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

<ul>
<li>WISE Tour is another fast-growing theme index in Korea with an AUM of ₩0.23T. The next rebalancing will be on April 15. So, the rebalancing trading is on April 14.</li>
<li>Although the flow size of this ETF rebalancing is not substantial, it seems clear that the flow/price (direction) correlation is at a level we should pay attention to.</li>
<li>Those expected to receive a meaningful flow impact at this point are: (LONG) Hana Tour, GKL, &amp; Yong Pyong Resort / (SHORT) Hanjin KAL, Ananti, &amp; SK Rent A Car</li>
</ul>


WISE Tour is another fast-growing theme index in Korea with an AUM of ₩0.23T. The next rebalancing will be on April 15. So, the rebalancing trading is on April 14.
Although the flow size of this ETF rebalancing is not substantial, it seems clear that the flow/price (direction) correlation is at a level we should pay attention to.
Those expected to receive a meaningful flow impact at this point are: (LONG) Hana Tour, GKL, &amp; Yong Pyong Resort / (SHORT) Hanjin KAL, Ananti, &amp; SK Rent A Car


WISE Tour Leisure (TIGER ETF) Rebalancing Preview

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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.

Equity Capital Markets

<div><p>Kakao Pay (KP), one of South Korea’s largest payment and financial services apps, raised US$1.3bn in its South Korean IPO. Kakao held a 55% stake prior to listing, with Ant Financial holding the balance 45% stake.</p></div><div><p>We have covered most aspects of the deal in our earlier notes:</p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/kakao-pay-ipo-guided-by-ant-financial-to-be-a-mini-ant" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kakao Pay IPO - Guided by Ant Financial to be a mini Ant,</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/kakao-pay-ipo-peer-comparison-local-and-international" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kakao Pay IPO - Peer comparison - local and international, and</a></li>
</ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/kakao-pay-ipo-valuation-and-likely-impact-of-latest-announcement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kakao Pay IPO - Valuation and Likely Impact of Latest Announcement</a></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/kakao-pay-ipo-low-end-still-appear-reasonable-but-stock-will-more-likely-be-driven-by-sentiment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kakao Pay IPO - Low-End Still Appear Reasonable but Stock Will More Likely Be Driven by Sentiment</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/kakao-pay-ipo-comparison-with-kakao-bank-and-an-alternate-look-at-valuation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kakao Pay IPO - Comparison with Kakao Bank and an Alternate Look at Valuation</a></li>
</ul></div><p>In this note, we will talk about the deal's trading dynamics.</p>

Kakao Pay (KP), one of South Korea’s largest payment and financial services apps, raised US$1.3bn in its South Korean IPO. Kakao held a 55% stake prior to listing, with Ant Financial holding the balance 45% stake.We have covered most aspects of the deal in our earlier notes:
Kakao Pay IPO - Guided by Ant Financial to be a mini Ant,
Kakao Pay IPO - Peer comparison - local and international, and
Kakao Pay IPO - Valuation and Likely Impact of Latest Announcement
Kakao Pay IPO - Low-End Still Appear Reasonable but Stock Will More Likely Be Driven by Sentiment
Kakao Pay IPO - Comparison with Kakao Bank and an Alternate Look at Valuation
In this note, we will talk about the deal's trading dynamics.

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

<div class="content-highlight"><p>Our base case valuation of Lotte Rental is implied market cap of 2.9 trillion won or implied price of 79,679 won per share, which would represent a 35% upside to the high end of the IPO price range of 59,000 won per share. Given the solid upside, we have a Positive view of the Lotte Rental IPO. We would take the deal. </p></div><ul>
<li>Our base case valuation is based on a 6.1x EV/EBITDA using 2020 EBITDA of 1,055 billion won. The EV/EBITDA multiple of 6.1x is at a 5% premium to the comps' valuation multiple.</li>
<li>We believe this is justified given higher ROE and EBITDA margins of Lotte Rental as compared to its peers.</li>
<li>In addition, Lotte Rental enjoys higher market share, higher revenues, and better brand recognition than its peers and as a result, the slight premium valuation multiples to its peers is justified, in our view. </li>
</ul>

Our base case valuation of Lotte Rental is implied market cap of 2.9 trillion won or implied price of 79,679 won per share, which would represent a 35% upside to the high end of the IPO price range of 59,000 won per share. Given the solid upside, we have a Positive view of the Lotte Rental IPO. We would take the deal. 
Our base case valuation is based on a 6.1x EV/EBITDA using 2020 EBITDA of 1,055 billion won. The EV/EBITDA multiple of 6.1x is at a 5% premium to the comps' valuation multiple.
We believe this is justified given higher ROE and EBITDA margins of Lotte Rental as compared to its peers.
In addition, Lotte Rental enjoys higher market share, higher revenues, and better brand recognition than its peers and as a result, the slight premium valuation multiples to its peers is justified, in our view. 


