Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Event-Driven

<div class="content-highlight"><p>In this insight, we highlight the closing of the pricing gaps between the major Korean holdcos and opcos, especially with the upcoming end of the ban on the short selling of shares in Korea in May. In this insight, we highlight 26 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.</p></div><p>Just a reminder that the ban on short selling of KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 included stocks will remain in place until May 2nd and investors will be able to resume their shorting on these 350 stocks starting on May 3rd. Once this ban on short selling of stocks ends, there could be more investors that may look to add to the holdco shares and short the opco shares (especially among the pairs where the holdco shares have underperformed the opco shares in the past year). However, some of these moves have already started to take place in the past few weeks, which could reduce the overall profits on the pair trades. </p><p>Traditionally, the pair trades involving Korean holdcos and opcos have been a trading strategy that many hedge funds have employed for many years. However, the ban on short selling of stocks in Korea have prevented many of these funds from employing these pair trade strategies. Once the ban ends, you will likely see these funds becoming more active in these trading methods once again. </p><div class="content-highlight">
<p>In the section below, we separated the pair trades into two different sections. The first table involves major opcos outperforming holdcos (regular and quasi) in the past year. Of the 26 pair trade strategies mentioned in this insight, this section I involves 19 of them (73% of total). The section II (which involve holdcos outperforming the opcos in the past year) involves 7 pair trade strategies (27% of total).</p>
<p>In other words, the opcos in general have vastly outperformed the holdcos in the past year, especially due to the ban on the short selling of stocks in Korea. Because the opcos tend to be the bigger company than the holdcos in terms of market cap, many fund managers (both active and passive) have tended to just invest in the opcos and pay less attention to the holdcos.  </p>
</div><p>Also, we described the holdcos as either regular or quasi. SK Telecom and Samsung C&amp;T would be examples of "quasi" holdcos whereas Orion Holdings and Hanjin Kal would be examples of regular holdcos. </p>

In this insight, we highlight the closing of the pricing gaps between the major Korean holdcos and opcos, especially with the upcoming end of the ban on the short selling of shares in Korea in May. In this insight, we highlight 26 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.Just a reminder that the ban on short selling of KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 included stocks will remain in place until May 2nd and investors will be able to resume their shorting on these 350 stocks starting on May 3rd. Once this ban on short selling of stocks ends, there could be more investors that may look to add to the holdco shares and short the opco shares (especially among the pairs where the holdco shares have underperformed the opco shares in the past year). However, some of these moves have already started to take place in the past few weeks, which could reduce the overall profits on the pair trades. Traditionally, the pair trades involving Korean holdcos and opcos have been a trading strategy that many hedge funds have employed for many years. However, the ban on short selling of stocks in Korea have prevented many of these funds from employing these pair trade strategies. Once the ban ends, you will likely see these funds becoming more active in these trading methods once again. 
In the section below, we separated the pair trades into two different sections. The first table involves major opcos outperforming holdcos (regular and quasi) in the past year. Of the 26 pair trade strategies mentioned in this insight, this section I involves 19 of them (73% of total). The section II (which involve holdcos outperforming the opcos in the past year) involves 7 pair trade strategies (27% of total).
In other words, the opcos in general have vastly outperformed the holdcos in the past year, especially due to the ban on the short selling of stocks in Korea. Because the opcos tend to be the bigger company than the holdcos in terms of market cap, many fund managers (both active and passive) have tended to just invest in the opcos and pay less attention to the holdcos.  
Also, we described the holdcos as either regular or quasi. SK Telecom and Samsung C&amp;T would be examples of "quasi" holdcos whereas Orion Holdings and Hanjin Kal would be examples of regular holdcos. 

