IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wcp-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36076:1" rel="noopener">WCP (WCP KS)</a>, a lithium-ion batteries separator company, is planning to launch a KRW900 billion (US$692 million) IPO in August.</li>
<li>In <strong><em><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/wcp-ipo-hooked-on-lithium" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:72863" rel="noopener">WCP IPO: Hooked on Lithium</a></em></strong> we noted that WCP has attractive fundamentals due to the favourable demand/supply balance, technology, strong revenue growth and improving margins. </li>
<li>In this note, we look at the syndicate's valuation methodology. Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price range is unattractive and we would pass on the IPO.</li>
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WCP (WCP KS), a lithium-ion batteries separator company, is planning to launch a KRW900 billion (US$692 million) IPO in August.
In WCP IPO: Hooked on Lithium we noted that WCP has attractive fundamentals due to the favourable demand/supply balance, technology, strong revenue growth and improving margins. 
In this note, we look at the syndicate's valuation methodology. Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price range is unattractive and we would pass on the IPO.


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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wcp-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36076:1" rel="noopener">WCP (WCP KS)</a>, a lithium-ion batteries separator company, is planning to launch a KRW900 billion (US$692 million) IPO in August.  </li>
<li>The price range of KRW80,000-100,000 implies a market cap of KRW2.7-3.4 trillion (US$2.1-2.6 billion).</li>
<li>WCP has attractive fundamentals due to the favourable demand/supply balance, technology, strong revenue growth and improving margins. </li>
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WCP (WCP KS), a lithium-ion batteries separator company, is planning to launch a KRW900 billion (US$692 million) IPO in August.  
The price range of KRW80,000-100,000 implies a market cap of KRW2.7-3.4 trillion (US$2.1-2.6 billion).
WCP has attractive fundamentals due to the favourable demand/supply balance, technology, strong revenue growth and improving margins. 


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>It is hard to understand why WCP uses future EBITDA in the peer valuation while all the peers are based on the 1Q22 LTM figures.</li>
<li>Not only that, of the eight valuation peers, only SKIET and Shenzhen Senior Tech are the only ones with sufficient business relevance to WCP.</li>
<li>WCP's intrinsic market cap is ₩2.35T with a price per share of ₩69,141, implying that the bankers' indicative price band is rather at a 15.7-44.6% premium.</li>
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It is hard to understand why WCP uses future EBITDA in the peer valuation while all the peers are based on the 1Q22 LTM figures.
Not only that, of the eight valuation peers, only SKIET and Shenzhen Senior Tech are the only ones with sufficient business relevance to WCP.
WCP's intrinsic market cap is ₩2.35T with a price per share of ₩69,141, implying that the bankers' indicative price band is rather at a 15.7-44.6% premium.


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 analyze the monthly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine.</li>
<li>We estimate that inflows for June was USD 11bn, led by consumer staple and financial sectors.</li>
<li>We highlight monthly inflows into Moutai, Yili, East Money, Tongwei, and Inovance.</li>
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We analyze the monthly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine.
We estimate that inflows for June was USD 11bn, led by consumer staple and financial sectors.
We highlight monthly inflows into Moutai, Yili, East Money, Tongwei, and Inovance.


Northbound Flows Monthly (June): $11bn Inflows

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<li>We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine.</li>
<li>Inflows into consumer staple were offset by the outflows from materials.</li>
<li>We highlight inflows into Moutai, East Money, Gree, Wuxi Apptec, and Tongwei.</li>
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We analyze the weekly Shanghai/Shenzhen northbound Connect flows with our data engine.
Inflows into consumer staple were offset by the outflows from materials.
We highlight inflows into Moutai, East Money, Gree, Wuxi Apptec, and Tongwei.


Northbound Flows: Moutai, East Money, Gree, Wuxi Apptec, Tongwei

China

Yunnan Energy New Material Co., Ltd. manufactures paper packaging materials. The Company produces and sells printing packages, packing boxes, liquid wrapping papers, high-grade wrapping papers, and other related products. Yunnan Energy New Material also produces and sells biaxially oriented polypropylen films.

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Yunnan Energy New Material (002812 CH)

WCP IPO: Valuation Insights

WCP aims to launch a KRW900 billion (US$692 million) IPO in August. Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price range is unattractive and we...

Arun George

WCP IPO: Hooked on Lithium

WCP has attractive fundamentals due to the favourable demand/supply balance, technology, strong revenue growth and improving margins.

Arun George

WCP IPO Terms & Valuation Controversies

This post details the WCP IPO, valued at ₩2.7-3.4T by the bankers, and discusses why this valuation causes over-pricing controversies.

Sanghyun Park

Northbound Flows Monthly (June): $11bn Inflows

We estimate $11bn inflow into A-share market through northbound in June and highlight monthly inflows into Moutai, Yili, East Money, Tongwei, and...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Northbound Flows: Moutai, East Money, Gree, Wuxi Apptec, Tongwei

We highlight northbound Hong Kong Connect inflows into Moutai, East Money, Gree, Wuxi Apptec, and Tongwei from offshore investors.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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