Daily BriefsSouth Korea

Daily Brief South Korea: Dongwon Industries, Lionheart Studio and more

In today’s briefing:

  • End of Mandatory Lock-Up Periods for 46 Companies in Korea in May 2023
  • Lionheart: Over Dependence on One-Single Game

End of Mandatory Lock-Up Periods for 46 Companies in Korea in May 2023

By Douglas Kim

  • We discuss the end of the mandatory lock-up periods for 46 stocks in Korea in May 2023, among which 4 are in KOSPI and 42 are in KOSDAQ.
  • These 46 stocks on average could be subject to further selling pressures in May and could underperform relative to the market. 
  • Among these 46 stocks, the top 6 market cap stocks include KG Mobility, Dongwon Industries, Hugel, Yunsung F&C, Enchem, and Jeio. 

Lionheart: Over Dependence on One-Single Game

By Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

  • Founded in 2018, Lionheart Studio (426630 KS) is a South Korean multiplayer online role-playing games developer for mobiles and PCs.
  • The company’s game Odin: Valhalla Rising was based on Nordic mythology and was a huge success. Lionheart is planning to add more expansions to Odin.
  • The company tried to go public in October 2022 on KOSDAQ however, it cancelled its listing plans due to negative market sentiments at the time.   

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