Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Event-Driven

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<li>On 23 November, Korea Zinc announced that it will swap its treasury shares with LG Chem and Hanwha Corp and sell part of its treasury shares to other investors.</li>
<li>Korea Zinc could gain additional dividend payments by exchanging part of its treasury shares with shares of LG Chem and Hanwha Corp. </li>
<li>Potential separation of Young Poong and Korea Zinc between the Choi and Jang families is likely to be an on-going process, although it is difficult to tell the exact timing. </li>
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On 23 November, Korea Zinc announced that it will swap its treasury shares with LG Chem and Hanwha Corp and sell part of its treasury shares to other investors.
Korea Zinc could gain additional dividend payments by exchanging part of its treasury shares with shares of LG Chem and Hanwha Corp. 
Potential separation of Young Poong and Korea Zinc between the Choi and Jang families is likely to be an on-going process, although it is difficult to tell the exact timing. 


Korea Zinc: Treasury Shares Swap with LG Chem & Hanwha Corp + Treasury Share Sale

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergence of the major Korean holdcos and opcos amid market carnage.</li>
<li>In general, more holdcos/quasi-holdcos have been outperforming the opcos in the past year, as compared to the previous years as more investors seek value-oriented, deep NAV discount stocks.</li>
<li>We highlight 26 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.</li>
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In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergence of the major Korean holdcos and opcos amid market carnage.
In general, more holdcos/quasi-holdcos have been outperforming the opcos in the past year, as compared to the previous years as more investors seek value-oriented, deep NAV discount stocks.
We highlight 26 pair trades that involve Korean holdcos and opcos.


Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Spreads Opportunities Amid Market Carnage

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<li>The history of Young Poong Group goes back nearly 73 years ago in 1949 when two young men Ki-ho Choi and Byeong-hee Jang founded Young Poong.</li>
<li>Young Poong Group and Korea Zinc could be separated from each other with the Choi family controlling Korea Zinc and Jang family controlling Young Poong and related affiliates.</li>
<li>The bullish case for Young Poong and Korea Zinc would be that once they are separated, there could be greater management transparency and ownership structure which could boost overall efficiency. </li>
</ul>


The history of Young Poong Group goes back nearly 73 years ago in 1949 when two young men Ki-ho Choi and Byeong-hee Jang founded Young Poong.
Young Poong Group and Korea Zinc could be separated from each other with the Choi family controlling Korea Zinc and Jang family controlling Young Poong and related affiliates.
The bullish case for Young Poong and Korea Zinc would be that once they are separated, there could be greater management transparency and ownership structure which could boost overall efficiency. 


A Separation of Korea Zinc Group & Young Poong Group by the Choi & Jang Families?

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Sebit Chem had excellent IPO book building results. The demand ratio from the institutional investors was 1,671 to 1. </li>
<li>The IPO price has been determined at 35,000 won, which is higher than the high end of the IPO price range (25,000 won to 30,000 won).</li>
<li>Our base case valuation is implied market cap of 256 billion won or target price of 50,775 won per share (45% higher than the IPO price of 35,000 won). </li>
</ul>


Sebit Chem had excellent IPO book building results. The demand ratio from the institutional investors was 1,671 to 1. 
The IPO price has been determined at 35,000 won, which is higher than the high end of the IPO price range (25,000 won to 30,000 won).
Our base case valuation is implied market cap of 256 billion won or target price of 50,775 won per share (45% higher than the IPO price of 35,000 won). 


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<li>Our base case valuation of Sebit Chem IPO is target price of 50,775 won which is 69% higher than the high end of the IPO price range. </li>
<li>Sebit Chem's business is now mainly composed of recycling waste rechargeable batteries and waste acid (mostly from semiconductor and LCD related products).</li>
<li>Our base case valuation is based on 23.7x P/E (comps' average) using our estimated net profit of 10.8 billion won in 2023. </li>
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Our base case valuation of Sebit Chem IPO is target price of 50,775 won which is 69% higher than the high end of the IPO price range. 
Sebit Chem's business is now mainly composed of recycling waste rechargeable batteries and waste acid (mostly from semiconductor and LCD related products).
Our base case valuation is based on 23.7x P/E (comps' average) using our estimated net profit of 10.8 billion won in 2023. 


South Korea

Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. specializes in non-ferrous metal smelting industry.  The Company manufactures zinc ingots, electrolytic gold, silver, lead, sulfuric acid, and copper.  Korea Zinc provides its products to domestic and overseas markets.

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Korea Zinc (010130 KS)

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Douglas Kim

A Separation of Korea Zinc Group & Young Poong Group by the Choi & Jang Families?

Young Poong Group and Korea Zinc could be separated from each other with the Choi family controlling Korea Zinc and Jang family controlling Young...

Douglas Kim

Sebit Chem IPO Book Building Results

Sebit Chem had excellent IPO book building results. The demand ratio from the institutional investors was 1,671 to 1. The IPO price has been...

Douglas Kim

Sebit Chem Valuation Analysis

Our base case valuation of Sebit Chem IPO is target price of 50,775 won which is 69% higher than the high end of the IPO price range.

Douglas Kim

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Korea Zinc: Treasury Shares Swap with LG Chem & Hanwha Corp + Treasury Share Sale

On 23 November, Korea Zinc announced that it will swap its treasury shares with LG Chem and Hanwha Corp and sell part of its treasury shares to...

Douglas Kim

Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Spreads Opportunities Amid Market Carnage

In this insight, we highlight the pricing gap divergence of the major Korean holdcos and opcos amid market carnage. We highlight 26 pair trades...

Douglas Kim

A Separation of Korea Zinc Group & Young Poong Group by the Choi & Jang Families?

Young Poong Group and Korea Zinc could be separated from each other with the Choi family controlling Korea Zinc and Jang family controlling Young...

Douglas Kim

Sebit Chem IPO Book Building Results

Sebit Chem had excellent IPO book building results. The demand ratio from the institutional investors was 1,671 to 1. The IPO price has been...

Douglas Kim

Sebit Chem Valuation Analysis

Our base case valuation of Sebit Chem IPO is target price of 50,775 won which is 69% higher than the high end of the IPO price range.

Douglas Kim