Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Bottom-Up

Shin Young Wacoal Inc. manufactures lingerie and other women's undergarments. The Company mainly produces women's underwear, brassieres, girdles, pajama and pajama gowns, lingerie, bodysuits, stockings, and men's undergarments.

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<li>In this insight, we review our Korean Small Cap Gem insights that we published in 2025. We published 18 Korea Small Cap Gem Series insights in 2025.</li>
<li>The 18 Korean Small Caps have generally performed well this year. They were up on average 17% and 45%, respectively one week and two weeks after the insights were published.</li>
<li>Some of the best performing stocks so far this year include Chunil Express (000650 KS), Aurora World (039830 KS), Makus Inc (093520 KS), and Flitto Inc. (300080 KS). </li>
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In this insight, we review our Korean Small Cap Gem insights that we published in 2025. We published 18 Korea Small Cap Gem Series insights in 2025.
The 18 Korean Small Caps have generally performed well this year. They were up on average 17% and 45%, respectively one week and two weeks after the insights were published.
Some of the best performing stocks so far this year include Chunil Express (000650 KS), Aurora World (039830 KS), Makus Inc (093520 KS), and Flitto Inc. (300080 KS). 


A Review of Korean Small Cap Gems in 2025

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), BRI Danareksa Research

BRI Danareksa Research

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

As a one-stop financial solution with the vision to be the most valuable securities house, BRI Danareksa Sekuritas (BRIDS) has maintained an excellent track record and extensive experience in the capital market as an underwriter, broker, and financial advisor for individual, institutional, foreign and domestic, private and government clients. Established in 1992, PT Danareksa Sekuritas is a securities company that performs activities as a securities broker, underwriter, or arranger and financial advisor.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>China and India’s thermal coal import has remained weak in 10M25, down 7-8% yoy, despite ST stabilization from seasonal restocking.</li><li>Weak demand is partly balanced by constrained Indonesia’s production; government’s plan to cap 2026 production should be viewed positively.</li><li>We maintain Neutral rating given unexciting LT outlook; ST price seasonal strength should be sustained in the upcoming winter.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China and India’s thermal coal import has remained weak in 10M25, down 7-8% yoy, despite ST stabilization from seasonal restocking.Weak demand is partly balanced by constrained Indonesia’s production; government’s plan to cap 2026 production should be viewed positively.We maintain Neutral rating given unexciting LT outlook; ST price seasonal strength should be sustained in the upcoming winter.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Coal: Demand Outlook Remains Soft, Though Seasonal Price Strength Still in Play (NEUTRAL)

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 160 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 63.5% as of Nov 21st.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by 2.5ppt week-on-week, led by information technology, materials, financials and offset by health care.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Tianqi Lithium, BOC, CSSC O&amp;M Engineering, China Coal Energy, CATL, Sinopec.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 160 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 63.5% as of Nov 21st.
The average A-H premium changed by 2.5ppt week-on-week, led by information technology, materials, financials and offset by health care.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Tianqi Lithium, BOC, CSSC O&amp;M Engineering, China Coal Energy, CATL, Sinopec.


A-H Premium Weekly (Nov 21st): Tianqi Lithium, BOC, CSSC O&M Engineering, China Coal Energy, CATL

Derivatives and Quantitative Strategist

Gaudenz Schneider

Yancoal Australia Ltd. provides mining services. The Company mines, sells, exports, and markets clean and coking coal. Yancoal operates internationally.

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Context: The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yancoal-australia-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4145:1" rel="noopener">Yancoal Australia (YAL AU)</a> vs. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/woodside-energy-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13190:1" rel="noopener">Woodside Energy Group (WDS AU)</a> price ratio has deviated more than two standard deviations from its one-year average, presenting a potential relative value opportunity.</li>
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Highlights: Going long Yancoal Australia (YAL AU) and short Woodside Energy Group (WDS AU) targets a 7% return.</li>
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Why Read: Essential for quantitative traders seeking mean-reversion opportunities, with detailed execution framework, risk management protocols, and historical simulation showing the statistical basis for this relative value play.</li>
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Context: The Yancoal Australia (YAL AU) vs. Woodside Energy Group (WDS AU) price ratio has deviated more than two standard deviations from its one-year average, presenting a potential relative value opportunity.

Highlights: Going long Yancoal Australia (YAL AU) and short Woodside Energy Group (WDS AU) targets a 7% return.

Why Read: Essential for quantitative traders seeking mean-reversion opportunities, with detailed execution framework, risk management protocols, and historical simulation showing the statistical basis for this relative value play.


Yancoal (YAL AU) Vs. Woodside (WDS AU): Statistical Arb Opportunity in Aussie Energy

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

Huolinhe Opencut Coal Ind Corp Ltd. / Index Rebalance

Huolinhe Opencut Coal Industry Corporation Limited of Inner Mongolia is mainly involved in the production and selling of coal in China.

Huolinhe Opencut Coal Ind Corp Ltd. (002128 CH)

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<li>With the review period complete, we forecast 50 changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/csi-smallcap-500-index-shang" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35347:1" rel="noopener">CSI Smallcap 500 Index</a> and 100 changes for the CSI 1000 Index at the December rebalance.</li>
<li>We estimate a one-way turnover of 10.15% for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/csi-smallcap-500-index-shang" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35347:1" rel="noopener">CSI Smallcap 500 Index</a> and 10.22% for the CSI1000 Index. Gross round-trip trade across both indices is CNY 73.4bn (US$10.3bn).</li>
<li>The outright forecast adds have outperformed the outright forecast deletes over the last 6 months with most of the outperformance coming between June and August.</li>
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With the review period complete, we forecast 50 changes for the CSI Smallcap 500 Index and 100 changes for the CSI 1000 Index at the December rebalance.
We estimate a one-way turnover of 10.15% for the CSI Smallcap 500 Index and 10.22% for the CSI1000 Index. Gross round-trip trade across both indices is CNY 73.4bn (US$10.3bn).
The outright forecast adds have outperformed the outright forecast deletes over the last 6 months with most of the outperformance coming between June and August.


CSI500/1000 Index Rebalance Preview: Adds Outperform Deletes Early On, Then Hit a Wall