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

<h2>3 key points of the first earnings release</h2><hr><p><strong>Point 1: Kakao Bank recorded ₩116B in net profit in the first half, surpassing last year's annual performance just in half a year.</strong></p><div class="content-highlight"><p>This is an increase of 156.2% from the first half of last year. Net profit for the second quarter was ₩69B, up 158.7% from the second quarter of last year.</p></div><section class="figure"><section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/224/268/original/Screen+Shot+2021-08-17+at+3.15.33+AM.png?1629184549" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="224268"></figure></section><hr>
<p><strong>Point 2: As for Kakao Bank's platform sector growth, stock account opening application services and loans linked to non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) increased by 43% and 51%, respectively, from the end of the previous year.</strong></p>
<div class="content-highlight"><p>This platform sector performance is crucial in determining the possibility of Kakao Bank taking a healthier growth path. And it seems to have robust growth in this area.</p></div>
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<p><strong>Point 3: As of the end of June, Kakao Bank users stood at 16.71 million, an increase of 1.27 million from the end of last year.</strong></p>
<div class="content-highlight">
<p>The increase in new customers of Kakao Bank this year was led by people in their 40s and older. Since launching the service, the percentage of accumulated customers in their 20s and 30s was 54%, but 48% of new customers in the first half of this year are in their 40s and 50s.</p>
<p>This is a very positive signal for Kakao Bank, which tries to convert its flagship product from a low-yielding personal credit loan to a high-yield product, a mortgage loan.</p>
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<section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/224/286/original/Screen+Shot+2021-08-17+at+3.40.11+AM.png?1629186027" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="224286"></figure></section></section>

3 key points of the first earnings releasePoint 1: Kakao Bank recorded ₩116B in net profit in the first half, surpassing last year's annual performance just in half a year.This is an increase of 156.2% from the first half of last year. Net profit for the second quarter was ₩69B, up 158.7% from the second quarter of last year.
Point 2: As for Kakao Bank's platform sector growth, stock account opening application services and loans linked to non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) increased by 43% and 51%, respectively, from the end of the previous year.
This platform sector performance is crucial in determining the possibility of Kakao Bank taking a healthier growth path. And it seems to have robust growth in this area.

Point 3: As of the end of June, Kakao Bank users stood at 16.71 million, an increase of 1.27 million from the end of last year.

The increase in new customers of Kakao Bank this year was led by people in their 40s and older. Since launching the service, the percentage of accumulated customers in their 20s and 30s was 54%, but 48% of new customers in the first half of this year are in their 40s and 50s.
This is a very positive signal for Kakao Bank, which tries to convert its flagship product from a low-yielding personal credit loan to a high-yield product, a mortgage loan.



Local Retail-Led Momentum Trading Today, Preemptively Reflecting Kakao Bank's Earnings Release

