Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Event-Driven

<div class="content-highlight"><p>In the past few days, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hybe-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28959:1" rel="noopener">HYBE (352820 KS)</a> announced an equity based partnership with Dunamu as well as the launch of the BTS NFT (non-fungible token). Dunamu will invest 700 billion won in HYBE through a third-party allocation and paid-in capital increase. HYBE will also invest 500 billion won in Dunamu through a third-party allocation and paid-in capital increase.</p></div><ul>
<li>HYBE will issue 2.3 million new shares (5.9% of current outstanding shares of 39 million) at a purchase price of 304,008 won in this transaction. HYBE currently has a stock price of 383,500 won so the purchase price is about 21% lower than the current price. </li>
<li>As a result of this transaction, HYBE will have a 2.48% stake in Dunamu, which would imply a value of 20.2 trillion won ($17.2 billion) for Dunamu. The date of this share acquisition completion will be on 24 November.</li>
</ul><div class="content-highlight"><p><strong>Metaverse &amp; NFT - A Re-Rating Factor for HYBE? </strong>The metaverse and NFT have taken the world by storm in 2021. One could argue that the extremely strong demand for NFT and metaverse in 2021 have been one of the key reasons for the re-rating of HYBE this year. Certainly, HYBE faces the risk associated with its high dependence on the BTS. However, it has been able to partly diffuse this risk with the acquisition of Ithaca Holdings in April 2021. Now, with the extraordinary demand for NTF and metaverse related contents and services, HYBE is well positioned to capitalize these trends.</p></div>

In the past few days, HYBE (352820 KS) announced an equity based partnership with Dunamu as well as the launch of the BTS NFT (non-fungible token). Dunamu will invest 700 billion won in HYBE through a third-party allocation and paid-in capital increase. HYBE will also invest 500 billion won in Dunamu through a third-party allocation and paid-in capital increase.
HYBE will issue 2.3 million new shares (5.9% of current outstanding shares of 39 million) at a purchase price of 304,008 won in this transaction. HYBE currently has a stock price of 383,500 won so the purchase price is about 21% lower than the current price. 
As a result of this transaction, HYBE will have a 2.48% stake in Dunamu, which would imply a value of 20.2 trillion won ($17.2 billion) for Dunamu. The date of this share acquisition completion will be on 24 November.
Metaverse &amp; NFT - A Re-Rating Factor for HYBE? The metaverse and NFT have taken the world by storm in 2021. One could argue that the extremely strong demand for NFT and metaverse in 2021 have been one of the key reasons for the re-rating of HYBE this year. Certainly, HYBE faces the risk associated with its high dependence on the BTS. However, it has been able to partly diffuse this risk with the acquisition of Ithaca Holdings in April 2021. Now, with the extraordinary demand for NTF and metaverse related contents and services, HYBE is well positioned to capitalize these trends.

A Equity-Based Partnership Between HYBE and Dunamu & The Upcoming Launch of BTS NFT

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.

