Daily BriefsSouth Korea

Daily Brief South Korea: Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200, ALT Semicon and more

In today’s briefing:

  • KRX Official: Key Points of Earlier Derivatives Market Opening & Market Impacts to Consider
  • ALT Co IPO Valuation Analysis


KRX Official: Key Points of Earlier Derivatives Market Opening & Market Impacts to Consider

By Sanghyun Park

  • The derivatives market will commence trading 15 minutes earlier, starting from July 31st. On July 7, KRX published guidelines that consolidate crucial factors for traders to consider regarding this alteration.
  • From a theoretical standpoint, the early discovery of derivative prices influenced by pre-market external variables can help mitigate excessive shocks in the spot market.
  • Considering suspected matched order fraud, particularly involving large-cap battery stocks, we should anticipate attempts to further exacerbate volatility in the early stages of the spot market using this earlier opening.

ALT Co IPO Valuation Analysis

By Douglas Kim

  • Our base case valuation of ALT is 33,365 won per share, which represents 63% higher than the high end of the IPO price range of 20,500 won.
  • We estimate the company to generate sales of 69.7 billion won (up 57.3% YoY) in 2023 and 92.2 billion won (up 32.3% YoY) in 2024.
  • ALT’s main business is in the testing of non-memory semiconductor value chain products including Display Drive IC, CMOS image sensor, and Power Management IC.

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