<h2>KOSPI 200 Fast Entry screening</h2><p>Kakao Bank and Krafton's KOSPI 200 Fast Entry are 100% certain at this point.</p><div class="content-highlight"><p><strong>They need to be within the top 50 full market cap rankings on the KOSPI for 15 trading days after listing.</strong></p></div><section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/223/755/original/Screen+Shot+2021-08-15+at+3.07.46+AM.png?1629011369" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="223755"></figure></section><p>Currently, LG Display ranks 50th in the KOSPI market cap, and its market cap is in the 7.4-8 trillion range. Fast entry is possible as long as the market caps of both Kakao Bank and Krafton do not plunge below half in the next ten trading days.</p><table class="table table-striped">
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"KOSPI 200 Fast Entry"}'>KOSPI 200 Fast Entry</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"KakaoBank Corp"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[1]C[0], "name")'>KakaoBank Corp</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Krafton Inc"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[1]C[0], "name")'>Krafton Inc</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"LG Display Co Ltd"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[1]C[0], "name")'><div><div>LG Display Co Ltd, currently at the 50th spot</div></div></td>
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<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44414}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,5,"mm. dd",1]'>08. 06</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":33.1619965426}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.00T",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[3]*R3C2/1000000000000">₩33.16T</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":7.961399325}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.00T",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[3]*R3C4/1000000000000">₩7.96T</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44417}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,5,"mm. dd",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]+3">08. 09</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":37.2953686045}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.00T",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[3]*R3C2/1000000000000">₩37.30T</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":7.854054615}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.00T",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[3]*R3C4/1000000000000">₩7.85T</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44418}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,5,"mm. dd",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]+1">08. 10</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":33.9221569218}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.00T",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[3]*R3C2/1000000000000">₩33.92T</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":22.19972378}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.00T",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[3]*R3C3/1000000000000">₩22.20T</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":7.925617755}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.00T",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[3]*R3C4/1000000000000">₩7.93T</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44419}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,5,"mm. dd",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]+1">08. 11</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":35.3474576328}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.00T",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[3]*R3C2/1000000000000">₩35.35T</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":19.90151449}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.00T",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[3]*R3C3/1000000000000">₩19.90T</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":7.90772697}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.00T",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[3]*R3C4/1000000000000">₩7.91T</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44420}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,5,"mm. dd",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]+1">08. 12</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":35.0623974906}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.00T",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[3]*R3C2/1000000000000">₩35.06T</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":19.85261642}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.00T",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[3]*R3C3/1000000000000">₩19.85T</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":7.710928335}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.00T",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[3]*R3C4/1000000000000">₩7.71T</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44421}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,5,"mm. dd",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]+1">08. 13</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":36.3926781542}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.00T",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[3]*R3C2/1000000000000">₩36.39T</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":21.36845659}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.00T",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[3]*R3C3/1000000000000">₩21.37T</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":7.44256656}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"₩#,##0.00T",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[3]*R3C4/1000000000000">₩7.44T</td>
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<tr><td colspan="4" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: KRX"}'>Source: KRX</td></tr>
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KOSPI 200 Fast Entry screeningKakao Bank and Krafton's KOSPI 200 Fast Entry are 100% certain at this point.They need to be within the top 50 full market cap rankings on the KOSPI for 15 trading days after listing.Currently, LG Display ranks 50th in the KOSPI market cap, and its market cap is in the 7.4-8 trillion range. Fast entry is possible as long as the market caps of both Kakao Bank and Krafton do not plunge below half in the next ten trading days.








KOSPI 200 Fast Entry
KakaoBank Corp
Krafton Inc
LG Display Co Ltd, currently at the 50th spot


08. 06
₩33.16T
-
₩7.96T


08. 09
₩37.30T
-
₩7.85T


08. 10
₩33.92T
₩22.20T
₩7.93T


08. 11
₩35.35T
₩19.90T
₩7.91T


08. 12
₩35.06T
₩19.85T
₩7.71T


08. 13
₩36.39T
₩21.37T
₩7.44T

Source: KRX



Why Would Kakao Bank/Krafton's KOSPI 200 Fast Entry Float Estimations Be Such an Extraordinary Task?

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Bottom-Up

<p>In the past week, several high-level senior managers of Kakao Bank have partially sold their shares. The following is a list of the Kakao Bank shares sold by the company's senior managers:</p><ul>
<li>
<strong>Lee Hyung-Joo</strong> (CBO, Chief Business Officer) - Sold 82,289 shares at average price of 58,662 won, profit of 4.8 billion won.</li>
<li>
<strong>Chung Kyu-Don</strong> (CTO, Chief Technology Officer) - Sold 10,600 shares at average price of 62,336 won, profit of 6.6 billion won.</li>
<li>
<strong>Shin Hye-Chul</strong> (CHO, Chief Human Resources Officer) - Sold 26,489 shares at an average price of 85,934 won, profit of 2.3 billion won.</li>
<li>
<strong>Yu Hyo-Bum</strong> (Head of Internal Audit) - Sold 30,935 shares at an average price of 71,439 won, profit of 2.2 billion won. </li>
</ul><p>The fact that these senior managers of Kakao Bank have been partially selling their shares in the company is a NEGATIVE on the company. If the company's prospects are so good, why are these senior managers selling the shares in Kakao Bank? </p>

In the past week, several high-level senior managers of Kakao Bank have partially sold their shares. The following is a list of the Kakao Bank shares sold by the company's senior managers:

Lee Hyung-Joo (CBO, Chief Business Officer) - Sold 82,289 shares at average price of 58,662 won, profit of 4.8 billion won.

Chung Kyu-Don (CTO, Chief Technology Officer) - Sold 10,600 shares at average price of 62,336 won, profit of 6.6 billion won.

Shin Hye-Chul (CHO, Chief Human Resources Officer) - Sold 26,489 shares at an average price of 85,934 won, profit of 2.3 billion won.

Yu Hyo-Bum (Head of Internal Audit) - Sold 30,935 shares at an average price of 71,439 won, profit of 2.2 billion won. 
The fact that these senior managers of Kakao Bank have been partially selling their shares in the company is a NEGATIVE on the company. If the company's prospects are so good, why are these senior managers selling the shares in Kakao Bank? 

