Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Capital Markets

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<p>Lotte Rental is offering 14.4 million shares in this IPO. Lotte Rental is the largest car rental company in Korea with about 22% market share. The IPO price range is from 47,000 won to 59,000 won. The IPO deal size is from US$595 million to  US$746 million.</p>
<p>According to the bankers' valuation, the expected market cap after the IPO will be 1.7 trillion won to 2.2 trillion won. The book building for the Lotte Rental IPO starts on August 3rd. Korea Investment &amp; Securities and NH Investment &amp; Securities are the lead underwriters of this IPO. </p>
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<td style="width: 233pt;"><div><strong>Deal Specifics of the Lotte Rental IPO:</strong></div></td>
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<td>Lead underwriters of the IPO: </td>
<td style="width: 340pt;">NH Investment &amp; Securiites, Korea Investment &amp; Securities</td>
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<td>Expected IPO price per share: </td>
<td style="width: 340pt;">47,000 won (low)/59,000 won (high)</td>
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<td>Number of Shares for IPO:</td>
<td style="width: 340pt;">14.42m shares (7.2m new shares and 7.2m old shares)</td>
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<td>IPO base deal size: </td>
<td style="width: 340pt;">US$595 mn (low);  US$746 mn (high)</td>
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<td>Expected common shares outstanding, fully diluted (post-IPO):  </td>
<td style="width: 340pt;">36.63m shares</td>
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<td>Expected market cap after IPO:</td>
<td style="width: 340pt;">1,722 billion won (low)/2,161 billion won (high)</td>
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<td>Book open: </td>
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<td>Book closed:</td>
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<td>Listing date: </td>
<td style="text-align: left; width: 340pt;">TBD</td>
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<td>Source: Company data</td>
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Lotte Rental is offering 14.4 million shares in this IPO. Lotte Rental is the largest car rental company in Korea with about 22% market share. The IPO price range is from 47,000 won to 59,000 won. The IPO deal size is from US$595 million to  US$746 million.
According to the bankers' valuation, the expected market cap after the IPO will be 1.7 trillion won to 2.2 trillion won. The book building for the Lotte Rental IPO starts on August 3rd. Korea Investment &amp; Securities and NH Investment &amp; Securities are the lead underwriters of this IPO. 







Deal Specifics of the Lotte Rental IPO:
 


Lead underwriters of the IPO: 
NH Investment &amp; Securiites, Korea Investment &amp; Securities


Expected IPO price per share: 
47,000 won (low)/59,000 won (high)


Number of Shares for IPO:
14.42m shares (7.2m new shares and 7.2m old shares)


IPO base deal size: 
US$595 mn (low);  US$746 mn (high)


Expected common shares outstanding, fully diluted (post-IPO):  
36.63m shares


Expected market cap after IPO:
1,722 billion won (low)/2,161 billion won (high)


Book open: 
3-Aug-21


Book closed:
4-Aug-21


Listing date: 
TBD


Source: Company data
 




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.

