Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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 1Q 2023.</li>
<li>Of the 33 pair trades, 2/3 of them involved holdcos outperforming opcos in the past year and 1/3 of them involved opcos outperforming holdcos in the same period.</li>
<li>We highlight 33 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 1Q 2023.
Of the 33 pair trades, 2/3 of them involved holdcos outperforming opcos in the past year and 1/3 of them involved opcos outperforming holdcos in the same period.
We highlight 33 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.


Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Spreads Opportunities in 1Q 2023

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

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>We'd better pay attention to trading for price gain by building a position 2-3 weeks towards ex-dividend and getting out of it before ex-dividend, which often provides higher returns.</li>
<li>For this, we should focus on high dividend yield stocks, which also feature a high borrow rate, but on a decreasing trend.</li>
<li>They are <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyosung-tnc-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27749:1" rel="noopener">Hyosung TNC (298020)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hd-hyundai" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24075:1" rel="noopener">HD Hyundai (267250)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bnk-financial-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:386:1" rel="noopener">BNK Financial (138930)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/woori-financial-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27995:1" rel="noopener">Woori Financial (316140)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dl-e-c-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:31375:1" rel="noopener">DL E&amp;C (375500)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lx-semicon-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20670:1" rel="noopener">LX Semicon (108320)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kb-financial-group-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:718:1" rel="noopener">KB Financial (105560 KS)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hdc-hyundai-development-co-engineering-construction" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27397:1" rel="noopener">HDC Hyundai Development (294870)</a>.        </li>
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We'd better pay attention to trading for price gain by building a position 2-3 weeks towards ex-dividend and getting out of it before ex-dividend, which often provides higher returns.
For this, we should focus on high dividend yield stocks, which also feature a high borrow rate, but on a decreasing trend.
They are Hyosung TNC (298020), HD Hyundai (267250), BNK Financial (138930), Woori Financial (316140), DL E&amp;C (375500), LX Semicon (108320), KB Financial (105560 KS), and HDC Hyundai Development (294870).        


Yearend Dividend Play on Korean Stocks with High Yield/Borrow Rate

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.

Equity Capital Markets

Doosan Bobcat Inc / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/doosan-bobcat-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23592:1" rel="noopener">Doosan Bobcat Inc (241560 KS)</a> aims to sell a US$145m block. Its recent price momentum is strong but past deals have shown mixed results. </li>
<li>The deal doesn’t appear to be well flagged and is a relatively large one to digest, representing 20.9 days of its three month ADV.  </li>
<li>In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on other deal dynamics.</li>
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Doosan Bobcat Inc (241560 KS) aims to sell a US$145m block. Its recent price momentum is strong but past deals have shown mixed results. 
The deal doesn’t appear to be well flagged and is a relatively large one to digest, representing 20.9 days of its three month ADV.  
In this note, we will run the deal through our ECM framework and comment on other deal dynamics.


Doosan Bobcat Placement - Momentum Is Strong but past Deals Have Been a Mixed Bag

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<li>In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergence of the major Korean holdcos and opcos amid market carnage.</li>
<li>In general, more holdcos/quasi-holdcos have been outperforming the opcos in the past year, as compared to the previous years as more investors seek value-oriented, deep NAV discount stocks.</li>
<li>We highlight 26 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.</li>
</ul>


In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergence of the major Korean holdcos and opcos amid market carnage.
In general, more holdcos/quasi-holdcos have been outperforming the opcos in the past year, as compared to the previous years as more investors seek value-oriented, deep NAV discount stocks.
We highlight 26 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.


Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Spreads Opportunities Amid Market Carnage

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<li>At this point, Lotte Confectionery and Miwon Specialty Chemical are currently within less than a 5% increase in market cap to beat the buffer rule.</li>
<li>Three constituents are out of the buffer zone: Cheil Worldwide, HDC Hyundai Development, and Boryung Pharmaceutical. Hanall Biopharma, Samyang Holdings, and Hyundai Home Shopping sit on the buffer zone borderline.</li>
<li>We should target Samyang Holdings and Hyundai Home Shopping for a short position against Lotte Confectionery and Miwon Specialty Chemical.</li>
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At this point, Lotte Confectionery and Miwon Specialty Chemical are currently within less than a 5% increase in market cap to beat the buffer rule.
Three constituents are out of the buffer zone: Cheil Worldwide, HDC Hyundai Development, and Boryung Pharmaceutical. Hanall Biopharma, Samyang Holdings, and Hyundai Home Shopping sit on the buffer zone borderline.
We should target Samyang Holdings and Hyundai Home Shopping for a short position against Lotte Confectionery and Miwon Specialty Chemical.


KOSPI 200 December Rebelancing: Names Currently Close To & Out of Buffer Zone

South Korea

HDC Hyundai Development Co-Engineering & Construction offers construction services. The Company builds factories, office and retail buildings, hotels, and warehouses. HDC Hyundai Development Co-Engineering & Construction provides its services throughout Korea.

HDC Hyundai Development Co-Engineering & Construction (294870 KS)

HDC Hyundai Development Co-Engineering & Construction

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HDC Hyundai Development Co-Engineering & Construction (294870 KS)

Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Spreads Opportunities in 1Q 2023

In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergences of the major Korean holdcos and opcos in 1Q 2023. We highlight 33 pair trades that...

Douglas Kim

Yearend Dividend Play on Korean Stocks with High Yield/Borrow Rate

This post discusses the yearend dividend play on Korean stocks with a high dividend yield and a high borrow rate on a decreasing trend.

Sanghyun Park

Doosan Bobcat Placement - Momentum Is Strong but past Deals Have Been a Mixed Bag

Doosan Bobcat Inc (241560 KS) aims to sell a US$145m block. Its recent price momentum is strong but past deals have shown mixed results.

Ethan Aw

Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Spreads Opportunities Amid Market Carnage

In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergence of the major Korean holdcos and opcos amid market carnage. We highlight 26 pair trades...

Douglas Kim

KOSPI 200 December Rebelancing: Names Currently Close To & Out of Buffer Zone

This post screens the names currently close to and out of the buffer zone at the KOSPI 200's upcoming rebalancing in December for a preemptive...

Sanghyun Park

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