Equity Capital Markets

<h2>Offering terms</h2><p>Dear U, a fan messenger company invested by SM Entertainment and JPY Entertainment, will be listed on the KOSDAQ market in November. The total offering is 3.3 million, representing 17.92% of the current number of shares. The institutional allotment is 60% of the offering.</p><table class="table table-striped">
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<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Offering size"}'>Offering size</td></tr>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Ticker"}'>Ticker</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"DEAR U Co.,Ltd."}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"[$₩-412]#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[-3]">DEAR U Co., Ltd.</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Bourse"}'>Bourse</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"KOSPI"}'>KOSPI</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Pre-IPO SO"}'>Pre-IPO SO</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":18412769}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[1]C[-3]">18,412,769</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Offering"}'><strong>Offering</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":3300000}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[3]C[-3]"><strong>3,300,000</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"- % of SO"}'><strong>- % of SO</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.1792234508563052}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[5]C[-3]"><strong>17.92%</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"- Institutional allotment"}'>- Institutional allotment</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.6}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[5]C[-3]">60%</td>
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<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
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</table><p>It is a 100% primary offering, so the capital increase rate is 17.92%, and the share dilution is 15.20%.</p><table class="table table-striped">
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<tr><td colspan="2" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Split"}'>Split</td></tr>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Primary %"}'><strong>Primary %</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[3]C[-3]"><strong>100.00%</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Post-IPO shares outstanding"}'>Post-IPO shares outstanding</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":21712769}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-9]C[0]+Terms!R[2]C[-3]">21,712,769</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Capital increase rate"}'><strong>Capital increase rate</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.1792234508563052}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[4]C[-3]"><strong>17.92%</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Dilution"}'>Dilution</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.15198430011390993}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[4]C[-3]">15.20%</td>
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<tr><td colspan="2" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
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</table><p>The indicative price band is ₩18,000~₩24,000. So, based on this band, the IPO valuation is between ₩390B and ₩520B. The company plans to raise ₩79.2B based on the upper end of the price band.</p><table class="table table-striped">
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Pricing"}'>Pricing</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Low"}'>Low</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"High"}'>High</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Price"}'><strong>Price</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":18000}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"[$₩-412]#,##0","3":1}'><strong>₩18,000</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":24000}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"[$₩-412]#,##0","3":1}'><strong>₩24,000</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Base deal size"}'><strong>Base deal size</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":59.4}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.0B"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]*Terms!R8C2/1000000000"><strong>₩59.4B</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":79.2}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.0B"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]*Terms!R8C2/1000000000"><strong>₩79.2B</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Institutional allotment"}'>- Institutional allotment</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":35.64}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.0B"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]*Terms!R7C5">₩35.6B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":47.52}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.0B"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]*Terms!R7C5">₩47.5B</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Implied market cap"}'><strong>Implied market cap</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":390.829842}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.0B"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-3]C[0]*Terms!R13C5/1000000000"><strong>₩390.8B</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":521.106456}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.0B"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-3]C[0]*Terms!R13C5/1000000000"><strong>₩521.1B</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Discount"}'>- Discount</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.3414312893311869}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=(27332-R[-4]C[0])/27332">34.14%</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.12190838577491585}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=(27332-R[-4]C[0])/27332">12.19%</td>
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<tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
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</table><p>The company selected four valuation peers: JYP Entertainment, Cube Entertainment, Kakao, and YG Plus.</p><p>They came up with an IPO valuation of ₩600B by multiplying a 1H21-based annualized net profit of ₩11.24B by the average PER of the four valuation peers (53.46x). The price per share arrived at ₩27,332, and they applied a discount rate of 12.19~34.14% to derive the price band.</p><table class="table table-striped">
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"PER valuation"}'>PER valuation</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"JYP Entertainment Corp"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[1]C[0], "name")'>JYP Entertainment Corp</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Cube Entertainment Inc"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[1]C[0], "name")'>Cube Entertainment Inc</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Kakao Corp"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[1]C[0], "name")'>Kakao Corp</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"YG Plus Inc"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[1]C[0], "name")'>YG Plus Inc</td>
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<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Ticker"}'>Ticker</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"035900"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='="035900"'>035900</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"182360"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='="182360"'>182360</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"035720"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='="035720"'>035720</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"037270"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='="037270"'>037270</td>
