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.

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<li>S1 Corp is more giant in sales and ranks first in the local on-site security market, so it is tough to understand why SK Shieldus should receive a higher valuation. </li>
<li>If the growth story is sexier, the story may be different. Still, many investors will have doubts about whether SK Shieldus' growth story is convincingly explained in the IPO prospectus.</li>
<li>Even the lower end of the indicative price band is likely to be downwardly corrected in the post-IPO price-finding. Hence, I do not recommend an aggressive approach to this IPO.</li>
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S1 Corp is more giant in sales and ranks first in the local on-site security market, so it is tough to understand why SK Shieldus should receive a higher valuation. 
If the growth story is sexier, the story may be different. Still, many investors will have doubts about whether SK Shieldus' growth story is convincingly explained in the IPO prospectus.
Even the lower end of the indicative price band is likely to be downwardly corrected in the post-IPO price-finding. Hence, I do not recommend an aggressive approach to this IPO.


SK Shieldus IPO: Offering Details, Valuation Issues, & Index Fast Entry

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<li>Our valuation of SK Shieldus suggests target price of 44,892 won, which is 29% higher than the mid-point of the IPO price range of 34,900 won.</li>
<li>We would subscribe to this IPO as the company has strong business moat, especially for the physical security business and its convergence security/cybersecurity businesses are enjoying excellent customer demand.</li>
<li>Although we have a positive view of SK Shieldus, there will be some investors that stay away from this IPO due to its high debt levels and rising interest rates.</li>
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Our valuation of SK Shieldus suggests target price of 44,892 won, which is 29% higher than the mid-point of the IPO price range of 34,900 won.
We would subscribe to this IPO as the company has strong business moat, especially for the physical security business and its convergence security/cybersecurity businesses are enjoying excellent customer demand.
Although we have a positive view of SK Shieldus, there will be some investors that stay away from this IPO due to its high debt levels and rising interest rates.


IPOs and Catalysts/Events, Global Equity Research Ltd

Arun George

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-shieldus-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35799:1" rel="noopener">SK Shieldus (ABFHIZ KS)</a> is a leading South Korean security provider. It is pre-marketing a KRX IPO to raise up to US$0.9 billion.  </li>
<li>In <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/sk-shieldus-ipo-initiation-track-and-shield" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:67989" rel="noopener">SK Shieldus IPO Initiation: Track and Shield</a>, we noted that SK shieldus has attractive fundamentals with healthy growth and margins. The leverage is manageable due to good cash generation.  </li>
<li>In this note, we look at the syndicate's valuation methodology and present our valuation methodology. Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price range is attractive.</li>
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SK Shieldus (ABFHIZ KS) is a leading South Korean security provider. It is pre-marketing a KRX IPO to raise up to US$0.9 billion.  
In SK Shieldus IPO Initiation: Track and Shield, we noted that SK shieldus has attractive fundamentals with healthy growth and margins. The leverage is manageable due to good cash generation.  
In this note, we look at the syndicate's valuation methodology and present our valuation methodology. Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price range is attractive.


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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-shieldus-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35799:1" rel="noopener">SK Shieldus (ABFHIZ KS)</a> is a leading South Korean security provider. It is pre-marketing a KRX IPO to raise up to US$0.9 billion.  </li>
<li>SK shieldus is offering 27.1 million shares with a primary/secondary split of 53/47 at an indicative price range of KRW31,000- 38,800 per share.</li>
<li>SK shieldus has attractive fundamentals with healthy growth and margins. The leverage is manageable due to good cash generation.</li>
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SK Shieldus (ABFHIZ KS) is a leading South Korean security provider. It is pre-marketing a KRX IPO to raise up to US$0.9 billion.  
SK shieldus is offering 27.1 million shares with a primary/secondary split of 53/47 at an indicative price range of KRW31,000- 38,800 per share.
SK shieldus has attractive fundamentals with healthy growth and margins. The leverage is manageable due to good cash generation.


SK Shieldus IPO Initiation: Track and Shield

Index Rebalance

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<li>FnGuide Samsung Group has the most AUM among locally themed indexes. As of last Friday's closing price, AUM is ₩1.52T.</li>
<li>The share price movements of Samsung Group affiliates basically show high cointegration. Therefore, a small differential impact on the flow significantly affects the short-term price direction of these stocks. </li>
<li>So, we should consider a long/short setup on a swing trading window. Particularly, we need to focus on the first two trading days, when the rebalancing impact is relatively significant.</li>
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FnGuide Samsung Group has the most AUM among locally themed indexes. As of last Friday's closing price, AUM is ₩1.52T.
The share price movements of Samsung Group affiliates basically show high cointegration. Therefore, a small differential impact on the flow significantly affects the short-term price direction of these stocks. 
So, we should consider a long/short setup on a swing trading window. Particularly, we need to focus on the first two trading days, when the rebalancing impact is relatively significant.


FnGuide Samsung Group Index Rebalancing Preview

South Korea

S1 Corporation provides security systems services.  The Company installs, maintains, and sells a variety of security systems used in households, businesses, financial institutions, and automobiles.  S1 also provides guarding services, systems integration services, structural safety diagnosis services.

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SK Shieldus IPO: Offering Details, Valuation Issues, & Index Fast Entry

This post offers the terms of the SK Shieldus IPO and discusses valuation issues that many investors will likely find quite controversial.

Sanghyun Park

SK Shieldus IPO Valuation Analysis

We like this IPO of SK Shieldus as the company has strong business moat for the physical security business and its convergence security...

Douglas Kim

SK Shieldus IPO: Valuation Insights

SK shieldus is pre-marketing a KRX IPO to raise up to US$0.9 billion. Our valuation analysis suggests that the IPO price range is attractive.

Arun George

SK Shieldus IPO Initiation: Track and Shield

SK shieldus is pre-marketing a KRX IPO to raise up to US$0.9 billion. SK shieldus has attractive fundamentals with healthy growth and margins.

Arun George

FnGuide Samsung Group Index Rebalancing Preview

FnGuide Samsung Group Index has the largest AUM among the locally-themed indexes. This post previews the upcoming rebalancing in June.

Sanghyun Park

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