Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Event-Driven

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<p>On 10 August, it was reported that <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/netmarble-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22839:1" rel="noopener">Netmarble Corporation (251270 KS)</a> sold 6 million shares of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakaobank-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33501:1" rel="noopener">KakaoBank (323410 KS)</a> for 430 billion won. The average selling price was 71,697 won (vs. current price of 71,400 won). Post this deal, Netmarble's stake in Kakao Bank was reduced to 1.94%.</p>
<p>Netmarble mentioned that it sold its shares of Kakao Bank to improve its liquidity and cash balance. The sale of Kakao Bank's shares by Netmarble helped to push down the share price of Kakao Bank by 9%. </p>
<p>We believe that this sale of Kakao Bank by Netmarble is likely to have a further negative impact on Kakao Bank shares. More investors will be concerned about the overall valuations of the company as a major original investor in Kakao Bank have sold their shares in just the third day of trading post IPO. </p>
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On 10 August, it was reported that Netmarble Corporation (251270 KS) sold 6 million shares of KakaoBank (323410 KS) for 430 billion won. The average selling price was 71,697 won (vs. current price of 71,400 won). Post this deal, Netmarble's stake in Kakao Bank was reduced to 1.94%.
Netmarble mentioned that it sold its shares of Kakao Bank to improve its liquidity and cash balance. The sale of Kakao Bank's shares by Netmarble helped to push down the share price of Kakao Bank by 9%. 
We believe that this sale of Kakao Bank by Netmarble is likely to have a further negative impact on Kakao Bank shares. More investors will be concerned about the overall valuations of the company as a major original investor in Kakao Bank have sold their shares in just the third day of trading post IPO. 


Netmarble Sells 6 Million Shares of Kakao Bank for 430 Billion Won

Equity Bottom-Up

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<p>In this insight, we discuss the risk vs. reward of Kakao Bank shares after the sharp appreciation of its share price post IPO. Kakao Bank's share price has appreciated to 78,500 won, up 101% from the IPO price of 39,000 won. Kakao Bank's market cap has ballooned to 37.3 trillion won.</p>
<p>Kakao Bank has now become the 10th largest stock in KOSPI. Kakao Bank's market cap is now similar to the combined market caps of the two largest banking groups in Korea including <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/shinhan-financial-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6978:1" rel="noopener">Shinhan Financial (055550 KS)</a> - 42 trillion won. After this sharp appreciation, we believe that the risk-reward ratio of Kakao Bank is no longer attractive and change our view on the company to <strong>NEGATIVE.  </strong></p>
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In this insight, we discuss the risk vs. reward of Kakao Bank shares after the sharp appreciation of its share price post IPO. Kakao Bank's share price has appreciated to 78,500 won, up 101% from the IPO price of 39,000 won. Kakao Bank's market cap has ballooned to 37.3 trillion won.
Kakao Bank has now become the 10th largest stock in KOSPI. Kakao Bank's market cap is now similar to the combined market caps of the two largest banking groups in Korea including KB Financial (105560 KS) and Shinhan Financial (055550 KS) - 42 trillion won. After this sharp appreciation, we believe that the risk-reward ratio of Kakao Bank is no longer attractive and change our view on the company to NEGATIVE.  


APAC IPOs & Placements

Zhen Zhou, Toh

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

Bukalapak.com PT Tbk / Equity Capital Markets

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that have been covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
India ECM activity has been busy with multiple IPO bookbuild launches this week. In Hong Kong, IPO activity remains tepid but could turnaround with the Li Auto dual primary listing this week and the likely launch of Cloud Village IPO next week.
For our ongoing coverage, in Hong Kong, Li Auto priced its dual primary listing at HKD$118 per share, which is a 3.2% discount to Thursday’s close. Books closed a day earlier and shares will trade next Thursday. 

Li Auto HK Listing - Needs to Be Done at Discount Given XPeng’s Poor Debut
Li Auto HK Listing Quick Take - Rebounded Higher After Approval; Discount Still Needed

Cloud Village braved the market and pre-marketed its US$1bn Hong Kong IPO despite recent regulatory crackdowns. We heard that the company will open its IPO for bookbuilding next week. We discussed its PHIP updates and updated our estimates. 

