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

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries  / Event-Driven

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<li>The stocks worth our attention are mostly IPO institutional lockup releases. In particular, LG Energy, Iljin HySolus, and Hyundai Heavy Industries will be of the most interest.</li>
<li>Most of these have undergone significant price corrections. Nevertheless, current prices significantly outperform the offering prices. So, the incentives for IPO institutional investors to realize profits should be pretty intense.</li>
<li>Kakao Pay's volume isn't that much. Even with a heavier release last time, it didn't meet our expectations. Probably it is because it is bottoming out at the current level.</li>
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The stocks worth our attention are mostly IPO institutional lockup releases. In particular, LG Energy, Iljin HySolus, and Hyundai Heavy Industries will be of the most interest.
Most of these have undergone significant price corrections. Nevertheless, current prices significantly outperform the offering prices. So, the incentives for IPO institutional investors to realize profits should be pretty intense.
Kakao Pay's volume isn't that much. Even with a heavier release last time, it didn't meet our expectations. Probably it is because it is bottoming out at the current level.


KOSPI Lockup Releases: Details & Trading Approaches

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas, CrossASEAN Research

Henry Soediarko

Asian Insight Provider - Actionable ideas

CrossASEAN Research

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Insights across South East Asia

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/w-scope-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8597:1" rel="noopener">W Scope Corp (6619 JP)</a> share price has severely underperformed <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tokyo-stock-exchange-tokyo-price-index-topix" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22910:1" rel="noopener">Tokyo Stock Exchange Tokyo Price Index Topix (TPX INDEX)</a>in the last 5 years.</li>
<li>Its business has picked up followed by the ability to pare debt down and potentially lower shipping costs that will expand margin. </li>
<li>It trades at 1.8x PBR, cheaper than Samsung SDI and LG Energy solution although more expensive than Showa Denko but W Scope's operational number has been phenomenal. </li>
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W Scope Corp (6619 JP) share price has severely underperformed Tokyo Stock Exchange Tokyo Price Index Topix (TPX INDEX)in the last 5 years.
Its business has picked up followed by the ability to pare debt down and potentially lower shipping costs that will expand margin. 
It trades at 1.8x PBR, cheaper than Samsung SDI and LG Energy solution although more expensive than Showa Denko but W Scope's operational number has been phenomenal. 


W Scope (6619): Improved and Price Is Moving

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<li>FnGuide Battery Index overlaps with the rebalancing of the KRX K-New Deal. K-New Deal is March 11. As for FnGuide Battery, it will be three trading days on March 14-16.</li>
<li>Among the top-cap stocks, Samsung SDI will be the biggest beneficiary, and we need to consider a setup that utilizes Samsung SDI as a long/short partner for LG Chem.</li>
<li>LG Chem's staying significant distorts mid-caps' index weight in KRX Battery. The extent of passive outflows would be pretty substantial. So, outright short these mid-caps should deserve our attention.</li>
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FnGuide Battery Index overlaps with the rebalancing of the KRX K-New Deal. K-New Deal is March 11. As for FnGuide Battery, it will be three trading days on March 14-16.
Among the top-cap stocks, Samsung SDI will be the biggest beneficiary, and we need to consider a setup that utilizes Samsung SDI as a long/short partner for LG Chem.
LG Chem's staying significant distorts mid-caps' index weight in KRX Battery. The extent of passive outflows would be pretty substantial. So, outright short these mid-caps should deserve our attention.


FnGuide & KRX K-New Deal Batteries: Combined Passive Flows Preview on March 10-15

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<li>In this insight, we discuss the potential additions and deletions in the upcoming June 2022 KOSPI200 rebalance.</li>
<li>These top 10potential inclusionsare down on average 4.4% YTD, outperforming KOSPI which is down 10.1% YTD.</li>
<li>These top 10 potential exclusions are down on average 12.3% YTD, underperforming KOSPI which is down 10.1% YTD.</li>
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In this insight, we discuss the potential additions and deletions in the upcoming June 2022 KOSPI200 rebalance.
These top 10potential inclusionsare down on average 4.4% YTD, outperforming KOSPI which is down 10.1% YTD.
These top 10 potential exclusions are down on average 12.3% YTD, underperforming KOSPI which is down 10.1% YTD.


Initial Thoughts on the KOSPI200 Rebalance in June 2022

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/vitzrocell-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4885:1" rel="noopener">Vitzrocell (082920 KS)</a> is the 15th company in our Korea Small Cap Gems series. </li>
<li>Vitzrocell is the domestic leader in lithium-based primary batteries. In the global market, it is considered as one of the top three players along with SAFT (France) and Tandiran (Israel). </li>
<li>On 3 February, it was reported that Scion Asset Management increased its stake in the company to 5.25% (as of 26 January 2022). </li>
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Vitzrocell (082920 KS) is the 15th company in our Korea Small Cap Gems series. 
Vitzrocell is the domestic leader in lithium-based primary batteries. In the global market, it is considered as one of the top three players along with SAFT (France) and Tandiran (Israel). 
On 3 February, it was reported that Scion Asset Management increased its stake in the company to 5.25% (as of 26 January 2022). 


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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LG Energy Solution (373220 KS)

KOSPI Lockup Releases: Details & Trading Approaches

This post details KOSPI lockup releases from February 20 to early May. And it discusses trading approaches for the stocks of the most interest.

Sanghyun Park

W Scope (6619): Improved and Price Is Moving

Its business has picked up followed by the ability to pare debt down and potentially lower shipping costs that will expand margin. Cheaper than SDI...

Henry Soediarko

FnGuide & KRX K-New Deal Batteries: Combined Passive Flows Preview on March 10-15

This post estimates the combined passive flows of Korea's local battery stocks from the rebalancings of the FnGuide Battery Index and the KRX K-New...

Sanghyun Park

Initial Thoughts on the KOSPI200 Rebalance in June 2022

We discuss the potential additions and deletions in the upcoming June 2022 KOSPI200 rebalance. Top 10 potential inclusions are down on average 4.4%...

Douglas Kim

Korea Small Cap Gem #15: Vitzrocell Co

Vitzrocell is the domestic leader in lithium-based primary batteries. On 3 February, it was reported that Scion Asset Management increased its...

Douglas Kim

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