Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li><em><strong>In this insight, I discuss a pair trade idea (long Coway and short Netmarble) following Netmarble's announcement that it plans to acquire 2.083 million additional shares of Coway Co. </strong></em></li>
<li>This acquisition would raise Netmarble's stake in Coway from 25.74% previously to 29.1%.</li>
<li>At the core of what's wrong behind Netmarble's acquisition of Coway has been that a game business has virtually no synergies with a home appliance business that provides air/water purifiers.</li>
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In this insight, I discuss a pair trade idea (long Coway and short Netmarble) following Netmarble's announcement that it plans to acquire 2.083 million additional shares of Coway Co. 
This acquisition would raise Netmarble's stake in Coway from 25.74% previously to 29.1%.
At the core of what's wrong behind Netmarble's acquisition of Coway has been that a game business has virtually no synergies with a home appliance business that provides air/water purifiers.


A Pair Trade Following Netmarble's Decision To Increase Its Stake in Coway

Event-Driven

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<li>In this insight, we discuss the alpha generation through companies that announced share buybacks in the Korean stock market in February and March 2026. </li>
<li>I provide a list of 30 companies in the Korean stock market that have announced share buyback programs in the past two months. </li>
<li>There were seven companies with more than 200 billion won in market cap that announced share buybacks in the past two months with at least 1% of outstanding shares.</li>
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In this insight, we discuss the alpha generation through companies that announced share buybacks in the Korean stock market in February and March 2026. 
I provide a list of 30 companies in the Korean stock market that have announced share buyback programs in the past two months. 
There were seven companies with more than 200 billion won in market cap that announced share buybacks in the past two months with at least 1% of outstanding shares.


Alpha Generation Through Share Buybacks in Korea: Bi-Monthly (February & March 2026)

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of MS-South Korea in the past month.</li>
<li>We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.</li>
<li>We highlighted EPS revision on SK Hynix, KEPCO, MIRAE ASSET SEC, Samsung SDI, Hyundai Motor, Samsung Electronics, KB Financial, LG Energy Solution.</li>
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We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of MS-South Korea in the past month.
We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.
We highlighted EPS revision on SK Hynix, KEPCO, MIRAE ASSET SEC, Samsung SDI, Hyundai Motor, Samsung Electronics, KB Financial, LG Energy Solution.


MS-South Korea Index Earning Revision (Feb): SK Hynix, KEPCO, MIRAE ASSET SEC, Samsung SDI

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Periscope Analytics

Periscope Analytics focuses on event-driven trades across Asia Pacific and provides comprehensive, timely and systematic coverage of index changes to major Asia Pacific indices in a structured manner.

The analysis includes forecasted inclusions and exclusions to all major Asian indices that have significant amount of tracking assets, including estimates of passive buy/sell flow on the stocks. The service also provides commentary and impact of market consultations, ground rule changes, and other events (IPOs, spin-offs, M&A) that could lead to index changes and passive flow.

Periscope Analytics works with multi-strategy hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, stat arb trading groups and long-only investors that invest and trade in the Asia Pacific region with the data being used to trade index rebalances, avoid pre-positioning and passive flow, and to time entry into and exit from stocks.

Event-Driven Trades Across Asia Pacific

Index Rebalance

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<li>The review period for the March rebalance ends on 31 January, the changes will be announced first week of March and implemented at the close of trading on 13 March.</li>
<li>We forecast constituent changes for the Battery, Bio, Internet and BBIG indices. Plus there will be capping changes for all indices.</li>
<li>The largest flows are expected in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-sdi-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:503:1" rel="noopener">Samsung SDI</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-innovation-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1268:1" rel="noopener">SK Innovation</a>, Samsung Epis Holdings, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-biologics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22932:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Biologics</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ablbio-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35621:1" rel="noopener">ABLBio</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alteogen-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15886:1" rel="noopener">Alteogen</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/l-f-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14300:1" rel="noopener">L&amp;F</a>.</li>
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The review period for the March rebalance ends on 31 January, the changes will be announced first week of March and implemented at the close of trading on 13 March.
We forecast constituent changes for the Battery, Bio, Internet and BBIG indices. Plus there will be capping changes for all indices.
The largest flows are expected in Samsung SDI, SK Innovation, Samsung Epis Holdings, Samsung Biologics, ABLBio, Alteogen and L&amp;F.


