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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<li>EcoPro Materials and Doosan Robotics, recent IPOs, join the Large category. Their inclusion signals at least two Large stocks, CS Wind Corp and BGF Retail, shifting to Mid.</li>
<li>There's a chance three Mid-stocks will transition to Large: Ssangyong Cement, Hyundai Electric, and LOTTE Corp. Conversely, LS Corp, Hotel Shilla, and Kepco E&amp;C will move from Large to Mid.</li>
<li>With ample time left in the screening period, cautious monitoring is essential. Still, Large→Mid candidates, with a notable gap from the ₩2.95T cutoff, warrant a focus on proactive setups.</li>
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EcoPro Materials and Doosan Robotics, recent IPOs, join the Large category. Their inclusion signals at least two Large stocks, CS Wind Corp and BGF Retail, shifting to Mid.
There's a chance three Mid-stocks will transition to Large: Ssangyong Cement, Hyundai Electric, and LOTTE Corp. Conversely, LS Corp, Hotel Shilla, and Kepco E&amp;C will move from Large to Mid.
With ample time left in the screening period, cautious monitoring is essential. Still, Large→Mid candidates, with a notable gap from the ₩2.95T cutoff, warrant a focus on proactive setups.


Identifying KOSPI Size Migration Candidates & Assessing Proactive Setup Feasibility

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>In this report, we review our IPO investment research in 2023, including the performance of our calls.</li>
<li>The accuracy rate of our calls on IPOs this year was 76% (16 calls right, 5 calls wrong), slightly below our average accurate rate of 77% from 2017 to 2022.</li>
<li>The average accuracy rate of our calls from 2017 to 2023 is 77%. We made 42 investment calls in 2020, 37 in 2021, 19 in 2022, and 21 in 2023.</li>
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In this report, we review our IPO investment research in 2023, including the performance of our calls.
The accuracy rate of our calls on IPOs this year was 76% (16 calls right, 5 calls wrong), slightly below our average accurate rate of 77% from 2017 to 2022.
The average accuracy rate of our calls from 2017 to 2023 is 77%. We made 42 investment calls in 2020, 37 in 2021, 19 in 2022, and 21 in 2023.


APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

APAC IPOs & Placements

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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ubtech-robotics-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36469:1" rel="noopener">UBTech Robotics (1683374D HK)</a> is looking to raise about US$700m in its upcoming HK IPO. </li>
<li>UBTech Robotics is engaged in artificial intelligence (AI)-empowered robotics in China, dedicated to the innovation of humanoid robots and development and sales of smart service robotic solutions. </li>
<li>UBTech Robotics’ sales have primarily been driven by its enterprise-level segments throughout the track record period. However, the firm is still heavily loss-making. </li>
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UBTech Robotics (1683374D HK) is looking to raise about US$700m in its upcoming HK IPO. 
UBTech Robotics is engaged in artificial intelligence (AI)-empowered robotics in China, dedicated to the innovation of humanoid robots and development and sales of smart service robotic solutions. 
UBTech Robotics’ sales have primarily been driven by its enterprise-level segments throughout the track record period. However, the firm is still heavily loss-making. 


UBTech Robotics Pre-IPO - Definitely Needs the Capital Raise

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>We discuss the end of the mandatory lock-up periods for 53 stocks in Korea in December 2023, among which 6 are in KOSPI and 47 are in KOSDAQ.</li>
<li>These 53 stocks on average could be subject to further selling pressures in December and could underperform relative to the market.</li>
<li>Among these 53 stocks, top five market cap stocks include Doosan Robotics, Studio Dragon, Asicland, Manyo Factory, and Curocell. </li>
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We discuss the end of the mandatory lock-up periods for 53 stocks in Korea in December 2023, among which 6 are in KOSPI and 47 are in KOSDAQ.
These 53 stocks on average could be subject to further selling pressures in December and could underperform relative to the market.
Among these 53 stocks, top five market cap stocks include Doosan Robotics, Studio Dragon, Asicland, Manyo Factory, and Curocell. 


End of Mandatory Lock-Up Periods for 53 Companies in Korea in December 2023

EcoPro Materials / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ecopro-materials" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36806:1" rel="noopener">EcoPro Materials (ECO123 KS)</a> raised around US$320m, after downsizing the deal and pricing its IPO at the low end of the range at KRW36,200/share.</li>
<li>Ecopro Materials (EPM) manufactures and sells high-nickel precursors, one of the key materials for high-nickel cathode materials for secondary (rechargeable) batteries.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the demand for the deal and other trading dynamics.</li>
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EcoPro Materials (ECO123 KS) raised around US$320m, after downsizing the deal and pricing its IPO at the low end of the range at KRW36,200/share.
Ecopro Materials (EPM) manufactures and sells high-nickel precursors, one of the key materials for high-nickel cathode materials for secondary (rechargeable) batteries.
In this note, we will talk about the demand for the deal and other trading dynamics.


Ecopro Materials IPO Trading - One of the Weakest Subscription Rates of the Year

South Korea

Doosan Robotics Inc. develops and manufactures industrial equipment. The Company manufactures robots, linear actuation devices, automated production equipment, and other products. Doosan Robotics conducts businesses in South Korea.

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Doosan Robotics (454910 KS)

Identifying KOSPI Size Migration Candidates & Assessing Proactive Setup Feasibility

This post identifies potential KOSPI Size migration candidates for the upcoming March review and evaluates the feasibility of proactive setups.

Sanghyun Park

Recap of Our IPO Research in 2023

The accuracy rate of our calls on IPOs this year was 76% (16 calls right, 5 calls wrong), slightly below our average accurate rate of 77% from 2017...

Douglas Kim

UBTech Robotics Pre-IPO - Definitely Needs the Capital Raise

UBTech Robotics has filed their PHIP updates in Dec 23. We have looked at the deal earlier in this note in Mar 23 based on their application proof.

Ethan Aw

End of Mandatory Lock-Up Periods for 53 Companies in Korea in December 2023

We discuss the end of the mandatory lock-up periods for 53 stocks in Korea in December 2023, among which 6 are in KOSPI and 47 are in KOSDAQ.

Douglas Kim

Ecopro Materials IPO Trading - One of the Weakest Subscription Rates of the Year

EcoPro Materials (ECO123 KS) raised around US$320m, after downsizing the deal and pricing its IPO at the low end of the range at KRW36,200/share.

Ethan Aw

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