Daily BriefsSouth Korea

Daily Brief South Korea: SK Innovation, Youlchon Chemical, Contec and more

In today’s briefing:

  • SK Innovation: Update on Its Rights Offering Subscription Allocation
  • A Fresh Short-Selling Target in Korea: Youlchon Chemical
  • Contec IPO Preview


SK Innovation: Update on Its Rights Offering Subscription Allocation

By Douglas Kim

  • On 13 September, SK Innovation announced that the subscription rate for the rights offering allocated to ESOA and existing shareholders was 87.66%.
  • The rights offering price is 139,600 won, which is 12.7% lower than current price of 159,900 won. 
  • There is likely to be a strong demand for the subscription of rights offering forfeited shares for the general investors scheduled to take place on 14 to 15 September.

A Fresh Short-Selling Target in Korea: Youlchon Chemical

By Sanghyun Park

  • Youlchon Chemical’s CFD balance accounts for 3.54% of SO, with approximately 2x leverage trading. It is one of the few in the top CFD balance list that can be short-sold.
  • Our primary concern should lie with the upcoming December rebalancing of the KOSPI 200 index. Youlchon Chemical finds itself perilously close to the borderline within the Materials sector.
  • When proactive flow trading targeting KOSPI 200 is set to influence prices early October, we must remain vigilant regarding the potential trades aimed at exploiting a CFD balance squeeze.

Contec IPO Preview

By Douglas Kim

  • Contec is getting ready to complete an IPO on the KOSDAQ exchange in October 2023. The IPO price range is from 20,300 won to 22,500 won. 
  • According to the bankers’ valuation, the expected IPO market cap is from 292 billion won to 324 billion won.
  • Contec was spun off from Korea Aerospace Research Institute and offers Space Ground Station Services and Satellite Image Processing & Application Services.

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