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.

Event-Driven

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<li>Hanwha Group announced another large-scale reorganization directly involving Hanwha Corp, Hanwha Aerospace, and Hanwha Impact. Several deal contracts arise, two of which require shareholder approval. However, none grants appraisal rights.</li>
<li>The market responded quite positively to this. Direct parties to the reorganization were Hanwha Corp and Hanwha Aerospace, up 7.83% and 19.93%, respectively, on Friday.</li>
<li>This event has little room for event trading for its size. We have no choice but to approach this event with outright momentum trading, which inevitably increases the risk-reward ratio.</li>
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Hanwha Group announced another large-scale reorganization directly involving Hanwha Corp, Hanwha Aerospace, and Hanwha Impact. Several deal contracts arise, two of which require shareholder approval. However, none grants appraisal rights.
The market responded quite positively to this. Direct parties to the reorganization were Hanwha Corp and Hanwha Aerospace, up 7.83% and 19.93%, respectively, on Friday.
This event has little room for event trading for its size. We have no choice but to approach this event with outright momentum trading, which inevitably increases the risk-reward ratio.


Compact Summary of Hanwha Group Reorganization

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/genting-bhd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14210:1" rel="noopener">Genting Bhd (GENT MK)</a> gains 10.3% following the completion of TauRx's Alzheimer's drug trial. That's an RM1.9bn lift in its market cap, or US$0.43bn.</li>
<li>Preceding my comments on Genting, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hanwha-solutions" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8656:1" rel="noopener">Hanwha Solutions (009830 KS)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/semirara-mining-and-power-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:18925:1" rel="noopener">Semirara Mining And Power Corp (SCC PM)</a> are the current setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos. </li>
<li>These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity of US$1mn, and a % market capitalisation &gt;20%.</li>
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Genting Bhd (GENT MK) gains 10.3% following the completion of TauRx's Alzheimer's drug trial. That's an RM1.9bn lift in its market cap, or US$0.43bn.
Preceding my comments on Genting, Hanwha Solutions (009830 KS), and Semirara Mining And Power Corp (SCC PM) are the current setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos. 
These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity of US$1mn, and a % market capitalisation &gt;20%.


StubWorld: Genting's TauRx Boost. Also Hanhwa Solutions, Semirara Mining

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<li>F&amp;F Holdings is a single-subsidiary PURE STUB PLAY with no operating assets. It currently trades at a 54.30% discount to its NAV, and its 20-day MA sigma sits below -2.0.</li>
<li>The pair is currently in a substantial diversion. The passive inflow caused by F&amp;F's KOSPI 200 inclusion appears to have caused a flow imbalance.</li>
<li>F&amp;F is becoming a primary target for KOSPI 200's post-rebalancing shorting events. Then, we can consider using F&amp;F Holdings as a long hedge, in addition to outright shorting for F&amp;F.</li>
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F&amp;F Holdings is a single-subsidiary PURE STUB PLAY with no operating assets. It currently trades at a 54.30% discount to its NAV, and its 20-day MA sigma sits below -2.0.
The pair is currently in a substantial diversion. The passive inflow caused by F&amp;F's KOSPI 200 inclusion appears to have caused a flow imbalance.
F&amp;F is becoming a primary target for KOSPI 200's post-rebalancing shorting events. Then, we can consider using F&amp;F Holdings as a long hedge, in addition to outright shorting for F&amp;F.


Korea Stub Trades: F&F Holdings Pair in a Substantial Diversion with F&F's KOSPI 200 Inclusion

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<li>Korea has a total of 68 holding companies listed on KOSPI and KOSDAQ. We then have 14 holdcos with a high level of price cointegration with their respective listed subsidiaries.</li>
<li>Three holding companies have sigma below zero on a 20D MA. Hanwha Corp is considered stub tradable as its share price relative to its subsidiaries was relatively flat.</li>
<li>Four holdcos, including SK Square are over 70% NAV discount. Among them, SK Square is of the most interest as the price correlation with SK Hynix has been improving lately.</li>
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Korea has a total of 68 holding companies listed on KOSPI and KOSDAQ. We then have 14 holdcos with a high level of price cointegration with their respective listed subsidiaries.
Three holding companies have sigma below zero on a 20D MA. Hanwha Corp is considered stub tradable as its share price relative to its subsidiaries was relatively flat.
Four holdcos, including SK Square are over 70% NAV discount. Among them, SK Square is of the most interest as the price correlation with SK Hynix has been improving lately.


Korea Holding Companies: Stub Tradable Names

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Bottom-Up

Posco International Corporation / Equity Bottom-Up

Posco International Corporation (047050 KS)

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<li>In this insight, we review Warren Buffett's stakes in Japanese trading  companies and review investment opportunities in Korean trading companies amid a war between Russia and Ukraine. </li>
<li>The recent war between Russia and Ukraine has resulted in higher commodities prices. This has boosted the share prices of commodities related companies globally, including Japanese and Korean trading companies.
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<li>We would focus on GS Global Corp, Hanwha Corporation, Posco International Corporation, and LX International as Korean trading companies that could continue to outperform the market amid war in Ukraine. </li>
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In this insight, we review Warren Buffett's stakes in Japanese trading  companies and review investment opportunities in Korean trading companies amid a war between Russia and Ukraine. 
The recent war between Russia and Ukraine has resulted in higher commodities prices. This has boosted the share prices of commodities related companies globally, including Japanese and Korean trading companies.

We would focus on GS Global Corp, Hanwha Corporation, Posco International Corporation, and LX International as Korean trading companies that could continue to outperform the market amid war in Ukraine. 


Buffett’s Stakes in Japanese Trading Firms & A Review of Korean Trading Firms Amid War in Ukraine

South Korea

Hanwha Corporation imports and exports petrochemicals, machinery, automotives, electronics, and steel.  The Company also produces explosives for the defense and construction industries.  In addition, Hanwha manufactures automotive airbag inflators and telecommunication equipment, such as wireless phones and provides financial services through its subsidiaries.

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Hanwha Corporation (000880 KS)

Compact Summary of Hanwha Group Reorganization

This post compactly summarizes the large-scale reorganization of Hanwha Group, directly involving Hanwha Corp, Hanwha Aerospace, and Hanwha Impact.

Sanghyun Park

StubWorld: Genting's TauRx Boost. Also Hanhwa Solutions, Semirara Mining

Genting Bhd (GENT MK) gains ~10% following the completion of TauRx's Alzheimer's drug trial. That's an RM1.9bn lift in its market cap, or US$0.43bn.

David Blennerhassett

Korea Stub Trades: F&F Holdings Pair in a Substantial Diversion with F&F's KOSPI 200 Inclusion

This post investigates potential stub trade opportunities involving the F&F Holdings pair, generally considered a pure stub play in Korea.

Sanghyun Park

Korea Holding Companies: Stub Tradable Names

Korea has a total of 68 holding companies listed on KOSPI and KOSDAQ. Then, there are 14 stub tradable names as they have a high level of price...

Sanghyun Park

Buffett’s Stakes in Japanese Trading Firms & A Review of Korean Trading Firms Amid War in Ukraine

We would focus on GS Corp, Hanwha Corporation, Posco International Corporation, and LX International as Korean trading companies that could...

Douglas Kim

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