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Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<li>Several local Korean media reported that the initial book building results for the WCP IPO has been disappointing.</li>
<li>The IPO could be priced close to 60,000 won to 65,000 won won, which would be about 19%-25% lower than the low end of the IPO price range.</li>
<li>The final decision as to whether or not WCP will go ahead with the IPO at lower price or delay it altogether is expected to be made on/near 19 September.</li>
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Several local Korean media reported that the initial book building results for the WCP IPO has been disappointing.
The IPO could be priced close to 60,000 won to 65,000 won won, which would be about 19%-25% lower than the low end of the IPO price range.
The final decision as to whether or not WCP will go ahead with the IPO at lower price or delay it altogether is expected to be made on/near 19 September.


Poor Initial IPO Book Building Results for WCP

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Sumeet Singh

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<li>WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO. Its demand forecasting is slated to take place today and tomorrow.</li>
<li>WCP designs, manufactures, and sells separators, which are one of the four core materials for secondary Lithium-ion batteries</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the updates from the revised filing, and re-look at valuations.</li>
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WCP aims to raise around US$690m via selling a mix of primary and secondary shares in its Korean IPO. Its demand forecasting is slated to take place today and tomorrow.
WCP designs, manufactures, and sells separators, which are one of the four core materials for secondary Lithium-ion batteries
In this note, we will talk about the updates from the revised filing, and re-look at valuations.


WCP IPO - 2Q22 Updates and Valuation Refresh

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wcp-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36076:1" rel="noopener">WCP (WCP KS)</a>, a lithium-ion batteries separator company, is set to launch its IPO of KRW900 billion (US$692 million). </li>
<li>We last discussed the IPO in <em><strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/wcp-ipo-updated-prospectus-solid-1h22-unchanged-and-unattractive-price-range" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:79052" rel="noopener">WCP IPO: Updated Prospectus, Solid 1H22, Unchanged and Unattractive Price Range</a></strong></em>.</li>
<li>Although the de-rating of peer multiples resulted in a decline in the syndicate's intrinsic value, the IPO price range of KRW80,000-100,000 remains unchanged. The IPO price range is unattractive.</li>
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WCP (WCP KS), a lithium-ion batteries separator company, is set to launch its IPO of KRW900 billion (US$692 million). 
We last discussed the IPO in WCP IPO: Updated Prospectus, Solid 1H22, Unchanged and Unattractive Price Range.
Although the de-rating of peer multiples resulted in a decline in the syndicate's intrinsic value, the IPO price range of KRW80,000-100,000 remains unchanged. The IPO price range is unattractive.


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<li>The IPO book building for WCP starts on 14 September. We have updated our earnings estimates following the company's 2Q 2022 results.</li>
<li>Our base case target price of WCP is 78,317 won per share, which is 2% lower than the low end of the IPO price range of 80,000 won.</li>
<li>To derive our target price, we used 22.4x EV/EBITDA in 2023, which is the average multiple of its peers in 2023.</li>
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The IPO book building for WCP starts on 14 September. We have updated our earnings estimates following the company's 2Q 2022 results.
Our base case target price of WCP is 78,317 won per share, which is 2% lower than the low end of the IPO price range of 80,000 won.
To derive our target price, we used 22.4x EV/EBITDA in 2023, which is the average multiple of its peers in 2023.


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<li>A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, India and Chinese ADRs.</li>
<li>ECM developments - <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-tourism-group-duty-free-corporation-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36229:1" rel="noopener">China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp Ltd (1880 HK)</a> priced its H Share at HK$158, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wcp-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:36076:1" rel="noopener">WCP (WCP KS)</a> issued an updated prospectus.</li>
<li>Event-Driven developments <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alliance-aviation-services-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20401:1" rel="noopener">Alliance Aviation Services (AQZ AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nearmap-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5142:1" rel="noopener">Nearmap Ltd (NEA AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tassal-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16234:1" rel="noopener">Tassal (TGR AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/genex-power-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29079:1" rel="noopener">Genex Power Ltd (GNX AU)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yashili-international-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3397:1" rel="noopener">Yashili International Holdings (1230 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xiamen-international-port-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5390:1" rel="noopener">Xiamen International Port H (3378 HK)</a>.</li>
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A weekly summary of key developments across ECM and Event-Driven names tracked by us across Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, India and Chinese ADRs.
ECM developments - China Tourism Group Duty Free Corp Ltd (1880 HK) priced its H Share at HK$158, WCP (WCP KS) issued an updated prospectus.
Event-Driven developments Alliance Aviation Services (AQZ AU), Nearmap Ltd (NEA AU), Tassal (TGR AU), Genex Power Ltd (GNX AU), Yashili International Holdings (1230 HK), Xiamen International Port H (3378 HK).


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W-Scope Chungju Plant Co., Ltd. develops and manufactures battery separator. The Company develops, produces and sales lithium ion secondary battery separator. W-Scope Chungju Plant markets its products worldwide.

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