Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of MSCI South Korea in the past month.</li>
<li>We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.</li>
<li>We highlighted EPS revision on ORION, KEPCO, LG Energy Solution, ECOPROBM, NAVER, Samsung Elec (PREF), KIA, LG Chem, Naver, Korea Electric Power, Samsung Electronics Non Voting Pre, Kia, Orion.</li>
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We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of MSCI South Korea in the past month.
We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.
We highlighted EPS revision on ORION, KEPCO, LG Energy Solution, ECOPROBM, NAVER, Samsung Elec (PREF), KIA, LG Chem, Naver, Korea Electric Power, Samsung Electronics Non Voting Pre, Kia, Orion.


MSCI South Korea Index Earning Revision (Nov): ORION, KEPCO, LG Energy Solution, ECOPROBM, NAVER

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Nov 28th. The aggregated holding was USD803.0bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD5,160mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in SAMSUNG BIOLOGICS, Samsung Electronics, NAVER, HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, KEPCO.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Nov 28th. The aggregated holding was USD803.0bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD5,160mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in SAMSUNG BIOLOGICS, Samsung Electronics, NAVER, HD HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, KEPCO.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 28th): SAMSUNG BIOLOGICS, Samsung Electronics, NAVER

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Mirae Asset Securities

Mirae Asset Securities

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>We maintain our Overweight stance on shipbuilding. New naval vessel and LNG carrier orders could lead to a prolonged earnings up-cycle, and profit growth in the commercial vessel segment should continue.</li><li>2026 outlook: With over 1,000 naval vessels estimated to require replacement, naval vessel exports are expected to begin in earnest in 2026-27.</li><li>In addition, the US is likely to place orders for 50-100 LNG carriers; for FID-approved projects alone, LNG carrier demand totals 117 units. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

We maintain our Overweight stance on shipbuilding. New naval vessel and LNG carrier orders could lead to a prolonged earnings up-cycle, and profit growth in the commercial vessel segment should continue.2026 outlook: With over 1,000 naval vessels estimated to require replacement, naval vessel exports are expected to begin in earnest in 2026-27.In addition, the US is likely to place orders for 50-100 LNG carriers; for FID-approved projects alone, LNG carrier demand totals 117 units. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

[2026 Outlook] Defense/ShipbuildingAnother inflection point

<ul><li>We expect AI adoption to drive meaningful price, volume, and cost improvements in 2026, supporting strong momentum in the ad segment.</li><li>E-commerce growth has also been rebounding since 3Q25.</li><li>Our top pick is NAVER due to its attractive valuation. Our target price (W410,000) is based on a P/E of 29x (vs. current 2026F P/E of 18x).</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

We expect AI adoption to drive meaningful price, volume, and cost improvements in 2026, supporting strong momentum in the ad segment.E-commerce growth has also been rebounding since 3Q25.Our top pick is NAVER due to its attractive valuation. Our target price (W410,000) is based on a P/E of 29x (vs. current 2026F P/E of 18x).Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Mirae Asset Minutes [2025: Volume 22]Biweekly strategy meeting recap

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Nov 14th. The aggregated holding was USD813.3bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,793mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in SK Hynix, Celltrion, Alteogen, Samsung Electronics, KB Financial.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Nov 14th. The aggregated holding was USD813.3bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,793mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in SK Hynix, Celltrion, Alteogen, Samsung Electronics, KB Financial.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 14th): SK Hynix, Celltrion, Alteogen, Samsung Electronics

South Korea

Hyundai Rotem Company Ltd. manufactures railroad equipment and defense vehicles. The Company produces high-speed trains, light rail vehicles, locomotives, and passenger coaches, main battle tanks, armored recovery vehicles, and related defense equipment. Hyundai Rotem operates worldwide.

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MSCI South Korea Index Earning Revision (Nov): ORION, KEPCO, LG Energy Solution, ECOPROBM, NAVER

We analyzed MSCI South Korea's consensus for Nov 2025 and highlighted changes of EPS in ORION (271560 KS), KEPCO (015760 KS), LG Energy Solution...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 28th): SAMSUNG BIOLOGICS, Samsung Electronics, NAVER

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in SAMSUNG BIOLOGICS, Samsung Electronics, NAVER, HD...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

[2026 Outlook] Defense/ShipbuildingAnother inflection point

New naval vessel and LNG carrier orders could lead to a prolonged earnings up-cycle, and profit growth in the commercial vessel segment should...

Mirae Asset Securities

Mirae Asset Minutes [2025: Volume 22]Biweekly strategy meeting recap

We expect AI adoption to drive meaningful price, volume, and cost improvements in 2026, supporting strong momentum in the ad segment.

Mirae Asset Securities

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Nov 14th): SK Hynix, Celltrion, Alteogen, Samsung Electronics

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in SK Hynix, Celltrion, Alteogen, Samsung...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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