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

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<li><strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/27848" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27848:1">Chunbo Co Ltd (278280 KS)</a> is a provider of fine chemical materials in Korea, and it is expected to complete its IPO in January 2019. Its chemical materials are used in numerous industries including the display, semiconductors, rechargeable batteries, and pharmaceutical. </strong></li>
<li>The bankers used nine comparable companies, including <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/19390" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19390:1">Sk Materials (036490 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/16811" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16811:1">Foosung Co Ltd (093370 KS)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/7709" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7709:1">Iljin Materials (020150 KS)</a>, to value <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/27848" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27848:1">Chunbo Co Ltd (278280 KS)</a>. The bankers used the annualized net profit of these companies from 1Q-3Q18 in their valuation analysis. The average P/E multiple of the comps were 25.3x. The bankers then applied Chunbo's annualized net profit of 19.8 billion won from 1Q18 to 3Q18 and applied the P/E multiple of 25.3x to derive an implied market cap of 501.3 billion won. After applying an IPO discount of 20.2% to 30.2%, the bankers derived an IPO range of 35,000 to 40,000 won. </li>
<li>The company has a consistent record of generating solid growth in sales and profits in the past few years. The company's sales increased 18.4% CAGR from 2014 to 2017. Its operating margin averaged 21% from 2014 to 3Q18. </li>
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Chunbo Co Ltd (278280 KS) is a provider of fine chemical materials in Korea, and it is expected to complete its IPO in January 2019. Its chemical materials are used in numerous industries including the display, semiconductors, rechargeable batteries, and pharmaceutical. 
The bankers used nine comparable companies, including Sk Materials (036490 KS), Foosung Co Ltd (093370 KS), and Iljin Materials (020150 KS), to value Chunbo Co Ltd (278280 KS). The bankers used the annualized net profit of these companies from 1Q-3Q18 in their valuation analysis. The average P/E multiple of the comps were 25.3x. The bankers then applied Chunbo's annualized net profit of 19.8 billion won from 1Q18 to 3Q18 and applied the P/E multiple of 25.3x to derive an implied market cap of 501.3 billion won. After applying an IPO discount of 20.2% to 30.2%, the bankers derived an IPO range of 35,000 to 40,000 won. 
The company has a consistent record of generating solid growth in sales and profits in the past few years. The company's sales increased 18.4% CAGR from 2014 to 2017. Its operating margin averaged 21% from 2014 to 3Q18. 


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