Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergence of the major Korean holdcos and opcos amid market carnage.</li>
<li>In general, more holdcos/quasi-holdcos have been outperforming the opcos in the past year, as compared to the previous years as more investors seek value-oriented, deep NAV discount stocks.</li>
<li>We highlight 26 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.</li>
</ul>


In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergence of the major Korean holdcos and opcos amid market carnage.
In general, more holdcos/quasi-holdcos have been outperforming the opcos in the past year, as compared to the previous years as more investors seek value-oriented, deep NAV discount stocks.
We highlight 26 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.


Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Spreads Opportunities Amid Market Carnage

Korea / Special Situations, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Situations

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Event-Driven

<h2>Swap overview</h2><p>This merger swap is very similar to the recent case of GS Retail &amp; GS Home Shopping. Green Cross Lab Cell will merge with Green Cross Cell through a stock swap. The Green Cross Cell shareholders will get 0.4023542 Green Cross Lab Cell shares for each Green Cross Cell share.</p><table class="table table-striped">
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<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Swap overview"}'>Swap overview</td></tr>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Type"}'>Type</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Stock swap"}'>Stock swap</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Acquirer"}'>Acquirer</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Green Cross Lab Cell Corp (144510)"}'>Green Cross Lab Cell Corp (144510)</td>
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<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Target company"}'>Target company</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Green Cross Cell Corp (031390)"}'>Green Cross Cell Corp (031390)</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Swap price for Green Cross Lab Cell"}'><strong>Swap price for Green Cross Lab Cell</strong></td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":102882}'><strong>₩102,882</strong></td>
</tr>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Swap price for Green Cross Cell"}'><strong>Swap price for Green Cross Cell</strong></td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":41395}'><strong>₩41,395</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Swap ratio"}'><strong>Swap ratio</strong></td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.40235415330184093}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0000000","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]/R[-2]C[0]"><strong>0.4023542</strong></td>
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<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
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</table><h2>Schedule</h2><p>The record date for securing voting rights at the general shareholders' meeting is August 2nd. The last day to secure the purchase right was yesterday. If you have purchased stocks by yesterday, you can exercise your stock purchase right by notifying your dissenting opinion between August 27 and September 13.</p><p>The exercise period of the stock appraisal right is from September 13th to October 4th. Trading of Green Cross Cell will be suspended from October 28th to November 11th, and new shares of Green Cross Lab Cell will be listed on November 12th.</p><table class="table table-striped">
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<tr><td colspan="2" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Schedule"}' data-sheets-note="Sang Hyun Park: We have to buy shares until BOD+1 to be eligible to receive stock purchase rights. We then have to notify our dissenting opinion until the end of dissenting opinion notice period.">Schedule</td></tr>
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<td><span data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Last day to own stock purchase rights"}' data-sheets-userformat='{"2":15041,"3":{"1":0},"9":0,"10":1,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":4408131},"15":"Courier New","16":9}'>Last day to own stock purchase rights</span></td>
<td><span data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44031}' data-sheets-userformat='{"2":15041,"3":{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. mm. dd","3":1},"9":2,"10":1,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":4408131},"15":"Courier New","16":9}'>2020. 07. 19</span></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Record date of shareholder register"}'>Record date of the shareholder register</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44045}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. mm. dd","3":1}'>2020. 08. 02</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Dissenting opinion notice"}'><strong>Dissenting opinion notice</strong></td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"2020. 08. 27 ~ 09. 13"}'><strong>2020. 08. 27 ~ 09. 13</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Shareholder meeting"}'><strong>Shareholder meeting</strong></td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44087}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. mm. dd","3":1}'><strong>2020. 09. 13</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Stock purchase right exercise"}'><strong>Stock purchase right exercise</strong></td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"2020. 09. 13 ~ 10. 04"}'><strong>2020. 09. 13 ~ 10. 04</strong></td>
</tr>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Trade suspension (only Green Cross Cell)"}'><strong>Trade suspension (only Green Cross Cell)</strong></td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"2020. 10. 28 ~ 11. 11"}'><strong>2020. 10. 28 ~ 11. 11</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Listing"}'>Listing</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44147}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. mm. dd","3":1}'>2020. 11. 12</td>
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<tr><td colspan="2" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
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<h2>Stock purchase rights</h2>
<p>The stock purchase cost ceiling is set at ₩150.0B combined for both. The exercise prices are currently 6.31% and 5.91% below the current share prices of GS Retail and GS Home Shopping. </p>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Spread - stock purchase"}'>Spread - stock purchase</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Green Cross Lab Cell Corp"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-52]C[0]">Green Cross Lab Cell Corp</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Green Cross Cell Corp"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-49]C[-1]">Green Cross Cell Corp</td>
