Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In this insight, we provide the top 10 stock picks and key catalysts in the Korean stock market for the next two weeks (26 September to 10 October 2025).</li>
<li>Top 10 picks in this bi-weekly include S&amp;T Dynamics, Samsung Electronics, KT&amp;G, Samsung Life Insurance, Hana Financial, Hyundai Elevator, SK Inc, Lotte Tour Development, Naver, and Douzone Bizon. </li>
<li>There have been some signs of shipbuilding and shipping services related stocks (such as HMM, SK Oceanplant, and HJ Shipbuilding) experiencing some weakness in the past couple of weeks. </li>
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In this insight, we provide the top 10 stock picks and key catalysts in the Korean stock market for the next two weeks (26 September to 10 October 2025).
Top 10 picks in this bi-weekly include S&amp;T Dynamics, Samsung Electronics, KT&amp;G, Samsung Life Insurance, Hana Financial, Hyundai Elevator, SK Inc, Lotte Tour Development, Naver, and Douzone Bizon. 
There have been some signs of shipbuilding and shipping services related stocks (such as HMM, SK Oceanplant, and HJ Shipbuilding) experiencing some weakness in the past couple of weeks. 


Top 10 Korean Stock Picks and Key Catalysts Bi-Weekly (26 September to 10 October 2025)

Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hanmi-pharm-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12476:1" rel="noopener">Hanmi Pharm (128940 KS)</a> recorded 6% YoY revenue growth in domestic business in 2Q25, on continued growth of Rosuzet and stable revenue from Amosartan and Esomezol family of drugs.</li>
<li>The company has launched two new drugs in 2Q25. The company has co-launched Prolia biosimilar in Korea. Next-generation low dose triple antihypertensive, Amoprel has been launched in August.</li>
<li>Hanmi Pharm is advancing HM17321, a first-in-class obesity therapy, into global Phase 1 trials. With the leadership dispute overhang removed, Hanmi Pharm seems to be on the path of revival.</li>
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Hanmi Pharm (128940 KS) recorded 6% YoY revenue growth in domestic business in 2Q25, on continued growth of Rosuzet and stable revenue from Amosartan and Esomezol family of drugs.
The company has launched two new drugs in 2Q25. The company has co-launched Prolia biosimilar in Korea. Next-generation low dose triple antihypertensive, Amoprel has been launched in August.
Hanmi Pharm is advancing HM17321, a first-in-class obesity therapy, into global Phase 1 trials. With the leadership dispute overhang removed, Hanmi Pharm seems to be on the path of revival.


Hanmi Pharm (128940 KS): Domestic Business Fuels 2Q Result; New Launches to Drive Near-Term Growth

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.

Index Rebalance

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<li>KRX BBIG Sept review: Mother index BBIG, four kids. Only Bio (adds: Peptron, PharmaResearch; deletes: Hanmi Pharm, SK Bioscience) and Game saw changes. Battery, Internet unchanged.</li>
<li>Game’s tiny AUM won’t move flows; Bio may see meaningful passive impact. Index AUM ~20B KRW: additions ~0.2x DTV inflow, deletions ~0.3–0.4x DTV outflow.</li>
<li>Clean trade setup: index flying under radar, seemingly no pre-positioning. PharmaResearch seems to have moved solo. Thursday likely sees strong ETF-driven price action; enter late morning pullback, exit before close.</li>
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KRX BBIG Sept review: Mother index BBIG, four kids. Only Bio (adds: Peptron, PharmaResearch; deletes: Hanmi Pharm, SK Bioscience) and Game saw changes. Battery, Internet unchanged.
Game’s tiny AUM won’t move flows; Bio may see meaningful passive impact. Index AUM ~20B KRW: additions ~0.2x DTV inflow, deletions ~0.3–0.4x DTV outflow.
Clean trade setup: index flying under radar, seemingly no pre-positioning. PharmaResearch seems to have moved solo. Thursday likely sees strong ETF-driven price action; enter late morning pullback, exit before close.


A Flow Play on the Market-Missed Reshuffle in KRX Bio Top 10

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>The review period for the September rebalance of the KOSPI Size Indices commenced on 1 June and will end on 31 August.</li>
<li>Nearing the end of the review period, we forecast 49 migrating stocks. Among new listings, 1 stock could be added to LargeCap, 3 to MidCap and 1 to SmallCap.</li>
<li>There are a number of stocks that will have passive flow from global index trackers over the next few weeks, while some are potential changes to the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">KOSPI2</a> in December.</li>
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The review period for the September rebalance of the KOSPI Size Indices commenced on 1 June and will end on 31 August.
Nearing the end of the review period, we forecast 49 migrating stocks. Among new listings, 1 stock could be added to LargeCap, 3 to MidCap and 1 to SmallCap.
There are a number of stocks that will have passive flow from global index trackers over the next few weeks, while some are potential changes to the KOSPI2 in December.


KOSPI Size Indices: Passive Flows for Many Active Changes

SK Biopharmaceuticals   / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-biopharmaceuticals-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28966:1" rel="noopener">SK Biopharmaceuticals (326030 KS)</a> (SKBP) reported record high second quarter earnings in 2Q25 on surging U.S. sales of Xcopri, which surpassed quarterly revenue of $100M for the first time.</li>
<li>During 2Q25, revenue increased 32% YoY and 22% QoQ to KRW176B, while operating profit improved at a faster pace of 138% YoY and 141% QoQ to KRW62B.</li>
<li>For 2025, SKBP maintained Xcopri U.S. revenue guidance of $420–450M (~KRW570–610B), up 31–40% YoY. With 1H25 revenue of $201M, the company is expected to meet the target.</li>
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SK Biopharmaceuticals (326030 KS) (SKBP) reported record high second quarter earnings in 2Q25 on surging U.S. sales of Xcopri, which surpassed quarterly revenue of $100M for the first time.
During 2Q25, revenue increased 32% YoY and 22% QoQ to KRW176B, while operating profit improved at a faster pace of 138% YoY and 141% QoQ to KRW62B.
For 2025, SKBP maintained Xcopri U.S. revenue guidance of $420–450M (~KRW570–610B), up 31–40% YoY. With 1H25 revenue of $201M, the company is expected to meet the target.


SK Biopharmaceuticals (326030 KS): Momentum Accelerates With Record High Q2 Profit

South Korea

Hanmi Pharm. Company Ltd. produces pharmaceutical products, including antibiotics, vitamins, and intestinal tonics.  The Company also provides beverages and processes soft capsules for other pharmaceutical firms.

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Hanmi Pharm (128940 KS)

Top 10 Korean Stock Picks and Key Catalysts Bi-Weekly (26 September to 10 October 2025)

In this insight, we provide the top 10 stock picks and key catalysts in the Korean stock market for the next two weeks (26 September to 10 October...

Douglas Kim