Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Quantitative Analysis

<div><p>The Asia Short Interest weekly looks at moves in market wide short interest and highlights movements in stock specific short interest across Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan using the last available data published by the relevant authorities.</p></div><div><p>Hong Kong saw shorts rise on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan-dianping" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/geely-automobile-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:127:1" rel="noopener">Geely Auto (175 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/postal-savings-bank-of-china" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22848:1" rel="noopener">Postal Savings Bank of China (1658 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cansino-biologics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27739:1" rel="noopener">CanSino Biologics Inc (6185 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhongan-online-p-c-insurance-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23681:1" rel="noopener">ZhongAn Online P&amp;C Insurance (6060 HK)</a> while there was short covering on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ping-an-insurance-grp-co-of-china-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12880:1" rel="noopener">Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beijing-kuaishou-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29725:1" rel="noopener">Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/netease" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29030:1" rel="noopener">NetEase (9999 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/country-garden-services-holdings-company-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27343:1" rel="noopener">Country Garden Services Holdings (6098 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-overseas-land-invest" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:419:1" rel="noopener">China Overseas Land &amp; Investment Ltd (688 HK)</a>. Shorts increased in the Consumer Discretionary, Health Care, Information Technology and Financials sectors while decreasing in the Communication Services, Real Estate and Consumer Staples sectors.</p></div><div><p>In Japan, stocks increased on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:838:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Bank (7182 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toshiba-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:637:1" rel="noopener">Toshiba Corp (6502 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yaskawa-electric-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2458:1" rel="noopener">Yaskawa Electric (6506 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/odakyu-electric-railway-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5405:1" rel="noopener">Odakyu Electric Railway (9007 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mitsui-osk-lines-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20717:1" rel="noopener">Mitsui Osk Lines (9104 JP)</a> while there was short covering on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/freee-kk" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28424:1" rel="noopener">freee (4478 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sharp-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:391:1" rel="noopener">Sharp Corp (6753 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kawasaki-kisen-kaisha-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3548:1" rel="noopener">Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (9107 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nabtesco-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13176:1" rel="noopener">Nabtesco Corp (6268 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tokyo-electric-power-co-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15457:1" rel="noopener">Tokyo Electric Power Co (9501 JP)</a>. Shorts increased in the Industrials, Financials and Information Technology sectors.</p></div><div><p>In Korea, shorts increased on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ncsoft-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5169:1" rel="noopener">NCSOFT Corp (036570 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/netmarble-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22839:1" rel="noopener">Netmarble Corporation (251270 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/db-hitek-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18926:1" rel="noopener">DB Hitek Co., Ltd. (000990 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-telecom-co-ltd-bbccd86c-474d-4a4d-946d-10e911a225a2" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:395:1" rel="noopener">SK Telecom (017670 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:191:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)</a> while shorts were covered on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/amorepacific-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20854:1" rel="noopener">Amorepacific Corp (090430 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakao-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15002:1" rel="noopener">Kakao Corp (035720 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-innovation-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1268:1" rel="noopener">SK Innovation (096770 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-household-health-care" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6501:1" rel="noopener">LG Household &amp; Health Care (051900 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kt-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1112:1" rel="noopener">KT Corp (030200 KS)</a>.</p></div><div><p>In Taiwan, shorts increased on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yageo-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13212:1" rel="noopener">Yageo Corporation (2327 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mediatek-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:772:1" rel="noopener">Mediatek Inc (2454 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/evergreen-marine-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15428:1" rel="noopener">Evergreen Marine Corp (2603 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/innolux-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4509:1" rel="noopener">Innolux Corp (3481 TT)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nuvoton-technology-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15913:1" rel="noopener">Nuvoton Technology (4919 TT)</a> while shorts covered on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-cement" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19736:1" rel="noopener">Taiwan Cement (1101 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ctbc-financial-holding-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:436:1" rel="noopener">Ctbc Financial Holding (2891 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yang-ming-marine-transport" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8502:1" rel="noopener">Yang Ming Marine Transport (2609 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nanya-technology-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3269:1" rel="noopener">Nanya Technology (2408 TT)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wan-hai-lines-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14262:1" rel="noopener">Wan Hai Lines (2615 TT)</a>.</p></div>