<p>It is now clear that Netmarble sold part of its stake in Kakao Bank yesterday in the market to finance the acquisition of SpinX, a social casino company.</p><p>In other words, Netmarble sold its Kakao Bank stake because it needed immediate cash. <span>Earlier this month, Netmarble announced that it would purchase a 100% stake in Leonardo Interactive Holdings Limited, the parent company of SpinX.</span></p><div class="content-highlight"><p><strong>The 100% stake acquisition price is ₩2.513T.</strong></p></div><section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/223/219/original/Screen+Shot+2021-08-11+at+1.48.24+AM.png?1628661029" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="223219"></figure></section><p>Netmarble said in a regulatory filing that it would pay 80% of the acquisition price at the time of contract termination and the remaining 20% ​​over the next four years.</p><section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/223/225/original/Screen+Shot+2021-08-11+at+1.51.07+AM.png?1628661602" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="223225"></figure></section><p><strong>It means that the total money Netmarble needs right now is ₩2.104T, which is 80% of the acquisition amount. Netmarble revealed that ₩1.779T of this ₩2.104T was covered by short-term borrowing. In other words, the immediate cash needed right now is ₩232B.</strong></p><p>However, Netmarble's cash assets at the end of this first quarter stood at ₩260B. Even ₩232B is a size that needs to use up all of its cash holdings, so it places a significant financial burden on Netmarble.</p><section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/223/228/original/Screen+Shot+2021-08-11+at+2.05.56+AM.png?1628662449" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="223228"></figure></section>

It is now clear that Netmarble sold part of its stake in Kakao Bank yesterday in the market to finance the acquisition of SpinX, a social casino company.In other words, Netmarble sold its Kakao Bank stake because it needed immediate cash. Earlier this month, Netmarble announced that it would purchase a 100% stake in Leonardo Interactive Holdings Limited, the parent company of SpinX.The 100% stake acquisition price is ₩2.513T.Netmarble said in a regulatory filing that it would pay 80% of the acquisition price at the time of contract termination and the remaining 20% ​​over the next four years.It means that the total money Netmarble needs right now is ₩2.104T, which is 80% of the acquisition amount. Netmarble revealed that ₩1.779T of this ₩2.104T was covered by short-term borrowing. In other words, the immediate cash needed right now is ₩232B.However, Netmarble's cash assets at the end of this first quarter stood at ₩260B. Even ₩232B is a size that needs to use up all of its cash holdings, so it places a significant financial burden on Netmarble.

