Ideas
PharmaResearch is oversold on accounting, sales strong.
PharmaResearch fell after a 15 billion won big bath and an analyst sell report, but the accounting issue does not change strong overseas procedure sales. Q1 may be flat until results confirm, yet monthly customs data from late February can show the sales trend and stabilize the stock. He owns it and is considering buying more; investors not fully positioned can look to buy, with the view that valuation is too cheap versus earnings and can recover to prior levels if growth continues.
Do not chase holiday-driven cosmetics manufacturers.
He warns investors not to chase Korean cosmetics manufacturers merely because of Chinese New Year holiday themes. Those moves are thematic, and the broader cosmetics manufacturing group remains weak.
Duty-free rebound is technical, not meaningful.
Hotel Shilla and duty-free stocks recently rebounded, but he sees this as only a technical bounce, not a meaningful recovery. Airport duty-free traffic was empty, so following the move could mean a long wait; be conservative on the group.
Medical aesthetics stocks are oversold and cheap.
The Korean medical aesthetics and cosmetics complex has been hit hard, but Clasis, Wontech, Hugel, and PharmaResearch have fallen too far. Their earnings are not as bad as the price action implies, valuations have become too cheap, and a simple valuation recovery could take them back to prior levels.
HJ Heavy waits for U.S. naval contract.
HJ Heavy Industries has positive special-ship order and turnaround momentum, but the stock has already spent its rally and trades thin while waiting for a U.S. naval/MRO contract. Bid qualification is secured; if it wins the contract the stock can rise, and that would be the point to sell. Until then, monitor rather than chase.
Buy large-cap power equipment on data-center demand.
Power equipment, transformers, and wires remain attractive because AI data centers and semiconductors drive electricity demand. If buying the power equipment theme, favor large caps, since foreign long-term inflows buy large caps first; Hyundai Electric, LS Electric, and Hyosung Heavy Industries are the core names, with Hyundai Electric the most fitting modern-grid choice and a buy on pullbacks.
Wait on Jeil until U.S. orders grow.
Jeil Electric is not bad, but it is more domestic-heavy and its prior rally was driven by U.S. grid replacement rather than AI data centers. Incremental U.S. orders are not yet increasing, so he advises waiting for new U.S. sales/order backlog, not increasing the position, and consider taking profits on a bounce.
Sanil Electric needs solar sales to rise.
Sanil Electric is also a good power equipment company, but it is specialized in renewable/solar-linked transformers and needs solar sales to increase. He would buy it on pullbacks as a secondary power equipment idea.
YG Plus BTS merchandise play needs patience.
YG Plus plans and sells merchandise for major Korean artists including BTS, not only YG artists. BTS concerts and large confirmed sales should improve results, but after the recent pullback the stock needs patience; he still expects it to recover.
Hive is cleanest BTS play, new high.
Hive is the cleanest way to play BTS. BTS activities and the March concert should drive confirmed sales; 2026 revenue estimates of 3.9 trillion won with BTS contributing about 40% make numbers visible. He sees the stock recovering its 2021 valuation and making a new high, so buy Hive comfortably.
NAVER is buy with multiple catalysts.
NAVER earnings and corporate value keep rising even though the stock is stuck below 290,000 won. Catalysts include private-company stablecoin issuance where NAVER could be top pick, Coupang user diversion improving Q1, and e-commerce/delivery deregulation. He would raise the position to 15% and says buy.
Hanwha Aerospace defense and space upside.
Hanwha Aerospace has little fundamental downside: Romania's K9 plant establishes a European base, it owns Satrec Initiative, described as the world's only profitable satellite company, and the recent earnings disappointment was mainly analysts failing to model costs. Buy now or on a breakout above 1.15 million won.
Buy Korean defense sector on corrections.
Defense stocks have corrected, and he views corrections as buying opportunities. The sector outlook is positive, supported by Romania's K9 localization and broader global defense demand.
Hyundai Rotem favored for steadier defense exposure.
Hyundai Rotem is a favored defense name for slower, steadier exposure after the sector correction. He says he likes it, though it may move less quickly than other defense names.
LIG Nex1 missile demand, volatile but attractive.
LIG Nex1 is attractive for volatility-tolerant investors. Rising drone threats increase demand for its missile-defense products, Middle Eastern oil money supports orders, and analysts have less visibility because the business is more secretive than other defense names.
KAI best now on KF-21 catalyst.
KAI is the best defense name now and could move fastest while the market waits for the KF-21 issue to materialize. He prefers it for investors who want the quickest potential move.
This 815 Money Talk (815머니톡) video, published February 12, 2026,
features Lee Kwon-hee
discussing 214450.KQ, Korean cosmetics manufacturers, 008770.KS, 145020.KQ, 214150.KQ, 336570.KQ, 097230.KS, 267260.KS, 010120.KS, 298040.KS, 023440.KQ, 062040.KS, 037270.KS, 352820.KS, 035420.KS, 012450.KS, Korean defense sector, 064350.KS, 079550.KS, 047810.KS.
16 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.
Speakers:
Lee Kwon-hee
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214150.KQ,
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267260.KS,
010120.KS,
298040.KS,
023440.KQ,
062040.KS,
037270.KS,
352820.KS,
035420.KS,
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Korean defense sector,
064350.KS,
079550.KS,
047810.KS
