Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In this insight, we discuss a pair trade between E Mart Inc (long) and Coupang (short). At current valuations and business outlook, we like the risk/reward of this pair trade.</li>
<li>The end of the mandatory shut down rules on major hypermarkets is likely to have a major positive impact on Emart and negative impact on Coupang and Kurly.</li>
<li>Although this has not been made into law, we think there is relatively high probability that this will eventually be made into law sometime this year. </li>
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In this insight, we discuss a pair trade between E Mart Inc (long) and Coupang (short). At current valuations and business outlook, we like the risk/reward of this pair trade.
The end of the mandatory shut down rules on major hypermarkets is likely to have a major positive impact on Emart and negative impact on Coupang and Kurly.
Although this has not been made into law, we think there is relatively high probability that this will eventually be made into law sometime this year. 


A Pair Trade Between Emart & Coupang (Potential End of Mandatory Shut Down Rules for Hypermarkets)

Event-Driven

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<li>Uni President Enterprises and President Chain Store Corp (an affiliate of Uni-President Group) have agreed to acquire a controlling 60% stake ownership of Carrefour Taiwan from Carrefour SA (CA FP).</li>
<li>We believe the acquisition of the additional 49.5% stake in Carrefour Taiwan is likely to have a positive impact on Uni President Enterprises (1216 TT).</li>
<li>Uni President Enterprises is trading at P/S multiple of 0.77x so the acquisition multiple of 0.6x would be slightly lower than Uni President Enterprises' current valuation multiple. </li>
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Uni President Enterprises and President Chain Store Corp (an affiliate of Uni-President Group) have agreed to acquire a controlling 60% stake ownership of Carrefour Taiwan from Carrefour SA (CA FP).
We believe the acquisition of the additional 49.5% stake in Carrefour Taiwan is likely to have a positive impact on Uni President Enterprises (1216 TT).
Uni President Enterprises is trading at P/S multiple of 0.77x so the acquisition multiple of 0.6x would be slightly lower than Uni President Enterprises' current valuation multiple. 


Uni President Enterprises: Positive Catalyst from Additional Stake Purchase of Carrefour Taiwan

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>In this insight, we discuss the top six stocks in Korea which could be the biggest movers due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. </li>
<li>Due to the large impact of the World Cup this year, these six stocks could potentially outperform the market leading into the FIFA World Cup.</li>
<li>Among these six stocks, we particularly like AfreecaTV, HiteJinro, and BGF Retail in the next six months. </li>
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In this insight, we discuss the top six stocks in Korea which could be the biggest movers due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. 
Due to the large impact of the World Cup this year, these six stocks could potentially outperform the market leading into the FIFA World Cup.
Among these six stocks, we particularly like AfreecaTV, HiteJinro, and BGF Retail in the next six months. 


2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar: Top 6 Potential Winners in the Korean Stock Market

Private Capital Markets

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SSG.com is getting ready for an IPO in 2H 2022/1H 2023. Local media have mentioned that SSG.com is targeting a valuation of 10 trillion won for the company.</li>
<li>We believe SSG.com would need to cut the valuation by at least 50% (5 trillion won) in order to complete its IPO. </li>
<li>We believe valuation levels of 11st would need to come down significantly in the 2 trillion won to 3 trillion won range in order for an IPO to be completed. </li>
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SSG.com is getting ready for an IPO in 2H 2022/1H 2023. Local media have mentioned that SSG.com is targeting a valuation of 10 trillion won for the company.
We believe SSG.com would need to cut the valuation by at least 50% (5 trillion won) in order to complete its IPO. 
We believe valuation levels of 11st would need to come down significantly in the 2 trillion won to 3 trillion won range in order for an IPO to be completed. 


SSG.Com & 11st: Need to Drastically Cut Their Valuations to Complete Their IPOs in 2022/2023

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<li>E Mart Inc (139480 KS) is a very interesting turnaround story in Korea with a visible improvement in profit margins. </li>
<li>The end of the social distancing measures will likely lead to a gradual increase of the consumers back to the Emart stores.</li>
<li>Emart is currently trading at attractive valuation multiples of EV/EBITDA of 5.3x and P/B of 0.3x, using 2022 consensus estimates, which are about 19% discount to the historical average. </li>
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E Mart Inc (139480 KS) is a very interesting turnaround story in Korea with a visible improvement in profit margins. 
The end of the social distancing measures will likely lead to a gradual increase of the consumers back to the Emart stores.
Emart is currently trading at attractive valuation multiples of EV/EBITDA of 5.3x and P/B of 0.3x, using 2022 consensus estimates, which are about 19% discount to the historical average. 


Emart: A Turnaround Story With Improvement in Profit Margins

South Korea

E-MART Inc. operates E-Mart discount stores. The Company retails food, clothing, household goods, electronics, and other items through several branch stores.

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E Mart Inc (139480 KS)

A Pair Trade Between Emart & Coupang (Potential End of Mandatory Shut Down Rules for Hypermarkets)

The end of the mandatory shut down rules on major hypermarkets is likely to have a major positive impact on Emart and negative impact on Coupang...

Douglas Kim

Uni President Enterprises: Positive Catalyst from Additional Stake Purchase of Carrefour Taiwan

We believe the acquisition of the additional 49.5% stake in Carrefour Taiwan is likely to have a positive impact on Uni President Enterprises (1216...

Douglas Kim

2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar: Top 6 Potential Winners in the Korean Stock Market

In this insight, we discuss the top six stocks in Korea which could be the biggest movers due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Douglas Kim

SSG.Com & 11st: Need to Drastically Cut Their Valuations to Complete Their IPOs in 2022/2023

SSG.com and 11st are getting ready to complete their IPOs in 2H 2022/2023. Both companies would need to significantly reduce their valuation...

Douglas Kim

Emart: A Turnaround Story With Improvement in Profit Margins

E Mart is a turnaround story with a visible improvement in profit margins. The end of the social distancing measures will likely lead to a gradual...

Douglas Kim

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