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

Higher Capital Allocation to Low PBR Companies in KOSDAQ150 + Pair Trade KOSPI200/KOSDAQ150

Korea M&A Reforms: Considering on Adopting Poison Pill in 2024

Reforms to Mergers and Acquisitions Disclosure and Evaluation Requirements in Korea

Timing of Double Dividends Opportunities in Korea

44% of Korean Stocks Are Trading Below Book Value - FSC Wants to Improve This (Following Japan)

Top 10 Stocks in Korea With Highest Net Cash as Percentage of Market Cap

Battle Lines Drawn As BABA Builds Out First/Last-Mile Capacity; But Who Will Fund 75+ Bn CNY CapEx?

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Choi Sang-Mok (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance) stated that the Korean government will announce specific plans to increase the value of low PBR stocks this month. </li>
<li>We provide a list of 97 stocks in KOSPI 200 that are trading below 1x P/B. They are trading at average P/B of 0.54x. </li>
<li>We expect these low P/B stocks to continue to outperform the market in the next several weeks leading up to the government's actual announcement.</li>
</ul>


Choi Sang-Mok (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance) stated that the Korean government will announce specific plans to increase the value of low PBR stocks this month. 
We provide a list of 97 stocks in KOSPI 200 that are trading below 1x P/B. They are trading at average P/B of 0.54x. 
We expect these low P/B stocks to continue to outperform the market in the next several weeks leading up to the government's actual announcement.


Korean Government to Announce Specific Measures to Increase Value of Low PBR Stocks in February