Daily BriefsSouth Korea

Daily Brief South Korea: Kakao Pay, Krafton Inc and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Official Results of KOSPI 200 Sector Indices Rebalancing: Kakao Pay’s Sector Change Confirmed
  • Krafton: India & Improving Shareholder Return Policy Likely to Lead to Further Outperformance

Official Results of KOSPI 200 Sector Indices Rebalancing: Kakao Pay’s Sector Change Confirmed

By Sanghyun Park

  • The fact that KS200 IT has a significantly higher AUM provides a flow trading opportunity. This is due to the change in GICS for Kakao Pay from IT to Financials.
  • It has been observed that Kakao Pay’s DTV has recently decreased significantly. This may result in the flow size reaching up to 1.4 times DTV.
  • It is advisable to design an outright short position for day trading purposes. Additionally, a more aggressive approach can be considered by combining a long position on Samsung SDS.

Krafton: India & Improving Shareholder Return Policy Likely to Lead to Further Outperformance

By Douglas Kim

  • There is a high likelihood of the Indian authorities fully approving the BGMI game after three months of trial. Plus, it has a solid pipeline of new games under development. 
  • Krafton is improving its shareholder return policy. In addition, the consensus is likely to raise the company’s earnings estimates post its excellent results in 1Q 2023. 
  • We maintain our Positive view of Krafton and its shares are likely to continue to outperform the market this year. 

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