Founder/CEO of ROK Advisory, ROK Advisory LLC

Ken S. Kim

Founder/CEO of ROK Advisory

ROK Advisory LLC

ROK is an independent research advisory firm. We guide you to minimize the information gap between foreign and local investors in Northeast Asia with a focus in Korea, Taiwan and Japan.

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Are the cuts a sign of discipline that we have been waiting for or</li>
<li>Is it due to lack of ability to procure the equipment? </li>
<li>Seems a combination of both if you listen to the words of the Chairman</li>
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Are the cuts a sign of discipline that we have been waiting for or
Is it due to lack of ability to procure the equipment? 
Seems a combination of both if you listen to the words of the Chairman


Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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.

Event-Driven

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<li>LG Energy Solution (LGES) raised US$10.8bn in its South Korea IPO. The stock was listed on 27th Jan 22. Its six-month lockup is set to expire soon.</li>
<li>LGES is the EV battery unit of LG Chem. The company is a major supplier to customers including Tesla and General Motors.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.</li>
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LG Energy Solution (LGES) raised US$10.8bn in its South Korea IPO. The stock was listed on 27th Jan 22. Its six-month lockup is set to expire soon.
LGES is the EV battery unit of LG Chem. The company is a major supplier to customers including Tesla and General Motors.
In this note, we will talk about the lock-up dynamics and updates since our last note.


LG Energy IPO Lock-Up - Largest Lockup Release of the Lot at US$3bn

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO.</li>
<li>WCP designs, manufactures, and sells separators, which are one of the four core materials for secondary Lithium-ion batteries</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO.
WCP designs, manufactures, and sells separators, which are one of the four core materials for secondary Lithium-ion batteries
In this note, we will talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


WCP IPO - The Negatives - Patent, Going Concern, Customer Concentration

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs Specialist, Objective Analysis

Jim Handy

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs Specialist

Objective Analysis

Objective Analysis offers third-party independent market research and data for the semiconductor industry and investors in the semiconductor industry.

Semiconductors, Memory and SSDs

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Micron recently announced a record-breaking quarter but guided lower for the current quarter</li>
<li>Consumer demand is slackening although other sectors remain strong for now</li>
<li>Macronix provides a little more insight, as the company reports monthly revenues</li>
</ul>


Micron recently announced a record-breaking quarter but guided lower for the current quarter
Consumer demand is slackening although other sectors remain strong for now
Macronix provides a little more insight, as the company reports monthly revenues


Does Micron's Lower Guidance Mean Doom for Tech?

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.

Samsung Electronics Pref Shares / Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>The Samsung Electronics single-stock futures trading volume has increased significantly. In the most recent F 202207, the futures/cash TV ratio soared to 80%, considerably higher than the usual 40% level.</li>
<li>Local pension funds are doing spot/futures arbitrage quite aggressively on Samsung Electronics, resulting in unintended consequences, including the 1P discount distortion we witnessed on June 16.</li>
<li>This 1P discount distortion provides a higher spread than futures/spot arbitrage. So, we need to preemptively set up pref arbitrage while closely monitoring Samsung Electronics' basis.</li>
</ul>


The Samsung Electronics single-stock futures trading volume has increased significantly. In the most recent F 202207, the futures/cash TV ratio soared to 80%, considerably higher than the usual 40% level.
Local pension funds are doing spot/futures arbitrage quite aggressively on Samsung Electronics, resulting in unintended consequences, including the 1P discount distortion we witnessed on June 16.
This 1P discount distortion provides a higher spread than futures/spot arbitrage. So, we need to preemptively set up pref arbitrage while closely monitoring Samsung Electronics' basis.


Local Pensions' Spot/Futures Arb on Samsung Electronics & 1P Discount Distortion

South Korea

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. manufactures a wide range of consumer and industrial electronic equipment and products such as semiconductors, personal computers, peripherals, monitors, televisions, and home appliances including air conditioners and microwave ovens. The Company also produces Internet access network systems and telecommunications equipment including mobile phones.

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How Real Are the Capex Cuts for Hynix?

Are the memory players showing discipline or just the sign of the times where lead times for equipment has gone from 12 months to 30?

Ken S. Kim

LG Energy IPO Lock-Up - Largest Lockup Release of the Lot at US$3bn

LG Energy Solution (LGES) raised US$10.8bn in its South Korea IPO. The stock was listed on 27th Jan 22. Its six-month lockup is set to expire soon.

Sumeet Singh

WCP IPO - The Negatives - Patent, Going Concern, Customer Concentration

WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO. In this note, we talk about the not so...

Sumeet Singh

Does Micron's Lower Guidance Mean Doom for Tech?

Does Micron's reduced guidance imply that the semiconductor market is about to fall? Not quite, as today's weakness is limited to the consumer...

Jim Handy

Local Pensions' Spot/Futures Arb on Samsung Electronics & 1P Discount Distortion

This post investigates local pensions' recent spot/futures arbitrage on Samsung Electronics, which resulted in a massive 1P discount distortion.

Sanghyun Park

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