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<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Annualized net profit based on 1H21"}'>Annualized net profit based on 1H21</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":33.736403}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00B","3":1}'>₩33.74B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":3.145899}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00B","3":1}'>₩3.15B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1072.392165}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00B","3":1}'>₩1,072.39B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":7.080872}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00B","3":1}'>₩7.08B</td>
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<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Shares outstanding"}'>Shares outstanding</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":35497492}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}'>35,497,492</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":13804687}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}'>13,804,687</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":444992180}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}'>444,992,180</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":63429410}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}'>63,429,410</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"EPS"}'>EPS</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":950.388354196967}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩]#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-2]C[0]*1000000000/R[-1]C[0]">₩950</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":227.88629687873402}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩]#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-2]C[0]*1000000000/R[-1]C[0]">₩228</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":2409.9123831794077}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩]#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-2]C[0]*1000000000/R[-1]C[0]">₩2,410</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":111.63389348884058}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩]#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-2]C[0]*1000000000/R[-1]C[0]">₩112</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Reference share price"}'>Reference share price</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":40050}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩]#,##0","3":1}'>₩40,050</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":13116}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩]#,##0","3":1}'>₩13,116</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":122500}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩]#,##0","3":1}'>₩122,500</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":7070}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩]#,##0","3":1}'>₩7,070</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"PER"}'><strong>PER</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":42.140667889223394}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.00x"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]/R[-2]C[0]"><strong>42.14x</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":57.55501835627908}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.00x"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]/R[-2]C[0]"><strong>57.56x</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":50.831723532780565}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.00x"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]/R[-2]C[0]"><strong>50.83x</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":63.332020222933}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.00x"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]/R[-2]C[0]"><strong>63.33x</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Average PER"}'><strong>Average PER</strong></td>
<td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":53.46485750030401}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.00x"}' data-sheets-formula="=average(R[-1]C[0]:R[-1]C[3])"><strong>53.46x</strong></td>
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<tr><td colspan="5" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
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</table><table class="table table-striped">
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<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"PER valuation"}'>PER valuation</td></tr>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Annualized net profit based on 1H21"}'><strong>Annualized net profit based on 1H21</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":11.244}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00B","3":1}'><strong>₩11.24B</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Shares outstanding"}'>Shares outstanding</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":21994260}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}'>21,994,260</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"EPS"}'>EPS</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":511}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩]#,##0","3":1}'>₩511</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"PER"}'>PER</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":53.46485750030401}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.00x"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-7]C[0]">53.46x</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Price per share"}'><strong>Price per share</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":27332}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩]#,##0","3":1}'><strong>₩27,332</strong></td>
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<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
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</table><p>The book opens on October 25, and the allotment will be unveiled on October 28. The subscription follows on November 1, followed by the payment on November 4. The listing date will be announced later.</p><table class="table table-striped">
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Book open"}'><strong>Book open</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44494}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy\". \"mm\". \"dd","3":1}'><strong>2021. 10. 25</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Book close"}'><strong>Book close</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44495}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy\". \"mm\". \"dd","3":1}'><strong>2021. 10. 26</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Allotment"}'>Allotment</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44497}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy\". \"mm\". \"dd","3":1}'>2021. 10. 28</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Subscription"}'>Subscription</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44501}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy\". \"mm\". \"dd","3":1}'>2021. 11. 01</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Payment"}'><strong>Payment</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44504}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy\". \"mm\". \"dd","3":1}'><strong>2021. 11. 04</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Listing"}'>Listing</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"TBA"}'>TBA</td>
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<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
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Offering termsDear U, a fan messenger company invested by SM Entertainment and JPY Entertainment, will be listed on the KOSDAQ market in November. The total offering is 3.3 million, representing 17.92% of the current number of shares. The institutional allotment is 60% of the offering.