Closing the Gap: Korean Holdcos Vs. Opcos

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Quantitative Analysis

<div><p>The Asia Short Interest weekly looks at moves in market wide short interest and highlights movements in stock specific short interest across Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan using the last available data published by the relevant authorities.</p></div><div><p>Hong Kong saw shorts rise on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan-dianping" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beijing-kuaishou-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29725:1" rel="noopener">Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ping-an-healthcare-and-technology-company-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27008:1" rel="noopener">Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited (1833 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group (9988 HK)</a> while there was short covering on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ping-an-insurance-grp-co-of-china-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12880:1" rel="noopener">Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhongsheng-group-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10573:1" rel="noopener">Zhongsheng Group (881 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aac-technologies-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6544:1" rel="noopener">AAC Technologies Holdings (2018 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tencent-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26:1" rel="noopener">Tencent Holdings (700 HK)</a>. Shorts increased in the Consumer Discretionary, Health Care, Materials and Real Estate sectors, and decreased in the Information Technology, Financials and Consumer Staples sectors.</p></div><div><p>In Japan, stocks that saw the most shorts were <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toshiba-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:637:1" rel="noopener">Toshiba Corp (6502 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/asahi-kasei-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19771:1" rel="noopener">Asahi Kasei (3407 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/olympus-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:356:1" rel="noopener">Olympus Corp (7733 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/monex-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14211:1" rel="noopener">Monex Group Inc (8698 JP)</a> while shorts decreased on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/orix-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9936:1" rel="noopener">Orix Corp (8591 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nippon-telegraph-telephone-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:623:1" rel="noopener">NTT (Nippon Telegraph &amp; Telephone) (9432 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shimano-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3777:1" rel="noopener">Shimano Inc (7309 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-tobacco-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13498:1" rel="noopener">Japan Tobacco (2914 JP)</a>. Shorts increased in the Industrials, Materials and Health Care sectors, and decreased in the Communication Services, Financials and Consumer Staples sectors.</p></div><div><p>In Korea, shorts increased on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:191:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/celltrion-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:991:1" rel="noopener">Celltrion Inc (068270 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyundai-motor-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:155:1" rel="noopener">Hyundai Motor Co (005380 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-hynix-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16955:1" rel="noopener">SK Hynix (000660 KS)</a> during the week. This was the first week where short increased substantially in Korea and comes a week ahead of the end of the short sell ban.</p></div><div><p>Stocks in Taiwan that saw the highest increase in shorts were <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-steel-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:962:1" rel="noopener">China Steel (2002 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-airlines-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4591:1" rel="noopener">China Airlines (2610 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/united-microelectronics-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6450:1" rel="noopener">United Microelectronics Corp (2303 TT)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-cement" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19736:1" rel="noopener">Taiwan Cement (1101 TT)</a> while shorts were covered on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/innolux-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4509:1" rel="noopener">Innolux Corp (3481 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/genius-electronic-optical-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:9632:1" rel="noopener">Genius Electronic Optical (3406 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/delta-electronics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12688:1" rel="noopener">Delta Electronics (2308 TT)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pegatron-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12852:1" rel="noopener">Pegatron Corp (4938 TT)</a>.</p></div>

The Asia Short Interest weekly looks at moves in market wide short interest and highlights movements in stock specific short interest across Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan using the last available data published by the relevant authorities.Hong Kong saw shorts rise on Meituan (3690 HK), Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK), Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited (1833 HK) and Alibaba Group (9988 HK) while there was short covering on Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK), Zhongsheng Group (881 HK), AAC Technologies Holdings (2018 HK) and Tencent Holdings (700 HK). Shorts increased in the Consumer Discretionary, Health Care, Materials and Real Estate sectors, and decreased in the Information Technology, Financials and Consumer Staples sectors.In Japan, stocks that saw the most shorts were Toshiba Corp (6502 JP), Asahi Kasei (3407 JP), Olympus Corp (7733 JP) and Monex Group Inc (8698 JP) while shorts decreased on Orix Corp (8591 JP), NTT (Nippon Telegraph &amp; Telephone) (9432 JP), Shimano Inc (7309 JP) and Japan Tobacco (2914 JP). Shorts increased in the Industrials, Materials and Health Care sectors, and decreased in the Communication Services, Financials and Consumer Staples sectors.In Korea, shorts increased on Samsung Electronics (005930 KS), Celltrion Inc (068270 KS), Hyundai Motor Co (005380 KS) and SK Hynix (000660 KS) during the week. This was the first week where short increased substantially in Korea and comes a week ahead of the end of the short sell ban.Stocks in Taiwan that saw the highest increase in shorts were China Steel (2002 TT), China Airlines (2610 TT), United Microelectronics Corp (2303 TT) and Taiwan Cement (1101 TT) while shorts were covered on Innolux Corp (3481 TT), Genius Electronic Optical (3406 TT), Delta Electronics (2308 TT) and Pegatron Corp (4938 TT).

Asia Shorts: Meituan, Kuaishou, Zhongsheng, Toshiba, Monex, Orix, Samsung, HMC, China Steel, Innolux

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.

The May 3 short-selling resumption will likely highlight the 5 local pairs:
1 stub pair
4 share class pairs
They are the exclusive members of the MC &gt; ₩1T and DTV &gt; ₩10B club, making them the most actively arb-traded pairs in Korea.Also, they are eligible for short-selling right on May 3 as they are part of the Short 350.