KRX New Deal Index Rebalance Preview: Chunky Flows in Some Stocks

Chief Executive Officer, Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Chief Executive Officer

Emmer Capital Partners Limited

Emmer Capital Partners is an Asia Pacific focused financial advisory firm engaging in strategic financial asset allocation advice, bespoke thematic research and advising early-stage companies and connecting them to investors. Emmer Capital provides macro-economic and multi-asset investment strategy inputs to institutions, family offices, private wealth managers, private equity, and corporate boards directly and through independent research platforms. Emmer Capital also advises a wide range of startup companies on fund raising and business strategy. Emmer Capital's active engagement with the print and electronic media reaches a broad spectrum of investors across the globe.

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<li>Since inception on May 15, our Model Portfolio (up 6.2%) underperformed the MSCI Asia-ex-Japan index (up 7.87%) due to underperforming stock picks in India, ASEAN and China consumer proxies.</li>
<li>The main themes: China's changing consumption and investment patterns, Korea's improving corporate governance, continuing global infrastructure investments and India's earnings disappointment. Korea, HK/China remain overweight; India is downgraded to Neutral.</li>
<li>We exclude Meituan, Titan, Infosys, Bharat Dynamics, Krafton. We include Laopu Gold, Lonking Holdings, China Hongqiao, AIA and Hyundai Engineering and Construction. We are now Neutral Industrials and Underweight Technology.</li>
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Since inception on May 15, our Model Portfolio (up 6.2%) underperformed the MSCI Asia-ex-Japan index (up 7.87%) due to underperforming stock picks in India, ASEAN and China consumer proxies.
The main themes: China's changing consumption and investment patterns, Korea's improving corporate governance, continuing global infrastructure investments and India's earnings disappointment. Korea, HK/China remain overweight; India is downgraded to Neutral.
We exclude Meituan, Titan, Infosys, Bharat Dynamics, Krafton. We include Laopu Gold, Lonking Holdings, China Hongqiao, AIA and Hyundai Engineering and Construction. We are now Neutral Industrials and Underweight Technology.


Asian Equity: Changes to Model Portfolio: Korea, HK/CN Overweight. India Neutral; ASEAN Underweight

South Korea

Krafton, Inc. operates as a game development company. The Company develops console games, mobile games, computer games, and other related products. Krafton markets its products throughout South Korea.

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Krafton (259960 KS)

A Pair Trade Following Netmarble's Decision To Increase Its Stake in Coway

In this insight, I discuss a pair trade idea (long Coway and short Netmarble) following Netmarble's announcement that it plans to acquire 2.083...

Douglas Kim

MS-South Korea Index Earning Revision (Feb): SK Hynix, KEPCO, MIRAE ASSET SEC, Samsung SDI

We analyzed MS-South Korea's consensus for Feb 2026 and highlighted changes of EPS in SK Hynix (000660 KS), KEPCO (015760 KS), MIRAE ASSET SEC...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX New Deal Index Rebalance Preview: Chunky Flows in Some Stocks

There will be multiple changes for the New Deal indices in March. The largest flows will be in Samsung SDI and SK Innovation.

Brian Freitas

Asian Equity: Changes to Model Portfolio: Korea, HK/CN Overweight. India Neutral; ASEAN Underweight

Our Model Portfolio (+6.2%) underperformed MSCI AxJ (+7.87%) due to stock picks in India, ASEAN & Chinese consumers. We add to CN & KR industrials...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

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A Pair Trade Following Netmarble's Decision To Increase Its Stake in Coway

In this insight, I discuss a pair trade idea (long Coway and short Netmarble) following Netmarble's announcement that it plans to acquire 2.083...

Douglas Kim

Alpha Generation Through Share Buybacks in Korea: Bi-Monthly (February & March 2026)

In this insight, we discuss the alpha generation through companies that announced share buybacks in the Korean stock market in February and March...

Douglas Kim

MS-South Korea Index Earning Revision (Feb): SK Hynix, KEPCO, MIRAE ASSET SEC, Samsung SDI

We analyzed MS-South Korea's consensus for Feb 2026 and highlighted changes of EPS in SK Hynix (000660 KS), KEPCO (015760 KS), MIRAE ASSET SEC...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX New Deal Index Rebalance Preview: Chunky Flows in Some Stocks

There will be multiple changes for the New Deal indices in March. The largest flows will be in Samsung SDI and SK Innovation.

Brian Freitas

Asian Equity: Changes to Model Portfolio: Korea, HK/CN Overweight. India Neutral; ASEAN Underweight

​Our Model Portfolio (+6.2%) underperformed MSCI AxJ (+7.87%) due to stock picks in India, ASEAN & Chinese consumers. We add to CN & KR industrials...

Manishi Raychaudhuri

Our Model Portfolio (+6.2%) underperformed MSCI AxJ (+7.87%) due to stock picks in India, ASEAN & Chinese consumers. We add to CN & KR industrials...