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Equity Capital Markets

<h2><strong>Netmarble selling Kakao Bank</strong></h2><p>We got to know who was driving Kakao Bank's share price drop today.</p><section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/223/142/original/Screen+Shot+2021-08-10+at+12.47.04+PM.png?1628614043" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="223142"></figure><p></p></section><p>That is, Netmarble sold about 40% of its stake in Kakao Bank today. The following is Netmarble's regulatory filing published after the market closed.</p><section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/223/141/original/Screen+Shot+2021-08-10+at+12.45.18+PM.png?1628613964" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="223141"></figure></section><p>Netmarble sold 6 million Kakao Bank shares in the market during the regular trading hours for a total of ₩430.2B. So the sale price per share is ₩71,697.</p><table class="table table-striped">
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<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Shares sold"}'>Shares sold</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":6000000}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}'>6,000,000</td>
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<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Total amount"}'>Total amount</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":430.1838765}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.0B","3":1}'>₩430.2B</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Sellng price per share"}'><strong>- Sale price per share</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":71697.31275}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩]#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]*1000000000/R[-2]C[0]"><strong>₩71,697</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table><p>On the third trading day of Kakao Bank, local retail again led the trading, and institutional investors did not show an active trading trend. So, it appears that Netmarble's 6 million shares mostly went to local retail investors.</p><p><strong>However, among institutional investors, local pensions traded fairly actively, and a meaningful portion of Netmarble's selling volume seems to have flowed to them. Perhaps this should be a preemptive action for the KOSPI 200 rebalancing trading.</strong></p><table class="table table-striped">
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Trade by investor type"}'>Trade by investor type on August 10</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Sell"}'>Sell</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Buy"}'>Buy</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Net"}'>Net</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Brokerages &amp; investment advisories managing proprietary assets"}'>Brokerages &amp; investment advisories</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":38095}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>38,095</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":42140}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>42,140</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":4045}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>+4,045</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Insurance"}'>Insurance</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":50742}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>50,742</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":95564}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>95,564</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44822}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>+44,822</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Publicly raised funds"}'>Publicly raised funds</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":50879}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>50,879</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":90095}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>90,095</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":39216}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>+39,216</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Private equity"}'>Private equity</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":65862}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>65,862</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":28528}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>28,528</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":-37334}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>-37,334</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Banks"}'>Banks</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Other - financial (eg. savings banks)"}'>Other - financial (e.g., savings banks)</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":100}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>100</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1564}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>1,564</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1464}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>+1,464</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Pension"}'><strong>Pension</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":73722}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'><strong>73,722</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":901630}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'><strong>901,630</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":827908}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'><strong>+827,908</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Other - corporations"}'><strong>Other - corporations (→ should be mostly Netmarble)</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":6038836}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'><strong>6,038,836</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":66578}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'><strong>66,578</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":-5972258}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'><strong>-5,972,258</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Local retail"}'><strong>Local retail</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":19536212}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'><strong>19,536,212</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":24483461}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'><strong>24,483,461</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":4947249}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'><strong>+4,947,249</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Foreign"}'>Foreign</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":592781}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>592,781</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":710588}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>710,588</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":117807}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>+117,807</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Other - foreign"}'>Other - foreign</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":47893}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>47,893</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":74974}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>74,974</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":27081}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>+27,081</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Total"}'>Total</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":26495122}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>26,495,122</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":26495122}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>26,495,122</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0}'>0</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="4" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: KRX"}'>Source: KRX</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table><p>As a result, Netmarble's stake decreased from 3.21% to 1.94%. Of these, 1.60% are locked up for 3 months. On the other hand, 0.34% can be sold additionally. Netmarble did not disclose plans for further selling of its holdings.</p><table class="table table-striped">
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<col width="100">
<col width="100">
<col width="100">
<col width="100">
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="width: 334.886px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Shareholding"}'>Shareholding</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 112.287px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Post-IPO"}'>Post-IPO</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 121.321px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Shares"}'>Shares</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 177.514px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"After today"}'>After today</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 334.886px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Kakao"}'>Kakao</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 112.287px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.2726450439552191}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[1]/R14C3">27.26%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 121.321px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":129533725}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>129,533,725</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 177.514px;" data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 334.886px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Korea Investment Financial Holdings"}'>Korea Investment Financial Holdings</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 112.287px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.27264504185040006}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[1]/R14C3">27.26%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 121.321px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":129533724}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[-25]C[0]+R[-24]C[0]">129,533,724</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 177.514px;" data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 334.886px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"KB Kookmin Bank"}'>KB Kookmin Bank</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 112.287px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.08018930750396573}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[1]/R14C3">8.02%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 121.321px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":38097959}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>38,097,959</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 177.514px;" data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 334.886px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Netmarble (KS 251270)"}'><strong>Netmarble (KS 251270)</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 112.287px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.032075721738694905}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[1]/R14C3"><strong>3.21%</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 121.321px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":15239183}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'><strong>15,239,183</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 177.514px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":9239183}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[-1]-6000000"><strong>1.94% (9,239,183 shares)</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 334.886px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Tencent"}'>Tencent</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 112.287px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.032075721738694905}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[1]/R14C3">3.21%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 121.321px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":15239183}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>15,239,183</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 177.514px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.019446807811211428}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]/R[10]C[-1]"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 334.886px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company"}'>Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 112.287px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.032075721738694905}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[1]/R14C3">3.21%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 121.321px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":15239183}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>15,239,183</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 177.514px;" data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 334.886px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Korea Post"}'>Korea Post</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 112.287px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.032075721738694905}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[1]/R14C3">3.21%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 121.321px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":15239183}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>15,239,183</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 177.514px;" data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 334.886px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"eBay Korea"}'>eBay Korea</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 112.287px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.032075721738694905}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[1]/R14C3">3.21%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 121.321px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":15239183}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>15,239,183</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 177.514px;" data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 334.886px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Anchor Equity Partners"}'>Anchor Equity Partners</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 112.287px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.02239527403140403}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[1]/R14C3">2.24%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 121.321px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":10640000}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>10,640,000</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 177.514px;" data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 334.886px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"TPG Capital"}'>TPG Capital</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 112.287px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.02239527403140403}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[1]/R14C3">2.24%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 121.321px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":10640000}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>10,640,000</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 177.514px;" data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 334.886px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Yes24 (KS 053280)"}'>Yes24 (KS 053280)</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 112.287px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.011958303864201188}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[1]/R14C3">1.20%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 121.321px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":5681393}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[-16]C[1]">5,681,393</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 177.514px;" data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 334.886px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"ESOP (post-IPO shareholders)"}'>ESOP</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 112.287px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.027552080551793114}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[1]/R14C3">2.76%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 121.321px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":13090000}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>13,090,000</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 177.514px;" data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 334.886px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Pre-IPO non-lockup minority shareholders having less than a 1% stake"}'>Other pre-IPO non-lockup minority shareholders</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 112.287px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.019632743310965765}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[1]/R14C3">1.96%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 121.321px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":9327521}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>9,327,521</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 177.514px;" data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 334.886px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"IPO shareholders (institutional &amp; retail)"}'>IPO shareholders (institutional &amp; retail)</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 112.287px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.11020832220717246}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[1]/R14C3">11.02%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 121.321px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":52360000}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>52,360,000</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 177.514px;" data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 334.886px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Total"}'>Total</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 112.287px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.9999999999999999}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]' data-sheets-formula="=sum(R[-14]C[0]:R[-1]C[0])">100.00%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 121.321px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":475100237}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]' data-sheets-formula="=sum(R[-14]C[0]:R[-1]C[0])">475,100,237</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 177.514px;" data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'></td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width: 746.008px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Netmarble selling Kakao BankWe got to know who was driving Kakao Bank's share price drop today.That is, Netmarble sold about 40% of its stake in Kakao Bank today. The following is Netmarble's regulatory filing published after the market closed.Netmarble sold 6 million Kakao Bank shares in the market during the regular trading hours for a total of ₩430.2B. So the sale price per share is ₩71,697.





