Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Our base case valuation of DN Solutions suggests target price of 90,167 won per share, which is 1% higher than the high end of the IPO price range. </li>
<li>Our base case valuation is based on 17.9x P/E using our estimated net profit of 317.9 billion won for DN Solutions in 2025. </li>
<li>Given the lack of upside, we have a Negative View of this IPO. DN Solutions has higher operating margin and ROE but lower revenue growth than its comps. </li>
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Our base case valuation of DN Solutions suggests target price of 90,167 won per share, which is 1% higher than the high end of the IPO price range. 
Our base case valuation is based on 17.9x P/E using our estimated net profit of 317.9 billion won for DN Solutions in 2025. 
Given the lack of upside, we have a Negative View of this IPO. DN Solutions has higher operating margin and ROE but lower revenue growth than its comps. 


Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dn-solutions" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44474:1" rel="noopener">DN Solutions (298440 KS)</a> is looking to raise up to KRW 1,573bn (US$1.08bn), valuing the company at KRW 5.66 trillion (US$3.9bn) at the top end of the IPO price range.</li>
<li>The highest probability of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dn-solutions" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:44474:1" rel="noopener">DN Solutions</a> being added to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">KOSPI200 Index</a> is at the June 2026 rebalance. The stock needs to move 60% higher to be added in December 2025.</li>
<li>Inclusion in global indices could commence in August/November and will depend on institutional investor lock-up schedules. Flows are small unless the stock moves higher and is included in bigger indices.</li>
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DN Solutions (298440 KS) is looking to raise up to KRW 1,573bn (US$1.08bn), valuing the company at KRW 5.66 trillion (US$3.9bn) at the top end of the IPO price range.
The highest probability of DN Solutions being added to the KOSPI200 Index is at the June 2026 rebalance. The stock needs to move 60% higher to be added in December 2025.
Inclusion in global indices could commence in August/November and will depend on institutional investor lock-up schedules. Flows are small unless the stock moves higher and is included in bigger indices.


DN Solutions IPO: Index Inclusion Timing Depends on Lock-Up Expiry Schedule

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

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

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<li>Wild card here is the FSS—they’re eyeing a shadow listing risk for DN Automotive (007340 KS). If they push for a revision, a 2-week delay busts the 135-day limit.</li>
<li>14x PE looks cheap, but comps are shaky—LS Electric’s AI play, Fanuc’s scale advantage, and DMG MORI’s automation pivot all make direct comparisons a stretch.</li>
<li>DN Solutions is a pure-play machine tool name, making comps shaky. This IPO’s shaping up like an LG CNS rerun—solid numbers, fair valuation, but a weak growth story.</li>
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Wild card here is the FSS—they’re eyeing a shadow listing risk for DN Automotive (007340 KS). If they push for a revision, a 2-week delay busts the 135-day limit.
14x PE looks cheap, but comps are shaky—LS Electric’s AI play, Fanuc’s scale advantage, and DMG MORI’s automation pivot all make direct comparisons a stretch.
DN Solutions is a pure-play machine tool name, making comps shaky. This IPO’s shaping up like an LG CNS rerun—solid numbers, fair valuation, but a weak growth story.


DN Solutions IPO: OC’s Out, but the Hit-And-Run Setup Post-Listing Is Still in Play

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<li>DN Solutions is getting ready to complete its IPO in Korea in May 2025. The IPO price range is from 65,000 won to 89,700 won.</li>
<li>The book building for the institutional investors will last from 22 to 28 April. The expected IPO offering amount is from 1.14 trillion won to 1.57 trillion won.</li>
<li>The IPO price range is based on DN Solutions' net profit of 317.4 billion won, P/E of 25.2x, and IPO discount rates of 29.1% to 48.6%.</li>
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DN Solutions is getting ready to complete its IPO in Korea in May 2025. The IPO price range is from 65,000 won to 89,700 won.
The book building for the institutional investors will last from 22 to 28 April. The expected IPO offering amount is from 1.14 trillion won to 1.57 trillion won.
The IPO price range is based on DN Solutions' net profit of 317.4 billion won, P/E of 25.2x, and IPO discount rates of 29.1% to 48.6%.


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<li>MBK Partners plans to launch a tender offer for Makino Milling Machine (6135 JP) at 11,751 yen per share by early December to take over the controlling ownership. </li>
<li>The key long-term investment case for Makino is that it is one of the best companies in the world for making advanced machine tools that are increasingly becoming more sophisticated.</li>
<li>One could make the argument that this may not the final offer and some investors may require slightly higher prices in order to make the deal final. </li>
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MBK Partners plans to launch a tender offer for Makino Milling Machine (6135 JP) at 11,751 yen per share by early December to take over the controlling ownership. 
The key long-term investment case for Makino is that it is one of the best companies in the world for making advanced machine tools that are increasingly becoming more sophisticated.
One could make the argument that this may not the final offer and some investors may require slightly higher prices in order to make the deal final. 


MBK Partners Plans to Launch a Tender Offer for Makino Milling Machine

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DN Solutions (298440 KS)

DN Solutions IPO Valuation Analysis

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Douglas Kim

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DN Solutions could raise up to US$1.08bn, valuing the company at US$3.9bn at the top of the range. Inclusion in global indices depends on the lock...

Brian Freitas

DN Solutions IPO: OC’s Out, but the Hit-And-Run Setup Post-Listing Is Still in Play

This post explores key trading angles in the DN Solutions IPO—OC's out, but the hit-and-run play post-listing is still in focus.

Sanghyun Park

DN Solutions IPO Preview

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Douglas Kim

MBK Partners Plans to Launch a Tender Offer for Makino Milling Machine

The key long-term investment case for Makino is that it is one of the best companies in the world for making advanced machine tools that are...

Douglas Kim

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