Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<li>In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergences of the major Korean holdcos and opcos in 1Q 2023.</li>
<li>Of the 33 pair trades, 2/3 of them involved holdcos outperforming opcos in the past year and 1/3 of them involved opcos outperforming holdcos in the same period.</li>
<li>We highlight 33 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.</li>
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In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergences of the major Korean holdcos and opcos in 1Q 2023.
Of the 33 pair trades, 2/3 of them involved holdcos outperforming opcos in the past year and 1/3 of them involved opcos outperforming holdcos in the same period.
We highlight 33 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.


Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Spreads Opportunities in 1Q 2023

Event-Driven

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<li>There are increasing evidence that suggests that the M&amp;A fight Korea Zinc (010130 KS) between the Jang and Choi families is becoming more heightened.</li>
<li>The family of the owners of Hankook Tire and Chosun Refractories have a close relationship with Korea Zinc Vice Chairman Choi and they have become friendly shareholders to Choi.</li>
<li>Our NAV valuation of Young Poong (000670 KS) suggests NAV of 2.2 trillion won or NAV per share of 1,210,644, which represents a 61% upside from current levels.</li>
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There are increasing evidence that suggests that the M&amp;A fight Korea Zinc (010130 KS) between the Jang and Choi families is becoming more heightened.
The family of the owners of Hankook Tire and Chosun Refractories have a close relationship with Korea Zinc Vice Chairman Choi and they have become friendly shareholders to Choi.
Our NAV valuation of Young Poong (000670 KS) suggests NAV of 2.2 trillion won or NAV per share of 1,210,644, which represents a 61% upside from current levels.


Hankook Tire & Chosun Refractories Enter M&A Fight for Korea Zinc: [Young Poong's Cheap NAV]

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<li>On 23 November, Korea Zinc announced that it will swap its treasury shares with LG Chem and Hanwha Corp and sell part of its treasury shares to other investors.</li>
<li>Korea Zinc could gain additional dividend payments by exchanging part of its treasury shares with shares of LG Chem and Hanwha Corp. </li>
<li>Potential separation of Young Poong and Korea Zinc between the Choi and Jang families is likely to be an on-going process, although it is difficult to tell the exact timing. </li>
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On 23 November, Korea Zinc announced that it will swap its treasury shares with LG Chem and Hanwha Corp and sell part of its treasury shares to other investors.
Korea Zinc could gain additional dividend payments by exchanging part of its treasury shares with shares of LG Chem and Hanwha Corp. 
Potential separation of Young Poong and Korea Zinc between the Choi and Jang families is likely to be an on-going process, although it is difficult to tell the exact timing. 


Korea Zinc: Treasury Shares Swap with LG Chem & Hanwha Corp + Treasury Share Sale

<ul>
<li>In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergence of the major Korean holdcos and opcos amid market carnage.</li>
<li>In general, more holdcos/quasi-holdcos have been outperforming the opcos in the past year, as compared to the previous years as more investors seek value-oriented, deep NAV discount stocks.</li>
<li>We highlight 26 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.</li>
</ul>


In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergence of the major Korean holdcos and opcos amid market carnage.
In general, more holdcos/quasi-holdcos have been outperforming the opcos in the past year, as compared to the previous years as more investors seek value-oriented, deep NAV discount stocks.
We highlight 26 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.


Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Spreads Opportunities Amid Market Carnage

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<li>The history of Young Poong Group goes back nearly 73 years ago in 1949 when two young men Ki-ho Choi and Byeong-hee Jang founded Young Poong.</li>
<li>Young Poong Group and Korea Zinc could be separated from each other with the Choi family controlling Korea Zinc and Jang family controlling Young Poong and related affiliates.</li>
<li>The bullish case for Young Poong and Korea Zinc would be that once they are separated, there could be greater management transparency and ownership structure which could boost overall efficiency. </li>
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The history of Young Poong Group goes back nearly 73 years ago in 1949 when two young men Ki-ho Choi and Byeong-hee Jang founded Young Poong.
Young Poong Group and Korea Zinc could be separated from each other with the Choi family controlling Korea Zinc and Jang family controlling Young Poong and related affiliates.
The bullish case for Young Poong and Korea Zinc would be that once they are separated, there could be greater management transparency and ownership structure which could boost overall efficiency. 


A Separation of Korea Zinc Group & Young Poong Group by the Choi & Jang Families?

South Korea

Young Poong Corporation produces and markets non-ferrous metals, such as zinc ingots, sulfate, and cadmium.  The Company also generates income from leasing buildings.

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Young Poong (000670 KS)

Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Spreads Opportunities in 1Q 2023

In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergences of the major Korean holdcos and opcos in 1Q 2023. We highlight 33 pair trades that...

Douglas Kim

Hankook Tire & Chosun Refractories Enter M&A Fight for Korea Zinc: [Young Poong's Cheap NAV]

There are increasing evidence that suggests that the M&A fight Korea Zinc (010130 KS) between the Jang and Choi families is becoming more heightened.

Douglas Kim

Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Spreads Opportunities Amid Market Carnage

In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergence of the major Korean holdcos and opcos amid market carnage. We highlight 26 pair trades...

Douglas Kim

A Separation of Korea Zinc Group & Young Poong Group by the Choi & Jang Families?

Young Poong Group and Korea Zinc could be separated from each other with the Choi family controlling Korea Zinc and Jang family controlling Young...

Douglas Kim

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Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Spreads Opportunities in 1Q 2023

In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergences of the major Korean holdcos and opcos in 1Q 2023. We highlight 33 pair trades that...

Douglas Kim

Hankook Tire & Chosun Refractories Enter M&A Fight for Korea Zinc: [Young Poong's Cheap NAV]

There are increasing evidence that suggests that the M&A fight Korea Zinc (010130 KS) between the Jang and Choi families is becoming more heightened.

Douglas Kim

Korea Zinc: Treasury Shares Swap with LG Chem & Hanwha Corp + Treasury Share Sale

On 23 November, Korea Zinc announced that it will swap its treasury shares with LG Chem and Hanwha Corp and sell part of its treasury shares to...

Douglas Kim

Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Spreads Opportunities Amid Market Carnage

In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergence of the major Korean holdcos and opcos amid market carnage. We highlight 26 pair trades...

Douglas Kim

A Separation of Korea Zinc Group & Young Poong Group by the Choi & Jang Families?

Young Poong Group and Korea Zinc could be separated from each other with the Choi family controlling Korea Zinc and Jang family controlling Young...

Douglas Kim