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<ul><li>Author recommends shorting TBBK due to stretched valuation, unsustainable earnings, vulnerable loan book, and signs of aggressive accounting</li><li>TBBK benefits from a cheap deposit base and generates revenue through transaction fees on prepaid cards and interest income from lending activities</li><li>TBBK competes with various financial institutions in specialty lending lines such as real estate bridge loans, SBLOC, IBLOC, advisor financing, small business loans, and direct lease financing</li></ul>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.

Author recommends shorting TBBK due to stretched valuation, unsustainable earnings, vulnerable loan book, and signs of aggressive accountingTBBK benefits from a cheap deposit base and generates revenue through transaction fees on prepaid cards and interest income from lending activitiesTBBK competes with various financial institutions in specialty lending lines such as real estate bridge loans, SBLOC, IBLOC, advisor financing, small business loans, and direct lease financingThis content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only. This article was originally published 3 months ago on Value Investors Club.

Bancorp Inc (TBBK) - Thursday, Dec 7, 2023

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Chosun Business Daily mentioned that K Bank IPO book building results among institutional investors have been very poor so far. </li>
<li>As a result, the bankers and K Bank are currently considering on potentially reducing the IPO price to about 8,500 won or even cancelling the IPO altogether. </li>
<li>Our base case valuation of K Bank is target price of 9,151 won per share. Even if the IPO is priced at 8,500 won, we would pass on this IPO.</li>
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Chosun Business Daily mentioned that K Bank IPO book building results among institutional investors have been very poor so far. 
As a result, the bankers and K Bank are currently considering on potentially reducing the IPO price to about 8,500 won or even cancelling the IPO altogether. 
Our base case valuation of K Bank is target price of 9,151 won per share. Even if the IPO is priced at 8,500 won, we would pass on this IPO.


K Bank IPO Bookbuilding: To Price Lower than Low IPO Price Range or Even Potential Cancellation

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/k-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36073:1" rel="noopener">K Bank (279570 KS)</a> is a Korean internet bank. It has launched an IPO to raise up to US$734 million.</li>
<li>We previously discussed the IPO in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/k-bank-ipo-the-bear-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:160037" rel="noopener">K Bank IPO: The Bear Case</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/k-bank-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:159133" rel="noopener">K Bank IPO: The Bull Case</a>. 
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<li>We examine the syndicate's valuation methodology. Our analysis suggests that K Bank is unattractively valued in the IPO price range. We would pass on the IPO.</li>
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K Bank (279570 KS) is a Korean internet bank. It has launched an IPO to raise up to US$734 million.
We previously discussed the IPO in K Bank IPO: The Bear Case and K Bank IPO: The Bull Case. 

We examine the syndicate's valuation methodology. Our analysis suggests that K Bank is unattractively valued in the IPO price range. We would pass on the IPO.


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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/k-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36073:1" rel="noopener">K Bank (279570 KS)</a> is a Korean internet bank. It has launched an IPO to raise up to US$734 million.</li>
<li>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/k-bank-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:159133" rel="noopener">K Bank IPO: The Bull Case</a>, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.</li>
<li>The bear case rests on rising competitive intensity, the smallest deposit base among Internet banks, below-peer loan book growth, and a high-risk crypto play due to the Dunamu partnership.</li>
</ul>



K Bank (279570 KS) is a Korean internet bank. It has launched an IPO to raise up to US$734 million.
In K Bank IPO: The Bull Case, we highlighted the key elements of the bull case. In this note, we outline the bear case.
The bear case rests on rising competitive intensity, the smallest deposit base among Internet banks, below-peer loan book growth, and a high-risk crypto play due to the Dunamu partnership.


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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/k-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36073:1" rel="noopener">K Bank (279570 KS)</a> is a Korean internet bank. It has launched an IPO to raise up to US$734 million. </li>
<li>K Bank began operations in April 2017 as the first internet-only bank in Korea. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kt-corp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KT Corp (030200 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/woori-bank" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Woori Bank (000030 KS)</a> are the two largest shareholders.</li>
<li>The bull case rests on rising market share, solid deposit growth, robust loan book growth, stable NIM, rising margins and a low NPL ratio.</li>
</ul>



K Bank (279570 KS) is a Korean internet bank. It has launched an IPO to raise up to US$734 million. 
K Bank began operations in April 2017 as the first internet-only bank in Korea. KT Corp (030200 KS) and Woori Bank (000030 KS) are the two largest shareholders.
The bull case rests on rising market share, solid deposit growth, robust loan book growth, stable NIM, rising margins and a low NPL ratio.


United States

The Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for The Bancorp Bank. The Bank offers services including interest bearing checking accounts, a full line of loan products, and online bill payment. The Bancorp Bank operates in Wilmington, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Bancorp Inc (TBBK) - Thursday, Dec 7, 2023

Author recommends shorting TBBK due to stretched valuation, unsustainable earnings, vulnerable loan book, and signs of aggressive accounting

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K Bank IPO Bookbuilding: To Price Lower than Low IPO Price Range or Even Potential Cancellation

K Bank IPO book building results among institutional investors has been very poor so far. K Bank is considering on reducing the IPO price to about...

Douglas Kim

K Bank IPO: Valuation Insights

We examine the syndicate's valuation methodology. Our analysis suggests that K Bank is unattractively valued in the IPO price range. We would pass...

Arun George

K Bank IPO: The Bear Case

The bear case rests on rising competitive intensity, the smallest deposit base among Internet banks, below-peer loan book growth, and a high-risk...

Arun George

K Bank IPO: The Bull Case

The bull case rests on rising market share, solid deposit growth, robust loan book growth, stable NIM, rising margins and a low NPL ratio.

Arun George

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