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 Nov 15th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD4.1bn.</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 Korzinc, Posco, Alteogen, Doosan Enerbility .</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Nov 15th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD4.1bn.
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 Korzinc, Posco, Alteogen, Doosan Enerbility .


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Nov 15th): Korzinc, Posco, Alteogen, Doosan Enerbility

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>We are starting a new series called <strong>"Asian Dividend Gems." </strong>We plan to write about outstanding companies in Asia with high dividend yields (5% to 20%).</li>
<li>The first company in this series is Koentec. From 2018 to 2022, its dividend yield averaged 5.2% and its dividend payout averaged 80.8%. The current dividend yield is 7%.</li>
<li>Koentec is a leading Korean company that provides industrial waste incineration, steam production (utility), and waste landfill services. </li>
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We are starting a new series called "Asian Dividend Gems." We plan to write about outstanding companies in Asia with high dividend yields (5% to 20%).
The first company in this series is Koentec. From 2018 to 2022, its dividend yield averaged 5.2% and its dividend payout averaged 80.8%. The current dividend yield is 7%.
Koentec is a leading Korean company that provides industrial waste incineration, steam production (utility), and waste landfill services. 


Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

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<li>The review period for the September rebalance of the KOSPI Size Indices started 1 June and will end 31 August. The changes will be implemented at the close 7 September.</li>
<li>We see 7 migrations from MidCap to LargeCap, 6 migrations from LargeCap to MidCap, 7 new adds to MidCap, and 17 migrations from SmallCap to MidCap.</li>
<li>Historically, stocks migrating from SmallCap to MidCap have outperformed stocks that are migrating between other categories.</li>
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The review period for the September rebalance of the KOSPI Size Indices started 1 June and will end 31 August. The changes will be implemented at the close 7 September.
We see 7 migrations from MidCap to LargeCap, 6 migrations from LargeCap to MidCap, 7 new adds to MidCap, and 17 migrations from SmallCap to MidCap.
Historically, stocks migrating from SmallCap to MidCap have outperformed stocks that are migrating between other categories.


KOSPI Size Indices - Plenty of Migrations to Attract Active Flows

<ul>
<li>The review period for the September rebalance of the KOSPI Size Indices started 1 June and will end 31 August. The changes will be implemented at the close 7 September.</li>
<li>We see 8 migrations from MidCap to LargeCap, 7 migrations from LargeCap to MidCap, 6 new adds to MidCap, and 16 migrations from SmallCap to MidCap.</li>
<li>Historically, stocks migrating from SmallCap to MidCap have outperformed stocks that are migrating between other categories.</li>
</ul>


The review period for the September rebalance of the KOSPI Size Indices started 1 June and will end 31 August. The changes will be implemented at the close 7 September.
We see 8 migrations from MidCap to LargeCap, 7 migrations from LargeCap to MidCap, 6 new adds to MidCap, and 16 migrations from SmallCap to MidCap.
Historically, stocks migrating from SmallCap to MidCap have outperformed stocks that are migrating between other categories.


KOSPI Size Indices - Plenty of Overlap With Other Index Flows

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<li>TY Holdings (363280 KS) is the 19th company in our Korea Small Cap Gems series.</li>
<li>Our NAV analysis of TY Holdings suggests NAV of 925.5 billion won or NAV per share of 18,172 won per share, which is 47.4% higher than current share price.</li>
<li>The key catalysts include earnings improvements at SBS and Ecorbit, potential corporate activism on SBS, and potential change in regulation to allow foreigners to invest in SBS (terrestrial broadcasting company). </li>
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TY Holdings (363280 KS) is the 19th company in our Korea Small Cap Gems series.
Our NAV analysis of TY Holdings suggests NAV of 925.5 billion won or NAV per share of 18,172 won per share, which is 47.4% higher than current share price.
The key catalysts include earnings improvements at SBS and Ecorbit, potential corporate activism on SBS, and potential change in regulation to allow foreigners to invest in SBS (terrestrial broadcasting company). 


South Korea

TY Holdings Co. Ltd. of Korea operates as an investment holding company. The Company provides housing construction, art and antique distribution, and other related services. TY Holdings offers services throughout South Korea.

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KRX Short Interest Weekly (Nov 15th): Korzinc, Posco, Alteogen, Doosan Enerbility

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Korzinc, Posco, Alteogen, Doosan Enerbility.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asian Dividend Gems: Koentec

We are starting a new series called "Asian Dividend Gems." The first company in this series is Koentec which provides industrial waste...

Douglas Kim

KOSPI Size Indices - Plenty of Migrations to Attract Active Flows

We currently forecast 53 migrations for the KOSPI Size Indices. There are stocks that are potential KOSPI200 adds in December and others that will...

Brian Freitas

KOSPI Size Indices - Plenty of Overlap With Other Index Flows

We currently forecast 52 changes for the KOSPI Size Indices. While there are few passive assets tracking these indices, they are used by active...

Brian Freitas

Korea Small Cap Gem #19: TY Holdings

TY Holdings (363280 KS) is the 19th company in our Korea Small Cap Gems series. The key catalysts include earnings improvements at SBS and Ecorbit...

Douglas Kim

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