The Asia Short Interest weekly looks at moves in market wide short interest and highlights movements in stock specific short interest across Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan using the last available data published by the relevant authorities.Hong Kong saw shorts rise on Meituan (3690 HK), Geely Auto (175 HK), Postal Savings Bank of China (1658 HK), CanSino Biologics Inc (6185 HK) and ZhongAn Online P&amp;C Insurance (6060 HK) while there was short covering on Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK), Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK), NetEase (9999 HK), Country Garden Services Holdings (6098 HK) and China Overseas Land &amp; Investment Ltd (688 HK). Shorts increased in the Consumer Discretionary, Health Care, Information Technology and Financials sectors while decreasing in the Communication Services, Real Estate and Consumer Staples sectors.In Japan, stocks increased on Japan Post Bank (7182 JP), Toshiba Corp (6502 JP), Yaskawa Electric (6506 JP), Odakyu Electric Railway (9007 JP) and Mitsui Osk Lines (9104 JP) while there was short covering on freee (4478 JP), Sharp Corp (6753 JP), Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (9107 JP), Nabtesco Corp (6268 JP) and Tokyo Electric Power Co (9501 JP). Shorts increased in the Industrials, Financials and Information Technology sectors.In Korea, shorts increased on NCSOFT Corp (036570 KS), Netmarble Corporation (251270 KS), DB Hitek Co., Ltd. (000990 KS), SK Telecom (017670 KS) and Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) while shorts were covered on Amorepacific Corp (090430 KS), Kakao Corp (035720 KS), SK Innovation (096770 KS), LG Household &amp; Health Care (051900 KS) and KT Corp (030200 KS).In Taiwan, shorts increased on Yageo Corporation (2327 TT), Mediatek Inc (2454 TT), Evergreen Marine Corp (2603 TT), Innolux Corp (3481 TT) and Nuvoton Technology (4919 TT) while shorts covered on Taiwan Cement (1101 TT), Ctbc Financial Holding (2891 TT), Yang Ming Marine Transport (2609 TT), Nanya Technology (2408 TT) and Wan Hai Lines (2615 TT).

Asia Shorts: Meituan, Geely, Kuaishou, COLI, Toshiba, Freee, NCSOFT, SK Tel, Yang Ming, Wan Hai, EMC

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US Markets retreated from their early gains even after strong Q2 earnings from banking majors JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs (details below). S&amp;P and Nasdaq were down ~0.4% with the fall spearheaded by Boeing’s 4.2% drop after the FAA reported a manufacturing quality issue on its 787 fleet (details below). Real Estate, down 1.3% and Consumer Discretionary down 1.2% led the drop while IT up 0.4% provided some support. Financials, Industrials and Energy were also down ~1%. US CPI  rose to 0.9% MoM in June against a forecast of 0.5% – the largest one month change since June 2008. The inflation reading YoY came in at 5.4%, the highest in 13 years, vs. an estimate of 5.0%. The Core CPI, the index for all items less food and energy, rose 4.5% over the last year, the highest since 1991. US 10Y Treasury yields ended 3bp higher to 1.4% after the CPI release and a weak 30Y bond auction. European indices were broadly flat – DAX, CAC and FTSE down 0.01%. US IG and HY CDS spreads widened 0.7bp and 3.8bp respectively. EU main CDS spreads were flat while crossover spreads tightened 0.5bp. Brazil’s Bovespa was up 0.5%. Saudi TASI and Abu Dhabi’s ADX were up 0.4% and 0.3% respectively. Asian markets opened in the red – HSI and Shanghai were down 0.4%, Nikkei was down 0.2% and Singapore’s STI was down 0.1%. Asia ex-Japan CDS spreads were 0.1bp tighter.

