Korea / Special Situations, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Situations

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Event-Driven

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<li>Despite time until screening, predictions likely hold due to market cap gaps; all candidates are banks, benefiting from recent momentum.</li>
<li>Historical patterns show profit-taking selling affecting price impact, particularly on additions with significant pre-inclusion price rises. Monitor banks' pre-June 14th price appreciation to anticipate impact distortions.</li>
<li>Shorting LG Chem and LG Energy Solution based on high price cointegration, consider basket-trading them before the rebalancing, using the battery sector as a long hedge.</li>
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Despite time until screening, predictions likely hold due to market cap gaps; all candidates are banks, benefiting from recent momentum.
Historical patterns show profit-taking selling affecting price impact, particularly on additions with significant pre-inclusion price rises. Monitor banks' pre-June 14th price appreciation to anticipate impact distortions.
Shorting LG Chem and LG Energy Solution based on high price cointegration, consider basket-trading them before the rebalancing, using the battery sector as a long hedge.


Underexposed Flow Trading Opportunity: LONG Banks & SHORT LG Chem/Energy on June 14

Financials & FinTech research, Galliano’s Financials Research

Victor Galliano

Financials & FinTech research

Financials & FinTech, EM & Developed Markets

Galliano’s Financials Research

Galliano's Financials Research provides fundamental research in Emerging Markets financials, including FinTech, as well as financials in select Developed Markets.

The investment style applied is generally value oriented, although Growth At Reasonable Price (GARP) strategies can also be used where appropriate. 

Our investment research approach aim is often contrarian, looking to capitalise on overly sceptical or optimistic consensus views. In terms of valuation techniques, the focus is on PBV ratio to ROE, PE multiples and dividend yield, as well as the application of PEG ratios and, where appropriate, Sum of the Parts (SOTP) valuations.

Equity Bottom-Up

Woori Financial Group  / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In our latest South Korean banks screener, we keep Woori on the buy list along with KB Financial as our Korean banks picks</li>
<li>Delinquency ratios continued to worsen QoQ, yet Woori is the benchmark for NPL ratio; Woori had lagged in terms of returns, but these are holding at the pre-provision level</li>
<li>KB has a low PBV ratio relative to its ROE, it delivers rising post-provision returns, with cost of risk declining and it has a healthy CET1 ratio</li>
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In our latest South Korean banks screener, we keep Woori on the buy list along with KB Financial as our Korean banks picks
Delinquency ratios continued to worsen QoQ, yet Woori is the benchmark for NPL ratio; Woori had lagged in terms of returns, but these are holding at the pre-provision level
KB has a low PBV ratio relative to its ROE, it delivers rising post-provision returns, with cost of risk declining and it has a healthy CET1 ratio


South Korean Banks; Stick with Woori (316140 KS) And KB Financial (105560 KS)

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

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX Stocks as of May 3rd which has an aggregated short interest worth USD6.4bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix, Hyundai Motor, Kb Financial.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX Stocks as of May 3rd which has an aggregated short interest worth USD6.4bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix, Hyundai Motor, Kb Financial.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (May 3rd): Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix, Hyundai Motor, Kb Financial

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX Stocks as of May 3rd which has an aggregated holding worth USD529.7bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,168mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight foreign changes in Celltrion (068270 KS), Sk Hynix (000660 KS).</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX Stocks as of May 3rd which has an aggregated holding worth USD529.7bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,168mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight foreign changes in Celltrion (068270 KS), Sk Hynix (000660 KS).


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (May 3rd): Celltrion, Sk Hynix

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Cross Asset Strategy

<ul>
<li>Some of the Corporate Value Up program's initial guidelines proposed by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) were announced today.</li>
<li>Overall, the initial guidelines were <strong>disappointing</strong> mainly because they lacked concrete figures with regards to tax incentives for companies that make significant improvements to their corporate governance.</li>
<li>More concrete measures announced today included recommendations for overlapping parent company listing (split listing) and disclosure recommendations for the majority shareholder's profit transfer to an unlisted private company (tunneling).</li>
</ul>


Some of the Corporate Value Up program's initial guidelines proposed by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) were announced today.
Overall, the initial guidelines were disappointing mainly because they lacked concrete figures with regards to tax incentives for companies that make significant improvements to their corporate governance.
More concrete measures announced today included recommendations for overlapping parent company listing (split listing) and disclosure recommendations for the majority shareholder's profit transfer to an unlisted private company (tunneling).


Corporate Value Up Program Guidelines Proposed by the FSC - Disappointing & Needs Improvement

South Korea

KB Financial Group Inc. (the "Company"), in accordance with Financial Holding Companies Act, was established on September 29, 2008, through stock transfer with the former shareholders of its subsidiaries including Kookmin Bank in order to provide management services and financing to associated companies. The headquarters are located at Seoul, Korea

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KB Financial ADR (KB US)

Underexposed Flow Trading Opportunity: LONG Banks & SHORT LG Chem/Energy on June 14

This post highlights an upcoming flow trading event on June 14th, stemming from the annual rebalancing of Korea's two largest sector ETFs.

Sanghyun Park

South Korean Banks; Stick with Woori (316140 KS) And KB Financial (105560 KS)

Among South Korean banks, Woori and KB Financial remain top picks despite delinquency ratios worsening. Woori leads in NPL ratio, while KB shows...

Victor Galliano

KRX Short Interest Weekly (May 3rd): Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix, Hyundai Motor, Kb Financial

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix, Hyundai Motor, Kb...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (May 3rd): Celltrion, Sk Hynix

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Celltrion (068270 KS), Sk Hynix (000660 KS).

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Corporate Value Up Program Guidelines Proposed by the FSC - Disappointing & Needs Improvement

Some of the Corporate Value Up program's initial guidelines proposed by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) were announced today. Overall, the...

Douglas Kim

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Underexposed Flow Trading Opportunity: LONG Banks & SHORT LG Chem/Energy on June 14

This post highlights an upcoming flow trading event on June 14th, stemming from the annual rebalancing of Korea's two largest sector ETFs.

Sanghyun Park

South Korean Banks; Stick with Woori (316140 KS) And KB Financial (105560 KS)

​Among South Korean banks, Woori and KB Financial remain top picks despite delinquency ratios worsening. Woori leads in NPL ratio, while KB shows...

Victor Galliano

KRX Short Interest Weekly (May 3rd): Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix, Hyundai Motor, Kb Financial

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Samsung Electronics, Sk Hynix, Hyundai Motor, Kb...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (May 3rd): Celltrion, Sk Hynix

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Celltrion (068270 KS), Sk Hynix (000660 KS).

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Corporate Value Up Program Guidelines Proposed by the FSC - Disappointing & Needs Improvement

Some of the Corporate Value Up program's initial guidelines proposed by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) were announced today. Overall, the...

Douglas Kim

Among South Korean banks, Woori and KB Financial remain top picks despite delinquency ratios worsening. Woori leads in NPL ratio, while KB shows...