Daily BriefsSouth Korea

Daily Brief South Korea: Doosan Corp, KB Financial, Classys and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Updated NAV Analysis of Doosan Corp Amid IPO of Doosan Robotics
  • FnGuide Top10 Index Rebalance Preview: Good Historical Performance; One Potential Change in December
  • Classys (214150 KS): Beautiful Growth Story Continues; No Sign of Slowing Down


Updated NAV Analysis of Doosan Corp Amid IPO of Doosan Robotics

By Douglas Kim

  • Our updated NAV analysis of Doosan Corp (000150 KS) suggests implied market cap of 3.6 trillion won or target price of 217,392 won which is 47% higher than current price. 
  • To value Doosan Corp, we have assumed a market value of 2.8 trillion won for Doosan Robotics (454910 KS).
  • The sharp increase in share price of Doosan Corp today (up 28%) is likely to have been a reflection of the initial strong demand for Doosan Robotics IPO.  

FnGuide Top10 Index Rebalance Preview: Good Historical Performance; One Potential Change in December

By Brian Freitas

  • The Mirae Asset Tiger Top 10 ETF (292150 KS) tracks the FnGuide Top 10 Index and has an AUM of over US$1bn.
  • We currently forecast one potential change at the next rebalance in December. There is another set of changes that could also take place.
  • There has been a big increase in short interest on a couple of stocks while the rise has been more gradual on the other stocks.

Classys (214150 KS): Beautiful Growth Story Continues; No Sign of Slowing Down

By Tina Banerjee

  • Classys (214150 KS) reported solid performance in 2Q23, with revenue and operating profit growing 40% and 52%, YoY, respectively, mainly driven by consumables sales in both domestic and overseas markets.  
  • Despite increase in advertising and R&D expenses, operating profit margin expanded 370 basis points to 50.4%. Net profit increased 34% YoY to KRW18.6 billion.
  • With 1H23 revenue of KRW84.9 billion, Classys is on track to meet 2023 revenue guidance of KRW170 billion, representing year-over-year increase of 20%.

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