<div><div><h2>Offering size</h2></div></div><div>
<p>Lotte Rental offers 14.4M shares, which account for 49.02% of the pre-IPO total shares, of which 55-75% are allocated to institutions. It will be listed on KOSPI.</p>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Ticker"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-43]C[0]">Ticker</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"089862"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"[$₩-412]#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-43]C[0]">089862</td>
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<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"KOSPI"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"[$₩-412]#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-43]C[0]">KOSPI</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Offering"}'><strong>Offering</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":14422000}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-40]C[0]"><strong>14,422,000</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"- % of pre-IPO SO"}'><strong>- % of pre-IPO SO</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.4901607585902185}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-38]C[0]"><strong>49.02%</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Institutional allotment"}'><strong>Institutional allotment</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"55.00~75.00%"}'><strong>55.00~75.00%</strong></td>
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<p><strong>Who is Lotte Rental?</strong></p>
<p>Lotte Rental is the number one car rental company in Korea. Lotte Rental has 220 branches and sales offices nationwide and operates 210,000 vehicles.</p>
<p>In 1990, Kumho Asiana Group partnered with Hertz to establish Lotte Rental. Since then, it has grown into the largest car rental company in Korea. In 2010, Kumho Group sold it to KT for ₩300B. Five years after KT acquired it, it was again sold to Lotte Group for ₩1.2T, and the corporate name was changed to the current Lotte Rental. Meanwhile, in 2020, Lotte Rental solidified its No. 1 position in the industry by acquiring the rental car division owned by Hanjin.</p>
<p><strong>Lotte Rental is currently engaged in car rental and used car sales, and office/construction equipment rentals.</strong></p>
<p>As of the first quarter of 2021,</p>
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<strong>Car rental sales</strong> accounted for <strong>62.07%</strong> of total sales.</li>
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<strong>Used car sales</strong> accounted for <strong>28.77%</strong> of total sales.</li>
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<strong>Office/construction equipment rentals</strong> accounted for <strong>9.16%</strong> of total sales.</li>
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<div><div><h2>Split</h2></div></div>
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<p>This IPO is a split offering with a primary of 50% and a secondary of 50%. As a result, this offering will see a capital increase rate of 24.5% with a shareholding dilution of 19.7%. This event is free of any additional options: cornerstone, clawback, or greenshoe.</p>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Primary %"}'><strong>Primary %</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.5000043683261683}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-40]C[0]"><strong>50.00%</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Secondary %"}'><strong>Secondary %</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.49999563167383165}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-39]C[0]"><strong>50.00%</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Capital increase rate"}'>Capital increase rate</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.2450825204771777}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-37]C[0]">24.51%</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Dilution"}'>Dilution</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.19684038322475997}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-37]C[0]">19.68%</td>
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<div><div><h2>Schedule</h2></div></div>
<div><p>The book opens on August 3 (for both local and overseas investors) and runs for two days until August 4. The allotment will be on August 6, finalizing an offering price. The subscription falls on August 9.</p></div>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Book open"}'><strong>Book open</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44411}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'><strong>2021. 8. 3</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Book close"}'>Book close</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44412}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2021. 8. 4</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Allotment"}'><strong>Allotment</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44414}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'><strong>2021. 8. 6</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Subscription"}'><strong>Subscription</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44417}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'><strong>2021. 8. 9</strong></td>
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<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44420}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2021. 8. 12</td>
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<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
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<div><div><h2>Pricing</h2></div></div>
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<p>This IPO also uses EV/EBITDA. The corporate value was determined after selecting only two local rental companies:</p>
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<li><strong>SK Rent A Car (068400)</strong></li>
<li><strong>AJ Networks (095570)</strong></li>
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<p>The respective EV/EBITDA multiples are 5.47x for SK Rent A Car and 5.44x for AJ Networks, giving <strong>an average of 5.46x</strong>.</p>
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<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"SK Rent A Car Co Ltd"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[1]C[0], "name")'>SK Rent A Car Co Ltd</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"AJ Networks Co Ltd"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[1]C[0], "name")'>AJ Networks Co Ltd</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Ticker"}'>Ticker</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"068400"}' data-sheets-formula='="068400"'>068400</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"095570"}' data-sheets-formula='="095570"'>095570</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Reference market cap"}'>Reference market cap</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":657.7460344}' data-sheets-formula="=R[1]C[0]*R[2]C[0]/1000000000">₩657.7B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":272.646223785}' data-sheets-formula="=R[1]C[0]*R[2]C[0]/1000000000">₩272.6B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"A = a) × b)"}'>A = a) × b)</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Shares outstanding"}'>Shares outstanding</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":47285840}'>47,285,840</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":46822295}'>46,822,295</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"a)"}'>a)</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Reference share price: MIN[1M Avg, 1W Avg, 1D Close]"}'>Reference share price: MIN[1M Avg, 1W Avg, 1D Close]</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":13910}'>₩13,910</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":5823}'>₩5,823</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"b)"}'>b)</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Net