Founder/CEO of ROK Advisory, ROK Advisory LLC

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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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Why <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakaobank-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33501:1" rel="noopener">KakaoBank (323410 KS)</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakao-games-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26730:1" rel="noopener">Kakao Games Corp (293490 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakao-pay-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29675:1" rel="noopener">Kakao Pay (377300 KS)</a> were hit recently</li>
<li>Aside from the sum of the 3, why <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakao-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15002:1" rel="noopener">Kakao Corp (035720 KS)</a> is getting hit further</li>
<li>Are near the bottom or is there more to go? </li>
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Why KakaoBank (323410 KS) , Kakao Games Corp (293490 KS) and Kakao Pay (377300 KS) were hit recently
Aside from the sum of the 3, why Kakao Corp (035720 KS) is getting hit further
Are near the bottom or is there more to go? 


Is Kakao Cheap or Not? Actions Louder than Words

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

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%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>CALB raised around US$1.2bn in its Hong Kong IPO, after pricing its offering at the low-end.</li>
<li>CALB undertakes design, R&amp;D, production and sales of EV batteries and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) products.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the demand for the deal and other trading dynamics.</li>
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CALB raised around US$1.2bn in its Hong Kong IPO, after pricing its offering at the low-end.
CALB undertakes design, R&amp;D, production and sales of EV batteries and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) products.
In this note, we will talk about the demand for the deal and other trading dynamics.


CALB IPO Trading - Last of the Lot with the Least Demand of the Lot

Event-Driven

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<li>In early Jun 2022, Alipay raised around US$386m via selling 3.3% of outstanding shares of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakao-pay-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29675:1" rel="noopener">Kakao Pay (377300 KS)</a>. That was the first selldown by Alipay  <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group-holding-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:787:1" rel="noopener">(Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US)</a>).  </li>
<li>Despite pricing the shares at an enticing 11.8% discount to last close, the stock failed to hold the deal price and hasn’t looked back since.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the previous deal and the upcoming lockup expiry.</li>
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In early Jun 2022, Alipay raised around US$386m via selling 3.3% of outstanding shares of Kakao Pay (377300 KS). That was the first selldown by Alipay  (Alibaba (ADR) (BABA US)).  
Despite pricing the shares at an enticing 11.8% discount to last close, the stock failed to hold the deal price and hasn’t looked back since.
In this note, we will talk about the previous deal and the upcoming lockup expiry.


Kakao Pay Placement Lockup Expiry - Alipay Is Soon Going to Be Free to Shed Its US$1.6bn Stake

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Lionheart Studio  / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Lionheart Studio is getting ready to complete its IPO in November 2022. Lionheart Studios is the second largest IPO in Korea after LG Energy Solution (373220 KS) in 2022.</li>
<li>The IPO offering amount is 410 billion won to 604 billion won. This would also suggest implied market cap of 3.1 trillion won and 4.5 trillion won. </li>
<li>A key investment risk for the company is its excessive reliance on one game (Odin: Valhalla Rising) for its revenue and profits. </li>
</ul>


Lionheart Studio is getting ready to complete its IPO in November 2022. Lionheart Studios is the second largest IPO in Korea after LG Energy Solution (373220 KS) in 2022.
The IPO offering amount is 410 billion won to 604 billion won. This would also suggest implied market cap of 3.1 trillion won and 4.5 trillion won. 
A key investment risk for the company is its excessive reliance on one game (Odin: Valhalla Rising) for its revenue and profits. 


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<li>WCP raised around US$314m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO.</li>
<li>WCP designs, manufactures, and sells separators, which are one of the four core materials for secondary Lithium-ion batteries.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the demand for the deal and other trading dynamics.</li>
</ul>


WCP raised around US$314m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO.
WCP designs, manufactures, and sells separators, which are one of the four core materials for secondary Lithium-ion batteries.
In this note, we will talk about the demand for the deal and other trading dynamics.


WCP IPO Trading - Peer Correction Means Price Cut Still Wasn’t Enough

South Korea

LG Chem Ltd. is a chemical manufacturer.  The Company's products include petrochemicals, plastic resins, and engineering plastics.  LG Chem also produces industrial and electronic materials.

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Is Kakao Cheap or Not? Actions Louder than Words

Has Kakao bottomed or is there further downside from here? We examine why the stock is more likely to fall and what investors are using as...

Ken S. Kim

CALB IPO Trading - Last of the Lot with the Least Demand of the Lot

CALB raised around US$1.2bn in its Hong Kong IPO, after pricing its offering at the low-end. In this note, we talk about the demand for the deal...

Sumeet Singh

Kakao Pay Placement Lockup Expiry - Alipay Is Soon Going to Be Free to Shed Its US$1.6bn Stake

In early Jun 2022, Alipay raised around US$386m via selling 3.3% of outstanding shares of Kakao Pay (377300 KS). That was the first selldown by...

Sumeet Singh

Lionheart Studio IPO Preview

Lionheart Studio is getting ready to complete its IPO in November 2022. Lionheart Studio is likely to be the second largest IPO in Korea so far...

Douglas Kim

WCP IPO Trading - Peer Correction Means Price Cut Still Wasn’t Enough

WCP raised around US$314m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

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