Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>We highlight 9 major new innovative products in the Korean F&amp;B sector introduced in the past six months that are having significant impact on the consumer buying patterns.  </li><li>Bottom line is that the companies that are introducing innovative food products that consumers like often end up with higher share prices. Average share prices of the eight companies with new, recent innovative food products (excluding <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/22709" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22709">Haitai Confectionery &amp; Foods</a> , which has had a phenomenal post IPO performance) are up 2% YTD, outperforming KOSPI which is down 0.3% YTD. </li><li>Recent, new innovative products in the Korean F&amp;B sector include <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/7615" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7615">Orion Corp</a> 's Choco Banana Pie, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/22709" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22709">Haitai Confectionery &amp; Foods</a> 's Takoyaki Balls, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/1970" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1970">Cj Cheiljedang Corp</a> 's Petitzel Eclair, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/16050" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16050">Lotte Confectionery Co Ltd</a> 's Mongshell Choco Banana. </li></ul>

We highlight 9 major new innovative products in the Korean F&amp;B sector introduced in the past six months that are having significant impact on the consumer buying patterns.  Bottom line is that the companies that are introducing innovative food products that consumers like often end up with higher share prices. Average share prices of the eight companies with new, recent innovative food products (excluding Haitai Confectionery &amp; Foods , which has had a phenomenal post IPO performance) are up 2% YTD, outperforming KOSPI which is down 0.3% YTD. Recent, new innovative products in the Korean F&amp;B sector include Orion Corp 's Choco Banana Pie, Haitai Confectionery &amp; Foods 's Takoyaki Balls, Cj Cheiljedang Corp 's Petitzel Eclair, and Lotte Confectionery Co Ltd 's Mongshell Choco Banana. 

Innovative Foods = Portfolio Outperformance

<p>Coupang's 2015 financials came out today. This is perhaps the most awaited financials among private companies in Korea. <strong>As one of the largest E-commerce companies in Korea, what happens to Coupang has enormous implications for its competitors including Emart, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/2338" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:2338">Lotte Shopping Co</a> , Gmarket, Wemakeprice, and Tmon. </strong></p><p>If Coupang is able to continue its market share driven strategy with focus on low(est) prices on retail goods, this would prolong the price war with its key competitors. Coupang has taken…</p>

Coupang's 2015 financials came out today. This is perhaps the most awaited financials among private companies in Korea. As one of the largest E-commerce companies in Korea, what happens to Coupang has enormous implications for its competitors including Emart, Lotte Shopping Co , Gmarket, Wemakeprice, and Tmon. If Coupang is able to continue its market share driven strategy with focus on low(est) prices on retail goods, this would prolong the price war with its key competitors. Coupang has taken…

Coupang: Taking Amazon's Market Share at All Cost Strategy (Coupang's 2015 Financials Are Out)

<ul><li>Coupang is perhaps the fastest growing E-commerce company in the world. </li><li>We highlight five special sauces of what makes Coupang great. </li></ul><ol><li>Ultra customer-centric, fast delivery system (vertically integrated)</li><li>Focus on repeat customers with low(est) prices </li><li>"Best-in-class" mobile app for E-commerce</li><li>Huge cash war chest with $US1 billion investment from Softbank, your ultimate<em> "Godfather"</em> venture capitalist.</li><li>Economies of Scale - Bargaining power with vendors</li></ol><ul><li>Despite its great progress, Coupang has its share of problems including recent decline in average monthly visitors, which we explain. </li><li>If you are interested in E-commerce, logistics, and retail sectors in Korea, Coupang is a must know company. </li></ul>

Coupang is perhaps the fastest growing E-commerce company in the world. We highlight five special sauces of what makes Coupang great. Ultra customer-centric, fast delivery system (vertically integrated)Focus on repeat customers with low(est) prices "Best-in-class" mobile app for E-commerceHuge cash war chest with $US1 billion investment from Softbank, your ultimate "Godfather" venture capitalist.Economies of Scale - Bargaining power with vendorsDespite its great progress, Coupang has its share of problems including recent decline in average monthly visitors, which we explain. If you are interested in E-commerce, logistics, and retail sectors in Korea, Coupang is a must know company. 

