Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Event-Driven

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<li>In this insight, we discuss Dalton Investments which recently started to go activist on Kolmar Korea Holdings (024720 KS) and NAV valuation of this company.</li>
<li>Our base case valuation of Kolmar Holdings is NAV of 475 billion won or NAV per share of 13,836 won, representing a 46% upside from current levels.</li>
<li>Dalton Investments is likely to pressure Kolmar Holdings to increase share buyback and cancellations.</li>
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In this insight, we discuss Dalton Investments which recently started to go activist on Kolmar Korea Holdings (024720 KS) and NAV valuation of this company.
Our base case valuation of Kolmar Holdings is NAV of 475 billion won or NAV per share of 13,836 won, representing a 46% upside from current levels.
Dalton Investments is likely to pressure Kolmar Holdings to increase share buyback and cancellations.


Dalton Investments Going Activist on Kolmar Holdings and NAV Valuation

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<li>On 26 June, Kolmar Holdings announced it plans to cancel 2.5 million treasury shares (6.7% of outstanding shares) as part of its participation in the corporate value-up program.</li>
<li>Previously, Kolmar Holdings announced that it would return more than 50% of its net profit to shareholders in accordance with the shareholder return policy announced in July 2023. </li>
<li>According to our NAV analysis, it suggests an implied NAV of 555 billion won or NAV per share of 15,088 won, which represents a 39% upside from current price.</li>
</ul>


On 26 June, Kolmar Holdings announced it plans to cancel 2.5 million treasury shares (6.7% of outstanding shares) as part of its participation in the corporate value-up program.
Previously, Kolmar Holdings announced that it would return more than 50% of its net profit to shareholders in accordance with the shareholder return policy announced in July 2023. 
According to our NAV analysis, it suggests an implied NAV of 555 billion won or NAV per share of 15,088 won, which represents a 39% upside from current price.


Kolmar Holdings: Aggressive Plans to Cancel Outstanding Shares + Improving Returns to Shareholders

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.

<ul>
<li>The index focuses on qualitative factors like capital efficiency and shareholder returns, but efforts to impose sector balance may have overextended its market benchmark role.</li>
<li>Some companies not fitting the 'value-up' narrative got included, while market favorites were sidelined by sector rankings, which is puzzling given the index's original goal.</li>
<li>Still, with rebalancing cut down to once a year, we should expect the flow impact on the index names to hit harder than initially thought compared to their sector peers.</li>
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The index focuses on qualitative factors like capital efficiency and shareholder returns, but efforts to impose sector balance may have overextended its market benchmark role.
Some companies not fitting the 'value-up' narrative got included, while market favorites were sidelined by sector rankings, which is puzzling given the index's original goal.
Still, with rebalancing cut down to once a year, we should expect the flow impact on the index names to hit harder than initially thought compared to their sector peers.


All the Scoop on the Korea Value-Up Index

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<li>We provide a list of four companies including Fila Holdings, Kolmar BNH, KG Mobility, and Hanwha Galleria where the insiders have been buying shares of their own companies. </li>
<li>These four stocks are up on average 5.6% in the past one month, outperforming KOSPI which is down 1.6% in the same period.</li>
<li>Insiders at Fila Holdings are probably increasing their stakes to capitalize on the price discrepancy as Fila Holdings' 51% stake in Acushnet is 39% more than its current market cap. </li>
</ul>


We provide a list of four companies including Fila Holdings, Kolmar BNH, KG Mobility, and Hanwha Galleria where the insiders have been buying shares of their own companies. 
These four stocks are up on average 5.6% in the past one month, outperforming KOSPI which is down 1.6% in the same period.
Insiders at Fila Holdings are probably increasing their stakes to capitalize on the price discrepancy as Fila Holdings' 51% stake in Acushnet is 39% more than its current market cap. 


Insiders Are Buying Shares In These Korean Companies in January 2024

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<li>On 19 October, Kolmar Korea announced that it will conduct a merger share swap with Yonwoo early next year to make it into a 100% wholly owned subsidiary.</li>
<li>We believe the merger share swap agreement between Kolmar Korea and Yonwoo is likely to have positive impact on both Kolmar Korea and Yonwoo.</li>
<li>After this share swap is completed, Yonwoo will be delisted. This merger is aimed at improving the inefficient governance structure caused by duplicate listings and improve management efficiency.</li>
</ul>


On 19 October, Kolmar Korea announced that it will conduct a merger share swap with Yonwoo early next year to make it into a 100% wholly owned subsidiary.
We believe the merger share swap agreement between Kolmar Korea and Yonwoo is likely to have positive impact on both Kolmar Korea and Yonwoo.
After this share swap is completed, Yonwoo will be delisted. This merger is aimed at improving the inefficient governance structure caused by duplicate listings and improve management efficiency.


A Merger Share Swap Between Kolmar Korea and Yonwoo

South Korea

Kolmar Korea Holdings Co.,Ltd operates as a holding company. The Company through its subsidiaries, provide cosmetics manufacturing, health food manufacturing, pharmaceuticals development, and other services. Kolmar Korea Holdings offers services in Korea.

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Kolmar Korea Holdings (024720 KS)

Dalton Investments Going Activist on Kolmar Holdings and NAV Valuation

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Douglas Kim

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Douglas Kim

All the Scoop on the Korea Value-Up Index

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Sanghyun Park

Insiders Are Buying Shares In These Korean Companies in January 2024

We provide a list of four companies including Fila Holdings, Kolmar BNH, KG Mobility, and Hanwha Galleria where the insiders have been buying...

Douglas Kim

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Dalton Investments Going Activist on Kolmar Holdings and NAV Valuation

In this insight, we discuss Dalton Investments which recently started to go activist on Kolmar Korea Holdings (024720 KS) and NAV valuation of this...

Douglas Kim

Kolmar Holdings: Aggressive Plans to Cancel Outstanding Shares + Improving Returns to Shareholders

On 26 June, Kolmar Holdings announced it plans to cancel 2.5 million treasury shares (6.7% of outstanding shares) as part of its participation in...

Douglas Kim

All the Scoop on the Korea Value-Up Index

This post breaks down everything we need to know about the Korea Value-up Index that KRX just unveiled today, especially focusing on those...

Sanghyun Park

Insiders Are Buying Shares In These Korean Companies in January 2024

We provide a list of four companies including Fila Holdings, Kolmar BNH, KG Mobility, and Hanwha Galleria where the insiders have been buying...

Douglas Kim

A Merger Share Swap Between Kolmar Korea and Yonwoo

​Kolmar Korea plans to merge with Yonwoo through a share swap, aiming to improve governance structure and management efficiency. Post this merger,...

Douglas Kim

Kolmar Korea plans to merge with Yonwoo through a share swap, aiming to improve governance structure and management efficiency. Post this merger,...