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HD Hyundai Marine Solution  / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hd-hyundai-marine-solution-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:41002:1" rel="noopener">HD Hyundai Marine Solution (443060 KS)</a>, the ship after-service subsidiary of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hd-hyundai-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24075:1" rel="noopener">HD Hyundai (267250 KS)</a>, aims to raise up to US$550 million.   </li>
<li>The international book-building will run from 8 to 22 April, while the domestic book will open from 16 to 22 April. Pricing will be announced on 24 April.</li>
<li>The investment case rests on solid top-line growth, a healthy order book, rising margins, cash generation, and modest leverage.</li>
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HD Hyundai Marine Solution (443060 KS), the ship after-service subsidiary of HD Hyundai (267250 KS), aims to raise up to US$550 million.   
The international book-building will run from 8 to 22 April, while the domestic book will open from 16 to 22 April. Pricing will be announced on 24 April.
The investment case rests on solid top-line growth, a healthy order book, rising margins, cash generation, and modest leverage.


HD Hyundai Marine Solutions IPO: The Investment Case

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.

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<li>Valuation controversy arises from comparing HD Hyundai Marine Solution, a ship AS specialist, with diverse global companies, leading to a target market cap of ₩5T.</li>
<li>HD KSOE's inclusion worsens the valuation controversy. Applying HD KSOE's last year PER without adjusting for a significant one-off profit seems to inflate HD Hyundai Marine Solution's PER.</li>
<li>Currently, major local IPO funds see HD Hyundai Marine's valuation nearing ₩4T as excessive, despite the industry's revival and potential growth in eco-friendly ship conversions, impacting the upcoming bookbuilding process.</li>
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Valuation controversy arises from comparing HD Hyundai Marine Solution, a ship AS specialist, with diverse global companies, leading to a target market cap of ₩5T.
HD KSOE's inclusion worsens the valuation controversy. Applying HD KSOE's last year PER without adjusting for a significant one-off profit seems to inflate HD Hyundai Marine Solution's PER.
Currently, major local IPO funds see HD Hyundai Marine's valuation nearing ₩4T as excessive, despite the industry's revival and potential growth in eco-friendly ship conversions, impacting the upcoming bookbuilding process.


Local Color on HD Hyundai Marine Solution's Excessive IPO Valuation

Index Rebal/Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Index Rebal/Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Index Rebalance

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<li>The March 2022 constituent changes for the STOXX Europe 600 and the EURO STOXX Indices were announced on 1st March 2022. </li>
<li>The Index Changes will be implemented (Inclusion Event) at the close of 18th March 2022 (Friday) and the changes will be effective from 21st March 2022 (Monday). </li>
<li>So far, the LONG-SHORT baskets suggested by Quiddity have done extremely well. Below are my thoughts for the remainder of the timeline.</li>
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The March 2022 constituent changes for the STOXX Europe 600 and the EURO STOXX Indices were announced on 1st March 2022. 
The Index Changes will be implemented (Inclusion Event) at the close of 18th March 2022 (Friday) and the changes will be effective from 21st March 2022 (Monday). 
So far, the LONG-SHORT baskets suggested by Quiddity have done extremely well. Below are my thoughts for the remainder of the timeline.


STOXX Europe Indices: March 2022 Rebalance Trade So Far So Good. What Next?

Event-Driven

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<li>The European Benchmark Indices (BMI) of the STOXX family are reviewed on a quarterly basis in March, June, September and December. The March 2022 constituent changes were announced yesterday.</li>
<li>In this insight, we mainly focus on the constituent changes for the STOXX Europe 600 Index and the EURO STOXX Index.</li>
<li>In addition, we also take a look at the timeline, expected Inclusion/Exclusion Parameters for these candidates, historical performance of past rebalance events, and a potential trading strategy for March 2022.</li>
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The European Benchmark Indices (BMI) of the STOXX family are reviewed on a quarterly basis in March, June, September and December. The March 2022 constituent changes were announced yesterday.
In this insight, we mainly focus on the constituent changes for the STOXX Europe 600 Index and the EURO STOXX Index.
In addition, we also take a look at the timeline, expected Inclusion/Exclusion Parameters for these candidates, historical performance of past rebalance events, and a potential trading strategy for March 2022.


STOXX Europe Indices: Constituent Changes and Trading Strategy March 2022

Norway

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA develops, manufactures and markets high-technology aerospace and defense products, as well as systems for armed forces in Norway and other countries.  The Company produces anti-ship missiles, launchers, missile control systems, weapon control systems, and maritime and air traffic surveillance systems.

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HD Hyundai Marine Solutions IPO: The Investment Case

The investment case rests on solid top-line growth, a healthy order book, rising margins, cash generation, and modest leverage.

Arun George

Local Color on HD Hyundai Marine Solution's Excessive IPO Valuation

This post conveys the sentiment among local IPO fund managers regarding the excessive valuation of the HD Hyundai Marine Solution IPO.

Sanghyun Park

STOXX Europe Indices: March 2022 Rebalance Trade So Far So Good. What Next?

The LONG-SHORT Trades for the STOXX Europe 600 and EURO STOXX Indices March 2022 Rebalance has performed well so far. Below is a discussion on my...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

STOXX Europe Indices: Constituent Changes and Trading Strategy March 2022

STOXX Europe 600 announced 9 Adds and 9 Deletes for March 2022. Here is a closer look at the constituency changes and potential trading strategies...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

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