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

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<li>According to Invest Chosun, Celltrion plans to submit a merger registration statement to the KRX in July, with Mirae Asset Securities acting as the lead underwriter.</li>
<li>Given that the approximate timing of the merger registration statement submission has already been exposed to the market, we can track the difference between the spot and exercise prices.</li>
<li>Celltrion Inc will likely attempt to minimize the appraisal rights price. We can consider capitalizing on this possibility by shorting Celltrion Inc while going long on the other two companies.</li>
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According to Invest Chosun, Celltrion plans to submit a merger registration statement to the KRX in July, with Mirae Asset Securities acting as the lead underwriter.
Given that the approximate timing of the merger registration statement submission has already been exposed to the market, we can track the difference between the spot and exercise prices.
Celltrion Inc will likely attempt to minimize the appraisal rights price. We can consider capitalizing on this possibility by shorting Celltrion Inc while going long on the other two companies.


Celltrion Merger Announcement in July: Trading Angles Utilizing Appraisal Rights Exercise Dynamics

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<li>Invest Chosun recently reported that the three Celltrion Group companies including Celltrion Inc, Celltrion Healthcare, and Celltrion Pharm are close to announcing a merger in July.</li>
<li>Although Celltrion was not included this time as suppliers of Humira biosimilar products by OptumRX, there is still a potential for Cigna Express Scripts to include Celltrion's product this year.</li>
<li>We think Celltrion Inc and Celltrion Healthcare's share prices are oversold. </li>
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Invest Chosun recently reported that the three Celltrion Group companies including Celltrion Inc, Celltrion Healthcare, and Celltrion Pharm are close to announcing a merger in July.
Although Celltrion was not included this time as suppliers of Humira biosimilar products by OptumRX, there is still a potential for Cigna Express Scripts to include Celltrion's product this year.
We think Celltrion Inc and Celltrion Healthcare's share prices are oversold. 


Celltrion Group Merger Announcement in July & Oversold Post Disappointing Exclusion by OptumRX?

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Equity Bottom-Up

Celltrion Healthcare   / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/celltrion-healthcare" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23641:1" rel="noopener">Celltrion Healthcare (091990 KS)</a> is expected to launch Humira biosimilar, Yuflyma, in the U.S. market in July 2023. Despite heavy competition, as high-concentration citrate-free formulation, Yuflyma has competitive edge.</li>
<li>In April 2023, Celltrion has launched bevacizumab biosimilar, Vegzelma in the U.S. Vegzelma will be the first product that the company will be directly selling in the U.S.</li>
<li>Through portfolio expansion, Celltrion increased target market size to $53.7B in 2023 from $20.6B in 2020, representing 161% growth. For 2024, the target market is expected to increase to $91.3B.</li>
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Celltrion Healthcare (091990 KS) is expected to launch Humira biosimilar, Yuflyma, in the U.S. market in July 2023. Despite heavy competition, as high-concentration citrate-free formulation, Yuflyma has competitive edge.
In April 2023, Celltrion has launched bevacizumab biosimilar, Vegzelma in the U.S. Vegzelma will be the first product that the company will be directly selling in the U.S.
Through portfolio expansion, Celltrion increased target market size to $53.7B in 2023 from $20.6B in 2020, representing 161% growth. For 2024, the target market is expected to increase to $91.3B.


Celltrion Healthcare (091990 KS): Portfolio Enhancement to Drive Business Growth

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<li>In this insight, we discuss the alpha generation through companies that have been buying back their shares in the Korean stock market in 1Q 2023.</li>
<li>We provide a list of 23 stocks in the Korean stock market that have announced share buyback programs in 1Q 2023.</li>
<li>Some of the larger companies (with more than 1 trillion won in market cap) that have recently announced share buybacks including Celltrion Healthcare have been outperforming the market.</li>
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In this insight, we discuss the alpha generation through companies that have been buying back their shares in the Korean stock market in 1Q 2023.
We provide a list of 23 stocks in the Korean stock market that have announced share buyback programs in 1Q 2023.
Some of the larger companies (with more than 1 trillion won in market cap) that have recently announced share buybacks including Celltrion Healthcare have been outperforming the market.


Alpha Generation Through Share Buybacks in Korea: 1Q 2023

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<li>Here we present a pair trade idea on Korea biotech companies. Investors can accumulate <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/celltrion-healthcare" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23641:1" rel="noopener">Celltrion Healthcare (091990 KS)</a> and short <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-bioscience-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31484:1" rel="noopener">SK Bioscience (302440 KS)</a>.</li>
<li>Celltrion Healthcare has a vast portfolio of biosimilars, which have dominant market positioning. The company is expanding geographical presence. US launch of Humira biosimilar is the major upcoming catalyst.</li>
<li>SK Bioscience is a late entrant in the overcrowded COVID-19 vaccine market. The company has temporarily halted production of its COVID-19 vaccine due to falling demand.</li>
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Here we present a pair trade idea on Korea biotech companies. Investors can accumulate Celltrion Healthcare (091990 KS) and short SK Bioscience (302440 KS).
Celltrion Healthcare has a vast portfolio of biosimilars, which have dominant market positioning. The company is expanding geographical presence. US launch of Humira biosimilar is the major upcoming catalyst.
SK Bioscience is a late entrant in the overcrowded COVID-19 vaccine market. The company has temporarily halted production of its COVID-19 vaccine due to falling demand.


Korea Biotech: A Pair Trade Between Celltrion Healthcare (091990 KS) And SK Bioscience (302440 KS)

South Korea

Celltrion Healthcare Co.,Ltd develops and manufactures pharmaceutical biologics and chemically synthesized drugs. The Company specializes in the development of drugs for breast cancer, arthritis, leukemia, psoriasis, human rabies prevention, and influenza. Celltrion Healthcare markets its products to customers internationally.

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Celltrion Healthcare (091990 KS)

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