Cloud Village (NetEase Music) Pre-IPO - Was in the slow stream, playing catch-up
Cloud Village (NetEase Music) Pre-IPO - Tencent Music Peer Comp, Regulatory Impact
Cloud Village (NetEase Music) Pre-IPO - Initial Thoughts on Valuation.
Cloud Village (NetEase Music) Pre-IPO - Mixed PHIP Update, Updated Thoughts on Valuation

We revisited Bytedance this week after the company briefly disclosed its financial performance for 2020. The company is currently working with data security compliance before its listing in Hong Kong. Recent private transactions in May 2020 valued the firm at US$100bn whereas some media reports suggested a possible valuation of US$425bn. 
ByteDance Pre-IPO: How Does It Fare Against Kuaishou as It Gets Closer to a Listing
We also initiated on Huitongda Network, a Chinese commerce and service platform serving rural areas, and its US$1bn IPO. In our note, we gave an overview of its performance and discussed its business model. 
Huitongda (汇通达) Pre-IPO - A Digitalization Story
In India, multiple IPO launches hit the markets this week. Devyani International, Yum’s Brands largest franchisor in India, closed its bookbuild on Friday. Books were open from Wednesday to Friday with anchor books results announced on Tuesday.

Devyani Pre-IPO - Might not do another Burger King India but should be good
Devyani Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Slots in Neatly
Devyani Pre-IPO - Thoughts on Valuation
Devyani IPO - Still Some Upside on Un-Adjusted EBITDA Basis

CarTrade Tech, an online portal for the sale of cars and two-wheelers in India, opened its US$404m bookbuild. The firm is backed by Warburg Pincus and Temasek. Anchor books closed on Friday. We discussed the firm’s growth and its pricing range:

CarTrade Tech Pre-IPO - Acquisition Adjusted Growth Remains Low
Cartrade Tech IPO - Too Expensive for Our Taste

Indian cement manufacturer, Nuvoco Vistas, and housing financial company, Aptus Value Housing Finance, were looking to raise US$673m and US$375m, respectively, in their IPOs. Nuvoco Vistas’ anchor books closed on Friday and shares are expected to debut on 23 August. 
Nuvoco Vistas IPO - Don’t See Any Strong Reason to Buy
For other upcoming IPOs in India, Fincare Small Finance Bank and Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management had secured SEBI’s approval for their US$180m and US$400m IPOs, respectively. 
In Korea, Lotte Rental priced its bookbuild at the top end, raising US$742m. Books were well covered with the majority of orders at the top end of the pricing range. Shares are expected to debut on 19th August. 

Lotte Rental IPO - Not Growing Its Fleet as Fast but Utilizing Them Better
Lotte Rental IPO - Peers and Valuation

Kakao Bank, South Korea’s largest digital bank, debuted on Friday and closed 79% above its IPO price, likely owing to the strong demand as evidenced from its institutional tranche being 1,733x covered.
However, by our estimate, even after the big debut pop, Kakao Bank could have potentially missed fast-entry by just 0.845%. That said, it was announced on 6th August that the company will be added into MSCI Global Standard Indexes from 23rd August onwards.

Kakao Bank - MSCI Done, Missed FTSE by a Whisker.
Kakao Bank IPO - Riding on parents network but boundaries with Kakao Pay remain unclear
Kakao Bank IPO - Pricey as It Should Be
Kakao Bank IPO - Lack of Lock-Up and MSCI, FTSE Index Implications.
Kakao Bank IPO Trading - One for Instis, Closer Look at FTSE and MSCI Inclusion. Remain Buyers

In Indonesia, e-commerce company Bukalapak raised US$1.5bn from its bookbuild and debuted on Friday. Shares traded limit up, closing 24.7% above its IPO price. 