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<p>Lotte Rental is offering 14.4 million shares in this IPO. Lotte Rental is the largest car rental company in Korea with about 22% market share. The IPO price range is from 47,000 won to 59,000 won. The IPO deal size is from US$595 million to  US$746 million.</p>
<p>According to the bankers' valuation, the expected market cap after the IPO will be 1.7 trillion won to 2.2 trillion won. The book building for the Lotte Rental IPO starts on August 3rd. Korea Investment &amp; Securities and NH Investment &amp; Securities are the lead underwriters of this IPO. </p>
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<td style="width: 233pt;"><div><strong>Deal Specifics of the Lotte Rental IPO:</strong></div></td>
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<td>Lead underwriters of the IPO: </td>
<td style="width: 340pt;">NH Investment &amp; Securiites, Korea Investment &amp; Securities</td>
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<td>Expected IPO price per share: </td>
<td style="width: 340pt;">47,000 won (low)/59,000 won (high)</td>
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<td>Number of Shares for IPO:</td>
<td style="width: 340pt;">14.42m shares (7.2m new shares and 7.2m old shares)</td>
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<td>IPO base deal size: </td>
<td style="width: 340pt;">US$595 mn (low);  US$746 mn (high)</td>
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<td>Expected common shares outstanding, fully diluted (post-IPO):  </td>
<td style="width: 340pt;">36.63m shares</td>
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<td>Expected market cap after IPO:</td>
<td style="width: 340pt;">1,722 billion won (low)/2,161 billion won (high)</td>
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<td>Book open: </td>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 340pt;">3-Aug-21</td>
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<td>Book closed:</td>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 340pt;">4-Aug-21</td>
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<td>Listing date: </td>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 340pt;">TBD</td>
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<td>Source: Company data</td>
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Lotte Rental is offering 14.4 million shares in this IPO. Lotte Rental is the largest car rental company in Korea with about 22% market share. The IPO price range is from 47,000 won to 59,000 won. The IPO deal size is from US$595 million to  US$746 million.
According to the bankers' valuation, the expected market cap after the IPO will be 1.7 trillion won to 2.2 trillion won. The book building for the Lotte Rental IPO starts on August 3rd. Korea Investment &amp; Securities and NH Investment &amp; Securities are the lead underwriters of this IPO. 







Deal Specifics of the Lotte Rental IPO:
 


Lead underwriters of the IPO: 
NH Investment &amp; Securiites, Korea Investment &amp; Securities


Expected IPO price per share: 
47,000 won (low)/59,000 won (high)


Number of Shares for IPO:
14.42m shares (7.2m new shares and 7.2m old shares)


IPO base deal size: 
US$595 mn (low);  US$746 mn (high)


Expected common shares outstanding, fully diluted (post-IPO):  
36.63m shares


Expected market cap after IPO:
1,722 billion won (low)/2,161 billion won (high)


