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Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ts-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19242:1" rel="noopener">Ts Corporation (001790 KS)</a> is the 21st company in our Korea Small Cap Gems series.</li>
<li>TS Corp is one of the largest sugar refining companies in Korea. Rising raw sugar prices generally have a positive impact on TS Corp's sales and profits. </li>
<li>TS Corp owns very valuable real estate assets that are much larger than its current market cap (299 billion won).</li>
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Ts Corporation (001790 KS) is the 21st company in our Korea Small Cap Gems series.
TS Corp is one of the largest sugar refining companies in Korea. Rising raw sugar prices generally have a positive impact on TS Corp's sales and profits. 
TS Corp owns very valuable real estate assets that are much larger than its current market cap (299 billion won).


Korea Small Cap Gem #21: TS Corp - Addicted to Sugar

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>We highlight 9 major new innovative products in the Korean F&amp;B sector introduced in the past six months that are having significant impact on the consumer buying patterns.  </li><li>Bottom line is that the companies that are introducing innovative food products that consumers like often end up with higher share prices. Average share prices of the eight companies with new, recent innovative food products (excluding <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/22709" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22709">Haitai Confectionery &amp; Foods</a> , which has had a phenomenal post IPO performance) are up 2% YTD, outperforming KOSPI which is down 0.3% YTD. </li><li>Recent, new innovative products in the Korean F&amp;B sector include <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/7615" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7615">Orion Corp</a> 's Choco Banana Pie, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/22709" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22709">Haitai Confectionery &amp; Foods</a> 's Takoyaki Balls, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/1970" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1970">Cj Cheiljedang Corp</a> 's Petitzel Eclair, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/16050" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16050">Lotte Confectionery Co Ltd</a> 's Mongshell Choco Banana. </li></ul>

We highlight 9 major new innovative products in the Korean F&amp;B sector introduced in the past six months that are having significant impact on the consumer buying patterns.  Bottom line is that the companies that are introducing innovative food products that consumers like often end up with higher share prices. Average share prices of the eight companies with new, recent innovative food products (excluding Haitai Confectionery &amp; Foods , which has had a phenomenal post IPO performance) are up 2% YTD, outperforming KOSPI which is down 0.3% YTD. Recent, new innovative products in the Korean F&amp;B sector include Orion Corp 's Choco Banana Pie, Haitai Confectionery &amp; Foods 's Takoyaki Balls, Cj Cheiljedang Corp 's Petitzel Eclair, and Lotte Confectionery Co Ltd 's Mongshell Choco Banana. 

Innovative Foods = Portfolio Outperformance

South Korea

TS Corporation processes, manufactures and markets sugar, and animal feed.  The Company imports and distributes meat.  TS Corp in addition, develops and manufactures biomedicine.

TS Corporation (001790 KS)

Korea Small Cap Gem #21: TS Corp - Addicted to Sugar

TS Corp is one of the largest sugar refining companies in Korea. Rising raw sugar prices generally have a positive impact on TS Corp's sales and...

Douglas Kim

Innovative Foods = Portfolio Outperformance

We highlight 9 major new innovative products in the Korean F&B sector introduced in the past six months that are having significant impact on...

Douglas Kim