Frontier and emerging markets (Vietnam)

Dylan Waller

Nomadic Equity

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

This is a collaborative report between <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/334" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:334">Dylan Waller</a>  and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/profiles/342" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="accounts:342">Douglas Kim</a> . This is Part I of our report: Vietnam Vs. Korea (A Tale of Two Countries: 20 Investment Themes for the Next Decade). The five major sections in this report are as follows:<ol><li>The top 20 investment themes for Vietnam and Korea for the next decade</li><li>The top 10 investment risks for Vietnam and Korea.</li><li>Major economic stats comparison between Vietnam and Korea.   </li><li>"Best-of-breed" companies with recent positive sales and operating profit growth</li><li>Why Vietnam and Korea?</li></ol>Picking the right country for equity investments often delivers superior alpha results for your portfolio. Should you invest in Vietnam, the land of the ascending dragon or in Korea, the land of the morning calm? Or both?

This is a collaborative report between Dylan Waller  and Douglas Kim . This is Part I of our report: Vietnam Vs. Korea (A Tale of Two Countries: 20 Investment Themes for the Next Decade). The five major sections in this report are as follows:The top 20 investment themes for Vietnam and Korea for the next decadeThe top 10 investment risks for Vietnam and Korea.Major economic stats comparison between Vietnam and Korea.   "Best-of-breed" companies with recent positive sales and operating profit growthWhy Vietnam and Korea?Picking the right country for equity investments often delivers superior alpha results for your portfolio. Should you invest in Vietnam, the land of the ascending dragon or in Korea, the land of the morning calm? Or both? 

Vietnam Vs. Korea (A Tale of Two Countries: 20 Investment Themes for the Next Decade) - Part I

Equity Research Analyst, Maritime sector, Drewry Maritime Financial Research

Ankush Kathuria CFA, FRM

Equity Research Analyst, Maritime sector

Maritime Sector, Equity & Credit Research

Drewry Maritime Financial Research

With no ties to other players in the shipping, finance or banking world, we provide a uniquely impartial view of the markets and companies we cover. Our parent organization, Drewry is a leading independent provider of research services to the maritime and shipping industry, employing over 100 professionals across an international network of offices in London, Delhi, Singapore and Shanghai. Combining our market-leading resources with seasoned sector expertise DFRS offers a highly differentiated and comprehensive range of investment and financial research services to lenders and prospective investors in publicly listed maritime and shipping companies. The full service of reports, supporting resources and sector orientated webinars provides our clients with the most complete picture of the organisations under coverage as is possible. We have been charting and analysing the world’s maritime markets for more than 40 years. This unrivalled intelligence and understanding provides the foundation of our research service. Our analysts have access to one of the most up-to-date, comprehensive and reliable sources of market insight and research data available today. We look at globally listed companies within the following sectors: Port Operators, Container Shipping, Container Manufacturing & Leasing, LNG Shipping, Dry Bulk Shipping and Tanker Shipping. Combine in-depth sector expertise with financial analysis focusing on over 50 stocks globally.

<blockquote>
“Using leverage to cure the problems of too much leverage is not homeopathy, it is denial. The debt crisis is not a temporary problem, it is a structural one. We need rehab.”
―Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Ten principles for a Black Swan-proof world (2009)
</blockquote>This morning, Hanjin Shipping Co. said it will apply for court receivership after lenders decided to halt all support. We have been highlighting these risks from 2013 and in our last update on troubled container shipping company, we had highlighted the…


“Using leverage to cure the problems of too much leverage is not homeopathy, it is denial. The debt crisis is not a temporary problem, it is a structural one. We need rehab.”
―Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Ten principles for a Black Swan-proof world (2009)
This morning, Hanjin Shipping Co. said it will apply for court receivership after lenders decided to halt all support. We have been highlighting these risks from 2013 and in our last update on troubled container shipping company, we had highlighted the…

Hanjin Shipping(117930 KS) - Borrowed Time Comes to an End

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

The "One-Shot Act" (also called The Special Act on the Corporate Revitalization) effectively started in Korea on 16 August when <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/8656" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8656:1">Hanwha Chemical Corp (009830 KS)</a> became the first company to proactively file its application. The One-Shot Act was passed into law in February 2016. The One-Shot Act will help companies to accelerate spin-offs and mergers through simplified structures as well as provide tax benefits and subsidies for R&amp;D. The companies that want to benefit from the One-Shot Act need to…