Offering size

Ticker
DEAR U Co., Ltd.


Bourse
KOSPI


Pre-IPO SO
18,412,769


Offering
3,300,000


- % of SO
17.92%


- Institutional allotment
60%

Source: DART

It is a 100% primary offering, so the capital increase rate is 17.92%, and the share dilution is 15.20%.





Split

Primary %
100.00%


Post-IPO shares outstanding
21,712,769


Capital increase rate
17.92%


Dilution
15.20%

Source: DART

The indicative price band is ₩18,000~₩24,000. So, based on this band, the IPO valuation is between ₩390B and ₩520B. The company plans to raise ₩79.2B based on the upper end of the price band.







Pricing
Low
High


Price
₩18,000
₩24,000


Base deal size
₩59.4B
₩79.2B


- Institutional allotment
₩35.6B
₩47.5B


Implied market cap
₩390.8B
₩521.1B


- Discount
34.14%
12.19%

Source: DART

The company selected four valuation peers: JYP Entertainment, Cube Entertainment, Kakao, and YG Plus.They came up with an IPO valuation of ₩600B by multiplying a 1H21-based annualized net profit of ₩11.24B by the average PER of the four valuation peers (53.46x). The price per share arrived at ₩27,332, and they applied a discount rate of 12.19~34.14% to derive the price band.









PER valuation
JYP Entertainment Corp
Cube Entertainment Inc
Kakao Corp
YG Plus Inc


Ticker
035900
182360
035720
037270


Annualized net profit based on 1H21
₩33.74B
₩3.15B
₩1,072.39B
₩7.08B


Shares outstanding
35,497,492
13,804,687
444,992,180
63,429,410


EPS
₩950
₩228
₩2,410
₩112


Reference share price
₩40,050
₩13,116
₩122,500
₩7,070


PER
42.14x
57.56x
50.83x
63.33x


Average PER
53.46x

Source: DART







PER valuation

Annualized net profit based on 1H21
₩11.24B


Shares outstanding
21,994,260


EPS
₩511


PER
53.46x


Price per share
₩27,332

Source: DART

The book opens on October 25, and the allotment will be unveiled on October 28. The subscription follows on November 1, followed by the payment on November 4. The listing date will be announced later.





Schedule

Book open
2021. 10. 25


Book close
2021. 10. 26


Allotment
2021. 10. 28


Subscription
2021. 11. 01


Payment
2021. 11. 04


Listing
TBA

Source: DART



Dear U Offering Terms, Feat. Put-Back Options at 90% of the Offering Price

<div class="content-highlight"><p>Our base case valuation of DearU is implied market cap of 746 billion won or 33,907 won per share, which is 41% higher than the high end of the IPO price range of 24,000 won. Given the solid upside, we have a POSITIVE view of the DearU IPO and we would subscribe to the deal.</p></div><p>Our base case valuation is based on a P/E of 33.9x our estimated profit of 22 billion won in 2022. The valuation multiple of 33.9x is based on a 10% premium to the average P/E valuation multiple of the peers in 2022. We have used a 10% premium mainly due to the much higher sales growth rate of the company as well as higher operating margin of DearU as compared to its peers, despite its lower sales and earnings base. </p><p>We estimate DearU to generate sales of 40.5 billion won in 2021, up 210.7% YoY and 67.7 billion won in sales in 2022, up 67% YoY. We also estimate the company to generate an operating profit of 13.4 billion won in 2021 and 22 billion won in 2022. This represents an operating margin of 33.1% in 2021 and 32.5% in 2022.</p>

Our base case valuation of DearU is implied market cap of 746 billion won or 33,907 won per share, which is 41% higher than the high end of the IPO price range of 24,000 won. Given the solid upside, we have a POSITIVE view of the DearU IPO and we would subscribe to the deal.Our base case valuation is based on a P/E of 33.9x our estimated profit of 22 billion won in 2022. The valuation multiple of 33.9x is based on a 10% premium to the average P/E valuation multiple of the peers in 2022. We have used a 10% premium mainly due to the much higher sales growth rate of the company as well as higher operating margin of DearU as compared to its peers, despite its lower sales and earnings base. We estimate DearU to generate sales of 40.5 billion won in 2021, up 210.7% YoY and 67.7 billion won in sales in 2022, up 67% YoY. We also estimate the company to generate an operating profit of 13.4 billion won in 2021 and 22 billion won in 2022. This represents an operating margin of 33.1% in 2021 and 32.5% in 2022.

