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LG Energy Solution / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-energy-solution" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33464:1" rel="noopener">LG Energy Solution (LGENERGY KS)</a> is a leading EV battery manufacturer. It is pre-marketing an IPO to raise up to $10.8 billion, which would be South Korea’s largest-ever listing.  </li>
<li>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/lg-energy-solution-ipo-initiation-amp-my-ride" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:62402" rel="noopener">LG Energy Solution IPO Initiation: Amp My Ride</a>, we stated that LGES has attractive fundamentals with a strong backlog, healthy revenue growth and improving margins (recall provisions have peaked). </li>
<li>In this note, we benchmark LGES and its listed battery peers across key financial metrics.  </li>
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LG Energy Solution (LGENERGY KS) is a leading EV battery manufacturer. It is pre-marketing an IPO to raise up to $10.8 billion, which would be South Korea’s largest-ever listing.  
In LG Energy Solution IPO Initiation: Amp My Ride, we stated that LGES has attractive fundamentals with a strong backlog, healthy revenue growth and improving margins (recall provisions have peaked). 
In this note, we benchmark LGES and its listed battery peers across key financial metrics.  


LG Energy Solution Vs CATL Vs Samsung SDI Vs SK Innovation

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-energy-solution" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33464:1" rel="noopener">LG Energy Solution (LGENERGY KS)</a> is a leading EV battery manufacturer. It is pre-marketing an IPO to raise up to $10.8 billion, which would be South Korea’s largest-ever listing.  </li>
<li>LGES is offering 42.5 million shares with a primary/secondary split of 80/20. Pre-marketing will run until 17 December.  </li>
<li>LGES has attractive fundamentals with a strong backlog, healthy revenue growth and improving margins (recall provisions have peaked). </li>
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LG Energy Solution (LGENERGY KS) is a leading EV battery manufacturer. It is pre-marketing an IPO to raise up to $10.8 billion, which would be South Korea’s largest-ever listing.  
LGES is offering 42.5 million shares with a primary/secondary split of 80/20. Pre-marketing will run until 17 December.  
LGES has attractive fundamentals with a strong backlog, healthy revenue growth and improving margins (recall provisions have peaked). 


LG Energy Solution IPO Initiation: Amp My Ride

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<li>In this insight, we provide industry analysis, competitive advantages, and key risk factors of the LG Energy Solution IPO. </li>
<li>LG Energy Solution's key competitive advantages include high economies of scale as one of the world's largest production capacity and differentiated technological innovation in terms of manufacturing process and materials. </li>
<li>Key risk factors include intense competition from existing and new players, reputational damage from the GM Bolt battery recall, and long-term technological fight from the hydrogen fuel cell batteries.</li>
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In this insight, we provide industry analysis, competitive advantages, and key risk factors of the LG Energy Solution IPO. 
LG Energy Solution's key competitive advantages include high economies of scale as one of the world's largest production capacity and differentiated technological innovation in terms of manufacturing process and materials. 
Key risk factors include intense competition from existing and new players, reputational damage from the GM Bolt battery recall, and long-term technological fight from the hydrogen fuel cell batteries.


LG Energy Solution IPO: Industry Analysis, Competitive Advantages, & Key Risk Factors

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.

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<li>From a valuation point of view, the biggest issue is the size of the recall provisions.</li>
<li>There is a risk that the float-adjusted market cap threshold may not be met if there is too much voluntary lockup.</li>
<li>Many institutional investors will preemptively sell the existing constituents of the battery sector indexes and then repurchase them when the LG ES joins the indexes.</li>
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From a valuation point of view, the biggest issue is the size of the recall provisions.
There is a risk that the float-adjusted market cap threshold may not be met if there is too much voluntary lockup.
Many institutional investors will preemptively sell the existing constituents of the battery sector indexes and then repurchase them when the LG ES joins the indexes.


LG Energy Solution IPO: Offering Details & Issues for Consideration

Event-Driven

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<li>There are six local sector indexes in total, which have a meaningful level of AUM and will be rebalanced in December.</li>
<li>In KOSPI200 IT, LG Corp and Samsung SDS will face a positive flow, while SDI will have an outflow on December 9. KB Financial will replace POSCO in FnGuide TOP10.</li>
<li>Samsung SDI, Enchem, and Dear U deserve the most attention the next day (the 10th). Besides Dear U, RBW is another likely addition to both K-Metaverse and Metaverse Theme.</li>
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There are six local sector indexes in total, which have a meaningful level of AUM and will be rebalanced in December.
In KOSPI200 IT, LG Corp and Samsung SDS will face a positive flow, while SDI will have an outflow on December 9. KB Financial will replace POSCO in FnGuide TOP10.
Samsung SDI, Enchem, and Dear U deserve the most attention the next day (the 10th). Besides Dear U, RBW is another likely addition to both K-Metaverse and Metaverse Theme.


Korea Sector Indexes with December Rebalancing: Passive Impact by Date

South Korea

Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. specializes in developing Lithium Ion Battery (LIB) technology.  The Company also manufactures cathode ray tubes (CRTs) for televisions and computer monitors.  Samsung SDI also produces liquid crystal display (LCD) components and rechargeable batteries for cellular phones , personal digital assistants (PDAs), Energy Storage Systems and solar panels.

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LG Energy Solution Vs CATL Vs Samsung SDI Vs SK Innovation

LGES is pre-marketing an IPO to raise up to $10.8 billion. In this note, we benchmark LGES and its listed battery peers across key financial metrics.

Arun George

LG Energy Solution IPO Initiation: Amp My Ride

LGES is pre-marketing an IPO to raise up to $10.8 bn, potentially Korea’s largest-ever listing. It has attractive fundamentals with a strong...

Arun George

LG Energy Solution IPO: Industry Analysis, Competitive Advantages, & Key Risk Factors

In this insight, we provide industry analysis, competitive advantages, and key risk factors of the LG Energy Solution IPO.

Douglas Kim

LG Energy Solution IPO: Offering Details & Issues for Consideration

LG Energy Solutions' IPO prospectus is finally out. This post presents the offering details as well as the pricing and valuations. It then...

Sanghyun Park

Korea Sector Indexes with December Rebalancing: Passive Impact by Date

There are six local sector indexes in total, which have a meaningful level of AUM and will be rebalanced in December. This post tracks the passive...

Sanghyun Park

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