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Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

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Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

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<h2>Share buyback</h2><p>LG U+ announced a well-anticipated share buyback. Well, the announcement was made earlier than initially expected. Also, the size is much smaller than ₩300B that the local street anticipated.</p><p>It is a ₩100.0B buyback, representing 1.49% of the total shares at the last closing price and 1.35% of the total equity.</p><table class="table table-striped">
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<tr><td colspan="2" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Overview (₩B)"}'>Buyback overview</td></tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Shares outstanding"}'>Shares outstanding</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":436611361}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0"}' data-sheets-formula="=sum(R[1]C[0]:R[2]C[0])">436,611,361</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Treasury shares"}'>Treasury shares</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":3}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0"}' data-sheets-formula="=sum(R[1]C[0]:R[2]C[0])">3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Target qty."}'><strong>Target qty.</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":6493506.493506493}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[2]C[0]"><strong>6,493,506</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - % of SO"}'><strong>- % of SO</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.014872509223383432}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]/R[-7]C[0]"><strong>1.49%</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Treasury shares after buyback"}'>Treasury shares after buyback</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":6493509.493506493}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-11]C[0]+R[-8]C[0]">6,493,509</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - % of SO"}'>- % of SO</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.014872516094482693}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]/R[-15]C[0]">1.49%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Total value"}'>Total value</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":100}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.0B"}' data-sheets-formula="=sum(R[1]C[0]:R[2]C[0])">₩100.0B</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Equity"}'>Equity</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":7418.124854889}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.0B"}'>₩7,418.1B</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - % of equity"}'>- % of equity</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.013480495671907417}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-6]C[0]/R[-1]C[0]">1.35%</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table><h2>Daily buyback impact</h2><p>The buyback is a year. Well, the usual period for a buyback in Korea is 3 months. But we see more and more companies do a year-long buyback of late.</p><p>The buyback begins tomorrow and runs for a year until June 8 next year. We have a daily equal-weighted buyback of 25,871 shares, representing a measly 0.89% of the 30-day average daily trade volume.</p><table class="table table-striped">
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<tr><td colspan="2" style="width: 726.008px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Execution"}'>Execution</td></tr>
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<td style="width: 352.5px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Buyback begins"}'><strong>Buyback begins</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 352.514px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44356}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'><strong>2021. 6. 9</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 352.5px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Buyback ends"}'><strong>Buyback ends</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 352.514px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44720}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'><strong>2022. 6. 8</strong></td>
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<td style="width: 352.5px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Banker"}'>Banker</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 352.514px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"KB Securities Co., Ltd."}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0"}'>KB Securities Co., Ltd.</td>
</tr>
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<td style="width: 352.5px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Method"}'>Method</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 352.514px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Openly in the market (no off-hours block trade)"}'>Openly in the market (no off-hours block trade)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 352.5px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Number of trading days"}'>Number of trading days</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 352.514px;" data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0"}'>251</td>
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<td style="width: 352.5px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Daily equal-weighted buyback qty."}'><strong>Daily equal-weighted buyback qty.</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 352.514px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":25870.54379883065}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-35]C[0]/251"><strong>25,871</strong></td>
</tr>
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<td style="width: 352.5px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - % of 1-month average daily trade volume"}'><strong>- % of 30-day average daily trade volume</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 352.514px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.008940932608776117}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='=R[-1]C[0]/googlefinance(R[-43]C[0], "volumeavg")'><strong>0.89%</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="width: 726.008px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART &amp; Google Finance"}'>Source: DART &amp; Google Finance</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Share buybackLG U+ announced a well-anticipated share buyback. Well, the announcement was made earlier than initially expected. Also, the size is much smaller than ₩300B that the local street anticipated.It is a ₩100.0B buyback, representing 1.49% of the total shares at the last closing price and 1.35% of the total equity.





Buyback overview

Shares outstanding
436,611,361


Treasury shares
3


Target qty.
6,493,506


- % of SO
1.49%


Treasury shares after buyback
6,493,509


- % of SO
1.49%


Total value
₩100.0B


Equity
₩7,418.1B


- % of equity
1.35%

Source: DART

Daily buyback impactThe buyback is a year. Well, the usual period for a buyback in Korea is 3 months. But we see more and more companies do a year-long buyback of late.The buyback begins tomorrow and runs for a year until June 8 next year. We have a daily equal-weighted buyback of 25,871 shares, representing a measly 0.89% of the 30-day average daily trade volume.





Execution

Buyback begins
2021. 6. 9


Buyback ends
2022. 6. 8


Banker
KB Securities Co., Ltd.


