Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Our base case valuation of JEIO is target price of 12,752 won per share, which is 15% lower than the low end of the IPO price range.</li>
<li>Given the low target price relative to the IPO price range, we have a Negative view of JEIO IPO.  </li>
<li>We estimate its sales to increase by 29.5% YoY to reach 117.1 billion won and operating profit to improve to 6.1 billion won in 2023 (turned black YoY).</li>
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Our base case valuation of JEIO is target price of 12,752 won per share, which is 15% lower than the low end of the IPO price range.
Given the low target price relative to the IPO price range, we have a Negative view of JEIO IPO.  
We estimate its sales to increase by 29.5% YoY to reach 117.1 billion won and operating profit to improve to 6.1 billion won in 2023 (turned black YoY).


Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>In this insight, we discuss the recent buying and selling by the Korea National Pension Service (NPS) of Korean stocks.</li>
<li>Of the 176 Korean stocks in which NPS reported changes in ownerships in 2Q 2022, NPS increased its stakes in 115 companies and reduced stakes in 61 companies.</li>
<li>NPS mostly increased stakes in aerospace, defense, construction equipment, and energy sectors while reducing stakes in telecom and tourism related stocks.</li>
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In this insight, we discuss the recent buying and selling by the Korea National Pension Service (NPS) of Korean stocks.
Of the 176 Korean stocks in which NPS reported changes in ownerships in 2Q 2022, NPS increased its stakes in 115 companies and reduced stakes in 61 companies.
NPS mostly increased stakes in aerospace, defense, construction equipment, and energy sectors while reducing stakes in telecom and tourism related stocks.


NPS Sells SK Bioscience, Naver, & LG Electronics and Buys Kakao Bank, Lotte Corp, & Samyang Foods

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<li>Sungeel Hitech is getting ready to complete its IPO in Korea in July. This is one of the market leaders in the recycling of rechargeable battery materials in Korea. </li>
<li>It has experienced excellent growth in sales and profits. It had revenue of 147.3 billion won (up 123.3% YoY) and operating profit of 16.9 billion won in 2021.</li>
<li>The IPO price range is from 40,700 won to 47,500 won. The IPO base deal size ranges from $86 million to $100 million.</li>
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Sungeel Hitech is getting ready to complete its IPO in Korea in July. This is one of the market leaders in the recycling of rechargeable battery materials in Korea. 
It has experienced excellent growth in sales and profits. It had revenue of 147.3 billion won (up 123.3% YoY) and operating profit of 16.9 billion won in 2021.
The IPO price range is from 40,700 won to 47,500 won. The IPO base deal size ranges from $86 million to $100 million.


Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Event-Driven

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The rebalancing cycle of the KODEX Secondary Battery ETF was changed from semi-annual to quarterly. Also, the rebalancing trading takes place for three trading days instead of one trading day.</li>
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This passive impact will be different from the previous rebalancing. LG Energy and SK Innovation will likely experience a significant passive outflow. Then, most small-cap constituents will receive an inflow. </li>
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Among the top weighting stocks, Samsung SDI and SKIET deserve attention. Sangsin Energy, E&amp;D, and TSI will face exclusion, while C&amp;I, Sang-A Frontec, and Enchem will likely join the ETF.</li>
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The rebalancing cycle of the KODEX Secondary Battery ETF was changed from semi-annual to quarterly. Also, the rebalancing trading takes place for three trading days instead of one trading day.

This passive impact will be different from the previous rebalancing. LG Energy and SK Innovation will likely experience a significant passive outflow. Then, most small-cap constituents will receive an inflow. 

Among the top weighting stocks, Samsung SDI and SKIET deserve attention. Sangsin Energy, E&amp;D, and TSI will face exclusion, while C&amp;I, Sang-A Frontec, and Enchem will likely join the ETF.


KODEX Battery ETF Rebalancing Cycle Changed to Quarterly: Preview for March Rebalancing

In this insight, we discuss the stocks that could get included or excluded in the November 2021 KOSPI 200 rebalance. We highlight 15 stocks that could get included and 10 stocks that could get excluded in the upcoming KOSPI 200 rebalance.<div class="content-highlight">
This rebalance of the KOSPI 200 strategy is a type of momentum-driven strategy. The 15 stocks that we think could get included in the next KOSPI 200 rebalance have generated strong share price performances (up 55% on average in the past six months). 
On the other hand, the 10 stocks which we think could get excluded in the next KOSPI 200 rebalance (the bottom 5% of KOSPI 200 index in terms of market cap) have done much worse in terms of their share price performance (down 6.1% on average in the past six months). 
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In this insight, we discuss the stocks that could get included or excluded in the November 2021 KOSPI 200 rebalance. We highlight 15 stocks that could get included and 10 stocks that could get excluded in the upcoming KOSPI 200 rebalance.
This rebalance of the KOSPI 200 strategy is a type of momentum-driven strategy. The 15 stocks that we think could get included in the next KOSPI 200 rebalance have generated strong share price performances (up 55% on average in the past six months). 
On the other hand, the 10 stocks which we think could get excluded in the next KOSPI 200 rebalance (the bottom 5% of KOSPI 200 index in terms of market cap) have done much worse in terms of their share price performance (down 6.1% on average in the past six months). 