Bukalapak IPO - Structural Tailwinds with a Noble Cause 
Bukalapak IPO - Peers &amp; Valuation - Betting on Its Potential 
Bukalapak IPO Trading - Largest Indo IPO, Big Pop Could Get It into FTSE

In the Philippines, Robinsons Land Commercial REIT and Megaworld REIT began pre-marketing their respective, US$491m and US$477m IPOs. This comes after Filinvest REIT’s bookbuild where its shares are to debut on Thursday. 
During the week, Del Monte Philippines delayed its US$770m IPO for the 2nd time (the previous was back in 2018). The company cited the resurgence of COVID-19 cases as reasons for this time’s deferment. 
For new filings, in Hong Kong, Medbanks and JL Mag Rare-Earth, which is  ChiNext-listed, filed for their respective US$1bn and US$200m IPOs in Hong Kong. The former is a big data, one-stop medical and healthcare services provider while the latter is a producer of rare earth permanent magnets. 
In India, PB Fintech, an online financial provider, filed for its US$809m IPO. The company owns the online insurance aggregator, Policybazaar.com, and financial products aggregator, Paisabazaar.com. Other filings include FMCG food company Adani Wilmar, a 50-50 joint venture between Adani Enterprises and Wilmar Group, which has filed for its U$605m IPO. 
Nykaa, officially known as FSN E-Commerce Ventures, has also filed for its US$538m IPO. It is an e-commerce company that focuses on beauty, wellness and fashion products. Personal indian banking services platform, Fino Payments Bank had also filed for its US$202m IPO earlier this week.
For placements this week, Aeon REIT investment is currently in the midst of bookbuilding for its US$230m follow-on offering. Bookbuild will end on Tuesday and pricing will be announced on Wednesday.  
Aeon REIT Placement - Back in the Market After Two Years
We also covered Money Forward’s US$300m global follow-on offering which has traded well, closing 12% above deal price on Friday. Books were reported to be about 10x covered. 
Money Forward Placement - Onward with More Cash
In Hong Kong, Xinte Energy raised US$133m from a primary placement. The deal traded well and closed 27.2% above deal price on Friday.
Xinte Energy Placement - Well-Flagged Deal
Accuracy Rate:Our overall accuracy rate is 73.9% for IPOs and 67.5% for Placements (Performance measurement criteria is explained at the end of the note)New IPO filings this week  

ThinkGeek Network Tech (Medbanks) (Hong Kong, US$1bn)
JL Mag Rare-Earth (Hong Kong, US$200m)
Beijing Evercare (Hong Kong, US$100m)
PB Fintech (India, US$809m)
Adani Wilmar (India, US$605m)
FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa) (India, US$538m)
Fino Payments Bank (India, US$202m)
News on Upcoming IPOs  
Hong Kong/China
Cloud Village pre-markets HK IPO despite tech crackdown
Apple Supplier Biel Files For Hong Kong Initial Public Offering
Quwan considers shifting US IPO to Hong Kong
Lalamove picks sponsors for HK IPO

