Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Nearly 30 years of experience in the Korean/Asian equity research. Major sectors coverage include the following:
- Technology 
- Consumer 
- Special Situations/Deep Value Plays
- Tender Offers/M&As
- Holdcos/Stubs
- Asian Unicorns/Private Companies

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Reduction in Robots Manufacturing Subsidies

Preemptive Short Position Buildup on SFA Engineering for Samsung's Next Stake Sale

SFA Engineering Corp - Robust orders despite lower sales in FY23F

Event-Driven

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<li>After the market close on 27 February, Samsung Display announced that it will sell its 4.95% stake in Sfa Engineering (056190 KS) in a block deal sale. </li>
<li>We would take the trade. We like the relatively large block deal sale discount as well as the company's attractive valuations. </li>
<li>SFA Engineering is trading at P/E of 8.3x, EV/EBITDA of 2.7x, and P/B of 0.7x in 2024, which are much lower than historical valuations.</li>
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After the market close on 27 February, Samsung Display announced that it will sell its 4.95% stake in Sfa Engineering (056190 KS) in a block deal sale. 
We would take the trade. We like the relatively large block deal sale discount as well as the company's attractive valuations. 
SFA Engineering is trading at P/E of 8.3x, EV/EBITDA of 2.7x, and P/B of 0.7x in 2024, which are much lower than historical valuations.


Block Deal Sale of 5% Stake In SFA Engineering by Samsung Display