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<a href="https://smartkarma.com/entities/zinus-inc">Zinus</a> is a global, e-commerce-focused furniture and mattress company facing significant profitability challenges, evidenced by recent and sustained net losses despite maintaining positive operating cash flow.</li>
 <li>The company's valuation appears attractive on a price-to-book basis relative to peers, but this reflects severe fundamental deterioration, including declining revenues, negative margins, and significant dividend reductions.</li>
 <li>The outlook is negative, clouded by intense competition in the online mattress space, high uncertainty regarding a successful operational turnaround, and dependency on the challenging U.S. market, although the company is pursuing international expansion.</li>
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Zinus is a global, e-commerce-focused furniture and mattress company facing significant profitability challenges, evidenced by recent and sustained net losses despite maintaining positive operating cash flow.
  The company's valuation appears attractive on a price-to-book basis relative to peers, but this reflects severe fundamental deterioration, including declining revenues, negative margins, and significant dividend reductions.
  The outlook is negative, clouded by intense competition in the online mattress space, high uncertainty regarding a successful operational turnaround, and dependency on the challenging U.S. market, although the company is pursuing international expansion.
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Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

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<li>Korea Exchange announced KOSPI 200 rebalance additions and deletions today. There were 14 new additions and deletions (7 each).</li>
<li>Some surprises in KOSPI 200 rebalance included addition of Seah Besteel and deletion of HDC Hyundai Development. </li>
<li>There were a lot more additions and deletions in KOSDAQ 150 (34 total additions and deletions). Among the KOSDAQ 150 additions included Neowiz, JNTC, Lunit, and Jeio.</li>
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Korea Exchange announced KOSPI 200 rebalance additions and deletions today. There were 14 new additions and deletions (7 each).
Some surprises in KOSPI 200 rebalance included addition of Seah Besteel and deletion of HDC Hyundai Development. 
There were a lot more additions and deletions in KOSDAQ 150 (34 total additions and deletions). Among the KOSDAQ 150 additions included Neowiz, JNTC, Lunit, and Jeio.


KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 Rebalance Additions and Deletions Announced (December 2023)

In this insight, we provide a comprehensive list of 24 stocks in Korea that provided differentiated dividends to its shareholders in 2020. These 24 stocks on average have been big alpha generators this year and they are up on average 32.4% YTD, outperforming KOSPI and KOSDAQ that are up 9.2% and 4.6%, respectively YTD. The average dividend yields of these 24 stocks are 2.3%.<div class="content-highlight">
All in all, the differentiated dividend paying stocks have been big alpha generators this year. However, we want to emphasize that the past performance do not predict future results and that these alpha generating returns may not occur again next year for this group of stocks. Among the 24 stocks below, we would focus on the top 5-10 market caps for a potential basket related strategy including the differentiated dividend paying stocks in Korea.
The top five market cap stocks in this list include the following:
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<li>Kumho Petrochem</li>
<li>Doosan</li>
<li>Zinus</li>
<li>Seah Besteel</li>
<li>Orion Holdings</li>
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In this insight, we provide a comprehensive list of 24 stocks in Korea that provided differentiated dividends to its shareholders in 2020. These 24 stocks on average have been big alpha generators this year and they are up on average 32.4% YTD, outperforming KOSPI and KOSDAQ that are up 9.2% and 4.6%, respectively YTD. The average dividend yields of these 24 stocks are 2.3%.
All in all, the differentiated dividend paying stocks have been big alpha generators this year. However, we want to emphasize that the past performance do not predict future results and that these alpha generating returns may not occur again next year for this group of stocks. Among the 24 stocks below, we would focus on the top 5-10 market caps for a potential basket related strategy including the differentiated dividend paying stocks in Korea.
The top five market cap stocks in this list include the following:

Kumho Petrochem
Doosan
Zinus
Seah Besteel
Orion Holdings



Alpha Generation from Differentiated Dividend Paying Stocks in Korea

The Korea Exchange announced its KOSDAQ150 and KRX300 indices rebalances today. There were 17 new additions and 17 deletions for KOSDAQ150. Most of the stocks that were expected to be included in KOSDAQ 150 were officially included in the rebalance. However there were a few surprises. For example <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nanos-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16796:1" rel="noopener">Nanos Co Ltd (151910 KS),</a>which was one of the stocks that was expected to be included in KOSDAQ150, did not get included in this indext this time. On the other hand, the following stocks including <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sang-a-frontec-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20692:1" rel="noopener">Sang A Frontec (089980 KS)</a>, Novarex (194700 KS(, CIS (222080 KS), MedPacto (215980 KS), <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/koreacenter-com-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28329:1" rel="noopener">Koreacenter.com Co Ltd (290510 KS)</a>, and Soulbrain (357780 KS) which were not on the top of the lists of getting selected into the KOSDAQ150 index by the locals, were formally selected be part of the new KOSDAQ150 inclusions.  The Korea Exchange also made changes to the KRX300 index. Although the KRX300 index is not currently as important as KOSPI200 and KOSDAQ150 indices, it is increasingly gaining in importance among the local institutional investors. The KRX300 had 33 new additions and 35 deletions.

The Korea Exchange announced its KOSDAQ150 and KRX300 indices rebalances today. There were 17 new additions and 17 deletions for KOSDAQ150. Most of the stocks that were expected to be included in KOSDAQ 150 were officially included in the rebalance. However there were a few surprises. For example Nanos Co Ltd (151910 KS),which was one of the stocks that was expected to be included in KOSDAQ150, did not get included in this indext this time. On the other hand, the following stocks including Sang A Frontec (089980 KS), Novarex (194700 KS(, CIS (222080 KS), MedPacto (215980 KS), Koreacenter.com Co Ltd (290510 KS), and Soulbrain (357780 KS) which were not on the top of the lists of getting selected into the KOSDAQ150 index by the locals, were formally selected be part of the new KOSDAQ150 inclusions.  The Korea Exchange also made changes to the KRX300 index. Although the KRX300 index is not currently as important as KOSPI200 and KOSDAQ150 indices, it is increasingly gaining in importance among the local institutional investors. The KRX300 had 33 new additions and 35 deletions. 

KOSDAQ150 and KRX300 Indices Rebalances (Overlapping Additions & Deletions)

KRX announced the rebalance to the KOSPI200 index today. There was not much surprise among the new 10 additions, which included stocks such as Samyang Foods, Zinus, and Kiwoom Securities. However, there was some surprises among the deletions including Unid, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dong-a-socio-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4271:1" rel="noopener">Dong A Socio Holdings (000640 KS), </a>and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dong-a-st-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16873:1" rel="noopener">Dong A St (170900 KS)</a>.Among the newly included companies, in terms of their fundamental business outlook and reasonable valuations, we think Samyang Foods, Zinus, and Hanwha Systems fit into these categories. We would be cautious on Big Hit Entertainment, CS Wind, and Shinpoong Pharm as we think there could be some sellers on investors that trade on the "sell on news" strategy of being included in KOSPI 200.

KRX announced the rebalance to the KOSPI200 index today. There was not much surprise among the new 10 additions, which included stocks such as Samyang Foods, Zinus, and Kiwoom Securities. However, there was some surprises among the deletions including Unid, Dong A Socio Holdings (000640 KS), and Dong A St (170900 KS).Among the newly included companies, in terms of their fundamental business outlook and reasonable valuations, we think Samyang Foods, Zinus, and Hanwha Systems fit into these categories. We would be cautious on Big Hit Entertainment, CS Wind, and Shinpoong Pharm as we think there could be some sellers on investors that trade on the "sell on news" strategy of being included in KOSPI 200.  

KOSPI 200 Index Rebalances: No Surprises Among Additions, A Few Surprises Among Deletions

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Zinus Inc. wholesales and distributes household furniture. The Company wholesales and distributes bed frames, sofas, platform beds, mattresses, and other related products. Zinus markets its products worldwide.

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KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 Rebalance Additions and Deletions Announced (December 2023)

Korea Exchange announced KOSPI 200 rebalance additions and deletions today. There were 14 new additions and deletions (7 each). There were a lot...

Douglas Kim

Alpha Generation from Differentiated Dividend Paying Stocks in Korea

We provide a comprehensive list of 24 stocks in Korea that provided differentiated dividends to its shareholders in 2020. These stocks on average...

Douglas Kim

KOSDAQ150 and KRX300 Indices Rebalances (Overlapping Additions & Deletions)

We highlight the KOSDAQ150 and KRX300 indices rebalances. There are some interesting new names, especially among those that are over lapping in...

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KOSPI 200 Index Rebalances: No Surprises Among Additions, A Few Surprises Among Deletions

KRX anounced its KOSPI200 index rebalance. There were no surprises among the new additions but a few surprises among the deletions.

Douglas Kim

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