Li Auto to close books early for HK listing, plans to price at HK$118 per share

4Paradigm plans US$600m HK IPO
ChiNext-listed JL Mag Rare-Earth files for US$200m HK IPO
Wanda Light Asset plans to file for US$4bn HK IPO this month
SoftBank-backed AInnovation plans US$400m HK IPO
Shui On Land eyes spin-off of businesses
Billionaire Lo’s Shui On Is Said to Pick Banks for Xintiandi IPO
Hong Kong-listed warehouse owner ESR buys Singapore’s ARA for US$5.2 billion to create Asian powerhouse in logistics real estate
China Startups Shut Out of U.S. Face Tougher Hong Kong IPO Rules
Sino Biological sets record pricing in Rmb4.98bn ChiNext IPO
China Railway Special Cargo Logistics prices Rmb1.76bn Shenzhen IPO
Sino Biological’s Rmb4.98bn ChiNext float 9,328 times oversubscribed
China Telecom prices Rmb47.1bn Shanghai IPO
GalaxyCore prices Rmb3.59bn Star IPO, trims shares on offer
Warburg Pincus-Backed Geek+ Is Said to Weigh $500 Million IPO
China Said to Plan $1 Billion Antitrust Fine for Meituan
US/China ADRs
China Calls for More Communication With U.S. on Overseas IPOs
Singapore’s FinAccel to Go Public in a $2.5 Billion SPAC Deal
Traveloka in Talks to Raise Up to $400 Million for SPAC Deal
SoftBank-backed XtalPi files confidentially for US IPO
India
Sebi sets up an expert group to examine IPO book-building process
SEBI relaxes lock-in period rules for promoters, pre-IPO investors of IPO companies
Policybazaar Submits Red Herring Prospectus To SEBI; Set To Raise Rs 6017 Crore Via Upcoming IPO
ICICI Group, Blackstone and BPCL backed Fino Payments Bank files papers with SEBI for Rs 1,300 crore IPO
Krsnaa, Windlas IPO books covered
Adani Wilmar files papers for Rs 4,500 crore IPO
FSN E-Commerce files for Rs40bn IPO
CarTrade launches upsized Rs30bn IPO
Nuvoco sets price range for Rs50bn IPO
Devyani's Rs18bn IPO books covered
Chemplast Sanmar launches upsized Rs38.5bn IPO
Aptus Housing launches Rs27.8bn IPO
Billionaire Agarwal’s Sterlite Power Hires Banks for IPO
NSE seeks Sebi's go-ahead for IPO amid mounting pressure from shareholders
Fincare SFB gets Sebi's go ahead for Rs 1,330 cr IPO
Aditya Birla Capital’s AMC arm AB Sun Life gets SEBI approval for an IPO
HDFC Bk shelves HDB’s IPO plans
Tata Sky to File Documents for IPO By End of March: Mint
Japan/Korea
Lotte Rental prices IPO at top of range to raise W850bn
SK REIT pushing for stock market debut in Sept
Hyundai Heavy Industries’ KRX IPO receives preliminary approval
Shinsegae Group Considering IPO of SSG.Com
Market Kurly's IPO plans dwarfed by SSG.COM's IPO talk
Krafton IPO draws tepid retail demand, while Plateer meets strong institutional interest
Krafton IPO's employee portion undersubscribed
Krafton locks up two-thirds of IPO shares amid price concerns
Others
Invoices BNPL BizPay accelerates raising plans
Songtradr hires Goldman Sachs, Jarden for $750m float
‘Robust’ SG Lottery in maiden pitch for $5b IPO
Singapore telco firm MyRepublic makes C-level hires ahead of potential IPO
Bukalapak Allocates More IPO Shares for Retail Investors
Singapore's Del Monte Pacific delays Philippine unit IPO on virus surge
RLC REIT, MREIT to pre-market IPOs
Analysis on Upcoming IPOs

Name
Insight

Hong Kong

Anjuke
Anjuke Pre-IPO - Mixed (Positive and Negative) Developments 


Betta Pharma
Betta Pharma (贝达医药) A+H: Tier 2 Player Struggled to Break Out 


Broncus
Broncus (堃博医疗) Pre-IPO: Big Potential to Be Tested 


ByteDance
ByteDance (字节跳动) IPO: How Jinri Toutiao Paves The Way for a Bigger Empire (Part 1)


ByteDance
ByteDance (字节跳动) Pre-IPO: Why Facebook Should Worry About TikTok 


ByteDance
ByteDance (字节跳动) IPO: Tiktok the No.1 Short Video App for a Good Reason (Part 2)


ByteDance
ByteDance (字节跳动) Pre-IPO: How Has It Done in 1H? 


