Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

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

Event-Driven

Samsung Electronics Pref Shares / Event-Driven

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<li>The local market is increasingly convinced that Samsung Electronics' quarterly dividends for the latter half of this year will experience a reduction.</li>
<li>Samsung Electronics plans to apply the updated regulations from the 2024 1st quarter dividends, following the conclusion of the capital market law revision at the end of this year.</li>
<li>It might be prudent to refrain from trading that bets on a reduction in the 1P discount in the first half of this year.</li>
</ul>


The local market is increasingly convinced that Samsung Electronics' quarterly dividends for the latter half of this year will experience a reduction.
Samsung Electronics plans to apply the updated regulations from the 2024 1st quarter dividends, following the conclusion of the capital market law revision at the end of this year.
It might be prudent to refrain from trading that bets on a reduction in the 1P discount in the first half of this year.


Market Information About Samsung Electronics' Shareholder Return

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

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.

Equity Capital Markets

Samsung Electronics / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.</li>
<li>On the IPO front, a number of large filings over the holidays is somewhat positive for 2024 prospects.</li>
<li>On the placement front, 2024 picked up where 2023 left off, with <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> leading the way.</li>
</ul>


Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.
On the IPO front, a number of large filings over the holidays is somewhat positive for 2024 prospects.
On the placement front, 2024 picked up where 2023 left off, with Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) leading the way.


ECM Weekly (14th Jan 2024) - Samsung, Lasertec, Ayala, Indigo, Amer, IPO Pipeline, 2023 Performance

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/furuya-metal-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5196:1" rel="noopener">Furuya Metal (7826 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/visional-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:32977:1" rel="noopener">Visional (4194 JP)</a> are expected to be included in the TOPIX index at the end of January 2024. </li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wilmar-international-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:172:1" rel="noopener">Wilmar International (WIL SP)</a>'s current implied stub and simple ratio (Wilmar/ <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yihai-kerry-arawana-holdings-c" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33230:1" rel="noopener">Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings (300999 CH)</a>) are both at all-time highs.</li>
<li>Reportedly, the mother and two sisters of <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> Chairman Jay Y. Lee plan to sell shares in a block deal worth ~₩2.8tn ($2.1bn billion.</li>
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Furuya Metal (7826 JP) and Visional (4194 JP) are expected to be included in the TOPIX index at the end of January 2024. 

Wilmar International (WIL SP)'s current implied stub and simple ratio (Wilmar/ Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings (300999 CH)) are both at all-time highs.
Reportedly, the mother and two sisters of Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) Chairman Jay Y. Lee plan to sell shares in a block deal worth ~₩2.8tn ($2.1bn billion.


Last Week in Event SPACE: Furuya Metal, Visional, Wilmar, Samsung Electronics, ViinFast/Vingroup

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Jungmin(Charlotte) Hong

Managing Director

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<li>Former Samsung executive attempted to construct replicated factory 1.5 km away from Samsung Electronics' Chinese plant by stealing technology</li>
<li>Prosecutors described this case as a leakage of “core national technologies”</li>
<li>This technology theft incident falls under the category of risk oversight, and currently, Samsung Electronics' company risk is rated at an extreme level of 4.0</li>
</ul>


Former Samsung executive attempted to construct replicated factory 1.5 km away from Samsung Electronics' Chinese plant by stealing technology
Prosecutors described this case as a leakage of “core national technologies”
This technology theft incident falls under the category of risk oversight, and currently, Samsung Electronics' company risk is rated at an extreme level of 4.0


Samsung Electronics (005930 KS): Ongoing Struggles with Technology Leaks and Governance Issues

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

<ul>
<li>Lee family plans to sell additional 2.6 trillion won worth of Samsung Group companies as part of their fourth installment of inheritance taxes. </li>
<li>This inheritance tax share sale is likely to have a negative impact on Samsung Electronics, Samsung C&amp;T, Samsung SDS, and Samsung Life Insurance. </li>
<li>This may be just a coincidence but the regulators announced today a temporary ban on stock short selling which should help the Lee family to unload their shares. </li>
</ul>


Lee family plans to sell additional 2.6 trillion won worth of Samsung Group companies as part of their fourth installment of inheritance taxes. 
This inheritance tax share sale is likely to have a negative impact on Samsung Electronics, Samsung C&amp;T, Samsung SDS, and Samsung Life Insurance. 
This may be just a coincidence but the regulators announced today a temporary ban on stock short selling which should help the Lee family to unload their shares. 


Lee Family to Sell 2.6 Trillion Won in Samsung Companies to Pay for Inheritance Taxes

South Korea

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. manufactures a wide range of consumer and industrial electronic equipment and products such as semiconductors, personal computers, peripherals, monitors, televisions, and home appliances including air conditioners and microwave ovens. The Company also produces Internet access network systems and telecommunications equipment including mobile phones.

Samsung Electronics Pref Shares (005935 KS)

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Samsung Electronics Pref Shares (005935 KS)

Market Information About Samsung Electronics' Shareholder Return

This post compiles and delivers market information about the shareholder return policy, a key factor contributing to the widening of Samsung...

Sanghyun Park

ECM Weekly (14th Jan 2024) - Samsung, Lasertec, Ayala, Indigo, Amer, IPO Pipeline, 2023 Performance

Aequitas Research puts out a weekly update on the deals that were covered by the team recently along with updates for upcoming IPOs.

Sumeet Singh

Last Week in Event SPACE: Furuya Metal, Visional, Wilmar, Samsung Electronics, ViinFast/Vingroup

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed...

David Blennerhassett

Samsung Electronics (005930 KS): Ongoing Struggles with Technology Leaks and Governance Issues

Samsung Electronics faces recurrent technology leakage, including the replication of entire factories, prompting a closer examination of their...

Jungmin(Charlotte) Hong

Lee Family to Sell 2.6 Trillion Won in Samsung Companies to Pay for Inheritance Taxes

After the market close on 10 January, it was reported that the Lee family will sell a total of 2.8 trillion won worth of Samsung Group related...

Douglas Kim

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