debt, as of 1Q21"}'>Net debt, as of 1Q21</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1568.98}'>₩1,569.0B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":911.167}'>₩911.2B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"B"}'>B</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Enterprise value (EV)"}'>Enterprise value (EV)</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":2226.7260344}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-4]C[0]+R[-1]C[0]">₩2,226.7B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1183.813223785}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-4]C[0]+R[-1]C[0]">₩1,183.8B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"C = A + B"}'>C = A + B</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"EBITDA: 2Q20~1Q21"}'>EBITDA: 2Q20~1Q21</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":407.02}'>₩407.0B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":217.525}'>₩217.5B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"D = c) + d)"}'>D = c) + d)</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Operating profit: 2Q20~1Q21"}'>Operating profit: 2Q20~1Q21</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":71.245}'>₩71.2B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":18.324}'>₩18.3B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"c)"}'>c)</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Depreciation &amp; Amortization: 2Q20~1Q21"}'>Depreciation &amp; Amortization: 2Q20~1Q21</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":335.774}'>₩335.8B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":199.202}'>₩199.2B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"d)"}'>d)</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"EV/EBITDA"}'><strong>EV/EBITDA</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":5.47080250208835}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-4]C[0]/R[-3]C[0]"><strong>5.47x</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":5.442193880174693}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-4]C[0]/R[-3]C[0]"><strong>5.44x</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"E = C / D"}'>E = C / D</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Average EV/EBITDA"}'><strong>Average EV/EBITDA</strong></td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":5.456498191131521}' data-sheets-formula="=average(R[-1]C[0]:R[-1]C[1])"><strong>5.46x</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
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<div><div>The averaged EV/EBITDA multiple of 5.46x was applied to Lott Rental's EBITDA of ₩1,120.6B from the second quarter of last year to the first quarter of this year. As a result, we have a price per share of ₩77,708, giving <strong>a market cap of ₩2.85T</strong>.</div></div>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"EBITDA: 2Q20~1Q21"}'>EBITDA: 2Q20~1Q21</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1120.574}'>₩1,120.6B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"A"}'>A</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"EV/EBITDA"}'>EV/EBITDA</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":5.456498191131521}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-5]C[0]">5.46x</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"B"}'>B</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Enterprise value (EV)"}'>Enterprise value (EV)</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":6114.410004029013}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-2]C[0]*R[-1]C[0]">₩6,114.4B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"C = A X B"}'>C = A X B</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Net debt"}'>Net debt</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":3267.667}'>₩3,267.7B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"D"}'>D</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Market cap"}'><strong>Market cap</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":2846.7430040290133}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-2]C[0]-R[-1]C[0]"><strong>₩2,846.7B</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"E = C - D"}'><strong>E = C - D</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Post-IPO total shares"}'>Post-IPO total shares</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":36634063}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[-3]C[0]">36,634,063</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"F"}'>F</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Price per share"}'><strong>Price per share</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":77707.54240470169}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-2]C[0]*1000000000/R[-1]C[0]"><strong>₩77,708</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"G = E / F"}'><strong>G = E / F</strong></td>
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<div><div><div>The indicative price band lies between ₩47,000 and ₩59,000. This is obtained by applying a discount rate of <strong>24.07% to 39.52% to the market cap of ₩2.85T</strong> calculated through EV/EBITDA. This much discount gives an <strong>EV/EBITDA multiple of 4.45x to 4.84x</strong>.</div></div></div>
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<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Low"}'>Low</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Price"}'><strong>Price</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":47000}'><strong>₩47,000</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":59000}'><strong>₩59,000</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Base deal size"}'>Base deal size</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":677.834}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]*Terms!R8C2/1000000000">₩677.8B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":850.898}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]*Terms!R8C2/1000000000">₩850.9B</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Institutional allotment"}'>- Institutional allotment</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":372.8087}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]*Terms!R12C2">₩372.8B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":467.99390000000005}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]*Terms!R12C2">₩468.0B</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Implied market cap"}'>Implied market cap</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1721.800961}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-3]C[0]*Terms!R18C2/1000000000">₩1,721.8B</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":2161.409717}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-3]C[0]*Terms!R18C2/1000000000">₩2,161.4B</td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Discount"}'><strong>- Discount</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.395168106652717}' data-sheets-formula="=(R22C2-R[-4]C[0])/R22C2"><strong>39.52%</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.24074294239383626}' data-sheets-formula="=(R22C2-R[-4]C[0])/R22C2"><strong>24.07%</strong></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"EV/EBITDA"}'><strong>EV/EBITDA</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":4.452600150458604}' data-sheets-formula="=(R[-2]C[0]+R[-12]C[0])/R[-15]C[0]"><strong>4.45x</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":4.844906911100917}' data-sheets-formula="=(R[-2]C[0]+R[-12]C[-1])/R[-15]C[-1]"><strong>4.84x</strong></td>
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<tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
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Offering size
Lotte Rental offers 14.4M shares, which account for 49.02% of the pre-IPO total shares, of which 55-75% are allocated to institutions. It will be listed on KOSPI.






