Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

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.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 19th. The aggregated holding was USD718.2bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD2,529mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Samsung Elec (PREF), HYBE, Kakao.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 19th. The aggregated holding was USD718.2bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD2,529mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Samsung Elec (PREF), HYBE, Kakao.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 19th): Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Samsung Elec (PREF), HYBE

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Webtoon Entertainment (WBTN US) has secured a big contract with The Walt Disney Co (DIS US) including Avengers and Spider Man to become available in webtoon format. </li>
<li>We believe Webtoon Entertainment could grab about 20% of the global market for webtoons in 2030 which would be about $4 billion in revenues.</li>
<li>Assuming a net margin of 10% and a P/E multiple of 20x, it suggests market cap of $8 billion for Webtoon Entertainment by 2030 (264% upside from current levels).</li>
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Webtoon Entertainment (WBTN US) has secured a big contract with The Walt Disney Co (DIS US) including Avengers and Spider Man to become available in webtoon format. 
We believe Webtoon Entertainment could grab about 20% of the global market for webtoons in 2030 which would be about $4 billion in revenues.
Assuming a net margin of 10% and a P/E multiple of 20x, it suggests market cap of $8 billion for Webtoon Entertainment by 2030 (264% upside from current levels).


Webtoon Entertainment: Secures a Big Contract With Disney

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 12th. The aggregated holding was USD694.4bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,835mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in SK Hynix, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics, kakaopay, HANWHA AEROSPACE.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Sep 12th. The aggregated holding was USD694.4bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be inflows of USD1,835mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in SK Hynix, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics, kakaopay, HANWHA AEROSPACE.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 12th): SK Hynix, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics, Kakaopay

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>Brian Kim’s 15-year sentence request looks set to hit Kakao and affiliates — founder risk has always sparked volatility on Kakao, so the sharp market reaction is no surprise.</li>
<li>But locals see odds of lighter or suspended time — if Kakao dumps on headline risk, it could be more entry window than pure downside.</li>
<li>Event-Driven setup: short Kakao vs long Naver for relative value, but into sentencing, odds of lighter time suggest fading any overdone Kakao dump could be the cleaner trade.</li>
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Brian Kim’s 15-year sentence request looks set to hit Kakao and affiliates — founder risk has always sparked volatility on Kakao, so the sharp market reaction is no surprise.
But locals see odds of lighter or suspended time — if Kakao dumps on headline risk, it could be more entry window than pure downside.
Event-Driven setup: short Kakao vs long Naver for relative value, but into sentencing, odds of lighter time suggest fading any overdone Kakao dump could be the cleaner trade.


Brian Kim’s 15-Year Hit: Trading Kakao Through the Founder Risk

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Sep 5th. The aggregated short interest was USD10.8bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in kakaopay, L&amp;F, NAVER, SK Hynix, Alteogen.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Sep 5th. The aggregated short interest was USD10.8bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in kakaopay, L&amp;F, NAVER, SK Hynix, Alteogen.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Sep 5th): Kakaopay, L&F, NAVER, SK Hynix, Alteogen

South Korea

Naver Corp. provides Internet site with web portal services, such as search engine, online game and content development.  The Company also offers marketing service through text and banner advertisement.

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KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 19th): Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Samsung Elec (PREF), HYBE

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Samsung Elec...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Webtoon Entertainment: Secures a Big Contract With Disney

Disney plans to take a 2% stake in Webtoon Entertainment. Disney and Webtoon announced that they have signed a non-binding term sheet for...

Douglas Kim

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Sep 12th): SK Hynix, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics, Kakaopay

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in SK Hynix, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Brian Kim’s 15-Year Hit: Trading Kakao Through the Founder Risk

Chatter in the local market has OpenAI eyeing a Kakao stake. Tied to Kim Beom‑su’s legal overhang, traders speculate he could offload part of his...

Sanghyun Park

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Sep 5th): Kakaopay, L&F, NAVER, SK Hynix, Alteogen

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in kakaopay, L&F, NAVER, SK Hynix, Alteogen.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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