Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The introduction of the next-generation Atlas robot at CES 2026 has been a huge success for Boston Dynamics/Hyundai Motor Group companies.</li>
<li>HMG aims to achieve mass production capacity of 30,000 Atlas units annually by 2028, signaling a transition from prototypes to volume-manufactured humanoid robots.</li>
<li>If Boston Dynamics/Hyundai Motor Group companies are able to successfully produce these robots, many investors could attach higher valuation multiples on Hyundai Motor.</li>
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The introduction of the next-generation Atlas robot at CES 2026 has been a huge success for Boston Dynamics/Hyundai Motor Group companies.
HMG aims to achieve mass production capacity of 30,000 Atlas units annually by 2028, signaling a transition from prototypes to volume-manufactured humanoid robots.
If Boston Dynamics/Hyundai Motor Group companies are able to successfully produce these robots, many investors could attach higher valuation multiples on Hyundai Motor.


Boston Dynamics' Next-Gen Atlas Robot Boosts Higher Valuation for Hyundai Motor Group Companies

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>Names outside the new tax regime may hike year-end payouts, with gov’t push boosting odds despite fuzzy timing, drawing local desk interest.</li>
<li>With timing murky, local desks are targeting high-yield names, 25–40% FY25 payout, and ~10%+ DPS growth as prime candidates for year-end dividend hikes ahead of AGMs.</li>
<li>Nine first-tier names (25–40% payout, &lt;10% DPS growth, 3%+ yield) are prime dividend plays; five second-tier names (20–25% payout) need monitoring for potential Q4 expense tweaks.</li>
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Names outside the new tax regime may hike year-end payouts, with gov’t push boosting odds despite fuzzy timing, drawing local desk interest.
With timing murky, local desks are targeting high-yield names, 25–40% FY25 payout, and ~10%+ DPS growth as prime candidates for year-end dividend hikes ahead of AGMs.
Nine first-tier names (25–40% payout, &lt;10% DPS growth, 3%+ yield) are prime dividend plays; five second-tier names (20–25% payout) need monitoring for potential Q4 expense tweaks.


Local Desks Target Year-End Dividend Boost Trading Setup

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<li>HMC buyback ~₩0.8–1.0tn (~1.5% SO). Street focus is ord/pref split, with prefs at ~25% discount. Mgmt urgency: lift equity value as K‑market rallies.</li>
<li>Narrowing the pref gap seen as the cleanest lever—shareholder‑friendly signal, draws real money/offshore flows, de‑risks policy optics—so locals expect the first buyback leg skewed to prefs.</li>
<li>Street sees HMC aiming mid‑teens pref discount via year‑end pref‑heavy buyback and dividend tax reform. Catalysts make narrowing trend look achievable.</li>
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HMC buyback ~₩0.8–1.0tn (~1.5% SO). Street focus is ord/pref split, with prefs at ~25% discount. Mgmt urgency: lift equity value as K‑market rallies.
Narrowing the pref gap seen as the cleanest lever—shareholder‑friendly signal, draws real money/offshore flows, de‑risks policy optics—so locals expect the first buyback leg skewed to prefs.
Street sees HMC aiming mid‑teens pref discount via year‑end pref‑heavy buyback and dividend tax reform. Catalysts make narrowing trend look achievable.


Running Through the Context Behind Chatter of HMC Rolling Out a Pref‑tilted First‑leg Buyback

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Nimish Maheshwari

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<li>After a difficult Q1 FY27, Hyundai delivered 219,072 wholesale units in July–September 2026, up 23.0% sequentially, including a company-record 77,916 units in September.</li>
<li>The rebound reflects normalized production and healthier domestic momentum after supplier fire caused a loss of approximately 13,900 units of June production. Nevertheless, Q2 sales disclosures establish volumes, not profitability.</li>
<li>Short-Term execution risk has diminished, but investment conviction depends on margins recovering toward FY27 guidance and on tangible delivery against the company's FY2030 SUV, alternative-powertrain, localisation and revenue targets.</li>
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After a difficult Q1 FY27, Hyundai delivered 219,072 wholesale units in July–September 2026, up 23.0% sequentially, including a company-record 77,916 units in September.
The rebound reflects normalized production and healthier domestic momentum after supplier fire caused a loss of approximately 13,900 units of June production. Nevertheless, Q2 sales disclosures establish volumes, not profitability.
Short-Term execution risk has diminished, but investment conviction depends on margins recovering toward FY27 guidance and on tangible delivery against the company's FY2030 SUV, alternative-powertrain, localisation and revenue targets.


Hyundai Motor India: From a Disrupted Q1 to Record Q2 Volumes — Can the 2030 Roadmap Rebuild Growth?

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>Amid record rallies in the Korean stock market and the major semiconductor stocks in particular, there has been a massive net selling of Korean stocks by foreign investors this year.</li>
<li>In this insight, I discuss the following three major items including net selling/buying of Korean stocks by foreign investors, domestic institutions, and domestic retail in the past 10 years.</li>
<li>I also discuss percentage change in foreign ownership among the top 20 stocks in Korea and impact of the net selling of Korean stocks by foreigners on the KRW/USD rates.</li>
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Amid record rallies in the Korean stock market and the major semiconductor stocks in particular, there has been a massive net selling of Korean stocks by foreign investors this year.
In this insight, I discuss the following three major items including net selling/buying of Korean stocks by foreign investors, domestic institutions, and domestic retail in the past 10 years.
I also discuss percentage change in foreign ownership among the top 20 stocks in Korea and impact of the net selling of Korean stocks by foreigners on the KRW/USD rates.


Massive Net Selling of Korean Stocks by Foreign Investors in 2026: Having Significant Impact on FX

South Korea

Hyundai Motor Company manufactures, sells, and exports passenger cars, trucks, and commercial vehicles. The Company also sells various auto parts and operates auto repair service centers throughout South Korea. Hyundai Motor provides financial services through its subsidiaries.

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Hyundai Motor (005380 KS)

Boston Dynamics' Next-Gen Atlas Robot Boosts Higher Valuation for Hyundai Motor Group Companies

The introduction of the next-generation Atlas robot at CES 2026 has been a huge success for Boston Dynamics/Hyundai Motor Group companies.

Douglas Kim

Local Desks Target Year-End Dividend Boost Trading Setup

Local desks in Korea are zeroing in on a trading setup targeting dividend boosts from now through early next year, ahead of AGMs.

Sanghyun Park

Running Through the Context Behind Chatter of HMC Rolling Out a Pref‑tilted First‑leg Buyback

This post runs through the setup fueling street talk of Hyundai Motor rolling out a pref‑heavy first‑leg buyback by year‑end.

Sanghyun Park

Hyundai Motor India: From a Disrupted Q1 to Record Q2 Volumes — Can the 2030 Roadmap Rebuild Growth?

Hyundai: Whether SUV-led product renewal, multi-fuel diversification and technology integration can turn that recovery into durable earnings growth?

Nimish Maheshwari

Massive Net Selling of Korean Stocks by Foreign Investors in 2026: Having Significant Impact on FX

In this insight, I discuss the following three major items including net selling/buying of Korean stocks by foreign investors, domestic...

Douglas Kim

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