Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Nearly 25 years of experience in analyzing hundreds of companies, especially in Asia. Deep expertise in the following sectors:
- Technology (E-commerce, SaaS, Internet)
- Consumer 
- Special Situations/Deep Value Plays
- Holdcos/Stubs
- Asian Unicorns/Private Companies

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

China to Finally Allow Group Tours to Korea and Japan?

Light at the End of the Dark Tunnel for Korean Cosmetics?

China's Stricter Border Controls and Efforts to Crack Down on Daigou?

Battle Lines Drawn As BABA Builds Out First/Last-Mile Capacity; But Who Will Fund 75+ Bn CNY CapEx?

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In this insight, we lay out the thesis that LG H&amp;H is likely to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the return of Chinese group tours to Korea. </li>
<li>LG H&amp;H consistently generated more than 1 trillion won in operating profit from 2018 to 2021.</li>
<li>We expect LG H&amp;H to generate 1 trillion won or more in operating profit in 2024 and 2025, which would be 20-25%+ higher than current consensus estimates in this period. </li>
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In this insight, we lay out the thesis that LG H&amp;H is likely to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the return of Chinese group tours to Korea. 
LG H&amp;H consistently generated more than 1 trillion won in operating profit from 2018 to 2021.
We expect LG H&amp;H to generate 1 trillion won or more in operating profit in 2024 and 2025, which would be 20-25%+ higher than current consensus estimates in this period. 


LG H&H - A Key Beneficiary of the Return of Chinese Group Tours to Korea