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<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Current price"}'>Current price</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":110200}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"[$₩-412]#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(Terms!R[-52]C[0], "price")'>₩110,200</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":43750}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"[$₩-412]#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(Terms!R[-49]C[-1], "price")'>₩43,750</td>
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<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Exercise price"}'><strong>Exercise price</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":103244}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"[$₩-412]#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-43]C[0]"><strong>₩103,244</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":41163}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"[$₩-412]#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-42]C[-1]"><strong>₩41,163</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Premium/discount to the current price"}'><strong>Premium/discount to the current price</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":-0.06312159709618875}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=(R[-1]C[0]-R[-2]C[0])/R[-2]C[0]"><strong>-6.31%</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: center;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":-0.05913142857142857}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=(R[-1]C[0]-R[-2]C[0])/R[-2]C[0]"><strong>-5.91%</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Stock purchase ceiling condition"}'><strong>Stock purchase ceiling condition</strong></td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":150}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.0B"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-46]C[0]"><strong>₩150.0B</strong></td>
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<tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART &amp; KRX"}'>Source: DART &amp; KRX</td></tr>
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<h2>Price calculations</h2>
<p>Below is the calculation of swap prices and stock purchase rights exercise prices for reference.</p>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Swap prices"}'>Swap prices</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Green Cross Lab Cell Corp"}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[2]C[0]">Green Cross Lab Cell Corp</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Green Cross Cell Corp"}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[5]C[-1]">Green Cross Cell Corp</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Note"}'>Note</td>
</tr>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"1-month VWAP (June 16~July 15, 2021)"}'>1-month VWAP (June 16~July 15, 2021)</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":104418}'>₩104,418</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":41268}'>₩41,268</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"A"}'>A</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"1-week VWAP (July 9~July 15, 2021)"}'>1-week VWAP (July 9~July 15, 2021)</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":104029}'>₩104,029</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":41068}'>₩41,068</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"B"}'>B</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"1-day close (July 15, 2021)"}'>1-day close (July 15, 2021)</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":100200}'>₩100,200</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":41850}'>₩41,850</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"C"}'>C</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Swap price"}'><strong>Swap price</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":102882.33333333333}' data-sheets-formula="=sum(R[-3]C[0]:R[-1]C[0])/3"><strong>₩102,882</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":41395.333333333336}' data-sheets-formula="=sum(R[-3]C[0]:R[-1]C[0])/3"><strong>₩41,395</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"(A+B+C)/3"}'><strong>(A+B+C)/3</strong></td>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART &amp; KRX"}'>Source: DART &amp; KRX</td></tr>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Stock purchase rights"}'>Stock purchase rights</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Green Cross Lab Cell Corp"}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[-5]C[0]">Green Cross Lab Cell Corp</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Green Cross Cell Corp"}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[-2]C[-1]">Green Cross Cell Corp</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Note"}'>Note</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"2-month VWAP (May 17~July 15, 2021)"}'>2-month VWAP (May 17~July 15, 2021)</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":101285}'>₩101,285</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":41154}'>₩41,154</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"A"}'>A</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"1-month VWAP (June 16~July 15, 2021)"}'>1-month VWAP (June 16~July 15, 2021)</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":104418}'>₩104,418</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":41268}'>₩41,268</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"B"}'>B</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"1-week VWAP (July 9~July 15, 2021)"}'>1-week VWAP (July 9~July 15, 2021)</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":104029}'>₩104,029</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":41068}'>₩41,068</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"C"}'>C</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Swap price"}'><strong>Swap price</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":103244}' data-sheets-formula="=sum(R[-3]C[0]:R[-1]C[0])/3"><strong>₩103,244</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":41163.333333333336}' data-sheets-formula="=sum(R[-3]C[0]:R[-1]C[0])/3"><strong>₩41,163</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"(A+B+C)/3"}'><strong>(A+B+C)/3</strong></td>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART &amp; KRX"}'>Source: DART &amp; KRX</td></tr>
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Swap overviewThis merger swap is very similar to the recent case of GS Retail &amp; GS Home Shopping. Green Cross Lab Cell will merge with Green Cross Cell through a stock swap. The Green Cross Cell shareholders will get 0.4023542 Green Cross Lab Cell shares for each Green Cross Cell share.





