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

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

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

Event-Driven

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<li>We're starting to see some local market players getting ready and setting up trades that bet on a potential split for Samsung Electronics.</li>
<li>Samsung could leverage the buzz around spinning off its foundry business to split key units—foundry, memory chips, and others—into two or three separate companies at the shareholder meeting.</li>
<li>Additionally, the valuation gap between Samsung Electronics and Biologics has narrowed more than it has in the last decade, making it an even more attractive opportunity.</li>
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We're starting to see some local market players getting ready and setting up trades that bet on a potential split for Samsung Electronics.
Samsung could leverage the buzz around spinning off its foundry business to split key units—foundry, memory chips, and others—into two or three separate companies at the shareholder meeting.
Additionally, the valuation gap between Samsung Electronics and Biologics has narrowed more than it has in the last decade, making it an even more attractive opportunity.


Surging Buzz Around the Potential Split of Samsung Electronics

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Daishin Securities

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Samsung Electronics reportedly posted OP of W9.1tn for 3Q24, below the market consensus of W10.7tn</li><li>One-time costs (e.g. bonus paid to DS business) and continued losses in the LSI/Foundry segment blamed</li><li>HBM3E supply to major clients and the expansion of server DRAM supply to be key going forward</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Samsung Electronics reportedly posted OP of W9.1tn for 3Q24, below the market consensus of W10.7tnOne-time costs (e.g. bonus paid to DS business) and continued losses in the LSI/Foundry segment blamedHBM3E supply to major clients and the expansion of server DRAM supply to be key going forwardContent is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Samsung Electronics - 3Q24: One-Time Costs and Foundry’s Continued Losses

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

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<li>Korea Exchange announced the long awaited Korea Value Up Index ("K Value Up Index") (composed of 100 stocks) today. </li>
<li>Korea Exchange used a 5-step screening process to select the 100 companies in this index including market cap, profitability, shareholder returns, market evaluation, and capital efficiency. </li>
<li>This Value Up index is part of the bigger "Corporate Value Up " program in Korea. These efforts to improve Korea's corporate governance policies is a marathon, not a sprint.  
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Korea Exchange announced the long awaited Korea Value Up Index ("K Value Up Index") (composed of 100 stocks) today. 
Korea Exchange used a 5-step screening process to select the 100 companies in this index including market cap, profitability, shareholder returns, market evaluation, and capital efficiency. 
This Value Up index is part of the bigger "Corporate Value Up " program in Korea. These efforts to improve Korea's corporate governance policies is a marathon, not a sprint.  



Korea Exchange Announces The Korea Value Up Index

Global Emerging Market Equities, Propitious Research

Wium Malan, CFA

Global Emerging Market Equities

Independent, Fundamental Quantitative Research

Propitious Research

Fully independent, fundamental and quantitative equity research, focused on companies in the Telecommunication, Media, Technology, Internet and Healthcare sectors in the Global Emerging Markets. Idea generation focused on Quality stocks, trading below their intrinsic Value, with sound Corporate Governance.

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<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> is a leading beneficiary of the recovery in global Smartphone demand, and strength in Memory prices, driven by the proliferation of Gen AI demand.</li>
<li>Global Memory prices have recovered by up to +80%y/y driven by demand from hyperscaler customers for leading-technology DDR5, HBM, and other high-value-added memory products.</li>
<li>Samsung Electronics trades more than one standard deviation below its 5-year historic average trading range, a historically proved to be an excellent buying point.</li>
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Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) is a leading beneficiary of the recovery in global Smartphone demand, and strength in Memory prices, driven by the proliferation of Gen AI demand.
Global Memory prices have recovered by up to +80%y/y driven by demand from hyperscaler customers for leading-technology DDR5, HBM, and other high-value-added memory products.
Samsung Electronics trades more than one standard deviation below its 5-year historic average trading range, a historically proved to be an excellent buying point.


Samsung Electronics (005930-KR): Quality Generative AI Play, Trading at a Discount

<ul><li>3Q24 company-wide OP estimated at W10.1tn, down 3.1% from previous quarter</li><li>AI/server memory demand remains solid, but demand for IT products (smartphones/PCs) has softened</li><li>A modest outlook likely stems from one-off spending (bonuses paid to the DS segment) and write-back of memory inventory valuation losses</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

3Q24 company-wide OP estimated at W10.1tn, down 3.1% from previous quarterAI/server memory demand remains solid, but demand for IT products (smartphones/PCs) has softenedA modest outlook likely stems from one-off spending (bonuses paid to the DS segment) and write-back of memory inventory valuation lossesContent is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Samsung Electronics (005930 KS Sep 13, 2024)

South Korea

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. manufactures a wide range of consumer and industrial electronic equipment and products such as semiconductors, personal computers, peripherals, monitors, televisions, and home appliances including air conditioners and microwave ovens. The Company also produces Internet access network systems and telecommunications equipment including mobile phones.

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Surging Buzz Around the Potential Split of Samsung Electronics

This post dives into the potential split of Samsung Electronics, one of the hot topics currently heating up Korea's stock market.

Sanghyun Park

Samsung Electronics - 3Q24: One-Time Costs and Foundry’s Continued Losses

Samsung Electronics (SEC) guided 3Q24 preliminary revenue at W79.0tn (+7% qoq) and OP at W9.1tn (-13% qoq). OP was far below our estimate of W10.1tn

Daishin Securities

Korea Exchange Announces The Korea Value Up Index

KRX used a 5-step screening process to select the 100 companies in the Korea Value Up Index including market cap, profitability, shareholder...

Douglas Kim

Samsung Electronics (005930-KR): Quality Generative AI Play, Trading at a Discount

In this insight, we analyse Samsung Electronics with a particular focus on the global Memory and Smartphone markets, company financials and growth...

Wium Malan, CFA

Samsung Electronics (005930 KS Sep 13, 2024)

A modest outlook likely stems from one-off spending (bonuses paid to the DS segment) and write-back of memory inventory valuation losses

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