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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%.

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<div><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lotte-rental-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33445:1" rel="noopener">Lotte Rental (KTRENZ KS)</a> is looking to raise about US$740m in its Korea IPO. </p></div><div>
<p>Lotte Rental (LR) is the largest car rental provider in South Korea in 2020 based on the number of registered rental cars. The company mainly offers car rentals and leasing services. It provides short-term car rental, monthly car rental, and chauffeur-driven car rental services. The company buys and sells used cars and also owns 84% stake in Green Car, a car-sharing platform.</p>
<p>Our previous coverage of the IPO:</p>
<ul><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"><p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/lotte-rental-ipo-not-growing-its-fleet-as-fast-but-utilizing-them-better" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:54689" rel="noopener">Lotte Rental IPO - Not Growing Its Fleet as Fast but Utilizing Them Better</a> </p></li></ul>
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Lotte Rental (KTRENZ KS) is looking to raise about US$740m in its Korea IPO. 
Lotte Rental (LR) is the largest car rental provider in South Korea in 2020 based on the number of registered rental cars. The company mainly offers car rentals and leasing services. It provides short-term car rental, monthly car rental, and chauffeur-driven car rental services. The company buys and sells used cars and also owns 84% stake in Green Car, a car-sharing platform.
Our previous coverage of the IPO:
Lotte Rental IPO - Not Growing Its Fleet as Fast but Utilizing Them Better 


Korea / Special Situations, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Situations

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

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Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

<h2>Listing date</h2><p>The listing date of Krafton has been confirmed as August 10th.</p><table class="table table-striped">
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<tr><td colspan="2" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Schedule"}'>Krafton IPO schedule</td></tr>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Book open"}'>Book open</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44391}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2021. 7. 14</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Book close"}'>Book close</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44404}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2021. 7. 27</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Allotment"}'>Allotment</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44406}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2021. 7. 29</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Subscription"}'>Subscription</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44410}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2021. 8. 2</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Payment"}'>Payment</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44413}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2021. 8. 5</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Listing"}'><strong>Listing</strong></td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44418}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'><strong>2021. 8. 10</strong></td>
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<td><em><strong> - Kakao Bank's listing</strong></em></td>
<td><em><strong>2021. 8. 5</strong></em></td>
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<tr><td colspan="2" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
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<li><strong>The initially scheduled date was August 10th. However, as Kakao Pay's listing date was set for August 12, Krafton could not easily finalize the listing date due to the issue of mutual interference for retail investors with Kakao Pay.</strong></li>
<li><strong>The fact that Krafton confirmed the listing date as soon as Kakao Pay's listing schedule was delayed shows how sensitive Krafton was to this retail interference issue.</strong></li>
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<p>The listing date of Kakao Bank is August 5, and there is a gap of 3 business days until the listing date of Krafton. However, in this case, Krafton is in a position to absorb retail demand from Kakao Bank. More importantly, Kakao Bank must draw less attention from retail investors than Kakao Pay in terms of business nature, so there is no need to worry too much about potential interference with Kakao Bank.</p>
<p><strong>And then, at least until the end of August, there is no major listing. That is, there is enough temporal buffer for Krafton to drive retail demand.</strong></p>
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Listing dateThe listing date of Krafton has been confirmed as August 10th.





Krafton IPO schedule

Book open
2021. 7. 14


Book close
2021. 7. 27


Allotment
2021. 7. 29


Subscription
2021. 8. 2


Payment
2021. 8. 5


Listing
2021. 8. 10


 - Kakao Bank's listing
2021. 8. 5

Source: DART


The initially scheduled date was August 10th. However, as Kakao Pay's listing date was set for August 12, Krafton could not easily finalize the listing date due to the issue of mutual interference for retail investors with Kakao Pay.
The fact that Krafton confirmed the listing date as soon as Kakao Pay's listing schedule was delayed shows how sensitive Krafton was to this retail interference issue.

The listing date of Kakao Bank is August 5, and there is a gap of 3 business days until the listing date of Krafton. However, in this case, Krafton is in a position to absorb retail demand from Kakao Bank. More importantly, Kakao Bank must draw less attention from retail investors than Kakao Pay in terms of business nature, so there is no need to worry too much about potential interference with Kakao Bank.
And then, at least until the end of August, there is no major listing. That is, there is enough temporal buffer for Krafton to drive retail demand.


Krafton Listing Date Confirmed as August 10th: Rebalancing Trading Timeline

<p><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lotte-rental-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33445:1" rel="noopener">Lotte Rental (KTRENZ KS)</a> is looking to raise about US$740m in its Korea IPO. </p><p>Lotte Rental (LR) is the largest car rental provider in South Korea in 2020 based on the number of registered rental cars. The company mainly offers car rentals and leasing services. It provides short-term car rental, monthly car rental, and chauffeur-driven car rental services. The company buys and sells used cars and also owns 84% stake in Green Car, a car-sharing platform.</p>

Lotte Rental (KTRENZ KS) is looking to raise about US$740m in its Korea IPO. Lotte Rental (LR) is the largest car rental provider in South Korea in 2020 based on the number of registered rental cars. The company mainly offers car rentals and leasing services. It provides short-term car rental, monthly car rental, and chauffeur-driven car rental services. The company buys and sells used cars and also owns 84% stake in Green Car, a car-sharing platform.

