Daily BriefsSouth Korea

Daily Brief South Korea: SK Pharmteco, Dongsuh Companies and more

In today’s briefing:

  • SK Pharmteco Pre-IPO Funding & Impact on SK Inc
  • Notable Recent Insiders Buying in Five Korean Companies

SK Pharmteco Pre-IPO Funding & Impact on SK Inc

By Douglas Kim

  • SK Pharmteco is currently 100% owned by SK Inc. It is one of the largest CMO players in Korea. SK Pharmteco is trying to raise nearly 600 billion won. 
  • SK Pharmteco is seeking valuation of about 5 trillion won which is much higher than its book value of 1.65 trillion won.
  • Our NAV valuation of SK Inc suggests an implied NAV of 21.2 trillion won or 286,636 won per share, representing 75% upside from current levels.

Notable Recent Insiders Buying in Five Korean Companies

By Douglas Kim

  • In this insight, we discuss recent insiders buying in five Korean companies including Dongsuh, Green Cross Holdings, Megastudy, Yuanta Securities, and YG Entertainment. 
  • With the exception of YG Entertainment, the share prices of the four other companies are trading at nearly 50% since their peak levels in the past several years. 
  • Of these five companies, three of them (YG Entertainment, Yuanta Securities, and Dongsuh Co) generated positive operating profit on a YoY basis.

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