Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Several local Korean media reported that the initial book building results for the WCP IPO has been disappointing.</li>
<li>The IPO could be priced close to 60,000 won to 65,000 won won, which would be about 19%-25% lower than the low end of the IPO price range.</li>
<li>The final decision as to whether or not WCP will go ahead with the IPO at lower price or delay it altogether is expected to be made on/near 19 September.</li>
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Several local Korean media reported that the initial book building results for the WCP IPO has been disappointing.
The IPO could be priced close to 60,000 won to 65,000 won won, which would be about 19%-25% lower than the low end of the IPO price range.
The final decision as to whether or not WCP will go ahead with the IPO at lower price or delay it altogether is expected to be made on/near 19 September.


Poor Initial IPO Book Building Results for WCP

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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.

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<li>CALB aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>CALB undertakes design, R&amp;D, production and sales of EV batteries and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) products.</li>
<li>In our previous note, we undertook a peer comparison. In this note, we will talk about valuations.</li>
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CALB aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its Hong Kong IPO.
CALB undertakes design, R&amp;D, production and sales of EV batteries and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) products.
In our previous note, we undertook a peer comparison. In this note, we will talk about valuations.


IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

IPOs and Catalysts/Events

Uncompromised, Independent, Conflict-Free Research

Global Equity Research Ltd

Global Equity Research was started in 2017 by a group of experienced research professionals. It was founded on a passionate belief in the importance and the need for uncompromised, independent, conflict-free research. We aim to provide differentiated and actionable primary and bottom up fundamental research.

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/calb-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35985:1" rel="noopener">CALB (CALBLZ CH)</a>, a leading EV battery manufacturer, is seeking to raise US$2.0 billion through an HKEx IPO, according to press reports.</li>
<li>We previously discussed the IPO in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/calb-ipo-the-bull-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:80243" rel="noopener">CALB IPO: The Bull Case</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/calb-ipo-the-bear-case" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:80286" rel="noopener">CALB IPO: The Bear Case</a>. This note updates our view for the PHIP and recent developments.</li>
<li>The 1Q and truncated 1H numbers outline the highest growth among peers, customer diversification and sequential improvement in gross margin. The IPO is worth a look.</li>
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CALB (CALBLZ CH), a leading EV battery manufacturer, is seeking to raise US$2.0 billion through an HKEx IPO, according to press reports.
We previously discussed the IPO in CALB IPO: The Bull Case and CALB IPO: The Bear Case. This note updates our view for the PHIP and recent developments.
The 1Q and truncated 1H numbers outline the highest growth among peers, customer diversification and sequential improvement in gross margin. The IPO is worth a look.


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>The Korea NPS released the yearly report for 2021 last week, which is attached at the bottom of this post. Yes, for this, an English version is available.</li>
<li>The NPS also releases a status report every month that contains limited data. Based on the annual and monthly status reports, we can infer the allocation breakdown and flow trends.</li>
<li>Through this post, let's look at the shareholding changes and flow trends with the release of this annual report. Please note that this post does not make any investment recommendations.
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</ul>


The Korea NPS released the yearly report for 2021 last week, which is attached at the bottom of this post. Yes, for this, an English version is available.
The NPS also releases a status report every month that contains limited data. Based on the annual and monthly status reports, we can infer the allocation breakdown and flow trends.
Through this post, let's look at the shareholding changes and flow trends with the release of this annual report. Please note that this post does not make any investment recommendations.



Assessing the Korea NPS-Originated Flow Trends and Allocation Breakdown

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<li>CALB aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>CALB undertakes design, R&amp;D, production and sales of EV batteries and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) products.</li>
<li>In this note, we undertake a peer comparison and talk about the company’s expansion plans.</li>
</ul>


CALB aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its Hong Kong IPO.
CALB undertakes design, R&amp;D, production and sales of EV batteries and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) products.
In this note, we undertake a peer comparison and talk about the company’s expansion plans.


CALB Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Top Growth, Bottom Margins, Fastest Expansion Plans

South Korea

LG Energy Solution produces and sells batteries. The Company manufactures and sells automobile batteries, small batteries, energy storage system batteries, and other products. LG Energy Solution markets its products worldwide.

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Douglas Kim

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CALB aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we talk about our earnings forecast and valuations estimates.

Sumeet Singh

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The 1Q and truncated 1H numbers outline the highest growth among peers, customer diversification and sequential improvement in gross margin. The...

Arun George

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This post assesses the Korea NPS annual report released last week along with the latest monthly status report to find recent patterns in allocation...

Sanghyun Park

CALB Pre-IPO - Peer Comparison - Top Growth, Bottom Margins, Fastest Expansion Plans

CALB aims to raise around US$1.5bn in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we undertake a peer comparison and look at the company's expansion plans.

Sumeet Singh

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