Coupang: Fastest Growing E-Commerce Company in the World

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>We provide updated NAV valuations of Doosan Corp (000150 KS), Hanwha Corporation (000880 KS), CJ Corp (001040 KS), GS Holdings (078930 KS), and LOTTE Corporation (004990 KS).</li>
<li>These holding companies' outperformance has been driven by investors' perception that the new Lee Jae-Myung administration will make real changes to improve corporate governance policies that could unlock greater value. </li>
<li><em><strong>The share prices of Hanwha Corp, Doosan Corp, CJ Corp, GS Holdings, and Lotte Corp are up on average 97% YTD. </strong></em></li>
</ul>


We provide updated NAV valuations of Doosan Corp (000150 KS), Hanwha Corporation (000880 KS), CJ Corp (001040 KS), GS Holdings (078930 KS), and LOTTE Corporation (004990 KS).
These holding companies' outperformance has been driven by investors' perception that the new Lee Jae-Myung administration will make real changes to improve corporate governance policies that could unlock greater value. 
The share prices of Hanwha Corp, Doosan Corp, CJ Corp, GS Holdings, and Lotte Corp are up on average 97% YTD. 


Updated NAV Valuations of Doosan Corp, Hanwha Corp, CJ Corp, GS Holdings, and Lotte Corp

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

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Index Rebalance

<p>The KRX has announced the list of inclusions and exclusions to the KOSDAQ150 Index today. The rebalance is effective after the close of trading on 10 December.</p><p>There are 17 inclusions and 17 exclusions in the December 2020 review with an estimated one-way turnover of 7.71%.</p><p>The inclusions and exclusions are:</p><table class="table table-striped">
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; width: 96pt;"><h3>Additions</h3></td>
<td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; width: 96pt;"><h3>Deletions</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Code</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Name</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Code</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Name</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>034950.KQ</td>
<td>Korea Ratings Corp</td>
<td>014620.KQ</td>
<td>Sung Kwang Bend Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>078600.KQ</td>
<td>Daejoo Electronic Materials Co Ltd</td>
<td>015750.KQ</td>
<td>Sungwoo Hitech Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>089980.KQ</td>
<td>Sang-A Frontec Co Ltd</td>
<td>023160.KQ</td>
<td>TK Corp</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>092190.KQ</td>
<td>Seoul Viosys Co Ltd</td>
<td>039840.KQ</td>
<td>Dio Corp</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>100130.KQ</td>
<td>Dongkuk Structures &amp; Construction Co Ltd</td>
<td>041190.KQ</td>
<td>Woori Technology Investment Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>101490.KQ</td>
<td>S&amp;S Tech Corp</td>
<td>041830.KQ</td>
<td>InBody Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>131370.KQ</td>
<td>Rsupport Co Ltd</td>
<td>043150.KQ</td>
<td>Value Added Technology Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>137400.KQ</td>
<td>People &amp; Technology Inc</td>
<td>047310.KQ</td>
<td>Power Logics</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>194700.KQ</td>
<td>Novarex Co Ltd</td>
<td>049950.KQ</td>
<td>MeereCompany Inc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>204270.KQ</td>
<td>JNTC Co Ltd</td>
<td>051500.KQ</td>
<td>CJ Freshway Corp</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>222080.KQ</td>
<td>Creative &amp; Innovative System Corp</td>
<td>063570.KQ</td>
<td>Nice Total Cash Management Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>235980.KQ</td>
<td>MedPacto Inc</td>
<td>080160.KQ</td>
<td>Modetour Network Inc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>290510.KQ</td>
<td>KoreaCenter Co Ltd</td>
<td>084110.KQ</td>
<td>Huons Global Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>290650.KQ</td>
<td>L&amp;C Bio Co Ltd</td>
<td>089600.KQ</td>
<td>Nasmedia Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>293490.KQ</td>
<td>Kakao Games Corp</td>
<td>115960.KQ</td>
<td>Yonwoo Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>294140.KQ</td>
<td>Lemon Co Ltd</td>
<td>228760.KQ</td>
<td>Genomictree Inc</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>357780.KQ</td>
<td>SoulBrain Co Ltd</td>
<td>282880.KQ</td>
<td>CowinTech Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table><p>There are 11 trading days to implementation. There are 2 additions that have more than 3 days of ADV to trade while there are 9 deletions that have more than 3 days of ADV to trade. Things could get interesting over the next couple of weeks.</p>

