Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>APR is getting ready to complete an IPO in KOSPI in February 2024. The IPO price range is from 147,000 won to 200,000 won. </li>
<li>According to the bankers' valuation, the company's valuation is expected to range from 1.1 trillion won to 1.6 trillion won post IPO. </li>
<li>The company's best selling product is its skin care beauty device product called Medicube Age-R. </li>
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APR is getting ready to complete an IPO in KOSPI in February 2024. The IPO price range is from 147,000 won to 200,000 won. 
According to the bankers' valuation, the company's valuation is expected to range from 1.1 trillion won to 1.6 trillion won post IPO. 
The company's best selling product is its skin care beauty device product called Medicube Age-R. 


Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

Hyosung Heavy Industries Corp / Event-Driven

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<li>There will be 4 additions and 5 deletions for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 (KOSPI2 INDEX)</a> at the next rebalance to be implemented at the close on 12 December.</li>
<li>The 4 adds are exactly in line with our forecast but a couple of the deletions are surprises. Those two names were close deletes though.</li>
<li>The are some large shorts on a few deletes and there could be covering over the next few weeks as borrows are recalled and as the stocks drop.</li>
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There will be 4 additions and 5 deletions for the Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 (KOSPI2 INDEX) at the next rebalance to be implemented at the close on 12 December.
The 4 adds are exactly in line with our forecast but a couple of the deletions are surprises. Those two names were close deletes though.
The are some large shorts on a few deletes and there could be covering over the next few weeks as borrows are recalled and as the stocks drop.


KOSPI200 Index Rebalance: Adds in Line; Couple of Deletes Are Surprises

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Nov 15th which has an aggregated holding worth USD468.9bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD937mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Naver, Samsung Electronics.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Nov 15th which has an aggregated holding worth USD468.9bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD937mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Naver, Samsung Electronics.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 15th): Naver, Samsung Electronics

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Nov 8th which has an aggregated holding worth USD514.4bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD14mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, Hyundai Motor.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Nov 8th which has an aggregated holding worth USD514.4bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD14mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, Hyundai Motor.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 8th): Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, Hyundai Motor

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Nov 1st which has an aggregated holding worth USD507.9bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,513mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Apr, Korzinc, Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Nov 1st which has an aggregated holding worth USD507.9bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD1,513mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Apr, Korzinc, Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 1st): Apr, Korzinc, Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor

South Korea

APR Corporation of Korea operates cosmetics businesses. The Company develops and produces facial mask, lotion, elite fluid, and other products. APR also develops and manufactures beauty devices.

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APR IPO Preview

APR is getting ready to complete an IPO in KOSPI in February 2024. According to the bankers' valuation, the company's valuation is expected to...

Douglas Kim

KOSPI200 Index Rebalance: Adds in Line; Couple of Deletes Are Surprises

There are 4 adds and 5 deletes for the KOSPI200 in December. 2 deletes are small surprises. There is a lot to trade in terms of ADV for some stocks...

Brian Freitas

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 15th): Naver, Samsung Electronics

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Naver, Samsung Electronics.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 8th): Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, Hyundai Motor

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 1st): Apr, Korzinc, Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Apr, Korzinc, Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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