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Ethan Aw

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Doosan Robotics  / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/doosan-robotics" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36816:1" rel="noopener">Doosan Robotics (DOOSANROBO KS)</a> is looking to raise up to US$314m in its Korean IPO. </li>
<li>Doosan Robotics (DR) manufactures and sells collaborative robots (Cobots). The firm’s product portfolio primarily includes different series of robot arms as well as its coffee module. </li>
<li>In our previous notes, we talked about the company’s past performance. In this note, we undertake a peer comparison.</li>
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Doosan Robotics (DOOSANROBO KS) is looking to raise up to US$314m in its Korean IPO. 
Doosan Robotics (DR) manufactures and sells collaborative robots (Cobots). The firm’s product portfolio primarily includes different series of robot arms as well as its coffee module. 
In our previous notes, we talked about the company’s past performance. In this note, we undertake a peer comparison.


Doosan Robotics IPO - Peer Comparison - Has Niche Offerings but Doesn’t Lack Competition

IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/doosan-robotics" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36816:1" rel="noopener">Doosan Robotics (DOOSANROBO KS)</a> is a global industrial and collaborative robotics leader. It has opened the books on an up to US$318 million IPO.   </li>
<li>The international bookbuilding will run from 28 August to 15 September, while the domestic book will be open from 11 to 15 September. Pricing will be announced on 19 September.</li>
<li>The bull case rests on the market share gains, rapid forecasted growth, the industry’s largest product lineup, rapid expansion in sales channels and key accounts growth.</li>
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Doosan Robotics (DOOSANROBO KS) is a global industrial and collaborative robotics leader. It has opened the books on an up to US$318 million IPO.   
The international bookbuilding will run from 28 August to 15 September, while the domestic book will be open from 11 to 15 September. Pricing will be announced on 19 September.
The bull case rests on the market share gains, rapid forecasted growth, the industry’s largest product lineup, rapid expansion in sales channels and key accounts growth.


Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<li>Our base case valuation per share of Doosan Robotics is 42,826 won, which is 65% higher than the high end of the IPO valuation range. </li>
<li>We estimate Doosan Robotics to generate sales of 61.7 billion won (up 37.2% YoY) in 2023 and 97.7 billion won (up 58.2% YoY) in 2024. </li>
<li>If Doosan Robotics is compared to Fanuc, Doosan Robotics' valuation would be much lower. However, one could argue that Doosan Robotics should have higher valuation than Rainbow Robotics.</li>
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Our base case valuation per share of Doosan Robotics is 42,826 won, which is 65% higher than the high end of the IPO valuation range. 
We estimate Doosan Robotics to generate sales of 61.7 billion won (up 37.2% YoY) in 2023 and 97.7 billion won (up 58.2% YoY) in 2024. 
If Doosan Robotics is compared to Fanuc, Doosan Robotics' valuation would be much lower. However, one could argue that Doosan Robotics should have higher valuation than Rainbow Robotics.


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<li>Doosan Robotics is getting ready to complete its IPO in Korea in September. The expected IPO price range is 21,000 won to 26,000 won.</li>
<li>The company estimates its sales to surge from 67 billion won in 2023 to 766.3 billion won in 2027, representing 83.9% CAGR from 2023 to 2027.</li>
<li>One of the major reasons why local investors will have a positive view of Doosan Robotics is due to Samsung's investment in Rainbow Robotics whose share price increased 232% YTD. </li>
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Doosan Robotics is getting ready to complete its IPO in Korea in September. The expected IPO price range is 21,000 won to 26,000 won.
The company estimates its sales to surge from 67 billion won in 2023 to 766.3 billion won in 2027, representing 83.9% CAGR from 2023 to 2027.
One of the major reasons why local investors will have a positive view of Doosan Robotics is due to Samsung's investment in Rainbow Robotics whose share price increased 232% YTD. 


Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergences of the major Korean holdcos and opcos in 3Q 2023.</li>
<li>Of the 38 pair trades, 22 of them involved holdcos outperforming opcos YTD and 16 of them involved opcos outperforming holdcos in the same period.</li>
<li>We highlight 38 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.</li>
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In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergences of the major Korean holdcos and opcos in 3Q 2023.
Of the 38 pair trades, 22 of them involved holdcos outperforming opcos YTD and 16 of them involved opcos outperforming holdcos in the same period.
We highlight 38 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.


Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Trading Opportunities in 3Q 2023

South Korea

Doosan Co., Ltd operates as a diversified manufacturing and service company. The Company conducts electronic components production, logistics equipment manufacturing, information technology consulting, and other businesses. Doosan provides services worldwide.

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Doosan Corp (000150 KS)

Doosan Robotics IPO - Peer Comparison - Has Niche Offerings but Doesn’t Lack Competition

Doosan Robotics (DOOSANROBO KS) is looking to raise up to US$314m in its Korean IPO. In our previous notes, we talked about the company’s past...

Ethan Aw

Doosan Robotics IPO: The Bull Case

The bull case rests on the market share gains, rapid forecasted growth, the industry’s largest product lineup, rapid expansion in sales channels...

Arun George

Doosan Robotics IPO Valuation Analysis

Our base case valuation per share of Doosan Robotics is 42,826 won, which is 65% higher than the high end of the IPO valuation range.

Douglas Kim

Doosan Robotics IPO Preview

Doosan Robotics is getting ready to complete its IPO in Korea in September.The expected IPO price range is 21,000 won to 26,000 won.

Douglas Kim

Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Trading Opportunities in 3Q 2023

In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergences of the major Korean holdcos and opcos in 3Q 2023. We highlight 38 pair trades that...

Douglas Kim

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