Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Nearly 30 years of experience in the Korean/Asian equity research. Major sectors coverage include the following:
- Technology 
- Consumer 
- Special Situations/Deep Value Plays
- Tender Offers/M&As
- Holdcos/Stubs
- Asian Unicorns/Private Companies

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

LS Materials: A Sharp Increase in Short Selling Post Block Deal Sale

End of Mandatory Lock-Up Periods for 49 Companies in Korea in September 2024

End of Mandatory Lock-Up Periods for 52 Companies in Korea in December 2024

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>LS Materials IPO price has been determined at 6,000 won per share, which is higher than the high end of the IPO price range (5,500 won). </li>
<li>A total 2,025 institutional investors participated in this IPO book building. The demand ratio was 396.8 to 1. The IPO offering amount is 87.8 billion won. </li>
<li>We believe that its share price is likely to trade higher than the high end of our valuation range (7,953 won per share) post IPO. </li>
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LS Materials IPO price has been determined at 6,000 won per share, which is higher than the high end of the IPO price range (5,500 won). 
A total 2,025 institutional investors participated in this IPO book building. The demand ratio was 396.8 to 1. The IPO offering amount is 87.8 billion won. 
We believe that its share price is likely to trade higher than the high end of our valuation range (7,953 won per share) post IPO. 


LS Materials IPO Bookbuilding Results Analysis