Swap overview

Type
Stock swap


Acquirer
Green Cross Lab Cell Corp (144510)


Target company
Green Cross Cell Corp (031390)


Swap price for Green Cross Lab Cell
₩102,882


Swap price for Green Cross Cell
₩41,395


Swap ratio
0.4023542

Source: DART

ScheduleThe record date for securing voting rights at the general shareholders' meeting is August 2nd. The last day to secure the purchase right was yesterday. If you have purchased stocks by yesterday, you can exercise your stock purchase right by notifying your dissenting opinion between August 27 and September 13.The exercise period of the stock appraisal right is from September 13th to October 4th. Trading of Green Cross Cell will be suspended from October 28th to November 11th, and new shares of Green Cross Lab Cell will be listed on November 12th.





Schedule

Last day to own stock purchase rights
2020. 07. 19


Record date of the shareholder register
2020. 08. 02


Dissenting opinion notice
2020. 08. 27 ~ 09. 13


Shareholder meeting
2020. 09. 13


Stock purchase right exercise
2020. 09. 13 ~ 10. 04


Trade suspension (only Green Cross Cell)
2020. 10. 28 ~ 11. 11


Listing
2020. 11. 12

Source: DART


Stock purchase rights
The stock purchase cost ceiling is set at ₩150.0B combined for both. The exercise prices are currently 6.31% and 5.91% below the current share prices of GS Retail and GS Home Shopping. 








Spread - stock purchase
Green Cross Lab Cell Corp
Green Cross Cell Corp


Current price
₩110,200
₩43,750


Exercise price
₩103,244
₩41,163


Premium/discount to the current price
-6.31%
-5.91%


Stock purchase ceiling condition
₩150.0B

Source: DART &amp; KRX



Price calculations
Below is the calculation of swap prices and stock purchase rights exercise prices for reference.









Swap prices
Green Cross Lab Cell Corp
Green Cross Cell Corp
Note


1-month VWAP (June 16~July 15, 2021)
₩104,418
₩41,268
A


1-week VWAP (July 9~July 15, 2021)
₩104,029
₩41,068
B


1-day close (July 15, 2021)
₩100,200
₩41,850
C


Swap price
₩102,882
₩41,395
(A+B+C)/3

Source: DART &amp; KRX











Stock purchase rights
Green Cross Lab Cell Corp
Green Cross Cell Corp
Note


2-month VWAP (May 17~July 15, 2021)
₩101,285
₩41,154
A


1-month VWAP (June 16~July 15, 2021)
₩104,418
₩41,268
B


1-week VWAP (July 9~July 15, 2021)
₩104,029
₩41,068
C


Swap price
₩103,244
₩41,163
(A+B+C)/3

Source: DART &amp; KRX



Green Cross Merger Swap Summary & Arb Spread Status

I added 3 more single subsidiary holding companies: Doosan Corp, Hwaseung Industries, and Hanil Holdings. I now track a total of 18 local holding companies for a single subsidiary stub trade.Out of these 18 names, 6 holding companies are currently below -0.5σ on a 20-day moving average. Hanil Holdings, one of the three newbies, is in the harshest diversion at -1.44σ relative to its subsidiary, Hanil Cement. Younghone Holdings and Green Cross Holdings follow at -0.99σ and -0.86σ, respectively.







