Daily BriefsSouth Korea

Daily Brief South Korea: SK Hynix, T’Way Air and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Yeouido Views Grow: Hynix’s Contract Risks & Samsung Supply Push Drive Long-Short Play Through 1H26
  • T’Way Air – Capital Raise Plan of 200 Billion Won (49% of Market Cap)


Yeouido Views Grow: Hynix’s Contract Risks & Samsung Supply Push Drive Long-Short Play Through 1H26

By Sanghyun Park

  • Street chatter says Hynix’s HBM4 hike tops ~20%, not covering costs — and Nvidia’s pushing similar cuts on its flagship 12-Hi HBM3E.
  • Yeouido’s watching “Blind” posts from Samsung engineers saying 1c 12-Hi HBM4 yields look strong — fueling bets Samsung will cut prices, ramp HBM3E now, and challenge Hynix in HBM4.
  • In Yeouido, the Samsung long/Hynix short theme is seen as a structural trade through 1H next year amid Hynix’s contract uncertainty and Samsung’s supply entry potential.

T’Way Air – Capital Raise Plan of 200 Billion Won (49% of Market Cap)

By Douglas Kim

  • On 7 August, T’Way Air (091810 KS) announced a large scale capital raise plan worth 200 billion won, representing 49% of its current market cap (409 billion won).
  • This capital raise plan will include a third-party allocation worth 110 billion won based on the market price without discount. It will also issue CB/BW worth 90 billion won
  • We maintain Negative on T’Way Air. The capital raise of 200 billion won is likely to be dilutive to existing shareholders and its valuations remain high relative to its peers.

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