Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>In this insight, we discuss using Smartkarma's new feature called Smart Score Screener to screen alpha generating stocks in Korea.</li>
<li>There are five major components of the Smart Score Screener including 1) Value, 2) Dividends, 3) Growth, 4) Resilience, and 5) Momentum.</li>
<li>In addition to these five major components, the Smart Score Screener also includes Country, Sector, and Market Cap breakdowns. There is also a Score section which provides cumulative scores. </li>
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In this insight, we discuss using Smartkarma's new feature called Smart Score Screener to screen alpha generating stocks in Korea.
There are five major components of the Smart Score Screener including 1) Value, 2) Dividends, 3) Growth, 4) Resilience, and 5) Momentum.
In addition to these five major components, the Smart Score Screener also includes Country, Sector, and Market Cap breakdowns. There is also a Score section which provides cumulative scores. 


Using Smartkarma's Smart Score Screener to Screen Alpha Generating Stocks in Korea

Cross Asset Strategy

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<li>In this insight, we discuss the recent buying and selling by the Korea National Pension Service (NPS) of Korean stocks.</li>
<li>Of the 176 Korean stocks in which NPS reported changes in ownerships in 2Q 2022, NPS increased its stakes in 115 companies and reduced stakes in 61 companies.</li>
<li>NPS mostly increased stakes in aerospace, defense, construction equipment, and energy sectors while reducing stakes in telecom and tourism related stocks.</li>
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In this insight, we discuss the recent buying and selling by the Korea National Pension Service (NPS) of Korean stocks.
Of the 176 Korean stocks in which NPS reported changes in ownerships in 2Q 2022, NPS increased its stakes in 115 companies and reduced stakes in 61 companies.
NPS mostly increased stakes in aerospace, defense, construction equipment, and energy sectors while reducing stakes in telecom and tourism related stocks.


NPS Sells SK Bioscience, Naver, & LG Electronics and Buys Kakao Bank, Lotte Corp, & Samyang Foods

Event-Driven

<p>In this insight, we discuss the details of the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-line-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12965:1" rel="noopener">Korea Line Corp (005880 KS)</a> (SM Korea Line) rights offering details and potential trading opportunities. It currently has a market cap of 843 billion won ($730 million). The rights offering price has been confirmed to be 2,490 won. Its current price is 3,365 won so the current price is 35% higher than the rights offering price. The new shares listing date is on June 30, 2021. </p><div class="content-highlight">
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>Overall, we have a positive view on the rights offering and post share price expectation after the new shares are listed. The global shipping market is clearly turning around and there are numerous evidences of <a href="https://www.hillebrand.com/media/publication/where-are-all-the-containers-the-global-shortage-explained" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shipping shortages</a> which should benefit companies such as SM Korea Lines.</p>
<p>It also appears that these shortages may be more longer lasting (several more quarters) before the supply/demand of the shipping services are more in balance. As such, we are bullish on this stock in the near term (3-6 months). Plus, we like the company's efforts to improve its balance sheet with the offering proceeds. </p>
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In this insight, we discuss the details of the Korea Line Corp (005880 KS) (SM Korea Line) rights offering details and potential trading opportunities. It currently has a market cap of 843 billion won ($730 million). The rights offering price has been confirmed to be 2,490 won. Its current price is 3,365 won so the current price is 35% higher than the rights offering price. The new shares listing date is on June 30, 2021. 
Conclusion
Overall, we have a positive view on the rights offering and post share price expectation after the new shares are listed. The global shipping market is clearly turning around and there are numerous evidences of shipping shortages which should benefit companies such as SM Korea Lines.
It also appears that these shortages may be more longer lasting (several more quarters) before the supply/demand of the shipping services are more in balance. As such, we are bullish on this stock in the near term (3-6 months). Plus, we like the company's efforts to improve its balance sheet with the offering proceeds. 