ByteDance
ByteDance: The Unlisted Company’s Video Apps Leading the Market and Threatening Internet Giants 


ByteDance
ByteDance (字节跳动) Pre-IPO: Why Facebook Should Worry About TikTok 


ByteDance
ByteDance (字节跳动) Pre-IPO - Globally the Most Downloaded App for Jan 2020 Driven by India 


ByteDance
ByteDance (字节跳动) Pre-IPO: Global Ambition Meets Regulatory Challenges 


Dida
Dida Pre-IPO - Making Hay While Big Brother Retreats 


Dida
Dida Pre-IPO - Earnings Forecast and First Stab at Valuation 


Dida
Dida Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Lagging in Scale, Leading in Profitability 


Edding Grp
Edding Group (亿腾医药) Pre-IPO: Notes from Latest Financials and Its Related Party 


Edding Grp
Edding Group (亿腾医药) Pre-IPO: Notes from Latest Financials and Its Related Party 


Hanyu
Shanghai Hanyu (捍宇医疗) Pre-IPO: Not a Straight-A but Listing at Right Time 


Intco Med
Intco Medical (英科医疗) A+H: From China No.1 to Global No. 1 


Kilcoy
Kilcoy Global Foods Pre-IPO - Rapid Earnings Growth on the Back of Margin Improvement 


Kilcoy
Kilcoy Global Foods Pre-IPO - A Lot of Things Still Remain Unexplained 


Novotech
Novotech Pre-IPO: Biotech Focused CRO at Hefty Pre-IPO Valuation 


RemeGen

RemeGen (荣昌生物) Pre-IPO: Thoughts on Valuation of RC18 and RC48 


SH Bio-heart

Shanghai Bio-Heart (上海百心安) Pre-IPO: Needs a Long Runway 


Toplist

Toplist China Pre-IPO - Overwhelmingly More Negatives than Positives 


Tasly

Tasly Biopharm (天士力生物) IPO: Visible Growth from Approved Drug but Lacks Blockbusters 


WeDoctor

WeDoctor (微医) Pre-IPO -App Walk Through - The Online Medical Directory and More 


WeDoctor

WeDoctor (微医) Pre-IPO - A More Focused Online Medical Svc Provider than Ping An Good Doctor 


WeDoctor

We Doctor (微医) Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Picking Its Battles Wisely 


WeDoctor

We Doctor (微医) Pre-IPO - Forecasts, Early Thoughts on Valuation, and Acquisition Gripes 


Weilong

Weilong Delicious Global Pre-IPO - The Positives - Fast Growth, Strong Backers 


Weilong

Weilong Delicious Global Pre-IPO - The Negatives - Spicy Valuation 

India

Aadhar Housing

Aadhar Housing Finance Pre-IPO - Decent past Growth but Comes with Weird Disclosures 


ASK

ASK Investment Managers Pre-IPO - Riding on a Wave of Wealth 


Anmol Ind
Anmol Industries Pre-IPO Quick Take - No Growth, Generous Payments to Founders


Bharat Hotel
Bharat Hotels Pre-IPO - Catching up with Peers 


Bajaj En
Bajaj Energy Pre-IPO - Supposed to Deliver Steady Performance if Only Its Sole Client Would Let It 


CMS Info
CMS Info Systems Pre-IPO - When a PE Sells to Another PE... Only One Gets the Timing Right


Crystal Crop
Crystal Crop Protection Pre-IPO - DRHP Raises More Questions than in Answers


ESAF SFB

ESAF Small Finance Bank Pre-IPO - Growing Fast but Remains Highly Dependant on a Related Party 


Flemingo 
Flemingo Travel Retail Pre-IPO - Its a Different Business in Every Country


Emami Cem

Emami Cement Pre-IPO - Still in Ramp Up Phase but Shares Pledge Might Lead to an Early IPO 


NSE
NSE IPO Preview- Not Only Fast..its Risky and Expensive


NSE
National Stock Exchange Pre-IPO Review - Bigger, Better, Stronger but a Little Too Fast for Some


LIC

Life Insurance Corporation of India Pre-IPO - Early Take on India's Largest IPO 


Penna Cem

Penna Cement - Aggressive Expansion Plans Even Though Past Performance Has Been Tepid 


PNB Met
PNB Metlife Pre-IPO Quick Take - Doesn't Stack up Well Versus Its Larger Peers


Samhi Hotels

Samhi Hotels Pre-IPO - Assets and Borrowings Are Growing, but Earnings Haven’t Kept Pace 

Malaysia

QSR
QSR Brands Pre-IPO - As Healthy as Fast Food



ECM Weekly (8th August 2021) - Li Auto, Cloud Village, CarTrade, Kakao Bank, Bukalapak, Huitongda