Holdco
Subsidiary
Sigma (σ) on a 20-day moving average


Amorepacific Group
Amorepacific Corp
-0.69


BGF Co Ltd
BGF Retail Co Ltd
-0.84


Halla Holdings Corp
Mando Corp
1.35


Hanjin Kal
Korean Air Lines Co Ltd
1.18


Hankook &amp; Company Co Ltd
Hankook Tire &amp; Technology Co Ltd
1.46


HANSAE YES24 HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Hansae Co., Ltd.
-0.23


HDC Holdings Co Ltd
HDC Hyundai Development Co
0.92


Nexen Corporation
Nexen Tire Corp
2.33


Nongshim Holdings Co Ltd
Nongshim Co Ltd
0.44


ORION Holdings Corp
Orion Corp
-0.49


Poongsan Holdings Corporation
POONGSAN CORPORATION
0.18


Youngone Holdings Co Ltd
Youngone Corporation
-0.99


Green Cross Holdings
Green Cross Corp
-0.86


Hitejinro Holdings Co Ltd
HiteJinro Co Ltd
0.29


Seah Holdings Corp
Seah Besteel Corporation
-1.45


* Doosan Corp
* Doosan Heavy Industries Constrctn Co Ltd
0.63


* HWASEUNG Industries Co Ltd
* Hwaseung Enterprise Co Ltd
-0.81


* Hanil Holdings Co Ltd
* Hanil Cement Co Ltd
-1.44

Source: KRX

Starting with this insight, I made some changes in my calculation of NAV. I estimated each holding company's operating operation based on their latest de-consolidated operating profit. It is mostly brand royalty and office rental income. I used operating profit to exclude dividend income.So, here is the revised NAV discount of each holding company in my monitoring list. Seah Holdings and Halla Holdings have the highest discount to the NAV at 76.65% and 73.29%, respectively. In contrast, Hanjin Kal continues to trade at a premium (11.75%) to the NAV. Amorepacific Group and Hankook &amp; Co are also trading at a relatively low discount to the NAV. 








Discount &amp; weight
NAV discount
Single subsidiary weight in NAV
Single subsidiary weight in GAV


Amorepacific Group
20.18%
88.64%
88.53%


BGF Co Ltd
65.06%
59.17%
67.74%


Halla Holdings Corp
73.29%
53.98%
41.33%


Hanjin Kal
-11.75%
79.03%
79.81%


Hankook &amp; Company Co Ltd
26.04%
75.52%
81.38%


HANSAE YES24 HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
49.69%
58.92%
53.06%


