The Korean Stock Market I Don't Want to Buy... When Will Stock Prices Rise Again? | CEO Lee Kwon-hee

The Korean Stock Market I Don't Want to Buy... When Will Stock Prices Rise Again? | CEO Lee Gwon-hui
Watch on YouTube ↗  |  September 03, 2026 at 03:00  |  23:49  |  815 Money Talk (815머니톡)
Speakers
Lee Kwon-hee — CEO, Economist

Summary

CEO Lee Kwon-hee reviews the post-Broadcom semiconductor tape, arguing AI infrastructure demand and component shortages remain strong even as Korean chip-related stocks fail to react. He highlights several specific equipment and materials names such as HPSP, Hanmi Semiconductor, Duksan Hi-Metal and Isu Petasys, while also watching nuclear, fuel cell and robot-related setups. He views the KOSPI and KOSDAQ as undergoing a slow short-term correction within a broader uptrend rather than a bearish breakdown, and says beaten-down secondary battery names are buyable after the pullback.

  • Broadcom earnings confirm AI infrastructure expansion and persistent shortages.
  • Korean semiconductor-related names are fundamentally strong but not yet trusted by the market.
  • Specific bullish calls include HPSP, Hanmi Semiconductor, Duksan Hi-Metal and Altogen.
  • Technical watch items include Isu Petasys, BHI and Doosan Fuel Cell.
  • Hyundai Motor is flagged on unconfirmed NVIDIA joint venture speculation.
  • The secondary battery sector is described as buyable after being beaten down.
  • KOSPI and KOSDAQ are viewed as in a slow upward correction, not a bear market.
Ideas
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 0:15
Broadcom earnings confirm AI infrastructure expansion.
Broadcom's latest earnings were better than the prior IR and confirm that AI infrastructure investment is expanding, with severe component shortages, but the stock is still being doubted by the market.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 1:58
Korean semiconductor component demand remains strong.
Korea's semiconductor-related names including substrates, MLCC, equipment and solder-ball suppliers are running hot because of AI-driven demand and shortages, but share prices are not reflecting this; he argues this is an earnings-driven setup that should eventually matter.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 2:20
Watch Isu Petasys retake 120,000 won.
Isu Petasys is the stock to watch after Broadcom's solid report because it normally reacts to Broadcom; it held a positive candle even in the prior plunge, and is now testing whether it can retake the 120,000-won area, though fast profit-taking is a risk.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 6:46
Altogen catalysts strong and valuation cheap.
Altogen won a clean dismissal across multiple Halozyme legal cases and then announced a 4.4-trillion-won total package technology export to Novartis, Korea's largest; with total licensing value near 17 trillion won and a PER of 57x versus around 80x for Samsung Biologics at IPO, he views the valuation as cheap despite the weak market reaction.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 8:13
Samsung Electro-Mechanics fundamentals strong but valuation constrained.
Samsung Electro-Mechanics is receiving continued analyst upgrades with Q3 operating profit revisions, AI part shortages, better mix and strong FCBGA/MLCC positioning, but the stock is being held back by valuation after years of multiple compression from pulling forward future earnings.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 9:05
HPSP high-margin memory/foundry equipment play.
HPSP got a positive call from BNK with a 66,000-won target; it earns over 50% operating margin on 47 billion won revenue, has memory-driven strength this year, and foundry orders are expected to build next year.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 9:39
DI and ISC benefit from Vietnam builds.
Vietnam's large semiconductor fab build-out is drawing in Korean equipment and sockets; DI and ISC, which supply test equipment and related sockets, were the names that rose on that theme.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 9:57
Hanmi Semiconductor wins TSMC packaging equipment delivery.
Hanmi Semiconductor disclosed that it passed testing and actually delivered 2.5D packaging equipment to TSMC, a meaningful customer validation in advanced packaging.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 10:10
Duksan Hi-Metal solder ball demand double potential.
Duksan Hi-Metal makes solder balls used in packaging, with demand improving across all products; 2026 revenue is expected to rise 124% and operating margin to 14.6%, customer capacity expansions make the stock too cheap at around 10,000 won versus a 23,000-won target, and monthly export data confirm the trend.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 13:14
Watch BHI nuclear equipment technical bounce.
BHI is one of the nuclear power equipment names the speaker likes; it has been pressed down but is at a technical inflection where it needs to turn higher today or risk breaking the 5-day/20-day moving averages, so it is a watch-and-confirm bounce setup.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 13:51
Watch Doosan Fuel Cell contract rebound.
Doosan Fuel Cell secured a 6.5-trillion-won-plus fuel cell contract, but the stock sold off heavily with volume; he sees fundamental support because data centers must pay for fuel cells despite high cost, and is watching whether it can rebound and retake its important technical level.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 15:25
Hyundai Motor has unconfirmed Nvidia JV upside.
Hyundai Motor could rally if unconfirmed market chatter proves true that Nvidia is sending researchers to the Saemangeum area and may form a roughly 30-trillion-won joint venture with Hyundai Motor; he explicitly says this is not confirmed but if it breaks the stock would likely move.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 17:47
Secondary batteries buyable after pullback.
Secondary battery stocks have been hit hard and are now in a pullback-and-rise timing zone, so the speaker says they can be bought after being pressed; macro issues such as a new tariff comment or a back-up in rates could shake them again.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 21:46
Korean indices in slow upward correction.
He interprets the current market as a slow upward market within a short-term correction, not the start of a bear phase, and says there is no need to be pessimistic; the KOSPI's low forward valuation implies the market does not believe guidance, which could be the eventual re-rating driver if trust returns.
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