Netmarble selling

Shares sold
6,000,000


Total amount
₩430.2B


- Sale price per share
₩71,697

Source: DART

On the third trading day of Kakao Bank, local retail again led the trading, and institutional investors did not show an active trading trend. So, it appears that Netmarble's 6 million shares mostly went to local retail investors.However, among institutional investors, local pensions traded fairly actively, and a meaningful portion of Netmarble's selling volume seems to have flowed to them. Perhaps this should be a preemptive action for the KOSPI 200 rebalancing trading.








Trade by investor type on August 10
Sell
Buy
Net


Brokerages &amp; investment advisories
38,095
42,140
+4,045


Insurance
50,742
95,564
+44,822


Publicly raised funds
50,879
90,095
+39,216


Private equity
65,862
28,528
-37,334


Banks
0
0
0


Other - financial (e.g., savings banks)
100
1,564
+1,464


Pension
73,722
901,630
+827,908


Other - corporations (→ should be mostly Netmarble)
6,038,836
66,578
-5,972,258


Local retail
19,536,212
24,483,461
+4,947,249


Foreign
592,781
710,588
+117,807


Other - foreign
47,893
74,974
+27,081


Total
26,495,122
26,495,122
0

Source: KRX

As a result, Netmarble's stake decreased from 3.21% to 1.94%. Of these, 1.60% are locked up for 3 months. On the other hand, 0.34% can be sold additionally. Netmarble did not disclose plans for further selling of its holdings.








Shareholding
Post-IPO
Shares
After today


Kakao
27.26%
129,533,725



Korea Investment Financial Holdings
27.26%
129,533,724



KB Kookmin Bank
8.02%
38,097,959



Netmarble (KS 251270)
3.21%
15,239,183
1.94% (9,239,183 shares)


Tencent
3.21%
15,239,183



Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company
3.21%
15,239,183



Korea Post
3.21%
15,239,183



eBay Korea
3.21%
15,239,183



Anchor Equity Partners
2.24%
10,640,000



TPG Capital
2.24%
10,640,000



Yes24 (KS 053280)
1.20%
5,681,393



ESOP
2.76%
13,090,000



Other pre-IPO non-lockup minority shareholders
1.96%
9,327,521



IPO shareholders (institutional &amp; retail)
11.02%
52,360,000



Total
100.00%
475,100,237


Source: DART



Netmarble Selling Kakao Bank: Additional Sellings & What Should We Do?

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KakaoBank Corp. operates bank businesses. The Company provides deposit money, withdraw money, credit cards, stock accounts, linked loans, and other services. KakaoBank conducts businesses in South Korea.

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