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.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<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 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

Douglas Research Advisory

Event-Driven

Shinsegae Information & Communication Co / Event-Driven

Shinsegae Information & Communication Co (035510 KS)

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<li>In the past two years, E Mart Inc (139480 KS) has announced two tender offers of its affiliates including Shinsegae E&amp;C (September 2024) and Shinsegae Food (031440 KS) (December 2025).</li>
<li>We believe the next target of a tender offer by E-Mart could be Shinsegae Information &amp; Communication Co (035510 KS) in 2026/2027. </li>
<li>We provide three main reasons why E-Mart may try to conduct a tender offer of Shinsegae I&amp;C in 2026/2027.</li>
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In the past two years, E Mart Inc (139480 KS) has announced two tender offers of its affiliates including Shinsegae E&amp;C (September 2024) and Shinsegae Food (031440 KS) (December 2025).
We believe the next target of a tender offer by E-Mart could be Shinsegae Information &amp; Communication Co (035510 KS) in 2026/2027. 
We provide three main reasons why E-Mart may try to conduct a tender offer of Shinsegae I&amp;C in 2026/2027.


Shinsegae I&C - The Next Tender Offer Target by E-Mart?

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<li>In this insight, we review the major tender offers of Korean companies in 2024. The tender offers have mostly been profitable for the investors in these targeted companies.</li>
<li>What is also impressive is that even after the 1st day of trading (post tender offer announcement), there have been extra alpha for the following week and month.</li>
<li>The number of tender offers in Korea increased from 6 in 2020 to 12 in 2021, 7 in 2022, 18 in 2023, and 28 in 2024.</li>
</ul>


In this insight, we review the major tender offers of Korean companies in 2024. The tender offers have mostly been profitable for the investors in these targeted companies.
What is also impressive is that even after the 1st day of trading (post tender offer announcement), there have been extra alpha for the following week and month.
The number of tender offers in Korea increased from 6 in 2020 to 12 in 2021, 7 in 2022, 18 in 2023, and 28 in 2024.


A Review of Tender Offers in Korea in 2024

South Korea

Shinsegae Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. specializes in designing and building discount stores, distribution centers, and department stores.  The Company also operates leisure businesses, such as golf courses and country clubs.

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

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Drewry Maritime Financial Research

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

Shinsegae I&C - The Next Tender Offer Target by E-Mart?

E-Mart Inc has announced two tender offers in the past two years. We provide three main reasons why E-Mart may target Shinsegae I&C next for...

Douglas Kim

A Review of Tender Offers in Korea in 2024

In this insight, we review the major tender offers of Korean companies in 2024. The tender offers have mostly been profitable for the investors in...

Douglas Kim

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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

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

Shinsegae I&C - The Next Tender Offer Target by E-Mart?

​E-Mart Inc has announced two tender offers in the past two years. We provide three main reasons why E-Mart may target Shinsegae I&C next for...

Douglas Kim

A Review of Tender Offers in Korea in 2024

In this insight, we review the major tender offers of Korean companies in 2024. The tender offers have mostly been profitable for the investors in...

Douglas Kim

E-Mart Inc has announced two tender offers in the past two years. We provide three main reasons why E-Mart may target Shinsegae I&C next for...