Name
Ticker
MC (₩B)
SO
DTV
DTV/SO
30D avg
DTV (₩B)


AmoreG
002790
5,648.4
82,458,180
160,858
0.20%
₩66,850
10.8


Amorepacific
090430
15,023.8
58,458,490
187,379
0.32%
₩260,386
48.8



Samsung Elec 1P
005935
61,716.5
822,886,700
1,415,401
0.17%
₩74,655
105.7


Samsung Elec Ord
005930
493,104.0
5,969,782,550
16,220,095
0.27%
₩83,305
1,351.2



LG Chem 1P
051915
3,017.9
7,688,800
30,796
0.40%
₩387,955
11.9


LG Chem Ord
051910
60,991.8
70,592,343
418,077
0.59%
₩830,818
347.3



Hyundai Motor 1P
005385
2,630.5
24,356,685
79,662
0.33%
₩105,491
8.4


Hyundai Motor Ord
005380
48,182.2
213,668,187
955,060
0.45%
₩226,159
216.0



Hyundai Motor 2PB
005387
3,794.5
36,485,451
90,328
0.25%
₩103,468
9.3


Hyundai Motor Ord
005380
48,182.2
213,668,187
955,060
0.45%
₩226,159
216.0

Source: KRX

On a 20D MA, LG Chem is the only one at -1σ or less.












σ on 20D MA
Ticker
Today
T-1
T-2
T-3
T-4
T-5


AmoreG
002790
1.31
1.77
1.46
1.79
0.92
1.28


Amorepacific
090430



Samsung Elec 1P
005935
1.44
0.69
1.10
0.18
-0.35
-0.03


Samsung Elec Ord
005930



LG Chem 1P
051915
-1.34
-1.80
-1.30
-1.93
-1.53
-0.95


LG Chem Ord
051910



Hyundai Motor 1P
005385
1.13
1.16
1.73
1.87
2.18
2.60


Hyundai Motor Ord
005380



Hyundai Motor 2PB
005387
0.34
1.45
1.06
0.79
1.29
1.45


Hyundai Motor Ord
005380

Source: KRX

But they (the holding company and prefs) are at a discount to the 1-yr means, except for Samsung Elec 1P.Hyundai Motor 2PB, AmoreG, and LG Chem 1P had substantially declined relative to their respective partner.












