Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gaeasoft" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12164:1" rel="noopener">Gaeasoft (051160 KS)</a> is a very interesting small cap stock in Korea that is worth further study. Gaeasoft currently has a market cap of 351 billion won. Gaesoft owns a 79.4% in a private company called Oasis Corp ("Oasis Market"), which operates an e-commerce platform for eco-friendly organic food products. In early July, <a href="https://www.kedglobal.com/newsView/ked202107070008" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oasis Corp</a> received a 50 billion won investment from a private equity firm called Unison Capital, which put the valuation of the company at 750 billion won, up from the valuation of 315 billion won Oasis Corp received in March 2021.</p><div class="content-highlight">
<p><strong>In our view, the value of Oasis Corp is likely to increase to nearly 1.5 trillion won over the next 12 months, doubling in the valuation from July 2021. If Oasis Corp is valued at 1.5 trillion won, a 79.4% stake would be worth 1.2 trillion won, which would be 239% higher than Gaesoft's market cap. </strong></p>
<p>Oasis Corp's major competitors include SSG.com, Kurly, and Coupang. Similar to its competitors, Oasis Corp has experienced strong growth in sales. Unlike its competitors, Oasis Corp is already profitable. </p>
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Gaeasoft (051160 KS) is a very interesting small cap stock in Korea that is worth further study. Gaeasoft currently has a market cap of 351 billion won. Gaesoft owns a 79.4% in a private company called Oasis Corp ("Oasis Market"), which operates an e-commerce platform for eco-friendly organic food products. In early July, Oasis Corp received a 50 billion won investment from a private equity firm called Unison Capital, which put the valuation of the company at 750 billion won, up from the valuation of 315 billion won Oasis Corp received in March 2021.
In our view, the value of Oasis Corp is likely to increase to nearly 1.5 trillion won over the next 12 months, doubling in the valuation from July 2021. If Oasis Corp is valued at 1.5 trillion won, a 79.4% stake would be worth 1.2 trillion won, which would be 239% higher than Gaesoft's market cap. 
Oasis Corp's major competitors include SSG.com, Kurly, and Coupang. Similar to its competitors, Oasis Corp has experienced strong growth in sales. Unlike its competitors, Oasis Corp is already profitable. 


Korea Small Cap Gem #10: Gaeasoft - Its Stake in Oasis May Be At Least 200% Higher Than Its Mkt Cap

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China growth and global non-US Internet equities

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<li>JD US/PDD US /BABA US: JD launches new low-priced initiative to target lower-tier market (+/-/-)</li>
<li>BABA US/BILI US/BIDU US/700HK: Bilibili and Xiaohongshu inaccessible after 38-minute cloud crash (-/-/+/+)</li>
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JD US/PDD US /BABA US: JD launches new low-priced initiative to target lower-tier market (+/-/-)
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700 HK: Tencent announces upgraded LLM training system . (+)


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<li>700 HK: &lt;Need for Speed Mobile&gt; to officially launch on July 11, with pre-registration surpassed 26 mn (+)</li>
<li>CPNG/BABA/TEMU/139480.KR:Coupang told to stop favoring its own products in its algorithm (-/+/+)</li>
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PDD US/BABA US/JD US/3690 HK/VIPS US: NBS publishes data social retail consumption data for May 2024 (+/+/+/+/-)
700 HK: &lt;Need for Speed Mobile&gt; to officially launch on July 11, with pre-registration surpassed 26 mn (+)
CPNG/BABA/TEMU/139480.KR:Coupang told to stop favoring its own products in its algorithm (-/+/+)


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Event-Driven

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<li>Emart and Shinsegae are facing concerns about put options of nearly 1 trillion won on private equity investors' investment in SSG.com nearly six years ago. </li>
<li>From AEP and BRV's point of views, they want to get their money back through put options since an IPO is not likely in the near term.</li>
<li>The most probable result appears to be that this is likely to be dragged on for some time, which will cause continued concerns on both Emart and Shinsegae. </li>
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Emart and Shinsegae are facing concerns about put options of nearly 1 trillion won on private equity investors' investment in SSG.com nearly six years ago. 
From AEP and BRV's point of views, they want to get their money back through put options since an IPO is not likely in the near term.
The most probable result appears to be that this is likely to be dragged on for some time, which will cause continued concerns on both Emart and Shinsegae. 


