Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Event-Driven

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<li>In this insight, we discuss the potential KOSDAQ150 rebalance candidates in June 2024.</li>
<li>The following companies are likely candidates to be included in KOSDAQ150 rebalance in June 2024, including LS Materials, Gigavis, and Cafe24 Corp. </li>
<li>We also provide a list of 10 companies that are potential exclusion candidates from KOSDAQ150 rebalance in June 2024.</li>
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In this insight, we discuss the potential KOSDAQ150 rebalance candidates in June 2024.
The following companies are likely candidates to be included in KOSDAQ150 rebalance in June 2024, including LS Materials, Gigavis, and Cafe24 Corp. 
We also provide a list of 10 companies that are potential exclusion candidates from KOSDAQ150 rebalance in June 2024.


An Early Look at the Potential KOSDAQ150 Rebalance Candidates in June 2024

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>On 12 May, GigaVis announced its IPO price of 43,000 won, which is 8% higher than the high end of the IPO price range of 39,700 won. </li>
<li>Our base case valuation of Gigavis is target price of 61,755 won per share, which is 44% higher than the IPO price of 43,000 won.</li>
<li>Gigavis makes automatic optical inspection equipment (AOI) and automatic optical repair equipment (AOR) for the inspection and repair process of inner layer substrates, which are core components of semiconductor substrates.</li>
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On 12 May, GigaVis announced its IPO price of 43,000 won, which is 8% higher than the high end of the IPO price range of 39,700 won. 
Our base case valuation of Gigavis is target price of 61,755 won per share, which is 44% higher than the IPO price of 43,000 won.
Gigavis makes automatic optical inspection equipment (AOI) and automatic optical repair equipment (AOR) for the inspection and repair process of inner layer substrates, which are core components of semiconductor substrates.


Gigavis IPO Bookbuilding Results Analysis

Douglas Research Advisory

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>In this analysis, we provide a back testing analysis of the end of mandatory lock-up periods monthly data in Korea in the past six months.</li>
<li>All in all, this end of mandatory lock-up period monthly data continues to provide some alpha generating results.</li>
<li>In the past six months, they have tended to work better in periods when KOSPI declines rather than in periods when KOSPI rises. </li>
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In this analysis, we provide a back testing analysis of the end of mandatory lock-up periods monthly data in Korea in the past six months.
All in all, this end of mandatory lock-up period monthly data continues to provide some alpha generating results.
In the past six months, they have tended to work better in periods when KOSPI declines rather than in periods when KOSPI rises. 


Back Testing the End of Mandatory Lock-Up Periods Monthly Data in Korea

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

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<li>With nearly 85% of the review period complete, there could be 15 changes for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kosdaq-150-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31077:1" rel="noopener">KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX)</a> at the June rebalance.</li>
<li>Prior to the June rebalance, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/c-c-international-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:40992:1" rel="noopener">C&amp;C International (352480 KS)</a> will replace <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/canariabio-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36099:1" rel="noopener">CanariaBio (016790 KS)</a> in the index following CanariaBio being listed as an Administrative Issue and an Investment Attention Issue.</li>
<li>The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes and the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kosdaq-150-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31077:1" rel="noopener">KOSDAQ 150 Index</a> since the start of the review period. Lighten positions ahead of the end of the review period.</li>
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With nearly 85% of the review period complete, there could be 15 changes for the KOSDAQ 150 Index (KOSDQ150 INDEX) at the June rebalance.
Prior to the June rebalance, C&amp;C International (352480 KS) will replace CanariaBio (016790 KS) in the index following CanariaBio being listed as an Administrative Issue and an Investment Attention Issue.
The potential adds have outperformed the potential deletes and the KOSDAQ 150 Index since the start of the review period. Lighten positions ahead of the end of the review period.


KOSDAQ150 Index Rebalance Preview: Potential Adds Still Outperforming

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<li>The review period for a global index commenced last week and will run through this week as well.</li>
<li>The announcement of the changes for the LQ45 Index should be announced in the coming week and will be implemented at the close on 31 January.</li>
<li>Huge inflows to <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shanghai-shenzhen-csi-300-inde" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22906:1" rel="noopener">CSI 300 Index</a> trackers during the week while there was a big outflow from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tracker-fund-of-hong-kong-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29257:1" rel="noopener">Tracker Fund of Hong Kong (2800 HK)</a>. </li>
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The review period for a global index commenced last week and will run through this week as well.
The announcement of the changes for the LQ45 Index should be announced in the coming week and will be implemented at the close on 31 January.
Huge inflows to CSI 300 Index trackers during the week while there was a big outflow from Tracker Fund of Hong Kong (2800 HK). 


Index Rebalance & ETF Flow Recap: ASX, KS200, KQ150, HSIII, STTF, L&F, Costa Group, Japan, Bud APAC

South Korea

GigaVis Co., Ltd. manufactures and distributes industrial machinery and electronic parts. The Company produces semiconductor automated optical inspection and repair equipment, giga vision inspection and factory automation machines, and other related products. GigaVis markets its products worldwide.

GigaVis (420770 KS)

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