Method
Openly in the market (no off-hours block trade)


Number of trading days
251


Daily equal-weighted buyback qty.
25,871


- % of 30-day average daily trade volume
0.89%

Source: DART &amp; Google Finance



LG U+ Buyback Announcement: Details & Impacts

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

<p>After the market close today (8 June), <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-uplus-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1113:1" rel="noopener">LG Uplus Corp (032640 KS)</a> announced that it will complete share buyback worth 100 billion won as well the start of interim dividends starting this year. LG Uplus currently has a market cap of 6.7 trillion won so this buyback would be worth 1.5% of outstanding shares. The start of the 100 billion won worth of share buyback program starts on 9 June 2021 and ends on 8 June 2022.</p><p>There have been some rumors in the local media (previous to today's announcement) that there could be a buyback worth nearly 300 billion won. So today's announcement of 100 billion won in share buyback would be only about 1/3 of the amount mentioned in recent local media. With regards to share buyback, LG Uplus follows SK Telecom and KT Corp that have both announced share buyback programs in the past year. </p><div class="content-highlight">
<h2><strong>Conclusion:</strong></h2>
<p>LG Uplus' announcement to buyback 100 billion won worth of shares should have slightly positive impact on its share price. Its decision to make dividend payments bi-annually is also a step in the right direction. In the near term, there is an increasing probability that LG Uplus partners with Disney to provide Disney Plus OTT services in Korea. </p>
<p>Over a longer-term, there has definitely been a rotation from growth to value oriented stocks and sectors this year. The telcos have remained a key favorite and has been outperforming the market significantly. In the midst of these near-term and longer term catalysts and sector rotation, we have a positive view of LG Uplus. </p>
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After the market close today (8 June), LG Uplus Corp (032640 KS) announced that it will complete share buyback worth 100 billion won as well the start of interim dividends starting this year. LG Uplus currently has a market cap of 6.7 trillion won so this buyback would be worth 1.5% of outstanding shares. The start of the 100 billion won worth of share buyback program starts on 9 June 2021 and ends on 8 June 2022.There have been some rumors in the local media (previous to today's announcement) that there could be a buyback worth nearly 300 billion won. So today's announcement of 100 billion won in share buyback would be only about 1/3 of the amount mentioned in recent local media. With regards to share buyback, LG Uplus follows SK Telecom and KT Corp that have both announced share buyback programs in the past year. 
Conclusion:
LG Uplus' announcement to buyback 100 billion won worth of shares should have slightly positive impact on its share price. Its decision to make dividend payments bi-annually is also a step in the right direction. In the near term, there is an increasing probability that LG Uplus partners with Disney to provide Disney Plus OTT services in Korea. 
Over a longer-term, there has definitely been a rotation from growth to value oriented stocks and sectors this year. The telcos have remained a key favorite and has been outperforming the market significantly. In the midst of these near-term and longer term catalysts and sector rotation, we have a positive view of LG Uplus. 


LG Uplus: A 100 Billion Won in Buyback, Bi-Annual Dividends, & A Potential Partnership with Disney

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KT Corporation provides telecommunication services including local, long distance, and international calling, satellite communication, data transmission, and wireless telephone services in South Korea.  The Company also offers network portal and high-speed Internet access services using asymmetric digital subscriber lines (ADSLs).

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KT Corp (030200 KS)

Asia Shorts: Meituan, Geely, Kuaishou, COLI, Toshiba, Freee, NCSOFT, SK Tel, Yang Ming, Wan Hai, EMC

The Insight looks at large short interest movements across HK, Japan, Korea and Taiwan stocks and highlights large increases/decreases in shorts to...

Brian Freitas

KT Corp Launches $ Bond; Macro; Rating Changes; New Issues; Talking Heads; Top Gainers & Losers

US Markets retreated from their early gains even after strong Q2 earnings from banking majors JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs (details below). S&P...

BondEvalue

LG U+ Buyback Announcement: Details & Impacts

LG U+ finally announced a buyback. This post has the details and impacts of the buyback along with trading angles with the local peers.

Sanghyun Park

LG Uplus: A 100 Billion Won in Buyback, Bi-Annual Dividends, & A Potential Partnership with Disney

After the market close today (8 June), LG Uplus Corp (032640 KS) announced that it will complete share buyback worth 100 billion won as well the...

Douglas Kim

The Stocks to Own in Asia – Vol. 33

Since its inception, our FVMR Asia strategy has generated a before-fee total return of 95% versus the MSCI Asia ex Japan of 97%.

A. Stotz Investment Research

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