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

<div><p>Kakao Bank (KB), South Korea’s largest digital bank, raised US$2.2bn in its South Korean IPO. It ended the first day of trading up 79% from its IPO price. </p></div><div>We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous notes:</div><div><ul>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/kakao-bank-ipo-riding-on-parent-s-network-but-boundaries-with-kakao-pay-remain-unclear" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kakao Bank IPO - Riding on parents network but boundaries with Kakao Pay remain unclear</a>, </li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/kakao-bank-ipo-pricey-as-it-should-be" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kakao Bank IPO - Pricey as It Should Be</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/kakao-bank-ipo-lack-of-lock-up-and-msci-ftse-index-implications" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kakao Bank IPO - Lack of Lock-Up and MSCI, FTSE Index Implications, and</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/kakao-bank-ipo-trading-one-for-instis-closer-look-at-ftse-and-msci-inclusion-remain-buyers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kakao Bank IPO Trading - One for Instis, Closer Look at FTSE and MSCI Inclusion. Remain Buyers</a></li>
</ul></div><div><p>In this note, we will talk about the first day trading and index inclusion.</p></div>

Kakao Bank (KB), South Korea’s largest digital bank, raised US$2.2bn in its South Korean IPO. It ended the first day of trading up 79% from its IPO price. We have covered various aspects of the deal in our previous notes:

Kakao Bank IPO - Riding on parents network but boundaries with Kakao Pay remain unclear, 
Kakao Bank IPO - Pricey as It Should Be
Kakao Bank IPO - Lack of Lock-Up and MSCI, FTSE Index Implications, and
Kakao Bank IPO Trading - One for Instis, Closer Look at FTSE and MSCI Inclusion. Remain Buyers
In this note, we will talk about the first day trading and index inclusion.

Kakao Bank - MSCI Done, Missed FTSE by a Whisker.

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.

