Daily BriefsSouth Korea

Daily Brief South Korea: Hyosung Corporation, Youngone Holdings and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Hyosung Corp Split: Potential Mirror of December 2021 LX-LG Block Deal
  • Asian Dividend Gems: Youngone Holdings


Hyosung Corp Split: Potential Mirror of December 2021 LX-LG Block Deal

By Sanghyun Park

  • Hyosung Corp’s split diverges from usual Korean market splits. No tender offer is expected post-new holding company formation, reducing value accretion opportunities.
  • Sibling separation in Hyosung Corp’s split mandates shares cross-transfers. Hence, block deals among siblings are plausible.
  • This scenario resembles the case in December 2021 when LX Koo Bon-joon disposed of LG Corp shares through a block deal instead of a swap, causing an 8% drop.

Asian Dividend Gems: Youngone Holdings

By Douglas Kim

  • Youngone Holdings is an attractive deep value stock. Net cash (including short term investments) was 1.1 trillion won at the end of 3Q 2023 (79% of market cap).  
  • Youngone Holdings is the holding company of Youngone Group. Youngone Corp is best known for its OEM apparel business for major branded companies such as The North Face and Patagonia.
  • We found Youngone Holdings using Smartkarma’s Smart Score Screener system. 

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