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>There must be a rationale for car sharing to receive a higher valuation than the traditional rental car business. For this, profit per vehicle must be provided, not sales.</li>
<li>Also, whether SOCAR can justify its valuation built on the relatively high valuation premiums granted to ccOS and FMS companies is still questionable.</li>
<li>Concerning fund flow, it is positive that SOCAR can aim for LG Energy's six-month lockup release. But it is unclear how much flow will be left for SOCAR after WCP.</li>
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There must be a rationale for car sharing to receive a higher valuation than the traditional rental car business. For this, profit per vehicle must be provided, not sales.
Also, whether SOCAR can justify its valuation built on the relatively high valuation premiums granted to ccOS and FMS companies is still questionable.
Concerning fund flow, it is positive that SOCAR can aim for LG Energy's six-month lockup release. But it is unclear how much flow will be left for SOCAR after WCP.


SOCAR Revised Prospectus: Critical Issues Still Not Addressed

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>WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO.</li>
<li>WCP designs, manufactures, and sells separators, which are one of the four core materials for secondary Lithium-ion batteries</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO.
WCP designs, manufactures, and sells separators, which are one of the four core materials for secondary Lithium-ion batteries
In this note, we will talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


WCP IPO - The Negatives - Patent, Going Concern, Customer Concentration

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<li>WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO.</li>
<li>WCP designs, manufactures, and sells separators, which are one of the four core materials for secondary Lithium-ion batteries</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.</li>
</ul>


WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO.
WCP designs, manufactures, and sells separators, which are one of the four core materials for secondary Lithium-ion batteries
In this note, we will talk about the positive aspects of the deal.


WCP IPO - The Positives - Past Sales Have Been Very Strong

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<li>The price diversion between LG Chem and LG Energy has deepened considerably over the past two days. The sigma is currently -2.35. It is virtually the most extreme level year-to-date.</li>
<li>LG Energy's immediate-term overhang risk will likely offset the upcoming passive inflow event. In addition, the intensity of their price cointegration has not been weakened in recent months.</li>
<li>Therefore, we should consider setting up reversion trading from this point on, aimed at the lockup release on July 27.</li>
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The price diversion between LG Chem and LG Energy has deepened considerably over the past two days. The sigma is currently -2.35. It is virtually the most extreme level year-to-date.
LG Energy's immediate-term overhang risk will likely offset the upcoming passive inflow event. In addition, the intensity of their price cointegration has not been weakened in recent months.
Therefore, we should consider setting up reversion trading from this point on, aimed at the lockup release on July 27.


Reversion Trading on a Massive Price Diversion of LG Chem & LG Energy Solution

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<li>Tianqi Lithium (TL) raised around US$2bn via its H-shares listing. It undertakes mining of lithium ore and manufacturing of lithium concentrate, lithium compounds and derivatives.</li>
<li>TL was the largest producer of mined lithium globally in terms of output in 2020 and ranked third in terms of revenue generated from lithium in 2020.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the updates since our last note, along with the trading dynamics.</li>
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Tianqi Lithium (TL) raised around US$2bn via its H-shares listing. It undertakes mining of lithium ore and manufacturing of lithium concentrate, lithium compounds and derivatives.
TL was the largest producer of mined lithium globally in terms of output in 2020 and ranked third in terms of revenue generated from lithium in 2020.
In this note, we talk about the updates since our last note, along with the trading dynamics.


Tianqi Lithium A/H Trading - A-Shares Have Done Relatively Well, H-Shares Should Follow

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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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SOCAR Revised Prospectus: Critical Issues Still Not Addressed

This post investigates SOCAR's revised prospectus, especially the additional information concerning the valuation peer group, and argues why the...

Sanghyun Park

WCP IPO - The Negatives - Patent, Going Concern, Customer Concentration

WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO. In this note, we talk about the not so...

Sumeet Singh

WCP IPO - The Positives - Past Sales Have Been Very Strong

WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO. In this note, we talk about the positive...

Sumeet Singh

Reversion Trading on a Massive Price Diversion of LG Chem & LG Energy Solution

This post examines the reversion trading situation to capitalize on a massive price diversion between LG Chem and LG Energy Solution.

Sanghyun Park

Tianqi Lithium A/H Trading - A-Shares Have Done Relatively Well, H-Shares Should Follow

Tianqi Lithium (TL) raised around US$2bn via its H-shares listing. In this note, we talk about the updates since our last notes, along with the...

Sumeet Singh

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