Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>This is our 8th "Annual Edition of the Major Korean IPOs Pipeline Preview" at Smartkarma! </li>
<li>This insight will feature 50 of the biggest potential IPOs in Korea in 2023. </li>
<li>The overall IPO market in Korea is likely to continue to be weak in 1H 2023, although there are some potential for a rebound in 2H 2023. </li>
</ul>


This is our 8th "Annual Edition of the Major Korean IPOs Pipeline Preview" at Smartkarma! 
This insight will feature 50 of the biggest potential IPOs in Korea in 2023. 
The overall IPO market in Korea is likely to continue to be weak in 1H 2023, although there are some potential for a rebound in 2H 2023. 


Event-Driven

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<li>On 2 November, it was reported that Sweden's EQT Partners is to acquire a 36.87% stake in SK Shieldus. </li>
<li>EQT Partners is expected to invest more than 2 trillion won in SK Shieldus which is expected to be valued at about 4.5 trillion won to 5.2 trillion won.</li>
<li>Our base case valuation of SK Square is NAV per share of 59,272, which is 59% higher than current price.</li>
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On 2 November, it was reported that Sweden's EQT Partners is to acquire a 36.87% stake in SK Shieldus. 
EQT Partners is expected to invest more than 2 trillion won in SK Shieldus which is expected to be valued at about 4.5 trillion won to 5.2 trillion won.
Our base case valuation of SK Square is NAV per share of 59,272, which is 59% higher than current price.


Sweden's EQT Partners to Invest Big in SK Shieldus: Impact on SK Square

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.

<ul>
<li>Compared to the tightly crowded KOSPI 200, the sector ETFs' rebalancing flow trading appears relatively less crowded, which led to a significantly higher flow/price correlation on the rebalancing day.</li>
<li>The KRX now delivers the rebalancing results of the KRX Sector &amp; K-New Deal Indexes only to paying customers. This can increase the profit effect of acquiring prior information.</li>
<li>So, safe play, which builds up a position from the time this information is acquired, rather than an aggressive preemptive position build-up, can still obtain a sufficient level of juice.</li>
</ul>


Compared to the tightly crowded KOSPI 200, the sector ETFs' rebalancing flow trading appears relatively less crowded, which led to a significantly higher flow/price correlation on the rebalancing day.
The KRX now delivers the rebalancing results of the KRX Sector &amp; K-New Deal Indexes only to paying customers. This can increase the profit effect of acquiring prior information.
So, safe play, which builds up a position from the time this information is acquired, rather than an aggressive preemptive position build-up, can still obtain a sufficient level of juice.


Backtesting Implications: Korea Sector ETFs Rebalancing on the 8th

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>After the disappointing withdrawal of two IPOs (SK Shieldus and One Store) in 2Q 2022, shares of SK Square are starting to recover in the past seven weeks. </li>
<li>On a NAV basis, shares of SK Square are deeply undervalued. The current valuation reflects a NAV holdco discount of nearly 72.5%.</li>
<li>If we assume a moderate 50% holdco discount, this would suggest a NAV of 74,677 won per share, which would be 81% higher than current price.</li>
</ul>


After the disappointing withdrawal of two IPOs (SK Shieldus and One Store) in 2Q 2022, shares of SK Square are starting to recover in the past seven weeks. 
On a NAV basis, shares of SK Square are deeply undervalued. The current valuation reflects a NAV holdco discount of nearly 72.5%.
If we assume a moderate 50% holdco discount, this would suggest a NAV of 74,677 won per share, which would be 81% higher than current price.


SK Square: The Excessive NAV Valuation Gap Is Likely to Narrow

<ul>
<li>On 22 August, it was announced that KB Kookmin Bank invested 200 billion won worth of TMap Mobility, valuing the company at 2.2 trillion won ($1.7 billion).</li>
<li>At the end of 2021, SK Square owned a 66.3% stake in TMap Mobility. After this investment, KB Kookmin Bank will own an 8.2% stake in TMap Mobility.</li>
<li>TMap Mobility generated sales of 74.5 billion won,  operating loss of 67.8 billion won, and net loss of 5.3 billion won in 2021.</li>
</ul>


On 22 August, it was announced that KB Kookmin Bank invested 200 billion won worth of TMap Mobility, valuing the company at 2.2 trillion won ($1.7 billion).
At the end of 2021, SK Square owned a 66.3% stake in TMap Mobility. After this investment, KB Kookmin Bank will own an 8.2% stake in TMap Mobility.
TMap Mobility generated sales of 74.5 billion won,  operating loss of 67.8 billion won, and net loss of 5.3 billion won in 2021.


KB Kookmin Bank Invests 200 Billion Won in SK Square's TMap Mobility

South Korea

SK Square Co., Ltd. operates as an investment company. The Company invests in semiconductors, information and communications technologies, and other industries. SK Square conducts businesses in South Korea.

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On a NAV basis, shares of SK Square are deeply undervalued. If we assume a moderate 50% holdco discount, this would suggest a NAV of 74,677 won per...

Douglas Kim

KB Kookmin Bank Invests 200 Billion Won in SK Square's TMap Mobility

On 22 August, it was announced that KB Kookmin Bank invested 200 billion won worth of TMap Mobility, valuing the company at 2.2 trillion won ($1.7...

Douglas Kim

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