative diseases therapeutic drugs, oncology therapeutic drugs, and other products. ABLBio markets its products throughout Korea.

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<li>On 2 July, ABL Bio (298380 KS) announced a capital raise worth 140 billion won. </li>
<li>The capital raise involves 5.77 million new shares (10.7% of outstanding shares post capital raise) at 24,229 won per share (current price is 24,150 won).</li>
<li>The proceeds from the capital raise will be used to develop next-generation ADCs (Antibody Drug Conjugates), including bispecific antibody ADCs.</li>
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On 2 July, ABL Bio (298380 KS) announced a capital raise worth 140 billion won. 
The capital raise involves 5.77 million new shares (10.7% of outstanding shares post capital raise) at 24,229 won per share (current price is 24,150 won).
The proceeds from the capital raise will be used to develop next-generation ADCs (Antibody Drug Conjugates), including bispecific antibody ADCs.


Event-Driven

Celltrion Inc. produces and sells biosimilar products and also provides consignm ent processing service for other companies.  The Company's main product is Abata cept which is for arthritis treatment

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<li>In this insight, we discuss the alpha generation through companies that have been buying back their shares in the Korean stock market in May and June 2024.</li>
<li>On average, the share buyback announcements for the 13 companies that announced share buybacks in Korea represented 1.7% of outstanding shares.</li>
<li>Major companies that have announced share buybacks in Korea in the past two months include Celltrion Inc (068270 KS), SK IE Technology (361610 KS), and NCSOFT Corp (036570 KS).</li>
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In this insight, we discuss the alpha generation through companies that have been buying back their shares in the Korean stock market in May and June 2024.
On average, the share buyback announcements for the 13 companies that announced share buybacks in Korea represented 1.7% of outstanding shares.
Major companies that have announced share buybacks in Korea in the past two months include Celltrion Inc (068270 KS), SK IE Technology (361610 KS), and NCSOFT Corp (036570 KS).


Alpha Generation Through Share Buybacks in Korea: Bi-Monthly (May and June 2024)

Equity Bottom-Up

Hyundai Motor Company manufactures, sells, and exports passenger cars, trucks, and commercial vehicles. The Company also sells various auto parts and operates auto repair service centers throughout South Korea. Hyundai Motor provides financial services through its subsidiaries.

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<li>In this insight, we discuss numerous gap trades involving Korean preferred and common shares in 3Q 2024.</li>
<li>The recent push for Korea Value Up program has helped to push up prices of numerous Korean preferred stocks including <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyundai-motor-co-44d5ac4e-94e3-4be9-b34f-5f3155e7a3d6" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26936:1" rel="noopener">Hyundai Motor (005385 KS)</a>. </li>
<li>On a longer timeframe (3-4 years), we believe this discount could narrow further to the 20-25% range, which provides additional opportunities for the Korean preferred shares to further make gains.</li>
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In this insight, we discuss numerous gap trades involving Korean preferred and common shares in 3Q 2024.
The recent push for Korea Value Up program has helped to push up prices of numerous Korean preferred stocks including Hyundai Motor (005385 KS). 
On a longer timeframe (3-4 years), we believe this discount could narrow further to the 20-25% range, which provides additional opportunities for the Korean preferred shares to further make gains.


Gap Trades in Korean Prefs Vs Common Share Pairs in 3Q 2024

Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. manufactures and markets automotive parts and equipment, such as  automotive service components, modules, and systems. The Company also contractsenvironmental projects, including sewage treatment plant and industrial waste water treatment plant construction.

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<li>In this insight, we highlight the recent pricing gap divergences of the major Korean holdcos and opcos which could provide trading opportunities in 3Q 2024.</li>
<li>Of the 38 pair trades, 21 of them involved holdcos outperforming opcos in the past six months, suggesting increased capital allocation to Korean holdcos relative to their opcos.</li>
<li>These pairs could generate trading opportunities in terms of their pricing gaps closing reversal (Doosan Corp vs. Doosan Enerbility; Hyundai Mobis vs Hyundai Motor).</li>
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In this insight, we highlight the recent pricing gap divergences of the major Korean holdcos and opcos which could provide trading opportunities in 3Q 2024.
Of the 38 pair trades, 21 of them involved holdcos outperforming opcos in the past six months, suggesting increased capital allocation to Korean holdcos relative to their opcos.
These pairs could generate trading opportunities in terms of their pricing gaps closing reversal (Doosan Corp vs. Doosan Enerbility; Hyundai Mobis vs Hyundai Motor).


Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Trading Opportunities in 3Q 2024

Shift Up is an all-in -one game design and development studio that crosses a wide range of fields from game production to promotional video and music production, based on original illustration and solid planning and programming skills.

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<li>Shift Up reported solid IPO book building results. Shift Up's IPO price has been determined at 60,000 won won, which is at the high end of the IPO price range.</li>
<li>According to Hankyung Business Daily, the demand ratio was 223 to 1. Shift Up will start trading on 11 July.</li>
<li>Our base case valuation of Shift Up is market cap of 5.7 trillion won or target price of 95,510 won (59% higher than the IPO price of 60,000 won).</li>
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Shift Up reported solid IPO book building results. Shift Up's IPO price has been determined at 60,000 won won, which is at the high end of the IPO price range.
According to Hankyung Business Daily, the demand ratio was 223 to 1. Shift Up will start trading on 11 July.
Our base case valuation of Shift Up is market cap of 5.7 trillion won or target price of 95,510 won (59% higher than the IPO price of 60,000 won).


Shift Up IPO Book Building Results Analysis

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Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

ABL Bio Capital Raise of 140 Billion Won

On 2 July, ABL Bio announced a capital raise worth 140 billion won which involves 5.77 million new shares (10.7% of outstanding shares post capital...

Douglas Kim

Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Trading Opportunities in 3Q 2024

In this insight, we highlight the recent pricing gap divergences of the major Korean holdcos and opcos which could provide trading opportunities in...

Douglas Kim

Shift Up IPO Book Building Results Analysis

Shift Up reported solid IPO book building results. Shift Up's IPO price has been determined at 60,000 won won, which is at the high end of the IPO...

Douglas Kim

ABL Bio Capital Raise of 140 Billion Won

On 2 July, ABL Bio announced a capital raise worth 140 billion won which involves 5.77 million new shares (10.7% of outstanding shares post capital...

Douglas Kim

Alpha Generation Through Share Buybacks in Korea: Bi-Monthly (May and June 2024)

In this insight, we discuss the alpha generation through companies that have been buying back their shares in the Korean stock market in May and...

Douglas Kim

Gap Trades in Korean Prefs Vs Common Share Pairs in 3Q 2024

We discuss numerous gap trades involving Korean preferred and common shares in 3Q24. The recent push for Korea Value Up program has helped to push...

Douglas Kim

Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Trading Opportunities in 3Q 2024

In this insight, we highlight the recent pricing gap divergences of the major Korean holdcos and opcos which could provide trading opportunities in...

Douglas Kim

Shift Up IPO Book Building Results Analysis

Shift Up reported solid IPO book building results. Shift Up's IPO price has been determined at 60,000 won won, which is at the high end of the IPO...

Douglas Kim