Offering size

Ticker
089862


Bourse
KOSPI


Offering
14,422,000


- % of pre-IPO SO
49.02%


Institutional allotment
55.00~75.00%

Source: DART



Who is Lotte Rental?
Lotte Rental is the number one car rental company in Korea. Lotte Rental has 220 branches and sales offices nationwide and operates 210,000 vehicles.
In 1990, Kumho Asiana Group partnered with Hertz to establish Lotte Rental. Since then, it has grown into the largest car rental company in Korea. In 2010, Kumho Group sold it to KT for ₩300B. Five years after KT acquired it, it was again sold to Lotte Group for ₩1.2T, and the corporate name was changed to the current Lotte Rental. Meanwhile, in 2020, Lotte Rental solidified its No. 1 position in the industry by acquiring the rental car division owned by Hanjin.
Lotte Rental is currently engaged in car rental and used car sales, and office/construction equipment rentals.
As of the first quarter of 2021,


Car rental sales accounted for 62.07% of total sales.

Used car sales accounted for 28.77% of total sales.

Office/construction equipment rentals accounted for 9.16% of total sales.



Split

This IPO is a split offering with a primary of 50% and a secondary of 50%. As a result, this offering will see a capital increase rate of 24.5% with a shareholding dilution of 19.7%. This event is free of any additional options: cornerstone, clawback, or greenshoe.






Split

Primary %
50.00%


Secondary %
50.00%


Capital increase rate
24.51%


Dilution
19.68%

Source: DART



Schedule
The book opens on August 3 (for both local and overseas investors) and runs for two days until August 4. The allotment will be on August 6, finalizing an offering price. The subscription falls on August 9.







Schedule

Book open
2021. 8. 3


Book close
2021. 8. 4


Allotment
2021. 8. 6


Subscription
2021. 8. 9


Payment
2021. 8. 12


Listing
TBA

Source: DART


Pricing

This IPO also uses EV/EBITDA. The corporate value was determined after selecting only two local rental companies:

SK Rent A Car (068400)
AJ Networks (095570)

The respective EV/EBITDA multiples are 5.47x for SK Rent A Car and 5.44x for AJ Networks, giving an average of 5.46x.









Valuation peers: EV/EBITDA
SK Rent A Car Co Ltd
AJ Networks Co Ltd
Note


Ticker
068400
095570



Reference market cap
₩657.7B
₩272.6B
A = a) × b)


Shares outstanding
47,285,840
46,822,295
a)


Reference share price: MIN[1M Avg, 1W Avg, 1D Close]
₩13,910
₩5,823
b)


Net debt, as of 1Q21
₩1,569.0B
₩911.2B
B


Enterprise value (EV)
₩2,226.7B
₩1,183.8B
C = A + B


EBITDA: 2Q20~1Q21
₩407.0B
₩217.5B
D = c) + d)


Operating profit: 2Q20~1Q21
₩71.2B
₩18.3B
c)


Depreciation &amp; Amortization: 2Q20~1Q21
₩335.8B
₩199.2B
d)


EV/EBITDA
5.47x
5.44x
E = C / D


Average EV/EBITDA
5.46x
-

Source: DART



The averaged EV/EBITDA multiple of 5.46x was applied to Lott Rental's EBITDA of ₩1,120.6B from the second quarter of last year to the first quarter of this year. As a result, we have a price per share of ₩77,708, giving a market cap of ₩2.85T.







Lotte Rental: EV/EBITDA

EBITDA: 2Q20~1Q21
₩1,120.6B
A


EV/EBITDA
5.46x
B


Enterprise value (EV)
₩6,114.4B
C = A X B


Net debt
₩3,267.7B
D


Market cap
₩2,846.7B
E = C - D


Post-IPO total shares
36,634,063
F


Price per share
₩77,708
G = E / F

Source: DART


The indicative price band lies between ₩47,000 and ₩59,000. This is obtained by applying a discount rate of 24.07% to 39.52% to the market cap of ₩2.85T calculated through EV/EBITDA. This much discount gives an EV/EBITDA multiple of 4.45x to 4.84x.








