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

Korea Stock Market Monthly Recap #4 - (July 2016)

Korea Stock Market Monthly Recap #5 - (August 2016)

Korea Stock Market Monthly Recap #6 - (September 2016)

Korea Stock Market Monthly Recap #2 - (May 2016)

Korea Stock Market Monthly Recap #1 - (April 2016)

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

South korea Consumer discretionary / Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li><strong>Our portfolio of top picks was up on average 3.0% from its inception on 1 May 2016 to end of June 2016</strong> and during the same period, KOSPI was down 1.2%. In June 2016, our portfolio of top picks was down 6.0% on average and KOSPI was down 0.7% in the same period. Our portfolio of top picks is adjusted at the end of each month so that the stocks are evenly weighted. </li><li>Our top picks in the stock market (with emphasis in Korea) in July are as follows (11 stocks): <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/10699" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10699">Fila Korea Ltd</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/10951" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10951">Kthitel Co Ltd</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/6420" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6420">Maeil Dairy Industry</a> ,<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/8994" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8994">Woongjin Thinkbig Co Ltd</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/5176" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5176">Crown Confectionery Co Ltd</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/107" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:107">Hotel Shilla Co Ltd</a> ,<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/15684" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15684">Seoul Auction Co Ltd</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/22660" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22660">Samsung Kodex Securities Etf</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/8493" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8493">Interpark Corp</a> , <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/3500" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3500">S.M.Entertainment Co</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/22772" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22772">LINE Corp</a>. We have added <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/22772" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22772">LINE Corp</a> in our top picks list. We have provided in-depth research on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/22772" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22772">LINE Corp</a> (see: <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/line-biggest-tech-ipo-in-2016-part-3" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:4334">LINE: Biggest Tech IPO in 2016 (Part 3)</a> ).  </li><li>Brexit and the cancellation of Hotel Lotte IPO were the major news impacting the Korean stock market in June. Brexit resulted in a sharp knee jerk reaction causing the Korean stock market to fall sharply for a couple of days but it snapped back, aided by the Korean government's further fiscal stimulus. Semiconductor was the best performing sector while Energy/chemicals was the worst performing sector in the Korean stock market in June.  </li></ul>

Our portfolio of top picks was up on average 3.0% from its inception on 1 May 2016 to end of June 2016 and during the same period, KOSPI was down 1.2%. In June 2016, our portfolio of top picks was down 6.0% on average and KOSPI was down 0.7% in the same period. Our portfolio of top picks is adjusted at the end of each month so that the stocks are evenly weighted. Our top picks in the stock market (with emphasis in Korea) in July are as follows (11 stocks): Fila Korea Ltd, Kthitel Co Ltd, Maeil Dairy Industry ,Woongjin Thinkbig Co Ltd , Crown Confectionery Co Ltd, Hotel Shilla Co Ltd ,Seoul Auction Co Ltd, Samsung Kodex Securities Etf, Interpark Corp , S.M.Entertainment Co, and LINE Corp. We have added LINE Corp in our top picks list. We have provided in-depth research on LINE Corp (see: LINE: Biggest Tech IPO in 2016 (Part 3) ).  Brexit and the cancellation of Hotel Lotte IPO were the major news impacting the Korean stock market in June. Brexit resulted in a sharp knee jerk reaction causing the Korean stock market to fall sharply for a couple of days but it snapped back, aided by the Korean government's further fiscal stimulus. Semiconductor was the best performing sector while Energy/chemicals was the worst performing sector in the Korean stock market in June.  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (8316 JP)

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial (MUFG) (8306 JP)

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (Sponsored Adr) (SMFG US)

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (Sponsored Adr)

NTT (Nippon Telegraph & Telephone) (9432 JP)

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial (MUFG) ADR (MUFG US)

Samsung Electronics Pref Shares (005935 KS)

한국 주식시장 월간 요약 #3 - (2016년 6월)