Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Amid recent market carnage, one of the strong turnaround stocks in Korea is NCSOFT Corp (036570 KS) which is down 54% from its highs in February 2021.</li>
<li>Three major reasons why NCsoft's share price will turnaround include attractive valuations, better control of labor costs, and strong pipeline of new games. </li>
<li>Short sale value/market cap ratio for NCsoft has declined materially in the past several weeks, reflecting increased optimism in the company's future prospects. </li>
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Amid recent market carnage, one of the strong turnaround stocks in Korea is NCSOFT Corp (036570 KS) which is down 54% from its highs in February 2021.
Three major reasons why NCsoft's share price will turnaround include attractive valuations, better control of labor costs, and strong pipeline of new games. 
Short sale value/market cap ratio for NCsoft has declined materially in the past several weeks, reflecting increased optimism in the company's future prospects. 


NCsoft: A Strong Turnaround Play in Korean Game Sector

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Equity Capital Markets

<ul><li>The dynamics of gaming industry are changing rapidly after Microsoft’s recent acquisition of Activision Blizzard for a phenomenal valuation.</li><li>One would expect Activision’s rival, Electronic Arts to gain a valuation premium after this event especially given that the company’s financial performance has been decent.</li><li>EA's live services across its portfolio have delivered strong recurring revenue and year-over-year growth in the previous quarter and it remains fundamentally strong.</li></ul>

The dynamics of gaming industry are changing rapidly after Microsoft’s recent acquisition of Activision Blizzard for a phenomenal valuation.One would expect Activision’s rival, Electronic Arts to gain a valuation premium after this event especially given that the company’s financial performance has been decent.EA's live services across its portfolio have delivered strong recurring revenue and year-over-year growth in the previous quarter and it remains fundamentally strong.

Electronic Arts: Growing In A Fast-Evolving Gaming Industry 02/22

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>On 22 December, there there were four global metaverse ETFs launched by the local asset management companies in Korea.</li>
<li>Two days after the launch, the combined market caps of these four ETFs have already reached 163 billion won.</li>
<li>These four ETFs have different components, they all have the following four stocks in common (AMD, Microsoft, Unity Software, and Nvidia). </li>
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On 22 December, there there were four global metaverse ETFs launched by the local asset management companies in Korea.
Two days after the launch, the combined market caps of these four ETFs have already reached 163 billion won.
These four ETFs have different components, they all have the following four stocks in common (AMD, Microsoft, Unity Software, and Nvidia). 


Launch of Global Metaverse ETFs by Local Asset Mgmt Companies & Update of Korean Metaverse ETFs

<ul><li>The gaming industry was one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Covid-19 pandemic which gave rise to a large community of gamers across the globe.</li><li>Today, we are looking to analyze 2 global gaming majors on the development side - Electronic Arts and Activision Blizzard.</li><li>Both these companies have been an active part of the heavy consolidation taking place in the fast-growing industry and are bound to attract investor interest.</li></ul>

The gaming industry was one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Covid-19 pandemic which gave rise to a large community of gamers across the globe.Today, we are looking to analyze 2 global gaming majors on the development side - Electronic Arts and Activision Blizzard.Both these companies have been an active part of the heavy consolidation taking place in the fast-growing industry and are bound to attract investor interest.

Electronic Arts (EA) vs. Activision Blizzard - Which Gaming Major Is The Better Performer? (11/2021)

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<li>Billions of people in the world will bypass Internet to use metaverse in the coming years. </li>
<li>There are real possibilities to encourage people to spend more time in the metaverse rather than Internet with regards to social life, gaming, work, and e-commerce. </li>
<li><strong>The market caps of the four metaverse related ETFs that were launched in Korea on 13 October are up by 453% to reach 421 billion won on 12 November. </strong></li>
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Billions of people in the world will bypass Internet to use metaverse in the coming years. 
There are real possibilities to encourage people to spend more time in the metaverse rather than Internet with regards to social life, gaming, work, and e-commerce. 
The market caps of the four metaverse related ETFs that were launched in Korea on 13 October are up by 453% to reach 421 billion won on 12 November. 


Why Billions of People Will Bypass Internet to Use Metaverse & Surge in Metaverse ETFs AUM in Korea

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Electronic Arts Inc. develops, publishes, and distributes branded interactive entertainment software worldwide for video game consoles, personal computers, handheld game players, and cellular handsets. The Company also provides online game-related services.

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Douglas Kim

Electronic Arts: Growing In A Fast-Evolving Gaming Industry 02/22

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Baptista Research

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On 22 December, there there were four global metaverse ETFs launched by the local asset management companies in Korea. The combined market caps of...

Douglas Kim

Electronic Arts (EA) vs. Activision Blizzard - Which Gaming Major Is The Better Performer? (11/2021)

The gaming industry was one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Covid-19 pandemic which gave rise to a large community of gamers across the...

Baptista Research

Why Billions of People Will Bypass Internet to Use Metaverse & Surge in Metaverse ETFs AUM in Korea

The market caps of the four metaverse related ETFs that were launched in Korea on 13 October are up by 453% to reach 421 billion won on 12 November.

Douglas Kim

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