Daily BriefsSouth Korea

Daily Brief South Korea: HD Hyundai Marine Solution , ICTK and more

In today’s briefing:

  • HD Hyundai Marine Solution IPO Industry Analysis
  • ICTK IPO Valuation Analysis


HD Hyundai Marine Solution IPO Industry Analysis

By Douglas Kim

  • In this insight, we highlight some of the important industry factors impacting HD Hyundai Marine Solution. 
  • Eco-Friendly ships are high-value-added ships that require more parts than conventional ships and are mechanically more complex, so the unit cost of parts is higher than that of conventional ships. 
  • Therefore, the ship AM (aftermarket) is a key industry that is expected to benefit from higher customer demand and increase service prices.

ICTK IPO Valuation Analysis

By Douglas Kim

  • Our base case valuation of ICTK is target price of 28,694 won, which is 79% higher than the high end of the IPO price range. 
  • Our base case valuation is based on P/S multiple of 20.8x using our estimated sales of 18.1 billion won in 2025. 
  • ICTK’s operating margin improved from -129.9% in 2022 to -38.2% in 2023. We estimate its operating margin to improve further to -12.4% in 2024 and 17.7% in 2025.

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