Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Cross Asset Strategy

South Korea recorded the highest daily cases (1,378) of COVID-19 on 9 July in the past 18 months. Despite enormous efforts to control COVID-19 through massive mask wearing, social distancing measures, and use of smartphone based tracing system, they have not prevented <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/10/seoul-heads-for-lockdown-as-infections-spiral-in-south-korea" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COVID-19</a> cases reaching new highs in South Korea. The chief culprit has been the Delta variant.

South Korea recorded the highest daily cases (1,378) of COVID-19 on 9 July in the past 18 months. Despite enormous efforts to control COVID-19 through massive mask wearing, social distancing measures, and use of smartphone based tracing system, they have not prevented COVID-19 cases reaching new highs in South Korea. The chief culprit has been the Delta variant. 

Highest Daily Cases of COVID-19 in Korea Driven by the Delta Variant - Impact on the Stock Market

Global Emerging Market Equities, Propitious Research

Wium Malan, CFA

Global Emerging Market Equities

Independent, Fundamental Quantitative Research

Propitious Research

Fully independent, fundamental and quantitative equity research, focused on companies in the Telecommunication, Media, Technology, Internet and Healthcare sectors in the Global Emerging Markets. Idea generation focused on Quality stocks, trading below their intrinsic Value, with sound Corporate Governance.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

This insight provides a summary of the key news developments impacting the largest countries and constituents of the Global Emerging Markets equity indices. Companies mentioned this week:<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/saudi-aramco" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27317:1" rel="noopener">Saudi Aramco (ARAMCO AB)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyundai-motor-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:155:1" rel="noopener">Hyundai Motor Co (005380 KS)</a>, GlobalFoundries, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:191:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/e-mart-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6993:1" rel="noopener">E Mart Inc (139480 KS)</a>

This insight provides a summary of the key news developments impacting the largest countries and constituents of the Global Emerging Markets equity indices. Companies mentioned this week:Saudi Aramco (ARAMCO AB), Hyundai Motor Co (005380 KS), GlobalFoundries, Samsung Electronics (005930 KS), E Mart Inc (139480 KS)

Global Emerging Markets Weekly: 25 June 2021

This insight provides a summary of the key news developments impacting the largest countries and constituents of the Global Emerging Markets equity indices. 
Companies mentioned this week:
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/prosus-nv" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28104:1" rel="noopener">Prosus (PRX NA)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group (9988 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/baidu-inc-a55ca720-5968-48f0-8194-ac94390d065c" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32212:1" rel="noopener">Baidu (9888 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bytedance-technology" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27936:1" rel="noopener">ByteDance (1460967D CH)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/naver-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16029:1" rel="noopener">Naver Corp (035420 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/e-mart-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6993:1" rel="noopener">E Mart Inc (139480 KS)</a>

This insight provides a summary of the key news developments impacting the largest countries and constituents of the Global Emerging Markets equity indices. 
Companies mentioned this week:
Prosus (PRX NA), Alibaba Group (9988 HK), Baidu (9888 HK), ByteDance (1460967D CH), Naver Corp (035420 KS), E Mart Inc (139480 KS) 

Global Emerging Markets Weekly: 18 June 2021

<div class="content-highlight">According to the KRX, it plans to launch new indices which would include the top 10 stocks in KOSPI including <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:191:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)</a>. The name of this index is expected to be called KOSPI 200 Top 10. There will also be 2x levered indices based off the KOSPI 200 Top 10 index. These indices will be catered for those investors that are interested in the highest market cap companies within KOSPI 200.</div>Currently, the top 10 constitutents of the KOSPI 200 Top 10 Index will be expected to be composed of the following:<ol>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:191:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)</a> </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-hynix-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16955:1" rel="noopener">SK Hynix (000660 KS)</a> </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-chem-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3583:1" rel="noopener">LG Chem Ltd (051910 KS)</a> </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/naver-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16029:1" rel="noopener">Naver Corp (035420 KS)</a> </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyundai-motor-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:155:1" rel="noopener">Hyundai Motor Co (005380 KS)</a> </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-sdi-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:503:1" rel="noopener">Samsung SDI (006400 KS)</a> </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/celltrion-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:991:1" rel="noopener">Celltrion Inc (068270 KS)</a> </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakao-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15002:1" rel="noopener">Kakao Corp (035720 KS)</a> </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kia-motors-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:156:1" rel="noopener">Kia Motors Corp (000270 KS)</a> </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyundai-mobis-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6089:1" rel="noopener">Hyundai Mobis (012330 KS)</a> </li>
</ol>

According to the KRX, it plans to launch new indices which would include the top 10 stocks in KOSPI including Samsung Electronics (005930 KS). The name of this index is expected to be called KOSPI 200 Top 10. There will also be 2x levered indices based off the KOSPI 200 Top 10 index. These indices will be catered for those investors that are interested in the highest market cap companies within KOSPI 200.Currently, the top 10 constitutents of the KOSPI 200 Top 10 Index will be expected to be composed of the following:

Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) 

SK Hynix (000660 KS) 

LG Chem Ltd (051910 KS) 

Naver Corp (035420 KS) 

Hyundai Motor Co (005380 KS) 

Samsung SDI (006400 KS) 

Celltrion Inc (068270 KS) 

Kakao Corp (035720 KS) 

Kia Motors Corp (000270 KS) 

Hyundai Mobis (012330 KS) 


KRX Plans to Launch a New Index Called 'KOSPI 200 Top 10'

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

Shares outstandingThe total shares of each company are fixed. There will be no change to it.