HDC Holdings Co Ltd
50.47%
49.76%
44.85%


Nexen Corporation
62.60%
48.57%
48.66%


Nongshim Holdings Co Ltd
65.63%
60.30%
60.68%


ORION Holdings Corp
50.42%
89.56%
81.83%


Poongsan Holdings Corporation
53.62%
77.10%
81.20%


Youngone Holdings Co Ltd
60.75%
70.04%
74.12%


Green Cross Holdings
65.62%
121.52%
74.74%


Hitejinro Holdings Co Ltd
32.92%
86.35%
71.58%


Seah Holdings Corp
76.65%
40.07%
37.64%


* Doosan Corp
71.00%
70.92%
50.32%


* HWASEUNG Industries Co Ltd
59.62%
78.05%
72.68%


* Hanil Holdings Co Ltd
53.40%
77.85%
67.20%

Source: KRX



Korea Single Subsidiary Stub Trade: 18 in Total with 3 New Ones

<div class="content-highlight"><p>In this insight, we highlight the closing of the pricing gaps between the major Korean holdcos and opcos, especially with the upcoming end of the ban on the short selling of shares in Korea in May. In this insight, we highlight 26 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.</p></div><p>Just a reminder that the ban on short selling of KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 included stocks will remain in place until May 2nd and investors will be able to resume their shorting on these 350 stocks starting on May 3rd. Once this ban on short selling of stocks ends, there could be more investors that may look to add to the holdco shares and short the opco shares (especially among the pairs where the holdco shares have underperformed the opco shares in the past year). However, some of these moves have already started to take place in the past few weeks, which could reduce the overall profits on the pair trades. </p><p>Traditionally, the pair trades involving Korean holdcos and opcos have been a trading strategy that many hedge funds have employed for many years. However, the ban on short selling of stocks in Korea have prevented many of these funds from employing these pair trade strategies. Once the ban ends, you will likely see these funds becoming more active in these trading methods once again. </p><div class="content-highlight">
<p>In the section below, we separated the pair trades into two different sections. The first table involves major opcos outperforming holdcos (regular and quasi) in the past year. Of the 26 pair trade strategies mentioned in this insight, this section I involves 19 of them (73% of total). The section II (which involve holdcos outperforming the opcos in the past year) involves 7 pair trade strategies (27% of total).</p>
<p>In other words, the opcos in general have vastly outperformed the holdcos in the past year, especially due to the ban on the short selling of stocks in Korea. Because the opcos tend to be the bigger company than the holdcos in terms of market cap, many fund managers (both active and passive) have tended to just invest in the opcos and pay less attention to the holdcos.  </p>
</div><p>Also, we described the holdcos as either regular or quasi. SK Telecom and Samsung C&amp;T would be examples of "quasi" holdcos whereas Orion Holdings and Hanjin Kal would be examples of regular holdcos. </p>

In this insight, we highlight the closing of the pricing gaps between the major Korean holdcos and opcos, especially with the upcoming end of the ban on the short selling of shares in Korea in May. In this insight, we highlight 26 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.Just a reminder that the ban on short selling of KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 included stocks will remain in place until May 2nd and investors will be able to resume their shorting on these 350 stocks starting on May 3rd. Once this ban on short selling of stocks ends, there could be more investors that may look to add to the holdco shares and short the opco shares (especially among the pairs where the holdco shares have underperformed the opco shares in the past year). However, some of these moves have already started to take place in the past few weeks, which could reduce the overall profits on the pair trades. Traditionally, the pair trades involving Korean holdcos and opcos have been a trading strategy that many hedge funds have employed for many years. However, the ban on short selling of stocks in Korea have prevented many of these funds from employing these pair trade strategies. Once the ban ends, you will likely see these funds becoming more active in these trading methods once again. 
In the section below, we separated the pair trades into two different sections. The first table involves major opcos outperforming holdcos (regular and quasi) in the past year. Of the 26 pair trade strategies mentioned in this insight, this section I involves 19 of them (73% of total). The section II (which involve holdcos outperforming the opcos in the past year) involves 7 pair trade strategies (27% of total).
In other words, the opcos in general have vastly outperformed the holdcos in the past year, especially due to the ban on the short selling of stocks in Korea. Because the opcos tend to be the bigger company than the holdcos in terms of market cap, many fund managers (both active and passive) have tended to just invest in the opcos and pay less attention to the holdcos.  
Also, we described the holdcos as either regular or quasi. SK Telecom and Samsung C&amp;T would be examples of "quasi" holdcos whereas Orion Holdings and Hanjin Kal would be examples of regular holdcos. 

Closing the Gap: Korean Holdcos Vs. Opcos

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Healthcare’s presence in Asian capital markets has increased substantially over the last four years on the heels of substantial investments in private markets (VC/PE). Policy reforms and changes in listing rules, most notably in China, have led to an explosion of market cap creation for the sector as the universe of companies has expanded to include innovative companies, most notably pre-revenue biopharmaceutical companies. At the same time, substantial investments in digital healthcare, fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, adds a new source of listed companies. This Insight focuses on leading unlisted healthcare companies in China, India, and ASEAN that have raised substantial amounts of capital and appear to be candidates for listing.   

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