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

Manyo Factory IPO Bookbuilding Results Analysis

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<li>Our base case valuation of Manyo Factory is target price of 29,555 won per share, which represents 111% higher than the high end of the IPO price range.</li>
<li>We estimate the company to generate sales of 147.7 billion won in 2023 (up 45.1% YoY) and its operating margins to improve from 24.1% in 2022 to 24.7% in 2023. </li>
<li>We believe a 20% premium valuation multiple to the comps is appropriate due to its higher sales growth rate, higher operating margins, and higher ROE than the comps.</li>
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Our base case valuation of Manyo Factory is target price of 29,555 won per share, which represents 111% higher than the high end of the IPO price range.
We estimate the company to generate sales of 147.7 billion won in 2023 (up 45.1% YoY) and its operating margins to improve from 24.1% in 2022 to 24.7% in 2023. 
We believe a 20% premium valuation multiple to the comps is appropriate due to its higher sales growth rate, higher operating margins, and higher ROE than the comps.


Manyo

Manyo Factory IPO Valuation Analysis