Book open: 
3-Aug-21


Book closed:
4-Aug-21


Listing date: 
TBD


Source: Company data
 




<div><div><h2>Offering size</h2></div></div><div>
<p>Lotte Rental offers 14.4M shares, which account for 49.02% of the pre-IPO total shares, of which 55-75% are allocated to institutions. It will be listed on KOSPI.</p>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Ticker"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-43]C[0]">Ticker</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"089862"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"[$₩-412]#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-43]C[0]">089862</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Bourse"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-43]C[0]">Bourse</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"KOSPI"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"[$₩-412]#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-43]C[0]">KOSPI</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Offering"}'><strong>Offering</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":14422000}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-40]C[0]"><strong>14,422,000</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"- % of pre-IPO SO"}'><strong>- % of pre-IPO SO</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.4901607585902185}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-38]C[0]"><strong>49.02%</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Institutional allotment"}'><strong>Institutional allotment</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"55.00~75.00%"}'><strong>55.00~75.00%</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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<p><strong>Who is Lotte Rental?</strong></p>
<p>Lotte Rental is the number one car rental company in Korea. Lotte Rental has 220 branches and sales offices nationwide and operates 210,000 vehicles.</p>
<p>In 1990, Kumho Asiana Group partnered with Hertz to establish Lotte Rental. Since then, it has grown into the largest car rental company in Korea. In 2010, Kumho Group sold it to KT for ₩300B. Five years after KT acquired it, it was again sold to Lotte Group for ₩1.2T, and the corporate name was changed to the current Lotte Rental. Meanwhile, in 2020, Lotte Rental solidified its No. 1 position in the industry by acquiring the rental car division owned by Hanjin.</p>
<p><strong>Lotte Rental is currently engaged in car rental and used car sales, and office/construction equipment rentals.</strong></p>
<p>As of the first quarter of 2021,</p>
<ul>
<li>
<strong>Car rental sales</strong> accounted for <strong>62.07%</strong> of total sales.</li>
<li>
<strong>Used car sales</strong> accounted for <strong>28.77%</strong> of total sales.</li>
<li>
<strong>Office/construction equipment rentals</strong> accounted for <strong>9.16%</strong> of total sales.</li>
</ul>
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<div><div><h2>Split</h2></div></div>
<div>
<p>This IPO is a split offering with a primary of 50% and a secondary of 50%. As a result, this offering will see a capital increase rate of 24.5% with a shareholding dilution of 19.7%. This event is free of any additional options: cornerstone, clawback, or greenshoe.</p>
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<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Split"}'>Split</td></tr>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Primary %"}'><strong>Primary %</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.5000043683261683}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-40]C[0]"><strong>50.00%</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Secondary %"}'><strong>Secondary %</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.49999563167383165}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-39]C[0]"><strong>50.00%</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Capital increase rate"}'>Capital increase rate</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.2450825204771777}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-37]C[0]">24.51%</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Dilution"}'>Dilution</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.19684038322475997}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-37]C[0]">19.68%</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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<div><div><h2>Schedule</h2></div></div>
<div><p>The book opens on August 3 (for both local and overseas investors) and runs for two days until August 4. The allotment will be on August 6, finalizing an offering price. The subscription falls on August 9.</p></div>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Book open"}'><strong>Book open</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44411}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'><strong>2021. 8. 3</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Book close"}'>Book close</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44412}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2021. 8. 4</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Allotment"}'><strong>Allotment</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44414}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'><strong>2021. 8. 6</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Subscription"}'><strong>Subscription</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44417}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'><strong>2021. 8. 9</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Payment"}'>Payment</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44420}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2021. 8. 12</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Listing"}'>Listing</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"TBA"}'>TBA</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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<div><div><h2>Pricing</h2></div></div>
<div>
<p>This IPO also uses EV/EBITDA. The corporate value was determined after selecting only two local rental companies:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>SK Rent A Car (068400)</strong></li>
<li><strong>AJ Networks (095570)</strong></li>
</ol>
<p>The respective EV/EBITDA multiples are 5.47x for SK Rent A Car and 5.44x for AJ Networks, giving <strong>an average of 5.46x</strong>.</p>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Valuation peers: EV/EBITDA"}'>Valuation peers: EV/EBITDA</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"SK Rent A Car Co Ltd"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[1]C[0], "name")'>SK Rent A Car Co Ltd</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"AJ Networks Co Ltd"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[1]C[0], "name")'>AJ Networks Co Ltd</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":"Ticker"}'>Ticker</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"068400"}' data-sheets-formula='="068400"'>068400</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"095570"}' data-sheets-formula='="095570"'>095570</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Reference market cap"}'>Reference market cap</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":657.7460344}' data-sheets-formula="=R[1]C[0]*R[2]C[0]/1000000000">₩657.7B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":272.646223785}' data-sheets-formula="=R[1]C[0]*R[2]C[0]/1000000000">₩272.6B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"A = a) × b)"}'>A = a) × b)</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Shares outstanding"}'>Shares outstanding</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":47285840}'>47,285,840</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":46822295}'>46,822,295</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":"Reference share price: MIN[1M Avg, 1W Avg, 1D Close]"}'>Reference share price: MIN[1M Avg, 1W Avg, 1D