Lotte Rental IPO - Not Growing Its Fleet as Fast but Utilizing Them Better

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

<div class="content-highlight"><p>Our base case valuation of Lotte Rental is implied market cap of 2.9 trillion won or implied price of 79,679 won per share, which would represent a 35% upside to the high end of the IPO price range of 59,000 won per share. Given the solid upside, we have a Positive view of the Lotte Rental IPO. We would take the deal. </p></div><ul>
<li>Our base case valuation is based on a 6.1x EV/EBITDA using 2020 EBITDA of 1,055 billion won. The EV/EBITDA multiple of 6.1x is at a 5% premium to the comps' valuation multiple.</li>
<li>We believe this is justified given higher ROE and EBITDA margins of Lotte Rental as compared to its peers.</li>
<li>In addition, Lotte Rental enjoys higher market share, higher revenues, and better brand recognition than its peers and as a result, the slight premium valuation multiples to its peers is justified, in our view. </li>
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Our base case valuation of Lotte Rental is implied market cap of 2.9 trillion won or implied price of 79,679 won per share, which would represent a 35% upside to the high end of the IPO price range of 59,000 won per share. Given the solid upside, we have a Positive view of the Lotte Rental IPO. We would take the deal. 
Our base case valuation is based on a 6.1x EV/EBITDA using 2020 EBITDA of 1,055 billion won. The EV/EBITDA multiple of 6.1x is at a 5% premium to the comps' valuation multiple.
We believe this is justified given higher ROE and EBITDA margins of Lotte Rental as compared to its peers.
In addition, Lotte Rental enjoys higher market share, higher revenues, and better brand recognition than its peers and as a result, the slight premium valuation multiples to its peers is justified, in our view. 


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<p>Lotte Rental is offering 14.4 million shares in this IPO. Lotte Rental is the largest car rental company in Korea with about 22% market share. The IPO price range is from 47,000 won to 59,000 won. The IPO deal size is from US$595 million to  US$746 million.</p>
<p>According to the bankers' valuation, the expected market cap after the IPO will be 1.7 trillion won to 2.2 trillion won. The book building for the Lotte Rental IPO starts on August 3rd. Korea Investment &amp; Securities and NH Investment &amp; Securities are the lead underwriters of this IPO. </p>
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<td style="width: 233pt;"><div><strong>Deal Specifics of the Lotte Rental IPO:</strong></div></td>
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<td>Lead underwriters of the IPO: </td>
<td style="width: 340pt;">NH Investment &amp; Securiites, Korea Investment &amp; Securities</td>
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<td>Expected IPO price per share: </td>
<td style="width: 340pt;">47,000 won (low)/59,000 won (high)</td>
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<td>Number of Shares for IPO:</td>
<td style="width: 340pt;">14.42m shares (7.2m new shares and 7.2m old shares)</td>
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<td>IPO base deal size: </td>
<td style="width: 340pt;">US$595 mn (low);  US$746 mn (high)</td>
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<td>Expected common shares outstanding, fully diluted (post-IPO):  </td>
<td style="width: 340pt;">36.63m shares</td>
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<td>Expected market cap after IPO:</td>
<td style="width: 340pt;">1,722 billion won (low)/2,161 billion won (high)</td>
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<td>Book open: </td>
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<td>Book closed:</td>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 340pt;">4-Aug-21</td>
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<td>Listing date: </td>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 340pt;">TBD</td>
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<td>Source: Company data</td>
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Lotte Rental is offering 14.4 million shares in this IPO. Lotte Rental is the largest car rental company in Korea with about 22% market share. The IPO price range is from 47,000 won to 59,000 won. The IPO deal size is from US$595 million to  US$746 million.
According to the bankers' valuation, the expected market cap after the IPO will be 1.7 trillion won to 2.2 trillion won. The book building for the Lotte Rental IPO starts on August 3rd. Korea Investment &amp; Securities and NH Investment &amp; Securities are the lead underwriters of this IPO. 







Deal Specifics of the Lotte Rental IPO:
 


Lead underwriters of the IPO: 
NH Investment &amp; Securiites, Korea Investment &amp; Securities


Expected IPO price per share: 
47,000 won (low)/59,000 won (high)


Number of Shares for IPO:
14.42m shares (7.2m new shares and 7.2m old shares)


IPO base deal size: 
US$595 mn (low);  US$746 mn (high)


Expected common shares outstanding, fully diluted (post-IPO):  
36.63m shares


Expected market cap after IPO:
1,722 billion won (low)/2,161 billion won (high)


Book open: 
3-Aug-21


Book closed:
4-Aug-21


Listing date: 
TBD


Source: Company data
 




South Korea

Lotte Rental Co.,Ltd. provides car rental services. The Company offers passenger car rental, commercial car rental, used vehicle rental, and other related services. Lotte Rental offers services worldwide.

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