Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>One of the big thematic events on the Korean stock market has been the expectation that China could lift ban on Korean popular culture (Hallyu) as early as May 2025. </li>
<li>China's President Xi recently stated "Cultural exchanges are a valuable part of our bilateral relations [between China and Korea]. We should avoid any problems occurring in handling such matters.” 
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<li>We provide a list of 40 stocks in Korea that could most benefit from the end of lifting ban of Korean popular culture. </li>
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One of the big thematic events on the Korean stock market has been the expectation that China could lift ban on Korean popular culture (Hallyu) as early as May 2025. 
China's President Xi recently stated "Cultural exchanges are a valuable part of our bilateral relations [between China and Korea]. We should avoid any problems occurring in handling such matters.” 

We provide a list of 40 stocks in Korea that could most benefit from the end of lifting ban of Korean popular culture. 


China Could Lift Ban on Korean Popular Culture (Hallyu) As Early As May 2025

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Aug 16th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD5.3bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Sk Hynix (000660 KS).</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Aug 16th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD5.3bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Sk Hynix (000660 KS).


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Aug 16th): Sk Hynix

Asian Hedge Fund Manager, Long Short Equity, Macro

David Mudd

Budweiser Brewing  APAC  / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Hong Kong market still trades at a substantial discount to Analyst year end price targets.</li>
<li>Budweiser APAC is dependent on China's consumer to lift sales while Anta Sports is targeting increased sales from the upcoming Paris Olympics.</li>
<li>Sunny Optical is seeing substantial growth from it EV segment and Haitian continues to grow its international sales.  Shineway RX is a rare value play in the pharmaceutical sector.</li>
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Hong Kong market still trades at a substantial discount to Analyst year end price targets.
Budweiser APAC is dependent on China's consumer to lift sales while Anta Sports is targeting increased sales from the upcoming Paris Olympics.
Sunny Optical is seeing substantial growth from it EV segment and Haitian continues to grow its international sales.  Shineway RX is a rare value play in the pharmaceutical sector.


BUY/SELL/HOLD: Hong Kong Stocks Update (July 15)

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX Stocks as of Jun 28th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD5.9bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Lg Electronics, Hyundai Motor.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX Stocks as of Jun 28th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD5.9bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Lg Electronics, Hyundai Motor.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Jun 28th): Lg Electronics, Hyundai Motor

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX Stocks as of Apr 12th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD6.7bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in HMM, LG Electronics .</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX Stocks as of Apr 12th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD6.7bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in HMM, LG Electronics .


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Apr 12th): HMM, LG Electronics

South Korea

Hite Jinro Co., Ltd. specializes in manufacturing Soju, vodka-like distilled Korean liquor. The Company also produces and sells other alcoholic beverages, such as wine, whiskey, and ginseng liquors as well as non-alcoholic beverages including mineral water and soft drinks. In addition, Jinro also provides information processing and financial services as well as construction services.

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Hite Jinro (000080 KS)

China Could Lift Ban on Korean Popular Culture (Hallyu) As Early As May 2025

One of the big thematic events that have impacted the Korean stock market this week has been the expectation that China could lift ban on Korean...

Douglas Kim

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Aug 16th): Sk Hynix

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Sk Hynix (ticker: 000660 KS).

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

BUY/SELL/HOLD: Hong Kong Stocks Update (July 15)

Hong Kong markets continue to trade at a 25% discount to analysts year end targets. Bud APAC, Anta Sports, Sunny Optical and Shineway RX are...

David Mudd

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Jun 28th): Lg Electronics, Hyundai Motor

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Lg Electronics, Hyundai Motor.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Apr 12th): HMM, LG Electronics

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week. We estimate the short interests were USD6.7bn and highlighted short interest changes in...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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