Indicative price band
Low
High


Price
₩47,000
₩59,000


Base deal size
₩677.8B
₩850.9B


- Institutional allotment
₩372.8B
₩468.0B


Implied market cap
₩1,721.8B
₩2,161.4B


- Discount
39.52%
24.07%


EV/EBITDA
4.45x
4.84x

Source: DART




Lotte Rental (Feat. Car Sharing Unicorn Green Car) IPO: Offering Details & Valuation Issues

Event-Driven

<p><strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-networks-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20578:1" rel="noopener">SK Networks (001740 KS)</a> announced yesterday (October 7th) that it will not be bidding for the Woongjin Coway M&amp;A deal, mainly due to its high price.</strong> With SK Networks backing out of this deal, there are three major players including The Carlyle Group, Bain Capital, and Haier (China).  </p><p>Rather than trying to grow the business through a major M&amp;A, SK Networks plans to grow its business through organic growth. As a result of SK Networks' decision to withdraw from the Woongjin Coway acquisition, it appears that SK Networks will focus its efforts to IPO its internal business unit of SK Magic, which is a direct competitor to Woongjin Coway for water and air purifiers, and household appliance rental products.</p><p><strong>Our valuation sensitivity analysis suggests a base case valuation (implied market cap basis) of 747 billion won for SK Magic, which would be 22% higher than what SK Networks paid for the business about three years ago. Assuming implied market cap of 747 billion won for SK Magic, this would represent nearly 60% of the value of SK Networks.</strong></p>

SK Networks (001740 KS) announced yesterday (October 7th) that it will not be bidding for the Woongjin Coway M&amp;A deal, mainly due to its high price. With SK Networks backing out of this deal, there are three major players including The Carlyle Group, Bain Capital, and Haier (China).  Rather than trying to grow the business through a major M&amp;A, SK Networks plans to grow its business through organic growth. As a result of SK Networks' decision to withdraw from the Woongjin Coway acquisition, it appears that SK Networks will focus its efforts to IPO its internal business unit of SK Magic, which is a direct competitor to Woongjin Coway for water and air purifiers, and household appliance rental products.Our valuation sensitivity analysis suggests a base case valuation (implied market cap basis) of 747 billion won for SK Magic, which would be 22% higher than what SK Networks paid for the business about three years ago. Assuming implied market cap of 747 billion won for SK Magic, this would represent nearly 60% of the value of SK Networks.

SK Networks Back Out of Woongjin Coway Deal & A Potential of IPO SK Magic to Realize Greater Value?

<p><strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:393:1" rel="noopener">SK Holdings (034730 KS)</a> announced today (October 1st) that it will conduct a major share buyback of 3.52 million shares (5% of shares outstanding) worth 718 billion won.</strong> Following this announcement, shares of SK Holdings jumped 10% to 224,000 won. This share buyback represents the largest share buyback program in the Korean stock market this year. The company plans to conduct the share buyback from October 2nd, 2019 to January 1st, 2020. The company plans to purchase the shares in the open market. </p><p>According to the company, the main reason why it is conducting this share buyback is that the company believes that its share price is excessively undervalued. SK Holdings' share price is down 32% from its highs in February 2018. SK Holdings' aggressive share buyback program could also mean that the company has very strong confidence in the business outlook of its two major affiliates including SK Innovation and SK Telecom.</p><p>SK Holdings' share price is down 14% YTD and among the numerous reasons why the company's share price is down so much is because of concerns about SK Group getting involved (and perhaps overpaying) for the Asiana Airlines which is up for sale. Although the SK Group has denied that it is interested in acquiring Asiana Airlines this year, the market has consistently speculated that the SK Group (especially SK Holdings) may be interested in acquiring Asiana Airlines. Today's share buyback may be a final, strong signal that the SK Group will not make a serious bid to acquire Asiana Airlines.</p>

