Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Event-Driven

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<li>Despite Shinsegae Group's to officially separate into two main business operations (E-Mart vs Shinsegae), this separation has already been in place essentially in the past several years.</li>
<li>Valuations remain compelling for both companies as they are trading at near historical low valuations.</li>
<li>Going forward, expect more management shakeups, especially at E-Mart as the company tries to stage a major turnaround of its operations, especially in terms of profitability. </li>
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Despite Shinsegae Group's to officially separate into two main business operations (E-Mart vs Shinsegae), this separation has already been in place essentially in the past several years.
Valuations remain compelling for both companies as they are trading at near historical low valuations.
Going forward, expect more management shakeups, especially at E-Mart as the company tries to stage a major turnaround of its operations, especially in terms of profitability. 


Shinsegae Officially Reorganizes Its Group Structure Into Two Different Subgroups

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>One of the biggest stories in the Korean e-commerce sector this week has been TMON and WeMakePrice filing for court receivership due to liquidity crisis. </li>
<li>Singapore's Qoo10 is the controlling shareholder of TMON and WeMakePrice. Young-Bae Ku is the largest shareholder of Qoo10 with a 42.77% stake, followed by KKR with a 25.65% stake. </li>
<li>Competitors such as E-Mart and Coupang are most to benefit. PG companies such as KG Inicis and NHP KCP are negatively impacted. </li>
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One of the biggest stories in the Korean e-commerce sector this week has been TMON and WeMakePrice filing for court receivership due to liquidity crisis. 
Singapore's Qoo10 is the controlling shareholder of TMON and WeMakePrice. Young-Bae Ku is the largest shareholder of Qoo10 with a 42.77% stake, followed by KKR with a 25.65% stake. 
Competitors such as E-Mart and Coupang are most to benefit. PG companies such as KG Inicis and NHP KCP are negatively impacted. 


TMON and WeMakePrice File for Court Receivership - Impact on the Korean E-Commerce and PG Sectors

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<li>E Mart Inc (139480 KS) has been a strong outperformer this year (up 5.6% YTD) versus KOSPI which is down 5.8% in the same period. </li>
<li>We expect E Mart to outperform the market in the rest of 2024 driven by two major factors including "open on Sundays" policy and focus on low P/B stocks. </li>
<li>E Mart is trading at P/B of 0.2x versus Coupang which is trading at P/B of 8.3x. E Mart is more attractive than Coupang, especially considering the recent catalysts. </li>
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E Mart Inc (139480 KS) has been a strong outperformer this year (up 5.6% YTD) versus KOSPI which is down 5.8% in the same period. 
We expect E Mart to outperform the market in the rest of 2024 driven by two major factors including "open on Sundays" policy and focus on low P/B stocks. 
E Mart is trading at P/B of 0.2x versus Coupang which is trading at P/B of 8.3x. E Mart is more attractive than Coupang, especially considering the recent catalysts. 


Emart: Double Catalysts Of "Open on Sundays" + Focus on Low P/B Stocks

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>The bigger question for investors is whether <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/denso-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18703:1" rel="noopener">Denso Corp (6902 JP)</a> will keep up with global auto market needs or will they suffer as Toyota may suffer?</li>
<li>The FSS may put the breaks on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-zinc-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17944:1" rel="noopener">Korea Zinc (010130 KS)</a>'s massive capital raise. </li>
<li>Murakami-San has won <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/exedy-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6516:1" rel="noopener">Exedy Corp (7278 JP)</a>. The company has decided to up its dividend payout and future dividend payout ratio and buy back a boatload of shares. </li>
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The bigger question for investors is whether Denso Corp (6902 JP) will keep up with global auto market needs or will they suffer as Toyota may suffer?
The FSS may put the breaks on Korea Zinc (010130 KS)'s massive capital raise. 
Murakami-San has won Exedy Corp (7278 JP). The company has decided to up its dividend payout and future dividend payout ratio and buy back a boatload of shares. 


Last Week in Event SPACE: Denso/Toyota, Korea Zinc, Exedy, Good Drinks, Shinsegae

Shin Kong Financial Holding / Event-Driven

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taishin-financial-holding" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:715:1" rel="noopener">Taishin</a>'s bid clearly has governance/related party issues and a significant portion of the "non-Taishin" reps on the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shin-kong-financial-holding" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15351:1" rel="noopener">Shin Kong</a> Board had issues. October 9th passage is not a done deal.</li>
<li>KKR's "bid" for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asm-pacific-technology-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15061:1" rel="noopener">ASMPT (522 HK)</a> has all the hallmarks of the "approach" by PAG last year. Which came to nought. From a regulatory standpoint, it's unlikely to get up.</li>
<li>Never a dull moment for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-zinc-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17944:1" rel="noopener">Korea Zinc (010130 KS)</a>. The Choi family makes Offers for KZ and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/young-poong-precision-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16188:1" rel="noopener">Young Poong Precision (036560 KS)</a> (YPP). Then MBK counters for both.</li>
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Taishin's bid clearly has governance/related party issues and a significant portion of the "non-Taishin" reps on the Shin Kong Board had issues. October 9th passage is not a done deal.
KKR's "bid" for ASMPT (522 HK) has all the hallmarks of the "approach" by PAG last year. Which came to nought. From a regulatory standpoint, it's unlikely to get up.
Never a dull moment for Korea Zinc (010130 KS). The Choi family makes Offers for KZ and Young Poong Precision (036560 KS) (YPP). Then MBK counters for both.


Last Week in Event SPACE: Shin Kong/Taishin, ASMPT, Korea Zinc/Young Poong Precision, Sigma Health

South Korea

E-MART Inc. operates E-Mart discount stores. The Company retails food, clothing, household goods, electronics, and other items through several branch stores.

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E Mart Inc (139480 KS)

Shinsegae Officially Reorganizes Its Group Structure Into Two Different Subgroups

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Douglas Kim

TMON and WeMakePrice File for Court Receivership - Impact on the Korean E-Commerce and PG Sectors

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Douglas Kim

Emart: Double Catalysts Of "Open on Sundays" + Focus on Low P/B Stocks

We expect E Mart to outperform the market in the rest of 2024 driven by two major factors including "open on Sundays" policy and focus on low P/B...

Douglas Kim

Last Week in Event SPACE: Denso/Toyota, Korea Zinc, Exedy, Good Drinks, Shinsegae

It’s Sunday! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed during the...

David Blennerhassett

Last Week in Event SPACE: Shin Kong/Taishin, ASMPT, Korea Zinc/Young Poong Precision, Sigma Health

It’s Sunday! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed during the...

David Blennerhassett

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