SM Korea Line Rights Offering & Trading Opportunities

Lead Analyst, Credit Research, Drewry Maritime Financial Research

Konstantinos Oikonomopoulos

Lead Analyst, Credit Research

Maritime Sector, Equity & Credit Research

Drewry Maritime Financial Research

With no ties to other players in the shipping, finance or banking world, we provide a uniquely impartial view of the markets and companies we cover. Our parent organization, Drewry is a leading independent provider of research services to the maritime and shipping industry, employing over 100 professionals across an international network of offices in London, Delhi, Singapore and Shanghai. Combining our market-leading resources with seasoned sector expertise DFRS offers a highly differentiated and comprehensive range of investment and financial research services to lenders and prospective investors in publicly listed maritime and shipping companies. The full service of reports, supporting resources and sector orientated webinars provides our clients with the most complete picture of the organisations under coverage as is possible. We have been charting and analysing the world’s maritime markets for more than 40 years. This unrivalled intelligence and understanding provides the foundation of our research service. Our analysts have access to one of the most up-to-date, comprehensive and reliable sources of market insight and research data available today. We look at globally listed companies within the following sectors: Port Operators, Container Shipping, Container Manufacturing & Leasing, LNG Shipping, Dry Bulk Shipping and Tanker Shipping. Combine in-depth sector expertise with financial analysis focusing on over 50 stocks globally.

Credit

<p><strong>Strong profitability thanks to an improved market, NOL's contribution and Ocean Alliance network efficiencies </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Record revenues in FY17:</strong> Top line surged by 32% y/y at the end of the year at USD 21bn of which USD 5.9bn were contributed by NOL. On a stand-alone basis and in order to compare accurately performance (NOL consolidation since June 2016), CMA CGM’s sales grew by circa 14% on FY17 revenue of USD 15.2bn vs USD 13.4bn a year before. The consolidated group benefitted from a 21% surge y/y…</p>

Strong profitability thanks to an improved market, NOL's contribution and Ocean Alliance network efficiencies  Record revenues in FY17: Top line surged by 32% y/y at the end of the year at USD 21bn of which USD 5.9bn were contributed by NOL. On a stand-alone basis and in order to compare accurately performance (NOL consolidation since June 2016), CMA CGM’s sales grew by circa 14% on FY17 revenue of USD 15.2bn vs USD 13.4bn a year before. The consolidated group benefitted from a 21% surge y/y…

Container Shipping - Can CMA CGMs Bonds Withstand the Selling Pressure from the Broader Bond Market?

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

Korea Stock Exchange Kospi Index / Technical Analysis

<p style="text-align: justify;">The two-month pullback in Korea KOSPI has created buying opportunities. In fact, this recent weakness is largely confined to auto and financial stocks, masking strength in other segments, such as tech and materials, where bullish inflections are visible.  In this report we highlight a variety of actionable investment themes.</p>

The two-month pullback in Korea KOSPI has created buying opportunities. In fact, this recent weakness is largely confined to auto and financial stocks, masking strength in other segments, such as tech and materials, where bullish inflections are visible.  In this report we highlight a variety of actionable investment themes.

South Korea

Korea Line Corporation (KLC) owns and operates a fleet of vessels that carry bulk cargo, such as iron core, coal, hot coils, and liquefied natural gas (LNG). The Company provides exclusive lines for Pohang Iron & Steel, Korea Gas, and Korea Electric under long term contracts.  KLC also offers tramp services, and transports grain, sugar, logs, minerals, and steel products.

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Korea Line Corp (005880 KS)

Using Smartkarma's Smart Score Screener to Screen Alpha Generating Stocks in Korea

In this insight, we discuss using Smartkarma's new feature called Smart Score Screener to screen alpha generating stocks in Korea.

Douglas Kim

NPS Sells SK Bioscience, Naver, & LG Electronics and Buys Kakao Bank, Lotte Corp, & Samyang Foods

NPS moves the Korean stock market more than any other investor. In this insight, we discuss the recent buying and selling by the Korea National...

Douglas Kim

SM Korea Line Rights Offering & Trading Opportunities

In this insight, we discuss the details of the Korea Line Corp (005880 KS) (SM Korea Line) rights offering details. The new shares listing date is...

Douglas Kim

Container Shipping - Can CMA CGMs Bonds Withstand the Selling Pressure from the Broader Bond Market?

Strong profitability thanks to an improved market, NOL's contribution and Ocean Alliance network efficiencies Record revenues in FY17: Top line...

Drewry Maritime Financial Research

Pullback Opportunity in South Korea

The two-month pullback in Korea KOSPI has created buying opportunities. In fact, this recent weakness is largely confined to auto and financial...

Vermilion Research

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