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>Of utmost importance in these guidelines will be the framework for Value-up disclosure. Local authorities aim to encourage proactive disclosure, starting with companies that are well-prepared.</li>
<li>Two companies are being closely watched as potential candidates for the first Value-up disclosure: CJ Cheiljedang (097950 KS) and Koh Young Technology (098460 KS).</li>
<li>The rationale for us to actively engage in alpha trading with these two names stems from the strong probability that they will emerge as cornerstone constituents of the Value-up index</li>
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Of utmost importance in these guidelines will be the framework for Value-up disclosure. Local authorities aim to encourage proactive disclosure, starting with companies that are well-prepared.
Two companies are being closely watched as potential candidates for the first Value-up disclosure: CJ Cheiljedang (097950 KS) and Koh Young Technology (098460 KS).
The rationale for us to actively engage in alpha trading with these two names stems from the strong probability that they will emerge as cornerstone constituents of the Value-up index


Leading Candidates for the First Value-Up Disclosure

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<li>KRX announced KOSDAQ Global rebalancing. Annually in June, effective date follows June options expiry. Passive flow trading on Thursday, the 13th. 49 companies designated, with nine excluded and eleven added.</li>
<li>Predicting passive capital movement is challenging, but attention must be given to price impacts because reshuffle predictability is low, lacking preemptive trading setups.</li>
<li>We must anticipate the SSF reshuffle in August, likely including new KOSDAQ Global constituents. KRX plans to list SSFs for all remaining constituents, potentially advancing setup timing for price increases.</li>
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KRX announced KOSDAQ Global rebalancing. Annually in June, effective date follows June options expiry. Passive flow trading on Thursday, the 13th. 49 companies designated, with nine excluded and eleven added.
Predicting passive capital movement is challenging, but attention must be given to price impacts because reshuffle predictability is low, lacking preemptive trading setups.
We must anticipate the SSF reshuffle in August, likely including new KOSDAQ Global constituents. KRX plans to list SSFs for all remaining constituents, potentially advancing setup timing for price increases.


KOSDAQ Global Rebalancing This Week: Trading Considerations

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<li>In this insight, we discuss near-term momentum trading opportunities among the top 50 stocks in KOSDAQ with highest short interest ratios.</li>
<li>We have identified 10 companies in KOSDAQ that have high short interest ratios, among the worst performing stocks YTD, but with strongest share price performance in the past three days.</li>
<li>These 10 stocks are up on average 10% in the past three trading days, outperforming KOSDAQ which is up 3.7% in the same period.</li>
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In this insight, we discuss near-term momentum trading opportunities among the top 50 stocks in KOSDAQ with highest short interest ratios.
We have identified 10 companies in KOSDAQ that have high short interest ratios, among the worst performing stocks YTD, but with strongest share price performance in the past three days.
These 10 stocks are up on average 10% in the past three trading days, outperforming KOSDAQ which is up 3.7% in the same period.


Momentum Trading Opportunities Among Top 50 Stocks in KOSDAQ With Highest Short Interest Ratios

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Our base case valuation of Gigavis IPO is target price of 61,755 won per share, representing 56% higher than the high end of the IPO price range.</li>
<li>We estimate the company to generate sales of 126.6 billion won (up 27% YoY) in 2023 and 150.9 billion won (up 19.2% YoY) in 2024.</li>
<li>Our base case valuation is based on 21.8x P/E using our estimated net profit of 35.9 billion won in 2023.</li>
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Our base case valuation of Gigavis IPO is target price of 61,755 won per share, representing 56% higher than the high end of the IPO price range.
We estimate the company to generate sales of 126.6 billion won (up 27% YoY) in 2023 and 150.9 billion won (up 19.2% YoY) in 2024.
Our base case valuation is based on 21.8x P/E using our estimated net profit of 35.9 billion won in 2023.


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<li>Gigavis is offering 2.22 million shares in this IPO. The expected market cap of the IPO is from 436 billion won to 503 billion won.</li>
<li>The maximum IPO offering amount is 88.1 billion won. The IPO price is between 34,400 won to 39,700 won.</li>
<li>Gigavis makes automatic optical repair equipment (AOR) for the semiconductor industry. </li>
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Gigavis is offering 2.22 million shares in this IPO. The expected market cap of the IPO is from 436 billion won to 503 billion won.
The maximum IPO offering amount is 88.1 billion won. The IPO price is between 34,400 won to 39,700 won.
Gigavis makes automatic optical repair equipment (AOR) for the semiconductor industry. 


South Korea

Koh Young Technology Inc. (Koh Young) manufactures and develops a 3D measurement and inspection equipment used for testing accuracy and reliability in various machineries.  The company also produces 3D inspection system for substrate bump in a semiconductor.

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Koh Young Technology (098460 KS)

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Gigavis IPO Valuation Analysis

Our base case valuation of Gigavis IPO is target price of 61,755 won per share, representing 56% higher than the high end of the IPO price range.

Douglas Kim

Gigavis IPO Preview

Gigavis, a maker of AOI equipment for semiconductor industry, is offering 2.22 million shares in this IPO. The expected market cap of the IPO is...

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