Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>In this report, we review our IPO investment research in 2023, including the performance of our calls.</li>
<li>The accuracy rate of our calls on IPOs this year was 76% (16 calls right, 5 calls wrong), slightly below our average accurate rate of 77% from 2017 to 2022.</li>
<li>The average accuracy rate of our calls from 2017 to 2023 is 77%. We made 42 investment calls in 2020, 37 in 2021, 19 in 2022, and 21 in 2023.</li>
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In this report, we review our IPO investment research in 2023, including the performance of our calls.
The accuracy rate of our calls on IPOs this year was 76% (16 calls right, 5 calls wrong), slightly below our average accurate rate of 77% from 2017 to 2022.
The average accuracy rate of our calls from 2017 to 2023 is 77%. We made 42 investment calls in 2020, 37 in 2021, 19 in 2022, and 21 in 2023.


APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Ethan Aw

APAC 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.

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ubtech-robotics-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36469:1" rel="noopener">UBTech Robotics (1683374D HK)</a> is looking to raise about US$700m in its upcoming HK IPO. </li>
<li>UBTech Robotics is engaged in artificial intelligence (AI)-empowered robotics in China, dedicated to the innovation of humanoid robots and development and sales of smart service robotic solutions. </li>
<li>UBTech Robotics’ sales have primarily been driven by its enterprise-level segments throughout the track record period. However, the firm is still heavily loss-making. </li>
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UBTech Robotics (1683374D HK) is looking to raise about US$700m in its upcoming HK IPO. 
UBTech Robotics is engaged in artificial intelligence (AI)-empowered robotics in China, dedicated to the innovation of humanoid robots and development and sales of smart service robotic solutions. 
UBTech Robotics’ sales have primarily been driven by its enterprise-level segments throughout the track record period. However, the firm is still heavily loss-making. 


UBTech Robotics Pre-IPO - Definitely Needs the Capital Raise

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In Oct 23, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/doosan-robotics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36816:1" rel="noopener">Doosan Robotics (454910 KS)</a> raised around US$318m through its Korean IPO, after pricing the IPO at the top end of the range at KRW26,000/share.</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 this note, we will talk about the company’s past performance and future prospects.</li>
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In Oct 23, Doosan Robotics (454910 KS) raised around US$318m through its Korean IPO, after pricing the IPO at the top end of the range at KRW26,000/share.
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 this note, we will talk about the company’s past performance and future prospects.


2024 High Conviction - Doosan Robotics - Levitating

EcoPro Materials / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ecopro-materials" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36806:1" rel="noopener">EcoPro Materials (ECO123 KS)</a> raised around US$320m, after downsizing the deal and pricing its IPO at the low end of the range at KRW36,200/share.</li>
<li>Ecopro Materials (EPM) manufactures and sells high-nickel precursors, one of the key materials for high-nickel cathode materials for secondary (rechargeable) batteries.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the demand for the deal and other trading dynamics.</li>
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EcoPro Materials (ECO123 KS) raised around US$320m, after downsizing the deal and pricing its IPO at the low end of the range at KRW36,200/share.
Ecopro Materials (EPM) manufactures and sells high-nickel precursors, one of the key materials for high-nickel cathode materials for secondary (rechargeable) batteries.
In this note, we will talk about the demand for the deal and other trading dynamics.


Ecopro Materials IPO Trading - One of the Weakest Subscription Rates of the Year

Event-Driven

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<li>We discuss the end of the mandatory lock-up periods for 48 stocks in Korea in November 2023, among which 6 are in KOSPI and 42 are in KOSDAQ.</li>
<li>These 48 stocks on average could be subject to further selling pressures in November and could underperform relative to the market.</li>
<li>Among these 48 stocks, top five market cap stocks include Doosan Robotics, Fadu, CanariaBio, Enchem, and Gigavis. </li>
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We discuss the end of the mandatory lock-up periods for 48 stocks in Korea in November 2023, among which 6 are in KOSPI and 42 are in KOSDAQ.
These 48 stocks on average could be subject to further selling pressures in November and could underperform relative to the market.
Among these 48 stocks, top five market cap stocks include Doosan Robotics, Fadu, CanariaBio, Enchem, and Gigavis. 


End of Mandatory Lock-Up Periods for 48 Companies in Korea in November 2023

South Korea

Doosan Robotics Inc. develops and manufactures industrial equipment. The Company manufactures robots, linear actuation devices, automated production equipment, and other products. Doosan Robotics conducts businesses in South Korea.

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Doosan Robotics (454910 KS)

Recap of Our IPO Research in 2023

The accuracy rate of our calls on IPOs this year was 76% (16 calls right, 5 calls wrong), slightly below our average accurate rate of 77% from 2017...

Douglas Kim

UBTech Robotics Pre-IPO - Definitely Needs the Capital Raise

UBTech Robotics has filed their PHIP updates in Dec 23. We have looked at the deal earlier in this note in Mar 23 based on their application proof.

Ethan Aw

2024 High Conviction - Doosan Robotics - Levitating

In Oct 23, Doosan Robotics (454910 KS) raised around US$318m through its Korean IPO, after pricing the IPO at the top end of the range at KRW26,000...

Ethan Aw

Ecopro Materials IPO Trading - One of the Weakest Subscription Rates of the Year

EcoPro Materials (ECO123 KS) raised around US$320m, after downsizing the deal and pricing its IPO at the low end of the range at KRW36,200/share.

Ethan Aw

End of Mandatory Lock-Up Periods for 48 Companies in Korea in November 2023

We discuss the end of the mandatory lock-up periods for 48 stocks in Korea in November 2023, among which 6 are in KOSPI and 42 are in KOSDAQ.

Douglas Kim

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