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Ethan Aw

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We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

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Doosan Robotics  / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/doosan-robotics" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36816:1" rel="noopener">Doosan Robotics (DOOSANROBO KS)</a> is looking to raise up to US$314m in its Korean IPO. </li>
<li>Doosan Robotics (DR) manufactures and sells collaborative robots (Cobots). The firm’s product portfolio primarily includes different series of robot arms as well as its coffee module </li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Doosan Robotics (DOOSANROBO KS) is looking to raise up to US$314m in its Korean IPO. 
Doosan Robotics (DR) manufactures and sells collaborative robots (Cobots). The firm’s product portfolio primarily includes different series of robot arms as well as its coffee module 
In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


Doosan Robotics IPO - The Positives - More than Doubled Its Revenue

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Vincent Fernando, CFA

Managing Director, Zero One

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Major memory names have fallen with the recent market concerns and only staged a small reboound due to Nvidia's bullish results.</li>
<li>NAND and DRAM price declines have stabilized. Demand for DRAM from servers is expected to exceed that from mobile devices, driven by AI usage.</li>
<li>We see relative value in Micron vs. Nanya Technology and SK Hynix. SK Hynix is ahead of the game for AI, and Nanya offers focused DRAM exposure however.</li>
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Major memory names have fallen with the recent market concerns and only staged a small reboound due to Nvidia's bullish results.
NAND and DRAM price declines have stabilized. Demand for DRAM from servers is expected to exceed that from mobile devices, driven by AI usage.
We see relative value in Micron vs. Nanya Technology and SK Hynix. SK Hynix is ahead of the game for AI, and Nanya offers focused DRAM exposure however.


Memory Monitor: SK Hynix Appearing Prescient; Relative Value in Micron

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Ken S. Kim

Founder/CEO of ROK Advisory

ROK Advisory LLC

ROK is an independent research advisory firm. We guide you to minimize the information gap between foreign and local investors in Northeast Asia with a focus in Korea, Taiwan and Japan.

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<li>Local press states that <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-pref-shares" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23591:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics Pref Shares (005935 KS)</a>sold shares as they look to invest in their future capex</li>
<li>The capex amount for 2023 will be around 40-50 trillion KRW and it doesn't seem like W3 trillion is a needle mover</li>
<li>With a new 3 year shareholder return plan, I would think maybe cash is needed to secure ammunition for M&amp;A</li>
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Local press states that Samsung Electronics Pref Shares (005935 KS)sold shares as they look to invest in their future capex
The capex amount for 2023 will be around 40-50 trillion KRW and it doesn't seem like W3 trillion is a needle mover
With a new 3 year shareholder return plan, I would think maybe cash is needed to secure ammunition for M&amp;A


Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<li>Doosan Robotics is getting ready to complete its IPO in Korea in September. The expected IPO price range is 21,000 won to 26,000 won.</li>
<li>The company estimates its sales to surge from 67 billion won in 2023 to 766.3 billion won in 2027, representing 83.9% CAGR from 2023 to 2027.</li>
<li>One of the major reasons why local investors will have a positive view of Doosan Robotics is due to Samsung's investment in Rainbow Robotics whose share price increased 232% YTD. </li>
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Doosan Robotics is getting ready to complete its IPO in Korea in September. The expected IPO price range is 21,000 won to 26,000 won.
The company estimates its sales to surge from 67 billion won in 2023 to 766.3 billion won in 2027, representing 83.9% CAGR from 2023 to 2027.
One of the major reasons why local investors will have a positive view of Doosan Robotics is due to Samsung's investment in Rainbow Robotics whose share price increased 232% YTD. 


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<li>On 8 August, Nikkei Asia reported that Arm plans to complete its IPO on NASDAQ in September in a deal expected to be worth more US$60 billion or more.</li>
<li>Global tech giants including Apple, Samsung Electronics, NVIDIA, and Intel are expected to invest in Arm once the company is listed on the market.</li>
<li>The IPO offering amount is expected to be between $8 billion and $10 billion.</li>
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On 8 August, Nikkei Asia reported that Arm plans to complete its IPO on NASDAQ in September in a deal expected to be worth more US$60 billion or more.
Global tech giants including Apple, Samsung Electronics, NVIDIA, and Intel are expected to invest in Arm once the company is listed on the market.
The IPO offering amount is expected to be between $8 billion and $10 billion.


SoftBank Plans to Complete IPO of Arm in September on NASDAQ

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Doosan Robotics IPO - The Positives - More than Doubled Its Revenue

Doosan Robotics plans to raise up to $314m in its Korean IPO. In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.

Ethan Aw

Memory Monitor: SK Hynix Appearing Prescient; Relative Value in Micron

NAND and DRAM price declines have stabilized. Demand for DRAM from servers is expected to exceed that from mobile devices, driven by AI usage.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Is Samsung M&A About to Happen?

We have been awaiting for a M&A announcement from Samsung Electronics for years. Is this the time to do it? Why it would make sense that M&A...

Ken S. Kim

Doosan Robotics IPO Preview

Doosan Robotics is getting ready to complete its IPO in Korea in September.The expected IPO price range is 21,000 won to 26,000 won.

Douglas Kim

SoftBank Plans to Complete IPO of Arm in September on NASDAQ

On 8 August, Nikkei Asia reported that Arm plans to complete its IPO on NASDAQ in September in a deal expected to be worth more US$60 billion or more.

Douglas Kim

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Doosan Robotics IPO - The Positives - More than Doubled Its Revenue

​Doosan Robotics plans to raise up to $314m in its Korean IPO. In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.

Ethan Aw

Memory Monitor: SK Hynix Appearing Prescient; Relative Value in Micron

NAND and DRAM price declines have stabilized. Demand for DRAM from servers is expected to exceed that from mobile devices, driven by AI usage.

Vincent Fernando, CFA

Is Samsung M&A About to Happen?

We have been awaiting for a M&A announcement from Samsung Electronics for years. Is this the time to do it? Why it would make sense that M&A...

Ken S. Kim

Doosan Robotics IPO Preview

Doosan Robotics is getting ready to complete its IPO in Korea in September.The expected IPO price range is 21,000 won to 26,000 won.

Douglas Kim

SoftBank Plans to Complete IPO of Arm in September on NASDAQ

On 8 August, Nikkei Asia reported that Arm plans to complete its IPO on NASDAQ in September in a deal expected to be worth more US$60 billion or more.

Douglas Kim

Doosan Robotics plans to raise up to $314m in its Korean IPO. In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.