Share structure
Pre-split
LG Corp
LX Holdings


Outstanding shares
175,871,808
160,322,613
77,745,975


Common
172,557,131
157,300,993
76,280,690


- Name
LG Corp
LG Corp
LX Holdings


- Ticker
003550
003550
-


- Current price
₩126,500
₩126,500
₩25,300


Pref
3,314,677
3,021,620
1,465,285


- Name
LG Corp 1P
LG Corp 1P
LX Holdings 1P


- Ticker
003555
003555
-


- Current price
₩99,500
₩99,500
₩19,900


Treasury shares - common
0
0
0


Treasury shares - pref
0
0
0


Common excl. treasury shares
172,557,131
157,300,993
76,280,690

Source: DART &amp; KRX

Discount to NAVLG Corp's previous closing price gives a 59.08%discount to the NAV at the last close, translating into a 61.67% discount for LG Corp and a 35.40% premium for LX Holdings.I made some changes in my calculation of NAV. I estimated each holding company's operating operation based on their latest de-consolidated operating profit. It is mostly brand royalty and office rental income. I used operating profit to exclude dividend income. 








Discount to NAV
Pre-split
LG Corp
LX Holdings


Value of listed holdings
₩41,155.3B
₩39,988.2B
₩1,167.1B


- % of Holdco market cap
188.54%
200.96%
60.48%


Value of unlisted holdings
₩2,631.7B
₩2,516.3B
₩115.4B


Stub value
-₩21,958.5B
-₩22,606.0B
₩647.4B


Stub value per share
-₩127,254
-₩143,712
₩8,488


Value of operating assets
₩7,940.0B
₩7,940.0B
₩0.0B


GAV
₩51,727.0B
₩50,444.6B
₩1,282.5B


GAV per share
₩299,767
₩320,688
₩16,812


Discount to GAV
57.80%
60.55%
-50.48%


Holdco net cash/debt
₩1,941.8B
₩1,770.0B
₩172.0B


Value of pref shares
₩329.8B
₩300.7B
₩29.2B


NAV
₩53,339.0B
₩51,913.9B
₩1,425.3B


NAV per share
₩309,109
₩330,029
₩18,685


Discount to NAV
59.08%
61.67%
-35.40%

Source: DART &amp; KRX

NAV compositionLG Corp has four major listed subsidiaries, accounting for 76.89% of the NAV. LX Holdings features three major listed subsidiaries, responsible for 81.89% of the NAV at the last close.








NAV composition
Pre-split
LG Corp
LX Holdings


LG Chem Ltd
39.36%
40.44%
-


LG Household &amp; Healthcare Ltd
15.03%
15.44%
-


LG Electronics Inc.
15.86%
16.29%
-


LG Uplus Corp
4.59%
4.72%
-


LG HAUSYS, LTD.
0.54%
-
20.29%


LG International Corp
0.59%
-
21.96%


Silicon Works Co Ltd
1.06%
-
39.64%


G II R Inc
0.07%
0.07%
-


LS Electric Co Ltd
0.06%
0.06%
-


LG CNS
2.81%
2.89%
-


Other - unlisted
2.12%
1.96%
8.09%


Operation
14.89%
15.29%
0.00%


Holdco net cash/debt
3.64%
3.41%
12.07%


Value of pref shares
-0.62%
-0.58%
-2.05%

Source: DART &amp; KRX



LG Corp Post-Spinoff NAV Update & Relisting Day Trade Approach

South Korea

LG H&H Co., Ltd. manufactures and distributes cosmetics. The Company produces whoo, o hui, sum 37, basic cosmetics, color cosmetics, and other related products. LG H&H also produces toothpaste, soap, detergents, healthy, personal care, and refreshing products.

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LG H&H (Pref) (051905 KS)

Highest Daily Cases of COVID-19 in Korea Driven by the Delta Variant - Impact on the Stock Market

South Korea recorded the highest daily cases (1,378) of COVID-19 on 9 July in the past 18 months. The chief culprit has been the Delta variant.

Douglas Kim

Global Emerging Markets Weekly: 25 June 2021

This insight provides a summary of the key news developments impacting the largest countries and constituents of the Global Emerging Markets equity...

Wium Malan, CFA

Global Emerging Markets Weekly: 18 June 2021

This insight provides a summary of the key news developments impacting the largest countries and constituents of the Global Emerging Markets equity...

Wium Malan, CFA

KRX Plans to Launch a New Index Called 'KOSPI 200 Top 10'

According to the KRX, it plans to launch new indices which would include the top 10 stocks in KOSPI. The name of this index is expected to be...

Douglas Kim

LG Corp Post-Spinoff NAV Update & Relisting Day Trade Approach

This post updates each company's discount to the NAV at the last closing prices and discusses the trade approach on the relating day and in the...

Sanghyun Park

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