Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Event-Driven

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<li>The minority shareholders of DB Hitek have started to go activist on the company. They are initially requesting the company to get access to its shareholder list.</li>
<li>Many minority shareholders are suspicious that DB Inc may be trying to intentionally lower the share price of DB Hitek through a physical division split off.</li>
<li>DB Hitek's share price has declined nearly 48% since its 52 week highs in January 2022. The valuation multiples of the company have declined to more attractive levels. </li>
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The minority shareholders of DB Hitek have started to go activist on the company. They are initially requesting the company to get access to its shareholder list.
Many minority shareholders are suspicious that DB Inc may be trying to intentionally lower the share price of DB Hitek through a physical division split off.
DB Hitek's share price has declined nearly 48% since its 52 week highs in January 2022. The valuation multiples of the company have declined to more attractive levels. 


Minority Shareholders Go Activist on DB Hitek

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.

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<li>DB was notified of the conversion to a holding company by the Korea FTC. DB must complete the conversion to a holding company by January 1, 2024.</li>
<li>DB has no option but to ECO DB HiTek, the same trick employed for LG Energy Solution, to meet the 30% stake obligation for DB HiTek.</li>
<li>There are still opportunities for outright shorting on DB HiTek as DB will likely announce DB HiTek split before August 12.</li>
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DB was notified of the conversion to a holding company by the Korea FTC. DB must complete the conversion to a holding company by January 1, 2024.
DB has no option but to ECO DB HiTek, the same trick employed for LG Energy Solution, to meet the 30% stake obligation for DB HiTek.
There are still opportunities for outright shorting on DB HiTek as DB will likely announce DB HiTek split before August 12.


Understanding DB HiTek Shorting Event Amid DB's Holdco Conversion

Index Rebalance

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<li>We generally detect an increase in the buying volume of local institutions for stocks moving from Large Cap to Mid Cap ahead of the KOSPI size index rebalancing.</li>
<li>At the last close, Mid→Large: <strong>Pan Ocean, Hyundai Mipo, BGF Retail, &amp; OCI</strong> / Large→Mid: <strong>Hanmi Science, KCC, DB Hitek, &amp; KEPCO E&amp;C</strong>
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<li>The level of price impact/correlation in the last rebalancing was exceptionally high. This is reason enough for us to consider setting up a preemptive position for this rebalancing event.</li>
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We generally detect an increase in the buying volume of local institutions for stocks moving from Large Cap to Mid Cap ahead of the KOSPI size index rebalancing.
At the last close, Mid→Large: Pan Ocean, Hyundai Mipo, BGF Retail, &amp; OCI / Large→Mid: Hanmi Science, KCC, DB Hitek, &amp; KEPCO E&amp;C

The level of price impact/correlation in the last rebalancing was exceptionally high. This is reason enough for us to consider setting up a preemptive position for this rebalancing event.


KOSPI Size Index Series: September Rebalancing Preview

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<li>We should focus on the weight changes of the existing constituents. For this, two names really stand out: Kakao Pay (+0.44x ADTV) and LG Corp (+0.37x ADTV).</li>
<li>It is because Kakao Pay and LG Corp will undergo an increase in their float rate in the KOSPI 200 rebalancing, and these up-weights will also affect this sector index.</li>
<li>Their combined inflow size (KOSPI 200 &amp; KOSPI 200 IT) will be 1.41x and 1.16x ADTVs. This will be the most substantial, except for Kakao Bank and the new additions.</li>
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We should focus on the weight changes of the existing constituents. For this, two names really stand out: Kakao Pay (+0.44x ADTV) and LG Corp (+0.37x ADTV).
It is because Kakao Pay and LG Corp will undergo an increase in their float rate in the KOSPI 200 rebalancing, and these up-weights will also affect this sector index.
Their combined inflow size (KOSPI 200 &amp; KOSPI 200 IT) will be 1.41x and 1.16x ADTVs. This will be the most substantial, except for Kakao Bank and the new additions.


KOSPI 200 IT Sector Index Rebalancing Flow: Watch Kakao Pay & LG Corp

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>This is the second weekly series on the "Top 20 Best Performers in the Korean Stock Market Adjusted for Trading Value &amp; Mkt Cap." </li>
<li>Starting this weekly, we include stocks in both KOSPI and KOSDAQ. All the stocks in KOSPI and KOSDAQ are ranked, adjusted for market cap and trading value. </li>
<li>Among the top 20 performers, NCSoft, Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors, Dohwa Engineering, DB Hitek, SK Telecom, and KT Corp were included. </li>
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This is the second weekly series on the "Top 20 Best Performers in the Korean Stock Market Adjusted for Trading Value &amp; Mkt Cap." 
Starting this weekly, we include stocks in both KOSPI and KOSDAQ. All the stocks in KOSPI and KOSDAQ are ranked, adjusted for market cap and trading value. 
Among the top 20 performers, NCSoft, Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors, Dohwa Engineering, DB Hitek, SK Telecom, and KT Corp were included. 


Top 20 Best Performers in the Korean Stock Market (Week of 13 May)

South Korea

DB Hitek Co., Ltd. manufactures system semiconductor and provides foundry services. The Company's products inculde fabricated wafer and integrated circuits for mobile handsets and flat panel LCDs.

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DB Hitek Co., Ltd. (000990 KS)

Minority Shareholders Go Activist on DB Hitek

The minority shareholders of DB Hitek have started to go activist on the company. They are initially requesting the company to get access to its...

Douglas Kim

Understanding DB HiTek Shorting Event Amid DB's Holdco Conversion

This post investigates the DB HiTek shorting event triggered by DB Co., Ltd.'s obligatory holdco conversion, which was officially ordered by Korea...

Sanghyun Park

KOSPI Size Index Series: September Rebalancing Preview

This post previews the upcoming rebalancing event of the KOSPI Size Index Series. Mid→Large: Pan Ocean, Hyundai Mipo, BGF Retail, & OCI /...

Sanghyun Park

KOSPI 200 IT Sector Index Rebalancing Flow: Watch Kakao Pay & LG Corp

This post highlights the two names that will see the most substantial passive inflow on the rebalancing trading day, June 9, for the KOSPI 200 IT...

Sanghyun Park

Top 20 Best Performers in the Korean Stock Market (Week of 13 May)

This is the second weekly series on the "Top 20 Best Performers in the Korean Stock Market Adjusted for Trading Value & Mkt Cap." Starting this...

Douglas Kim

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