Close]</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":13910}'>₩13,910</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":5823}'>₩5,823</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":"Net debt, as of 1Q21"}'>Net debt, as of 1Q21</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1568.98}'>₩1,569.0B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":911.167}'>₩911.2B</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":"Enterprise value (EV)"}'>Enterprise value (EV)</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":2226.7260344}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-4]C[0]+R[-1]C[0]">₩2,226.7B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1183.813223785}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-4]C[0]+R[-1]C[0]">₩1,183.8B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"C = A + B"}'>C = A + B</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"EBITDA: 2Q20~1Q21"}'>EBITDA: 2Q20~1Q21</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":407.02}'>₩407.0B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":217.525}'>₩217.5B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"D = c) + d)"}'>D = c) + d)</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Operating profit: 2Q20~1Q21"}'>Operating profit: 2Q20~1Q21</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":71.245}'>₩71.2B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":18.324}'>₩18.3B</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":"Depreciation &amp; Amortization: 2Q20~1Q21"}'>Depreciation &amp; Amortization: 2Q20~1Q21</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":335.774}'>₩335.8B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":199.202}'>₩199.2B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"d)"}'>d)</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"EV/EBITDA"}'><strong>EV/EBITDA</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":5.47080250208835}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-4]C[0]/R[-3]C[0]"><strong>5.47x</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":5.442193880174693}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-4]C[0]/R[-3]C[0]"><strong>5.44x</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"E = C / D"}'>E = C / D</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Average EV/EBITDA"}'><strong>Average EV/EBITDA</strong></td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":5.456498191131521}' data-sheets-formula="=average(R[-1]C[0]:R[-1]C[1])"><strong>5.46x</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
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</table>
</div>
<div><div>The averaged EV/EBITDA multiple of 5.46x was applied to Lott Rental's EBITDA of ₩1,120.6B from the second quarter of last year to the first quarter of this year. As a result, we have a price per share of ₩77,708, giving <strong>a market cap of ₩2.85T</strong>.</div></div>
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<tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Lotte Rental: EV/EBITDA"}' data-sheets-formula='=Terms!R[-13]C[1]&amp;": EV/EBITDA"'>Lotte Rental: EV/EBITDA</td></tr>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"EBITDA: 2Q20~1Q21"}'>EBITDA: 2Q20~1Q21</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1120.574}'>₩1,120.6B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"A"}'>A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"EV/EBITDA"}'>EV/EBITDA</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":5.456498191131521}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-5]C[0]">5.46x</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"B"}'>B</td>
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<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Enterprise value (EV)"}'>Enterprise value (EV)</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":6114.410004029013}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-2]C[0]*R[-1]C[0]">₩6,114.4B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"C = A X B"}'>C = A X B</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Net debt"}'>Net debt</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":3267.667}'>₩3,267.7B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"D"}'>D</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Market cap"}'><strong>Market cap</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":2846.7430040290133}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-2]C[0]-R[-1]C[0]"><strong>₩2,846.7B</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"E = C - D"}'><strong>E = C - D</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Post-IPO total shares"}'>Post-IPO total shares</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":36634063}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[-3]C[0]">36,634,063</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"F"}'>F</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Price per share"}'><strong>Price per share</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":77707.54240470169}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-2]C[0]*1000000000/R[-1]C[0]"><strong>₩77,708</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"G = E / F"}'><strong>G = E / F</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<div><div><div>The indicative price band lies between ₩47,000 and ₩59,000. This is obtained by applying a discount rate of <strong>24.07% to 39.52% to the market cap of ₩2.85T</strong> calculated through EV/EBITDA. This much discount gives an <strong>EV/EBITDA multiple of 4.45x to 4.84x</strong>.</div></div></div>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Indicative price band"}'>Indicative price band</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Low"}'>Low</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"High"}'>High</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Price"}'><strong>Price</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":47000}'><strong>₩47,000</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":59000}'><strong>₩59,000</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Base deal size"}'>Base deal size</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":677.834}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]*Terms!R8C2/1000000000">₩677.8B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":850.898}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]*Terms!R8C2/1000000000">₩850.9B</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Institutional allotment"}'>- Institutional allotment</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":372.8087}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]*Terms!R12C2">₩372.8B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":467.99390000000005}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]*Terms!R12C2">₩468.0B</td>
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<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Implied market cap"}'>Implied market cap</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1721.800961}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-3]C[0]*Terms!R18C2/1000000000">₩1,721.8B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":2161.409717}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-3]C[0]*Terms!R18C2/1000000000">₩2,161.4B</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Discount"}'><strong>- Discount</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.395168106652717}' data-sheets-formula="=(R22C2-R[-4]C[0])/R22C2"><strong>39.52%</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.24074294239383626}' data-sheets-formula="=(R22C2-R[-4]C[0])/R22C2"><strong>24.07%</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"EV/EBITDA"}'><strong>EV/EBITDA</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":4.452600150458604}' data-sheets-formula="=(R[-2]C[0]+R[-12]C[0])/R[-15]C[0]"><strong>4.45x</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":4.844906911100917}' data-sheets-formula="=(R[-2]C[0]+R[-12]C[-1])/R[-15]C[-1]"><strong>4.84x</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
</div></div></section></div>