<p>DearU is another very interesting small cap IPO in Korea. DearU has enjoyed phenomenal sales growth rate and this company has figured out a way to monetize the huge popularity of K-Pop around the world. </p><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dearu-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34381:1" rel="noopener">DearU (376300 KS)</a> is getting ready to complete its IPO in Korea in the next several weeks. The IPO price of DearU is from 18,000 won to 24,000 won. The IPO base deal size is from $51 million to $68 million. According to the bankers' valuation, the expected market cap of the IPO is from 396 billion won to 528 billion won. The book building for the institutional investors starts on 25 October 2021. </p><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dearu-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34381:1" rel="noopener">DearU (376300 KS) </a>is a global fan messenger platform. The company's core platform is called DearU bubble which is a global fan messenger platform that has enhanced the communications among stars/artists and their fans. The company plans to capitalize on its strong global user base and IPO proceeds to expand into the metaverse platform, increase brand awareness, expand abroad, and include more top artists in the platform. </p><p><strong>Shareholding structure</strong> - The controlling shareholder of DearU is <a href="http://dart.fss.or.kr/dsaf001/main.do?rcpNo=20210817001014" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SM Studios</a> which own a 40.2% stake in the company. SM Studios is a subsidiary of SM Entertainment, the label which includes some of the top K-pop artists including Red Velvet, EXO, NCT, Girls Generation, TVXQ, and Super Junior. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/s-m-entertainment-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3500:1" rel="noopener">S.M.Entertainment Co (041510 KS)</a> owns a 100% stake in SM Studios.</p>

DearU is another very interesting small cap IPO in Korea. DearU has enjoyed phenomenal sales growth rate and this company has figured out a way to monetize the huge popularity of K-Pop around the world. DearU (376300 KS) is getting ready to complete its IPO in Korea in the next several weeks. The IPO price of DearU is from 18,000 won to 24,000 won. The IPO base deal size is from $51 million to $68 million. According to the bankers' valuation, the expected market cap of the IPO is from 396 billion won to 528 billion won. The book building for the institutional investors starts on 25 October 2021. DearU (376300 KS) is a global fan messenger platform. The company's core platform is called DearU bubble which is a global fan messenger platform that has enhanced the communications among stars/artists and their fans. The company plans to capitalize on its strong global user base and IPO proceeds to expand into the metaverse platform, increase brand awareness, expand abroad, and include more top artists in the platform. Shareholding structure - The controlling shareholder of DearU is SM Studios which own a 40.2% stake in the company. SM Studios is a subsidiary of SM Entertainment, the label which includes some of the top K-pop artists including Red Velvet, EXO, NCT, Girls Generation, TVXQ, and Super Junior. S.M.Entertainment Co (041510 KS) owns a 100% stake in SM Studios.

<p>The Forbes magazine has an excellent<a href="https://www.forbes.com/soccer-valuations/list/#tab:overall" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> list</a> of the valuations of the top 20 football (soccer) teams in the world. Founded in 1902, the Real Madrid football team has been around for nearly 118 years. Real Madrid is the most valuable football franchise in the world with a valuation of $4.2 billion.</p>
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<p>Warren Buffett always recommended his followers to think in terms of buying the whole business rather than a small fraction of the business. We ask our readers this question, <strong><em>"If you had a choice of buying a 100% stake in either Real Madrid or Big Hit Entertainment AT THE SAME PRICE, which company would you buy?" </em></strong>In this insight, we go through the details of why most serious investors would buy Real Madrid rather than Big Hit at the same price. In addition, such a comparison could shed greater light on why Big Hit Entertainment IPO is more likely to be a dud rather than a big success.</p>
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The Forbes magazine has an excellent list of the valuations of the top 20 football (soccer) teams in the world. Founded in 1902, the Real Madrid football team has been around for nearly 118 years. Real Madrid is the most valuable football franchise in the world with a valuation of $4.2 billion.

Warren Buffett always recommended his followers to think in terms of buying the whole business rather than a small fraction of the business. We ask our readers this question, "If you had a choice of buying a 100% stake in either Real Madrid or Big Hit Entertainment AT THE SAME PRICE, which company would you buy?" In this insight, we go through the details of why most serious investors would buy Real Madrid rather than Big Hit at the same price. In addition, such a comparison could shed greater light on why Big Hit Entertainment IPO is more likely to be a dud rather than a big success.


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