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

Mind-Boggling Valuation and High Probability of New ATM Equity Offering

RC Ventures Sold Its Entire Stake In Bed, Bath & Beyond. Is GameStop Next?

GameStop & Robinhood Debacle - What Does It Mean for Asia?

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

Event-Driven

<blockquote>Bulls make money, bears make money, pigs get slaughtered. (Jim Cramer)</blockquote>This is a follow-up report to our insight <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/gamestop-robinhood-debacle-what-does-it-mean-for-asia" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:47604" rel="noopener">GameStop &amp; Robinhood Debacle - What Does It Mean for Asia?</a> 2020 was a great year for the major global stock markets such as the NASDAQ, KOSPI, and Nikkei. Thus so far in 2021, perhaps the biggest story in the global financial markets has been <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/gamestop-corp-class-a" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13790:1" rel="noopener">GameStop Corp Class A (GME US)</a> whose stock price has risen 1,094% YTD, even after a 50%+ decline in share price from its all time highs on 28 January 2021. Despite the phenomenon that has occurred on GameStop, it is worthwhile to understand the bigger picture. In other words, is GameStop really a one-off stock specific event or are there SIGNS in the market that suggest further volatility and concerns? <div class="content-highlight">In addition to the 50 restricted stocks by Robinhood, there is a whole category of the China ADRs which have certainly shown evidence of frothiness this year as nearly 20 stocks among the top 100 market cap China ADRs are up on average 86% YTD. Did the fundamentals of these China ADRs really improve that much in the past month to warrant such a huge run-up in price? We do not think so. </div>

Bulls make money, bears make money, pigs get slaughtered. (Jim Cramer)This is a follow-up report to our insight GameStop &amp; Robinhood Debacle - What Does It Mean for Asia? 2020 was a great year for the major global stock markets such as the NASDAQ, KOSPI, and Nikkei. Thus so far in 2021, perhaps the biggest story in the global financial markets has been GameStop Corp Class A (GME US) whose stock price has risen 1,094% YTD, even after a 50%+ decline in share price from its all time highs on 28 January 2021. Despite the phenomenon that has occurred on GameStop, it is worthwhile to understand the bigger picture. In other words, is GameStop really a one-off stock specific event or are there SIGNS in the market that suggest further volatility and concerns? In addition to the 50 restricted stocks by Robinhood, there is a whole category of the China ADRs which have certainly shown evidence of frothiness this year as nearly 20 stocks among the top 100 market cap China ADRs are up on average 86% YTD. Did the fundamentals of these China ADRs really improve that much in the past month to warrant such a huge run-up in price? We do not think so. 

Surging China ADRs - The Next Battleground for the Reddit Army or Signs of a Market Top?