<p>Kakao Bank's listing-day performance certainly exceeds expectations.</p><p>The opening price has risen by 38% compared to the offering price, and today's high was ₩68,000, and it currently settles at ₩63,100. This is a 60% increase from the offering price, and the market cap reaches ₩30T.</p><table class="table table-striped">
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<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Market cap"}'>Market cap</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"From the offering price"}'>From the offering price</td>
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<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":39000}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩-412]#,##0"}'>₩39,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Opening price"}'>Opening price</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":53700}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩-412]#,##0"}'>₩53,700</td>
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<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.3769230769230769}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=(R[0]C[-2]-R2C2)/R2C2">37.69%</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Daily high"}'>Daily high</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":68000}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩-412]#,##0"}'>₩68,000</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":32.306816116}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00T","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[-1]*R1C5/1000000000000">₩32.31T</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.7435897435897436}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=(R[0]C[-2]-R2C2)/R2C2">74.36%</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Daily low"}'>Daily low</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":51000}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩-412]#,##0"}'>₩51,000</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":24.230112087}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00T","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[-1]*R1C5/1000000000000">₩24.23T</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.3076923076923077}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=(R[0]C[-2]-R2C2)/R2C2">30.77%</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Current"}'>Current</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":63100}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩-412]#,##0"}'>₩63,100</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":29.9788249547}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00T","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[0]C[-1]*R1C5/1000000000000">₩29.98T</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.617948717948718}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=(R[0]C[-2]-R2C2)/R2C2">61.79%</td>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: KRX"}'>Source: KRX</td></tr>
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</table><p>As a result, Kakao Bank has easily surpassed its direct competitors, KB Financial and Shinhan Financial, in market capitalization and is currently ranked 12th in the KOSPI by market capitalization.</p><table class="table table-striped">
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<td style="width: 296.08px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Name"}'>Name</td>
<td style="width: 121.023px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Ticker"}'>Ticker</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 184.091px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Market cap"}'>Market cap</td>
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<td style="width: 107.017px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1}'>1</td>
<td style="width: 296.08px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Samsung Electronics Co Ltd"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[1], "name")'>Samsung Electronics</td>
<td style="width: 121.023px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"005930"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='="005930"'>005930</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 184.091px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":487.731234335}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00T","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "price")*googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "shares")/1000000000000'>₩487.73T</td>
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<td style="width: 107.017px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":2}'>2</td>
<td style="width: 296.08px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"SK Hynix Inc"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[1], "name")'>SK Hynix</td>
<td style="width: 121.023px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"000660"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='="000660"'>000660</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 184.091px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":85.90427907}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00T","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "price")*googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "shares")/1000000000000'>₩85.90T</td>
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<td style="width: 107.017px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":3}'>3</td>
<td style="width: 296.08px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Naver Corp"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[1], "name")'>Naver</td>
<td style="width: 121.023px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"035420"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='="035420"'>035420</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 184.091px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":72.60442059}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00T","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "price")*googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "shares")/1000000000000'>₩72.60T</td>
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<td style="width: 107.017px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":4}'>4</td>
<td style="width: 296.08px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Kakao Corp"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[1], "name")'>Kakao</td>
<td style="width: 121.023px;" 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; width: 184.091px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":64.89119358}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00T","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "price")*googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "shares")/1000000000000'>₩64.89T</td>
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<td style="width: 107.017px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":5}'>5</td>
<td style="width: 296.08px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Preference Shares Non Voting"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[1], "name")'>Samsung Electronics 1P</td>
<td style="width: 121.023px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"005935"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='="005935"'>005935</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 184.091px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":61.55192516}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00T","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "price")*googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "shares")/1000000000000'>₩61.55T</td>
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<td style="width: 107.017px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":6}'>6</td>
<td style="width: 296.08px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Samsung Biologics Co Ltd"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[1], "name")'>Samsung Biologics</td>
<td style="width: 121.023px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"207940"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='="207940"'>207940</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 184.091px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":60.8718}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00T","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "price")*googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "shares")/1000000000000'>₩60.87T</td>
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<td style="width: 107.017px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":7}'>7</td>
<td style="width: 296.08px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"LG Chem Ltd"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[1], "name")'>LG Chem</td>
<td style="width: 121.023px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"051910"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='="051910"'>051910</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 184.091px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":59.791714521}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00T","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "price")*googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "shares")/1000000000000'>₩59.79T</td>
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<td style="width: 107.017px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":8}'>8</td>
<td style="width: 296.08px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Samsung SDI Co Ltd"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[1], "name")'>Samsung SDI</td>
<td style="width: 121.023px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"006400"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='="006400"'>006400</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 184.091px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":53.36127528}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00T","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "price")*googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "shares")/1000000000000'>₩53.36T</td>
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<td style="width: 107.017px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":9}'>9</td>
<td style="width: 296.08px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Hyundai Motor Co"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[1], "name")'>Hyundai Motor</td>
<td style="width: 121.023px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"005380"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='="005380"'>005380</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 184.091px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":47.648005701}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00T","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "price")*googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "shares")/1000000000000'>₩47.65T</td>
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<td style="width: 107.017px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":10}'>10</td>
<td style="width: 296.08px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Celltrion, Inc."}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[1], "name")'>Celltrion</td>
<td style="width: 121.023px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"068270"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='="068270"'>068270</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 184.091px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":33.438886896}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00T","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "price")*googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "shares")/1000000000000'>₩33.44T</td>
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<td style="width: 107.017px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":11}'>11</td>
<td style="width: 296.08px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Kia Corp"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[1], "name")'>Kia</td>
<td style="width: 121.023px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"000270"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='="000270"'>000270</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 184.091px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":34.6991025032}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00T","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "price")*googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "shares")/1000000000000'>₩34.70T</td>
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<td style="width: 107.017px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":12}'><strong>12</strong></td>
<td style="width: 296.08px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Kakao Bank"}'><strong>Kakao Bank</strong></td>
<td style="width: 121.023px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"323410"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='="323410"'><strong>323410</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 184.091px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":29.9788249547}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00T","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-15]C[-1]"><strong>₩29.98T</strong></td>
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<td style="width: 107.017px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":13}'>13</td>
<td style="width: 296.08px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"POSCO"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[1], "name")'>POSCO</td>
<td style="width: 121.023px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"005490"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='="005490"'>005490</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 184.091px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":29.9486778225}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00T","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "price")*googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "shares")/1000000000000'>₩29.95T</td>
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<td style="width: 107.017px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":14}'>14</td>
<td style="width: 296.08px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Samsung C&amp;T Corp"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[1], "name")'>Samsung C&amp;T</td>
<td style="width: 121.023px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"028260"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='="028260"'>028260</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 184.091px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":26.911739664}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00T","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "price")*googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "shares")/1000000000000'>₩26.91T</td>
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<td style="width: 107.017px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":15}'>15</td>
<td style="width: 296.08px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD."}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[1], "name")'>Hyundai Mobis</td>
<td style="width: 121.023px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"012330"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='="012330"'>012330</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 184.091px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":26.257687038}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"₩#,##0.00T","3":1}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "price")*googlefinance(R[0]C[-1], "shares")/1000000000000'>₩26.26T</td>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width: 708.21px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: KRX"}'>Source: KRX</td></tr>
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</table><h2><strong>Strong foreign buying this morning</strong></h2><div class="content-highlight"><ul>
<li><strong>Kakao Bank's share price fell below the opening price early this morning, raising some concerns. However, a strong buying from investors presumed to be foreign institutions came in rapidly through the foreign brokerage counter, mainly Credit Suisse.</strong></li>
<li><strong>As of 11:30 a.m., a purchase order of 6 million shares came in through the CS counter. This is 15% of the total purchase volume, which is an unusually large amount brokered by a foreign brokerage for local stocks any given day.</strong></li>
<li><strong>Therefore, the proportion of net buying by foreign investors is currently overwhelmingly high.</strong></li>
</ul></div>