SK Holdings (034730 KS) announced today (October 1st) that it will conduct a major share buyback of 3.52 million shares (5% of shares outstanding) worth 718 billion won. Following this announcement, shares of SK Holdings jumped 10% to 224,000 won. This share buyback represents the largest share buyback program in the Korean stock market this year. The company plans to conduct the share buyback from October 2nd, 2019 to January 1st, 2020. The company plans to purchase the shares in the open market. According to the company, the main reason why it is conducting this share buyback is that the company believes that its share price is excessively undervalued. SK Holdings' share price is down 32% from its highs in February 2018. SK Holdings' aggressive share buyback program could also mean that the company has very strong confidence in the business outlook of its two major affiliates including SK Innovation and SK Telecom.SK Holdings' share price is down 14% YTD and among the numerous reasons why the company's share price is down so much is because of concerns about SK Group getting involved (and perhaps overpaying) for the Asiana Airlines which is up for sale. Although the SK Group has denied that it is interested in acquiring Asiana Airlines this year, the market has consistently speculated that the SK Group (especially SK Holdings) may be interested in acquiring Asiana Airlines. Today's share buyback may be a final, strong signal that the SK Group will not make a serious bid to acquire Asiana Airlines.

<div class="content-highlight"><p><strong>It has been reported in several Korean local <a href="https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1VODTDVM8H" target="_blank" rel="noopener">media</a> that <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-networks-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20578:1" rel="noopener">SK Networks (001740 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sk-telecom" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:395:1" rel="noopener">SK Telecom (017670 KS)</a> are considering a big deal which could involve SK Telecom paying about 500 billion won ($417 million) to SK Networks for its stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/aj-rent-a-car-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16236:1" rel="noopener">Aj Rent A Car (068400 KS)</a>. SK Networks then would then use the proceeds to help the company to acquire Wongjin Coway. </strong></p></div><p>The big deal between SK Networks and SK Telecom would mean that the SK Group would be trying to focus its efforts on acquiring Woongjin Coway rather than Asiana Airlines, which are two large companies that are up for sale right now. The<a href="https://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=2019092515215034718" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> final bidding</a> for Woongjin Coway is expected to take place on October 10th. There have been numerous companies interested in this buying Woongjin Coway and so far the final four candidates remaining include SK Networks, The Carlyle Group, Bain Capital, and Haier (China). The Woongjin Group is seeking about 2 trillion won for a 25.08% stake in Woongjin Coway (including management premium).</p><p>Despite SK Networks' intentions to acquire Woongjin Coway, there have been a lot of concerns about the company's overall leverage and financial capability. At the end of 2Q19, SK Networks had liabilities/equity ratio of 337% and net debt of 5.1 trillion won. </p><p>Overall, it would appear that this deal has the potential to give a greater benefit for SK Networks rather than SK Telecom, especially because AJ Rent A Car and the overall rental car business in Korea generates low returns on capital.</p>

It has been reported in several Korean local media that SK Networks (001740 KS) and SK Telecom (017670 KS) are considering a big deal which could involve SK Telecom paying about 500 billion won ($417 million) to SK Networks for its stake in Aj Rent A Car (068400 KS). SK Networks then would then use the proceeds to help the company to acquire Wongjin Coway. The big deal between SK Networks and SK Telecom would mean that the SK Group would be trying to focus its efforts on acquiring Woongjin Coway rather than Asiana Airlines, which are two large companies that are up for sale right now. The final bidding for Woongjin Coway is expected to take place on October 10th. There have been numerous companies interested in this buying Woongjin Coway and so far the final four candidates remaining include SK Networks, The Carlyle Group, Bain Capital, and Haier (China). The Woongjin Group is seeking about 2 trillion won for a 25.08% stake in Woongjin Coway (including management premium).Despite SK Networks' intentions to acquire Woongjin Coway, there have been a lot of concerns about the company's overall leverage and financial capability. At the end of 2Q19, SK Networks had liabilities/equity ratio of 337% and net debt of 5.1 trillion won. Overall, it would appear that this deal has the potential to give a greater benefit for SK Networks rather than SK Telecom, especially because AJ Rent A Car and the overall rental car business in Korea generates low returns on capital.

Korea M&A Spotlight: SK Networks & SK Telecom Considering a Big Deal

South Korea

SK Rent A Car Co., Ltd. provides cars rental and leasing services. The Company also offers passenger car leasing, and other motor vehicles leasing services. SK Rent A Car also offers used cars distribution services.

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