Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In this insight, we discuss numerous gap trades involving Korean preferred and common shares in 3Q 2024.</li>
<li>The recent push for Korea Value Up program has helped to push up prices of numerous Korean preferred stocks including <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyundai-motor-co-44d5ac4e-94e3-4be9-b34f-5f3155e7a3d6" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26936:1" rel="noopener">Hyundai Motor (005385 KS)</a>. </li>
<li>On a longer timeframe (3-4 years), we believe this discount could narrow further to the 20-25% range, which provides additional opportunities for the Korean preferred shares to further make gains.</li>
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In this insight, we discuss numerous gap trades involving Korean preferred and common shares in 3Q 2024.
The recent push for Korea Value Up program has helped to push up prices of numerous Korean preferred stocks including Hyundai Motor (005385 KS). 
On a longer timeframe (3-4 years), we believe this discount could narrow further to the 20-25% range, which provides additional opportunities for the Korean preferred shares to further make gains.


Gap Trades in Korean Prefs Vs Common Share Pairs in 3Q 2024

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>Hyundai's IR team appears to have communicated that a new shareholder return policy would be unveiled at the rescheduled CEO Investor Day in August.</li>
<li>Hyundai aims to boost shareholder returns above 30% by canceling ₩800B to ₩1T in shares annually. The new dividend strategy won't debut in August; last year's three-year plan stands.</li>
<li>Equal cancellation ratios apply to common and three types of preferred shares. August's timing, with ISA tax reforms potentially favoring preferred shares, may enhance prefs' price impact relative to ords.</li>
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Hyundai's IR team appears to have communicated that a new shareholder return policy would be unveiled at the rescheduled CEO Investor Day in August.
Hyundai aims to boost shareholder returns above 30% by canceling ₩800B to ₩1T in shares annually. The new dividend strategy won't debut in August; last year's three-year plan stands.
Equal cancellation ratios apply to common and three types of preferred shares. August's timing, with ISA tax reforms potentially favoring preferred shares, may enhance prefs' price impact relative to ords.


Hyundai Motor's Special Shareholder Return Plan Likely Unveiled in August IR Event

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<li>A high-ranking official from the local financial regulatory authority has confirmed to several local media outlets that the tax benefits for the value-up program will be unveiled this month.</li>
<li>Corporate tax cuts and separate taxation on dividend income will be included. The short-term impact at the time of the announcement will likely be more significant for corporate tax cuts.</li>
<li>Local market is focused on screening large companies within the KOSPI 200 that have substantial pre-tax profits in anticipation of the corporate tax cut momentum to be announced this month.</li>
</ul>


A high-ranking official from the local financial regulatory authority has confirmed to several local media outlets that the tax benefits for the value-up program will be unveiled this month.
Corporate tax cuts and separate taxation on dividend income will be included. The short-term impact at the time of the announcement will likely be more significant for corporate tax cuts.
Local market is focused on screening large companies within the KOSPI 200 that have substantial pre-tax profits in anticipation of the corporate tax cut momentum to be announced this month.


Value-Up Tax Support Revealed by End of June: Local Market Eyes Corporate Tax Cut Beneficiaries

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 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>
</ul>


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

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<li>Yesterday, five companies disclosed dividend record dates and amounts. Hyundai Motor set record dates before March futures expired. Hyundai Motor offers single stock futures, presenting arbitrage opportunities.</li>
<li>Daily updates and monitoring of dividend arbitrage spread are crucial. Despite limited English support, KLCA webpage proves effective with prompt updates, simplifying the process.</li>
<li>KLCA webpage offers real-time updates and intuitive layout, ideal for dividend arbitrage trading preparation in the Korean market.</li>
</ul>


Yesterday, five companies disclosed dividend record dates and amounts. Hyundai Motor set record dates before March futures expired. Hyundai Motor offers single stock futures, presenting arbitrage opportunities.
Daily updates and monitoring of dividend arbitrage spread are crucial. Despite limited English support, KLCA webpage proves effective with prompt updates, simplifying the process.
KLCA webpage offers real-time updates and intuitive layout, ideal for dividend arbitrage trading preparation in the Korean market.


Tracking Dividend Record Dates: Hyundai Motor Leads, Best Monitoring Channel Revealed

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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Hyundai Motor (005385 KS)

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Gap Trades in Korean Prefs Vs Common Share Pairs in 3Q 2024

We discuss numerous gap trades involving Korean preferred and common shares in 3Q24. The recent push for Korea Value Up program has helped to push...

Douglas Kim

Hyundai Motor's Special Shareholder Return Plan Likely Unveiled in August IR Event

This post explores the likelihood of Hyundai Motor unveiling a special shareholder return plan, emphasizing increased share cancellation during the...

Sanghyun Park

Value-Up Tax Support Revealed by End of June: Local Market Eyes Corporate Tax Cut Beneficiaries

A high-ranking official confirmed that tax cut incentives for the value-up program will be unveiled by the end of this month. This post...

Sanghyun Park

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

Tracking Dividend Record Dates: Hyundai Motor Leads, Best Monitoring Channel Revealed

Here is the most recent list of companies that have finalized their dividend record date, among those that deferred the yearend dividend record...

Sanghyun Park