Kakao Bank's listing-day performance certainly exceeds expectations.The opening price has risen by 38% compared to the offering price, and today's high was ₩68,000, and it currently settles at ₩63,100. This is a 60% increase from the offering price, and the market cap reaches ₩30T.








Kakao Bank today
Price
Market cap
From the offering price


Offering price
₩39,000
₩18.53T
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Opening price
₩53,700
₩25.51T
37.69%


Daily high
₩68,000
₩32.31T
74.36%


Daily low
₩51,000
₩24.23T
30.77%


Current
₩63,100
₩29.98T
61.79%

Source: KRX

As a result, Kakao Bank has easily surpassed its direct competitors, KB Financial and Shinhan Financial, in market capitalization and is currently ranked 12th in the KOSPI by market capitalization.








KOSPI top 15
Name
Ticker
Market cap


1
Samsung Electronics
005930
₩487.73T


2
SK Hynix
000660
₩85.90T


3
Naver
035420
₩72.60T


4
Kakao
035720
₩64.89T


5
Samsung Electronics 1P
005935
₩61.55T


6
Samsung Biologics
207940
₩60.87T


7
LG Chem
051910
₩59.79T


8
Samsung SDI
006400
₩53.36T


9
Hyundai Motor
005380
₩47.65T


10
Celltrion
068270
₩33.44T


11
Kia
000270
₩34.70T


12
Kakao Bank
323410
₩29.98T


13
POSCO
005490
₩29.95T


14
Samsung C&amp;T
028260
₩26.91T


15
Hyundai Mobis
012330
₩26.26T

Source: KRX

Strong foreign buying this morning
Kakao Bank's share price fell below the opening price early this morning, raising some concerns. However, a strong buying from investors presumed to be foreign institutions came in rapidly through the foreign brokerage counter, mainly Credit Suisse.
As of 11:30 a.m., a purchase order of 6 million shares came in through the CS counter. This is 15% of the total purchase volume, which is an unusually large amount brokered by a foreign brokerage for local stocks any given day.
Therefore, the proportion of net buying by foreign investors is currently overwhelmingly high.


Kakao Bank, Apparently Passive Money Flowing in This Morning

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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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