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>It seems like a good bet on the possibility of providing downside rigidity to SK Telecom's current share price until the end of the year ex-dividend.</li>
<li>The basis for judging that this 60% for SK Square is rather harsh is that it has several subsidiaries scheduled to be listed in the not-too-distant future.</li>
<li>In conclusion, both stocks are unlikely to rise dramatically, but at least they are highly likely to bottom out at the current share price and gradually move upward.</li>
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It seems like a good bet on the possibility of providing downside rigidity to SK Telecom's current share price until the end of the year ex-dividend.
The basis for judging that this 60% for SK Square is rather harsh is that it has several subsidiaries scheduled to be listed in the not-too-distant future.
In conclusion, both stocks are unlikely to rise dramatically, but at least they are highly likely to bottom out at the current share price and gradually move upward.


Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<li>In this insight, we provide the three most important factors impacting the relisting of SK Telecom and SK Square. </li>
<li>These three factors include a) timing of re-listing (emergence of Omicron variant), b) valuation post split, and c) impact of indices/passive investing.</li>
<li>Our analysis suggests higher valuation upside for SK Square versus SK Telecom (versus initial price). </li>
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In this insight, we provide the three most important factors impacting the relisting of SK Telecom and SK Square. 
These three factors include a) timing of re-listing (emergence of Omicron variant), b) valuation post split, and c) impact of indices/passive investing.
Our analysis suggests higher valuation upside for SK Square versus SK Telecom (versus initial price). 


SK Telecom & SK Square Relisting - Three Most Important Factors

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<li>The SK Telecom/SK Square relisting is around the corner, November 29.</li>
<li>This post summarizes <strong>1. Demerger overview, 2. Base price on the relisting date, 3. Index passive flow, and 4. Value accretion</strong>
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<strong>ADS refund:</strong> SKT IR didn't disclose how many of the ADSs applied for a refund but confirmed that Citi would sell it within the scope of reducing the market impact.</li>
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The SK Telecom/SK Square relisting is around the corner, November 29.
This post summarizes 1. Demerger overview, 2. Base price on the relisting date, 3. Index passive flow, and 4. Value accretion


ADS refund: SKT IR didn't disclose how many of the ADSs applied for a refund but confirmed that Citi would sell it within the scope of reducing the market impact.


SK Telecom & SK Square Relisting Walkthrough on November 29

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>We provide a dividend outlook for LG Uplus in this insight. The potential dividend yield for LG Uplus ranges from 3.7% to 4.9% in 2021.</li>
<li>LG Uplus shares are trading at attractive valuation multiples. They are currently trading at EV/EBITDA of 3.3x and P/E of 8.2x using 2021 consensus earnings estimates.</li>
<li>Although LG Uplus has had a slower start into the metaverse industry as compared to SK Telecom, LG Uplus has recently announced several measures to expand into the metaverse business.</li>
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We provide a dividend outlook for LG Uplus in this insight. The potential dividend yield for LG Uplus ranges from 3.7% to 4.9% in 2021.
LG Uplus shares are trading at attractive valuation multiples. They are currently trading at EV/EBITDA of 3.3x and P/E of 8.2x using 2021 consensus earnings estimates.
Although LG Uplus has had a slower start into the metaverse industry as compared to SK Telecom, LG Uplus has recently announced several measures to expand into the metaverse business.


LG Uplus: Improving Dividend Outlook & An Expansion into Metaverse Businesses

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Index Rebalance

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<li>There will be 6 additions and 7 deletions for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200-index" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX)</a> at the December rebalance that will be implemented on 9 December.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hyundai-heavy-industries-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33808:1" rel="noopener">Hyundai Heavy Industries (329180 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakao-pay-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29675:1" rel="noopener">Kakao Pay (377300 KS)</a> are Fast Entry inclusions to the index, while <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/innocean-worldwide-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26925:1" rel="noopener">Innocean Worldwide (214320 KS)</a> is a deletion on liquidity.</li>
<li>Depending on the float used by KRX, there could be a sharp move higher on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakao-pay-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29675:1" rel="noopener">Kakao Pay (377300 KS)</a> as passive trackers could buy up to 15% of real float.</li>
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There will be 6 additions and 7 deletions for the Korea Stock Exchange Kospi 200 Index (KOSPI2 INDEX) at the December rebalance that will be implemented on 9 December.

Hyundai Heavy Industries (329180 KS) and Kakao Pay (377300 KS) are Fast Entry inclusions to the index, while Innocean Worldwide (214320 KS) is a deletion on liquidity.
Depending on the float used by KRX, there could be a sharp move higher on Kakao Pay (377300 KS) as passive trackers could buy up to 15% of real float.


KOSPI200 Index Rebalance: Mostly Expected, Couple of Surprises

South Korea

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. is a Korean mobile and telecommunications operator. The Company provides cellular voice, wireless data, and wireless internet services. SK Telecom also offers fixed line services and platform services.

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SK Telecom (017670 KS)

SK Telecom & SK Square Valuations

This post discusses the current valuations of both SK Telecom and SK Square after re-listing and where they should be heading in the short term.

Sanghyun Park

SK Telecom & SK Square Relisting - Three Most Important Factors

In this insight, we provide the three most important factors impacting the relisting of SK Telecom and SK Square. Our analysis suggests higher...

Douglas Kim

SK Telecom & SK Square Relisting Walkthrough on November 29

This post summarizes 1. Demerger overview, 2. Base price on the relisting date, 3. Index passive flow, and 4. Value accretion (and the ADS refund...

Sanghyun Park

LG Uplus: Improving Dividend Outlook & An Expansion into Metaverse Businesses

In this insight, we discuss the improving dividend outlook & an expansion into metaverse businesses for LG Uplus. The potential dividend yield for...

Douglas Kim

KOSPI200 Index Rebalance: Mostly Expected, Couple of Surprises

There are 6 adds and 7 deletes for the KOSPI200 at the Dec rebalance. Most of the changes were expected, but there are a couple of surprises. Kakao...

Brian Freitas

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