Potential Changes of KOSPI 200 Index Components in the November 2021 Rebalance

South Korea

Hyundai IBT Co., Ltd. develops and manufactures various monitors. The Company'sproducts include thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD), plasma display panel (PDP), and color display tubes (CDT) monitors. Imagequest also produces thin client (window based terminal) products and markets notebook computers.

E-Investment&Development Co., Ltd. develops and manufactures mobile modules. The Company produces slide hinge module of cellular phone and mock-up for cellular phone.

Sindoh Co., Ltd. manufactures office equipment such as copiers, facsimiles, printers, and copier related products.  The Company also offers financial services through its subsidiaries.

Kona I Co., Ltd. develops and provides electronic purse cards, called smartcards , which can be used for online and offline settlements and payments.  The Company also sells smart card readers, automatic teller machines, integrated transportation systems, and chips on board (COB) used in electronic cards.

Spigen Korea Co Ltd manufactures phone accessories.  The Company's main products include mobile phone cases, screen protectors and bags.

BioSmart Co., Ltd. manufactures and markets magnetic stripe cards, and memory and microprocessor smart cards.  The Company also develops, produces, sells, and maintains card issuing equipment, which is able to encode, emboss, and indent automatically.  KBC supplies its products to banks, department stores, credit card companies, and security firms.

Atec Co., Ltd. develops a variety of products utilizing thin film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD).  The Company's products include LCD personal computer (PC), LCD monitor, and web kiosk.  Atec also sells computers and computer peripheral equipment and provides network installation and system maintenance service.

Kortek Corporation manufactures a line of monitors such as touch screen, cathode ray tube (CRT), thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) monitors, and plasma display panels (PDP).  The Company's products have application for video game devices, bowling centers, closed circuit televisions (CCTV), information kiosks, and medical equipment.

S Connect Co., Ltd. is a semiconductor and related software manufacturing company.  The company products include wafer prober and chiller.  S Connect also operates overseas using its agent companies.

MOBASE Co., Ltd. manufactures hard cases for mobile phones and laptop computers and provide its products to Samsung Electronics.

Tsinghua Tongfang Co., Ltd. manufactures personal computers, designs application software, offers education programs, and provides a variety of computer network and system integration services.  The Company also produces energy and environmental engineering equipment and develops and sells real estate properties.

Catcher Technology Co., Ltd. manufactures aluminum and magnesium die casting products which are used in notebook computers, cellular phones, and hard disk drive bases.

FTC is a global engineering solutions partner for lightweight, eco-friendly casing and mechanical parts, heat dissipation modules, and electronics components.

Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd. develops, manufactures, and markets keyboards for laptops and notebook computers, computer mice, digital cameras and other related parts.

Acer Inc. manufactures and distributes semiconductor products, personal computers, computer peripherals, multimedia products, and computer software. The Company also provides maintenance and repair services to customers.  In addition, Acer Inc. operates real estate business. The Company markets its products under the Acer brand name.

Qisda Corporation manufactures and markets computer peripheral, communication, and consumer electronic products.  The Company also provides consulting and technical services.  The main products are multimedia displays, keyboards, scanners, mobile phones, and compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM) drives.

Shenzhen Kaifa Technology Co., Ltd.  manufactures and markets computer hardware, peripheral equipment, communication equipment, and other electronic instruments and components.The Company's main products include magnetic heads and hard disks.

China Greatwall Technology Group Co Ltd manufactures and develops computers and peripheral equipment.  The Company's products include computers, servers, monitors, printers, power packs, and other related products.  Greatwall Computer also develops computer software, provides networking system integration, and consults on e-commerce solution.

China Greatwall Technology Group Co Ltd (000066 CH)

GRG Banking Equipment Co.,Ltd. develops, manufactures and markets automated teller machines (ATMs) and other banking machines. The company also develops and sells banking machine related software.

Digital Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund owns telecommunications towers and other related passive telecommunications infrastructure for mobile telecommunications services. Digital Telecommunication also owns core fiber optic cable grid and related transmission equipment and an up-country broadband system.

Digital Telecommunications Inf (DIF/F TB)

COSMOAM&T Co., Ltd. manufactures, sells, and exports blank video & audio recording tapes including back-coated tapes, high speed recordable tapes, and video head cleaners.  The Company also produces recordable and rewritable optical discs, such as compact discs (CD), mini discs (MD), and digital video discs (DVD).

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JEIO IPO Valuation Analysis

Our base case valuation of JEIO is target price of 12,752 won per share, which is 15% lower than the low end of the IPO price range.

Douglas Kim

NPS Sells SK Bioscience, Naver, & LG Electronics and Buys Kakao Bank, Lotte Corp, & Samyang Foods

NPS moves the Korean stock market more than any other investor. In this insight, we discuss the recent buying and selling by the Korea National...

Douglas Kim

Sungeel HiTech IPO Preview

Sungeel Hitech is getting ready to complete its IPO in Korea in July. This is one of the market leaders in the recycling of rechargeable battery...

Douglas Kim

KODEX Battery ETF Rebalancing Cycle Changed to Quarterly: Preview for March Rebalancing

The rebalancing cycle of the KODEX Secondary Battery ETF was changed from semi-annual to quarterly. This post previews the upcoming rebalancing...

Sanghyun Park

Potential Changes of KOSPI 200 Index Components in the November 2021 Rebalance

In this insight, we discuss stocks that could get included or excluded in the November 2021 KOSPI 200 rebalance. We highlight 15 stocks that could...

Douglas Kim

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