The KRX has announced the list of inclusions and exclusions to the KOSDAQ150 Index today. The rebalance is effective after the close of trading on 10 December.There are 17 inclusions and 17 exclusions in the December 2020 review with an estimated one-way turnover of 7.71%.The inclusions and exclusions are:



Additions
Deletions


Code
Name
Code
Name


034950.KQ
Korea Ratings Corp
014620.KQ
Sung Kwang Bend Co Ltd


078600.KQ
Daejoo Electronic Materials Co Ltd
015750.KQ
Sungwoo Hitech Co Ltd


089980.KQ
Sang-A Frontec Co Ltd
023160.KQ
TK Corp


092190.KQ
Seoul Viosys Co Ltd
039840.KQ
Dio Corp


100130.KQ
Dongkuk Structures &amp; Construction Co Ltd
041190.KQ
Woori Technology Investment Co Ltd


101490.KQ
S&amp;S Tech Corp
041830.KQ
InBody Co Ltd


131370.KQ
Rsupport Co Ltd
043150.KQ
Value Added Technology Co Ltd


137400.KQ
People &amp; Technology Inc
047310.KQ
Power Logics


194700.KQ
Novarex Co Ltd
049950.KQ
MeereCompany Inc


204270.KQ
JNTC Co Ltd
051500.KQ
CJ Freshway Corp


222080.KQ
Creative &amp; Innovative System Corp
063570.KQ
Nice Total Cash Management Co Ltd


235980.KQ
MedPacto Inc
080160.KQ
Modetour Network Inc


290510.KQ
KoreaCenter Co Ltd
084110.KQ
Huons Global Co Ltd


290650.KQ
L&amp;C Bio Co Ltd
089600.KQ
Nasmedia Co Ltd


293490.KQ
Kakao Games Corp
115960.KQ
Yonwoo Co Ltd


294140.KQ
Lemon Co Ltd
228760.KQ
Genomictree Inc


357780.KQ
SoulBrain Co Ltd
282880.KQ
CowinTech Co Ltd


There are 11 trading days to implementation. There are 2 additions that have more than 3 days of ADV to trade while there are 9 deletions that have more than 3 days of ADV to trade. Things could get interesting over the next couple of weeks.

KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance: Lots of Changes, Big Turnover, High Impact

South Korea

CJ Freshway Corp. markets and provides various groceries to food service companies and restaurants.  The Company also caters to company's restaurants, schools, airports, and private restaurants and processes agricultural products.

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Cj Freshway (051500 KS)

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Douglas Kim

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Douglas Kim

Updated NAV Valuations of Doosan Corp, Hanwha Corp, CJ Corp, GS Holdings, and Lotte Corp

We provide updated NAV valuations of Doosan Corp (000150 KS), Hanwha Corporation (000880 KS), CJ Corp (001040 KS), GS Holdings (078930 KS), and...

Douglas Kim

KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance: Lots of Changes, Big Turnover, High Impact

There are 17 changes to the KOSDAQ150 index and the turnover is estimated at 7.71%. There are a lot of stocks that have over 3 days of ADV to trade...

Brian Freitas

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Innovative Foods = Portfolio Outperformance

We highlight 9 major new innovative products in the Korean F&B sector introduced in the past six months that are having significant impact on...

Douglas Kim

Coupang: Taking Amazon's Market Share at All Cost Strategy (Coupang's 2015 Financials Are Out)

Coupang's 2015 financials came out today. This is perhaps the most awaited financials among private companies in Korea. As one of the largest...

Douglas Kim

Coupang: Fastest Growing E-Commerce Company in the World

Coupang is perhaps the fastest growing E-commerce company in the world. We highlight five special sauces of what makes Coupang great. Ultra...

Douglas Kim

Updated NAV Valuations of Doosan Corp, Hanwha Corp, CJ Corp, GS Holdings, and Lotte Corp

We provide updated NAV valuations of Doosan Corp (000150 KS), Hanwha Corporation (000880 KS), CJ Corp (001040 KS), GS Holdings (078930 KS), and...

Douglas Kim

KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance: Lots of Changes, Big Turnover, High Impact

There are 17 changes to the KOSDAQ150 index and the turnover is estimated at 7.71%. There are a lot of stocks that have over 3 days of ADV to trade...

Brian Freitas