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

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>SKC announced aggressive plans to expand its rechargeable battery, semiconductor, and ecofriendly materials and it plans to invest about 5 trillion to 6 trillion won in these businesses by 2027. </li>
<li>We believe that the company will use a combination of asset sales, sale of its treasury shares, and additional debt and equity raising in the next 3-5 years. </li>
<li>While the market welcomes sale of non-core businesses such as SK Pucore and sale of treasury shares, it is likely to have greater concerns about additional debt and equity raising. </li>
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SKC announced aggressive plans to expand its rechargeable battery, semiconductor, and ecofriendly materials and it plans to invest about 5 trillion to 6 trillion won in these businesses by 2027. 
We believe that the company will use a combination of asset sales, sale of its treasury shares, and additional debt and equity raising in the next 3-5 years. 
While the market welcomes sale of non-core businesses such as SK Pucore and sale of treasury shares, it is likely to have greater concerns about additional debt and equity raising. 


SKC: Aggressive Plans to Expand Rechargeable Battery & Semiconductor Materials - But At What Price?

SKC Co Ltd

SKC: Aggressive Plans to Expand Rechargeable Battery & Semiconductor Materials - But At What Price?