Legal Complications on Put Options on SSG.Com to Result in Ongoing Concerns for Emart and Shinsegae

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<li>BABA/PDD/CPNG: South Korean commissions investigating compliance of Chinese ecommerce platforms (-/-/+)</li>
<li>ByteDance/3690 HK: Douyin life service business had organizational restructure, and set annual sales target at RMB600bn, 100% yoy(-)</li>
<li>JD: JD provides free AI services for new 3P merchants (+)</li>
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BABA/PDD/CPNG: South Korean commissions investigating compliance of Chinese ecommerce platforms (-/-/+)
ByteDance/3690 HK: Douyin life service business had organizational restructure, and set annual sales target at RMB600bn, 100% yoy(-)
JD: JD provides free AI services for new 3P merchants (+)


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Coupang, Inc. operates as an e-commerce company. The Company offers dynamic end-to-end e-commerce and logistic solutions. Coupang serves customers worldwide.

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Korea Small Cap Gem #10: Gaeasoft - Its Stake in Oasis May Be At Least 200% Higher Than Its Mkt Cap

Gaeasoft (051160 KS) owns a 79.4% in a private company called Oasis Corp which operates an e-commerce platform for eco-friendly, organic food...

Douglas Kim

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Legal Complications on Put Options on SSG.Com to Result in Ongoing Concerns for Emart and Shinsegae

Emart and Shinsegae are facing concerns about put options of nearly 1 trillion won on private equity investors' investment in SSG.com nearly six...

Douglas Kim

[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:BABA/097950.KS/CPNG/PDD/ByteDance/3690 HK/JD

South Korean commissions investigate Chinese ecommerce platforms, Douyin sets ambitious sales target, JD offers free AI services for new merchants.

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Korea Small Cap Gem #10: Gaeasoft - Its Stake in Oasis May Be At Least 200% Higher Than Its Mkt Cap

Gaeasoft (051160 KS) owns a 79.4% in a private company called Oasis Corp which operates an e-commerce platform for eco-friendly, organic food...

Douglas Kim

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:JD/PDD/BABA/BILI/BIDU/700HK/3888HK/1024HK/NTES /3690HK/TCOM/SE/CPNG/BZ

​JD launches new low-priced initiative to target lower-tier market, Bilibili and Xiaohongshu experience cloud crash, Tencent announces upgraded LLM...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:PDD/BABA /JD/3690HK/VIPS/700HK/CPNG/TEMU/13948 KR/TCOM/ATAT/BILI

​NBS releases social retail consumption data for May 2024, Need for Speed Mobile to launch on July 11 with 26 mn pre-registrations, Coupang told to...

Blue Lotus Research Institute

Legal Complications on Put Options on SSG.Com to Result in Ongoing Concerns for Emart and Shinsegae

Emart and Shinsegae are facing concerns about put options of nearly 1 trillion won on private equity investors' investment in SSG.com nearly six...

Douglas Kim

[Blue Lotus Daily - TMT Update]:BABA/097950.KS/CPNG/PDD/ByteDance/3690 HK/JD

​South Korean commissions investigate Chinese ecommerce platforms, Douyin sets ambitious sales target, JD offers free AI services for new merchants.

Blue Lotus Research Institute

JD launches new low-priced initiative to target lower-tier market, Bilibili and Xiaohongshu experience cloud crash, Tencent announces upgraded LLM...

NBS releases social retail consumption data for May 2024, Need for Speed Mobile to launch on July 11 with 26 mn pre-registrations, Coupang told to...

South Korean commissions investigate Chinese ecommerce platforms, Douyin sets ambitious sales target, JD offers free AI services for new merchants.