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>We're starting to see some local market players getting ready and setting up trades that bet on a potential split for Samsung Electronics.</li>
<li>Samsung could leverage the buzz around spinning off its foundry business to split key units—foundry, memory chips, and others—into two or three separate companies at the shareholder meeting.</li>
<li>Additionally, the valuation gap between Samsung Electronics and Biologics has narrowed more than it has in the last decade, making it an even more attractive opportunity.</li>
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We're starting to see some local market players getting ready and setting up trades that bet on a potential split for Samsung Electronics.
Samsung could leverage the buzz around spinning off its foundry business to split key units—foundry, memory chips, and others—into two or three separate companies at the shareholder meeting.
Additionally, the valuation gap between Samsung Electronics and Biologics has narrowed more than it has in the last decade, making it an even more attractive opportunity.


Surging Buzz Around the Potential Split of Samsung Electronics

Proxy Advisory Firm, Sustinvest

SUSTINVEST

Proxy Advisory Firm

Responsible investment, Proxy advisory

Sustinvest

Sustinvest is a specialized ESG research firm that provides comprehensive analysis on company-level ESG performance, industry-level ESG issues, and ESG-related regulations. In particular, we attempt to identify investment risks and opportunities associated with events such as corporate governance changes and M&A. We also conduct company visits and fundamental analysis to discover smaller companies with sustainable business model which are usually overlooked by institutional investors. Our focus is on Korean listed companies and not limited to specific sectors.  

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>All proposals at Samsung Electronics' March 19 shareholders' meeting were approved, despite opposition recommendations from Sustinvest, a Korean proxy advisory firm.</li>
<li>Sustinvest had recommended voting against outside director candidate Kim Jun-sung (Agenda 2-1-1) and inside director candidate Jeon Young-hyun (Agenda 2-2-1).</li>
<li>The approval of all agenda items indicates strong shareholder support for Samsung's current management direction despite some governance concerns raised by proxy advisors.</li>
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All proposals at Samsung Electronics' March 19 shareholders' meeting were approved, despite opposition recommendations from Sustinvest, a Korean proxy advisory firm.
Sustinvest had recommended voting against outside director candidate Kim Jun-sung (Agenda 2-1-1) and inside director candidate Jeon Young-hyun (Agenda 2-2-1).
The approval of all agenda items indicates strong shareholder support for Samsung's current management direction despite some governance concerns raised by proxy advisors.


Samsung Electronics(005930): Shareholders' Meeting Results

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

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<li>Korea Exchange announced the long awaited Korea Value Up Index ("K Value Up Index") (composed of 100 stocks) today. </li>
<li>Korea Exchange used a 5-step screening process to select the 100 companies in this index including market cap, profitability, shareholder returns, market evaluation, and capital efficiency. </li>
<li>This Value Up index is part of the bigger "Corporate Value Up " program in Korea. <em><strong>These efforts to improve Korea's corporate governance policies is a marathon, not a sprint.  </strong></em>
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Korea Exchange announced the long awaited Korea Value Up Index ("K Value Up Index") (composed of 100 stocks) today. 
Korea Exchange used a 5-step screening process to select the 100 companies in this index including market cap, profitability, shareholder returns, market evaluation, and capital efficiency. 
This Value Up index is part of the bigger "Corporate Value Up " program in Korea. These efforts to improve Korea's corporate governance policies is a marathon, not a sprint.  



Korea Exchange Announces The Korea Value Up Index

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<li>Jay Lee flipping the switch signals Samsung’s pivot—no more playing defense, no more legal jitters. Market’s reading this as full send on the next phase.</li>
<li>Near-Term, Samsung's pushing hard—NVIDIA’s HBM qual tests are in focus. With NVIDIA’s event this week, traders are watching for bullish signals after earlier cautious moves.</li>
<li>The real juice? Samsung might drop a bold value-up play and a no-nonsense shareholder message. The prime launchpad: AGM day, this Wednesday, 19th, 9 AM.</li>
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Jay Lee flipping the switch signals Samsung’s pivot—no more playing defense, no more legal jitters. Market’s reading this as full send on the next phase.
Near-Term, Samsung's pushing hard—NVIDIA’s HBM qual tests are in focus. With NVIDIA’s event this week, traders are watching for bullish signals after earlier cautious moves.
The real juice? Samsung might drop a bold value-up play and a no-nonsense shareholder message. The prime launchpad: AGM day, this Wednesday, 19th, 9 AM.


The Backdrop Behind Today's Pivot in Samsung’s Playbook

Global Emerging Market Equities, Propitious Research

Wium Malan, CFA

Global Emerging Market Equities

Independent, Fundamental Quantitative Research

Propitious Research

Fully independent, fundamental and quantitative equity research, focused on companies in the Telecommunication, Media, Technology, Internet and Healthcare sectors in the Global Emerging Markets. Idea generation focused on Quality stocks, trading below their intrinsic Value, with sound Corporate Governance.

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<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> is a leading beneficiary of the recovery in global Smartphone demand, and strength in Memory prices, driven by the proliferation of Gen AI demand.</li>
<li>Global Memory prices have recovered by up to +80%y/y driven by demand from hyperscaler customers for leading-technology DDR5, HBM, and other high-value-added memory products.</li>
<li>Samsung Electronics trades more than one standard deviation below its 5-year historic average trading range, a historically proved to be an excellent buying point.</li>
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Samsung Electronics (005930 KS) is a leading beneficiary of the recovery in global Smartphone demand, and strength in Memory prices, driven by the proliferation of Gen AI demand.
Global Memory prices have recovered by up to +80%y/y driven by demand from hyperscaler customers for leading-technology DDR5, HBM, and other high-value-added memory products.
Samsung Electronics trades more than one standard deviation below its 5-year historic average trading range, a historically proved to be an excellent buying point.


Samsung Electronics (005930-KR): Quality Generative AI Play, Trading at a Discount

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.

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