The "One-Shot Act" (also called The Special Act on the Corporate Revitalization) effectively started in Korea on 16 August when Hanwha Chemical Corp (009830 KS) became the first company to proactively file its application. The One-Shot Act was passed into law in February 2016. The One-Shot Act will help companies to accelerate spin-offs and mergers through simplified structures as well as provide tax benefits and subsidies for R&amp;D. The companies that want to benefit from the One-Shot Act need to…

Start of One-Shot Act - The Good, Bad, and the Ugly

The four major construction stocks in Korea <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/4292" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4292">Hyundai Engineering &amp; Const</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/7699" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7699">Hyundai Development Co Engg &amp; Cnstn</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/15916" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15916">Gs Engineering &amp; Construct</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/12333" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12333">Daewoo Engineering &amp; Constr</a> share prices are on average down 10% from 13 April 2016 (in the same period KOSPI was up 0.3%) , post the election of the National Assembly members in Korea. We gave out a warning on 17 April 206 on these four Korean construction stocks <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/warning-on-korean-construction-stocks-ruling-saenuri-party-is-crushed-in-national-assembly-election" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:3422">Warning on Korean Construction Stocks: Ruling Saenuri Party Is Crushed in National Assembly</a>…

The four major construction stocks in Korea Hyundai Engineering &amp; Const, Hyundai Development Co Engg &amp; Cnstn, Gs Engineering &amp; Construct, and Daewoo Engineering &amp; Constr share prices are on average down 10% from 13 April 2016 (in the same period KOSPI was up 0.3%) , post the election of the National Assembly members in Korea. We gave out a warning on 17 April 206 on these four Korean construction stocks Warning on Korean Construction Stocks: Ruling Saenuri Party Is Crushed in National Assembly…

Close Out the Shorts on Korean Construction Stocks?

This is a follow-up to the warning on the Korean construction stocks which we issued more than a month ago. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/warning-on-korean-construction-stocks-ruling-saenuri-party-is-crushed-in-national-assembly-election" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:3422">Warning on Korean Construction Stocks: Ruling Saenuri Party Is Crushed in National Assembly Election</a> We gave a strong warning on the four major construction stocks and they are down on average 7.2% from the end of the National Assembly Elections in Korea (about 5 weeks ago) to today, under performing KOSPI which is down 1.7% during the same period.  We continue to be bearish on the Korean…

This is a follow-up to the warning on the Korean construction stocks which we issued more than a month ago. Warning on Korean Construction Stocks: Ruling Saenuri Party Is Crushed in National Assembly Election We gave a strong warning on the four major construction stocks and they are down on average 7.2% from the end of the National Assembly Elections in Korea (about 5 weeks ago) to today, under performing KOSPI which is down 1.7% during the same period.  We continue to be bearish on the Korean…

Korean Construction Stocks - Household Debt Is the Achilles Heel

South Korea

Posco International Corporation is a general trading company.  The Company exports and imports steel, cement, crude oil, heavy machinery, automobile parts, and textiles.  Daewoo also manufactures synthetic fabrics for footwear, garments, and car seats, and operates a department store in Masan.

Posco International Corporation (047050 KS)

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Posco International Corporation (047050 KS)

Vietnam Vs. Korea (A Tale of Two Countries: 20 Investment Themes for the Next Decade) - Part I

This is a collaborative report between Dylan Waller and Douglas Kim . This is Part I of our report: Vietnam Vs. Korea (A Tale of Two Countries: 20...

Nomadic Equity

Hanjin Shipping(117930 KS) - Borrowed Time Comes to an End

“Using leverage to cure the problems of too much leverage is not homeopathy, it is denial. The debt crisis is not a temporary problem, it is a...

Drewry Maritime Financial Research

Start of One-Shot Act - The Good, Bad, and the Ugly

The "One-Shot Act" (also called The Special Act on the Corporate Revitalization) effectively started in Korea on 16 August when Hanwha Chemical...

Douglas Kim

Close Out the Shorts on Korean Construction Stocks?

The four major construction stocks in Korea Hyundai Engineering & Const, Hyundai Development Co Engg & Cnstn, Gs Engineering &...

Douglas Kim

Korean Construction Stocks - Household Debt Is the Achilles Heel

This is a follow-up to the warning on the Korean construction stocks which we issued more than a month ago. Warning on Korean Construction Stocks:...

Douglas Kim

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