Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Nearly 25 years of experience in analyzing hundreds of companies, especially in Asia. Deep expertise in the following sectors:
- Technology (E-commerce, SaaS, Internet)
- Consumer 
- Special Situations/Deep Value Plays
- Holdcos/Stubs
- Asian Unicorns/Private Companies

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

A List of Major Korean Companies Shutting Down or Restructuring Their Operations in China

KOSDAQ 150 June 2019 Rebalancing: List of Addition/​Deletion Candidates

KOSPI 200 June 2019 Rebalancing: List of Addition/Deletion Candidates

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

The top 10 events impacting the Korean stock market, economy, &amp; politics in March were as follows:<ul>
<li>SEMICONDUCTOR SECTOR WARNINGS</li>
<li>KOREAN AIR &amp; ASIANA AIR CHAIRMEN ARE THROWN OUT/QUIT</li>
<li>HYUNDAI AUTOEVER IPO</li>
<li>KOREAN COMPANIES SHUTTING DOWN &amp; RESTRUCTURING OPERATIONS IN CHINA</li>
<li>NEXON M&amp;A</li>
<li>KOSPI 200 &amp; KOSDAQ 150 REBALANCING</li>
<li>CONSERVATIVES VS. LIBERALS POPULARITY IN KOREA</li>
<li>FINE DUST PROBLEM</li>
<li>CLOSING OUT THE HYOSUNG TNC/HYOSUNG CORP PAIR TRADE</li>
<li>BURNING SUN</li>
</ul><hr>The top three reports we wrote in March related to the Korean market were as follows (in terms of views &amp; appreciates): <ul>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/nexon-valuation-analysis" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:28306">Nexon Valuation Analysis</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/a-list-of-major-korean-companies-shutting-down-or-restructuring-their-operations-in-china" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:28745">A List of Major Korean Companies Shutting Down or Restructuring Their Operations in China</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/hyundai-autoever-ipo-valuation-analysis" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:28398">Hyundai Autoever IPO Valuation Analysis</a></li>
</ul>Our model portfolio was up 0.3% in March (cash is 35% of model portfolio), outperforming KOSPI which was down 2.5% in March. Our model portfolio is equal-weighted at the beginning of each month. The top performing stocks in our model portfolio in March included <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/15983" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15983:1">F&amp;F Co Ltd (007700 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/14122" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14122:1">Nongshim Co Ltd (004370 KS)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/5169" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5169:1">NCsoft Corp (036570 KS)</a>.

The top 10 events impacting the Korean stock market, economy, &amp; politics in March were as follows:
SEMICONDUCTOR SECTOR WARNINGS
KOREAN AIR &amp; ASIANA AIR CHAIRMEN ARE THROWN OUT/QUIT
HYUNDAI AUTOEVER IPO
KOREAN COMPANIES SHUTTING DOWN &amp; RESTRUCTURING OPERATIONS IN CHINA
NEXON M&amp;A
KOSPI 200 &amp; KOSDAQ 150 REBALANCING
CONSERVATIVES VS. LIBERALS POPULARITY IN KOREA
FINE DUST PROBLEM
CLOSING OUT THE HYOSUNG TNC/HYOSUNG CORP PAIR TRADE
BURNING SUN
The top three reports we wrote in March related to the Korean market were as follows (in terms of views &amp; appreciates): 
Nexon Valuation Analysis
A List of Major Korean Companies Shutting Down or Restructuring Their Operations in China
Hyundai Autoever IPO Valuation Analysis
Our model portfolio was up 0.3% in March (cash is 35% of model portfolio), outperforming KOSPI which was down 2.5% in March. Our model portfolio is equal-weighted at the beginning of each month. The top performing stocks in our model portfolio in March included F&amp;F Co Ltd (007700 KS), Nongshim Co Ltd (004370 KS), and NCsoft Corp (036570 KS). 

Korea Stock Market Monthly Recap #34 (March 2019)