Offering size
Lotte Rental offers 14.4M shares, which account for 49.02% of the pre-IPO total shares, of which 55-75% are allocated to institutions. It will be listed on KOSPI.






Offering size

Ticker
089862


Bourse
KOSPI


Offering
14,422,000


- % of pre-IPO SO
49.02%


Institutional allotment
55.00~75.00%

Source: DART



Who is Lotte Rental?
Lotte Rental is the number one car rental company in Korea. Lotte Rental has 220 branches and sales offices nationwide and operates 210,000 vehicles.
In 1990, Kumho Asiana Group partnered with Hertz to establish Lotte Rental. Since then, it has grown into the largest car rental company in Korea. In 2010, Kumho Group sold it to KT for ₩300B. Five years after KT acquired it, it was again sold to Lotte Group for ₩1.2T, and the corporate name was changed to the current Lotte Rental. Meanwhile, in 2020, Lotte Rental solidified its No. 1 position in the industry by acquiring the rental car division owned by Hanjin.
Lotte Rental is currently engaged in car rental and used car sales, and office/construction equipment rentals.
As of the first quarter of 2021,


Car rental sales accounted for 62.07% of total sales.

Used car sales accounted for 28.77% of total sales.

Office/construction equipment rentals accounted for 9.16% of total sales.



Split

This IPO is a split offering with a primary of 50% and a secondary of 50%. As a result, this offering will see a capital increase rate of 24.5% with a shareholding dilution of 19.7%. This event is free of any additional options: cornerstone, clawback, or greenshoe.






Split

Primary %
50.00%


Secondary %
50.00%


Capital increase rate
24.51%


Dilution
19.68%

Source: DART



Schedule
The book opens on August 3 (for both local and overseas investors) and runs for two days until August 4. The allotment will be on August 6, finalizing an offering price. The subscription falls on August 9.







Schedule

Book open
2021. 8. 3


Book close
2021. 8. 4


Allotment
2021. 8. 6


Subscription
2021. 8. 9


Payment
2021. 8. 12


Listing
TBA

Source: DART


Pricing

This IPO also uses EV/EBITDA. The corporate value was determined after selecting only two local rental companies:

SK Rent A Car (068400)
AJ Networks (095570)

The respective EV/EBITDA multiples are 5.47x for SK Rent A Car and 5.44x for AJ Networks, giving an average of 5.46x.









Valuation peers: EV/EBITDA
SK Rent A Car Co Ltd
AJ Networks Co Ltd
Note


Ticker
068400
095570



Reference market cap
₩657.7B
₩272.6B
A = a) × b)


Shares outstanding
47,285,840
46,822,295
a)


Reference share price: MIN[1M Avg, 1W Avg, 1D Close]
₩13,910
₩5,823
b)


Net debt, as of 1Q21
₩1,569.0B
₩911.2B
B


Enterprise value (EV)
₩2,226.7B
₩1,183.8B
C = A + B


EBITDA: 2Q20~1Q21
₩407.0B
₩217.5B
D = c) + d)


Operating profit: 2Q20~1Q21
₩71.2B
₩18.3B
c)


Depreciation &amp; Amortization: 2Q20~1Q21
₩335.8B
₩199.2B
d)


EV/EBITDA
5.47x
5.44x
E = C / D


Average EV/EBITDA
5.46x
-

Source: DART



The averaged EV/EBITDA multiple of 5.46x was applied to Lott Rental's EBITDA of ₩1,120.6B from the second quarter of last year to the first quarter of this year. As a result, we have a price per share of ₩77,708, giving a market cap of ₩2.85T.







Lotte Rental: EV/EBITDA

EBITDA: 2Q20~1Q21
₩1,120.6B
A


EV/EBITDA
5.46x
B


Enterprise value (EV)
₩6,114.4B
C = A X B


Net debt
₩3,267.7B
D


Market cap
₩2,846.7B
E = C - D


Post-IPO total shares
36,634,063
F


Price per share
₩77,708
G = E / F

Source: DART


The indicative price band lies between ₩47,000 and ₩59,000. This is obtained by applying a discount rate of 24.07% to 39.52% to the market cap of ₩2.85T calculated through EV/EBITDA. This much discount gives an EV/EBITDA multiple of 4.45x to 4.84x.








Indicative price band
Low
High


Price
₩47,000
₩59,000


Base deal size
₩677.8B
₩850.9B


- Institutional allotment
₩372.8B
₩468.0B


Implied market cap
₩1,721.8B
₩2,161.4B


- Discount
39.52%
24.07%


EV/EBITDA
4.45x
4.84x

Source: DART




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SK Rent A Car Co., Ltd. provides cars rental and leasing services. The Company also offers passenger car leasing, and other motor vehicles leasing services. SK Rent A Car also offers used cars distribution services.

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