Price ratio
Ticker
Today
120D mean
120DH
120DL
1Y mean
2Y mean


AmoreG
002790
0.26654
-1.08%
-9.30%
9.17%
-9.13%
-22.50%


Amorepacific
090430



Samsung Elec 1P
005935
0.90799
0.87%
-4.16%
4.52%
2.76%
6.01%


Samsung Elec Ord
005930



LG Chem 1P
051915
0.45428
-3.34%
-13.17%
5.11%
-6.10%
-10.43%


LG Chem Ord
051910



Hyundai Motor 1P
005385
0.47894
3.09%
-5.02%
12.74%
-4.68%
-11.77%


Hyundai Motor Ord
005380



Hyundai Motor 2PB
005387
0.46120
1.18%
-6.27%
10.15%
-9.48%
-20.03%


Hyundai Motor Ord
005380

Source: KRX



5 Most Actively Arb-Traded Pairs in Korea: 1 Stub & 4 Share Class with +₩1T MC & +₩10B DTV

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyundai-engineering-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33008:1" rel="noopener">Hyundai Engineering Co Ltd (HEC KS)</a> finally embarks on an IPO.</p><div class="content-highlight"><p><a href="https://biz.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2021/04/13/2021041302338.html#:~:text=%ED%98%84%EB%8C%80%EC%97%94%EC%A7%80%EB%8B%88%EC%96%B4%EB%A7%81%EC%9D%98%20%EC%B5%9C%EB%8C%80%20%EC%A3%BC%EC%A3%BC,%EB%B3%B4%EC%9C%A0%ED%95%9C%202%EB%8C%80%20%EC%A3%BC%EC%A3%BC%EB%8B%A4.&amp;text=%ED%98%84%EB%8C%80%EC%97%94%EC%A7%80%EB%8B%88%EC%96%B4%EB%A7%81%EC%9D%B4%20%EC%83%81%EC%9E%A5%ED%95%98%EB%A9%B4,%EC%9C%A0%EC%9A%A9%ED%95%98%EA%B2%8C%20%EC%93%B0%EC%9D%BC%20%EC%88%98%20%EC%9E%88%EB%8B%A4." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Here is the news link. (Source: Chosun Biz)</a></p></div><p>Chung Eui-sun owns an 11.72% stake, while Hyundai E&amp;C retains the major shareholding at 38.62%.</p><p>The current OTC MC sits at ₩8T, giving a 1.11x Sales and a 30.92x OP on FY2020. The CES stake is valued at a little less than ₩1T.</p><p>The target IPO date is before the end of this year.</p><table class="table table-striped">
<colgroup>
<col width="100">
<col width="100">
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Hyundai Engineering shareholding"}'>Hyundai Engineering shareholding</td></tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Hyundai Engineering &amp; Construction Co."}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[3], "name")'>Hyundai Engineering &amp; Construction Co.</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.3862}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}'>38.62%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Chung Eui-sun"}'>Chung Eui-sun</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.1172}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}'>11.72%</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: Chosun Biz"}'>Source: Chosun Biz</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table><table class="table table-striped">
<colgroup>
<col width="100">
<col width="100">
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Hyundai Engineering valuation (₩B)"}'>Hyundai Engineering valuation (₩B)</td></tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"OTC MC"}'>OTC MC</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":8000}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}'>8,000.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"x Sales"}'>x Sales</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1.112904123309777}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.00","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]/R[-7]C[3]">1.11</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"x OP"}'>x OP</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":30.923850019327407}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.00","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-2]C[0]/R[-7]C[3]">30.92</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Chung Eui-sun stake"}'>Chung Eui-sun stake (11.72%)</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":937.6}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-3]C[0]*R[-22]C[0]">937.6</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: 38 Communication"}'>Source: 38 Communication</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table><table class="table table-striped">
<colgroup>
<col width="100">
<col width="100">
<col width="100">
<col width="100">
<col width="100">
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Hyundai Engineering financials (₩B)"}'>Hyundai Engineering financials (₩B)</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":2017}'>2017</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":2018}'>2018</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":2019}'>2019</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":2020}'>2020</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Sales"}'>Sales</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":6268.2}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}'>6,268.2</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":6286.2}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}'>6,286.2</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":6801.1}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}'>6,801.1</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":7188.4}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}'>7,188.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"OP"}'>OP</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":514.4}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}'>514.4</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":453.7}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}'>453.7</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":408.1}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}'>408.1</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":258.7}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}'>258.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - OPM"}'>- OPM</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.08206502664241729}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]/R[-2]C[0]">8.21%</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.07217396837517101}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]/R[-2]C[0]">7.22%</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.060004999191307286}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]/R[-2]C[0]">6.00%</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.03598853708752991}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]/R[-2]C[0]">3.60%</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="5" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Hyundai Engineering Co Ltd (HEC KS) finally embarks on an IPO.Here is the news link. (Source: Chosun Biz)Chung Eui-sun owns an 11.72% stake, while Hyundai E&amp;C retains the major shareholding at 38.62%.The current OTC MC sits at ₩8T, giving a 1.11x Sales and a 30.92x OP on FY2020. The CES stake is valued at a little less than ₩1T.The target IPO date is before the end of this year.





Hyundai Engineering shareholding

Hyundai Engineering &amp; Construction Co.
38.62%


Chung Eui-sun
11.72%

Source: Chosun Biz







Hyundai Engineering valuation (₩B)

OTC MC
8,000.0


x Sales
1.11


x OP
30.92


Chung Eui-sun stake (11.72%)
937.6

Source: 38 Communication











Hyundai Engineering financials (₩B)
2017
2018
2019
2020


Sales
6,268.2
6,286.2
6,801.1
7,188.4


OP
514.4
453.7
408.1
258.7


- OPM
8.21%
7.22%
6.00%
3.60%

Source: DART



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Cross Asset Strategy

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<p>On 9 April, the <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/southkorea-nps/update-1-s-koreas-pension-fund-adjusts-rules-to-raise-domestic-equity-allocation-idUSL1N2M20EN" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NPS</a> announced that it will change rules to increase the allocation of Korean stocks, which would be the first time in a decade. This adjustment could be implemented starting next week. This change comes after a lot of pressure by the retail investors.</p>
<p>NPS increased the strategic asset allocation (SAA) limit for domestic equities from the current 2% to 3%, increasing the percentage of Korean stocks it can hold from the current band of 14.8% -18.8% (+/- 2% with 16.8% as base) to 13.8% -19.8% (+/- 3% with 16.8% as base). NPS's target of the domestic equity allocation is 16.8% (of total fund amount). <strong>As a result of this change, the sale of domestic stocks by the NPS is expected to slow down.</strong></p>
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On 9 April, the NPS announced that it will change rules to increase the allocation of Korean stocks, which would be the first time in a decade. This adjustment could be implemented starting next week. This change comes after a lot of pressure by the retail investors.
NPS increased the strategic asset allocation (SAA) limit for domestic equities from the current 2% to 3%, increasing the percentage of Korean stocks it can hold from the current band of 14.8% -18.8% (+/- 2% with 16.8% as base) to 13.8% -19.8% (+/- 3% with 16.8% as base). NPS's target of the domestic equity allocation is 16.8% (of total fund amount). As a result of this change, the sale of domestic stocks by the NPS is expected to slow down.


South Korea

Hyundai Motor Company manufactures, sells, and exports passenger cars, trucks, and commercial vehicles. The Company also sells various auto parts and operates auto repair service centers throughout South Korea. Hyundai Motor provides financial services through its subsidiaries.

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