Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • 20h
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16% After last week's 16% share price gain to ₩4,745, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 4.3x. Average trailing P/E is 14x in the Metals and Mining industry in South Korea. Total loss to shareholders of 40% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Jun 15
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16% After last week's 16% share price gain to ₩4,780, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 4.3x. Average trailing P/E is 15x in the Metals and Mining industry in South Korea. Total loss to shareholders of 33% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Apr 30
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 22% After last week's 22% share price gain to ₩7,100, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 6.9x. Average trailing P/E is 19x in the Metals and Mining industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 4.0% over the past three years. Annuncio • Apr 29
KG Chemical Corporation to Report Q1, 2026 Results on May 07, 2026 KG Chemical Corporation announced that they will report Q1, 2026 results on May 07, 2026 New Risk • Apr 03
New minor risk - Earnings quality The company has large one-off items impacting its financial results. One-off items were 35% of the size of the rest of the company's trailing 12-month earnings before tax. This is considered a minor risk. One-off items are incomes or expenses that the company does not expect to repeat in future periods. Examples include profits from the sale of a business or expenses from a restructuring or legal settlements. If the company's reported statutory earnings include a large proportion of one-off items it means they may be an unreliable indicator of its true business performance as the earnings were skewed by these incomes or expenses. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Minor Risks Paying a dividend despite having no free cash flows. Large one-off items impacting financial results. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Mar 04
Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 21% After last week's 21% share price decline to ₩4,570, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 4x. Average trailing P/E is 15x in the Metals and Mining industry in South Korea. Total loss to shareholders of 29% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Jan 26
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17% After last week's 17% share price gain to ₩5,670, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 4.9x. Average trailing P/E is 14x in the Metals and Mining industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 29% over the past three years. New Risk • Nov 23
New major risk - Financial position The company's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow. Operating cash flow to total debt ratio: 18% This is considered a major risk. If the company's operating cash flows are too small relative to the size of their debt, it increases their balance sheet risk. The company has less cash from operations to cover its expenses from servicing large debt and it increases the risk of liquidity issues. It also extends the time it would take for the company to pay back the debt in full, meaning it may not be able to easily pay it all off in a distress scenario. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risk Debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (18% operating cash flow to total debt). Minor Risk Paying a dividend despite having no free cash flows. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Nov 13
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16% After last week's 16% share price gain to ₩5,650, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 6.2x. Average trailing P/E is 13x in the Metals and Mining industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 25% over the past three years. New Risk • Aug 21
New minor risk - Earnings quality The company has large one-off items impacting its financial results. One-off items were 43% of the size of the rest of the company's trailing 12-month earnings before tax. This is considered a minor risk. One-off items are incomes or expenses that the company does not expect to repeat in future periods. Examples include profits from the sale of a business or expenses from a restructuring or legal settlements. If the company's reported statutory earnings include a large proportion of one-off items it means they may be an unreliable indicator of its true business performance as the earnings were skewed by these incomes or expenses. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Minor Risks Paying a dividend despite having no free cash flows. Large one-off items impacting financial results. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • May 29
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16% After last week's 16% share price gain to ₩4,355, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 4.4x. Average trailing P/E is 11x in the Metals and Mining industry in South Korea. Total loss to shareholders of 28% over the past three years. Annuncio • Feb 28
KG Chemical Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Mar 28, 2025 KG Chemical Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Mar 28, 2025, at 11:00 Tokyo Standard Time. Location: conference room, 322, dangwal-ro, oksan-eup, ulju-gun, ulsan South Korea Upcoming Dividend • Dec 20
Upcoming dividend of ₩120 per share Eligible shareholders must have bought the stock before 27 December 2024. Payment date: 28 April 2025. Payout ratio is a comfortable 14% but the company is not cash flow positive. Trailing yield: 3.2%. Lower than top quartile of South Korean dividend payers (3.9%). Higher than average of industry peers (2.9%). New Risk • Nov 23
New minor risk - Earnings quality The company has large one-off items impacting its financial results. One-off items were 24% of the size of the rest of the company's trailing 12-month earnings before tax. This is considered a minor risk. One-off items are incomes or expenses that the company does not expect to repeat in future periods. Examples include profits from the sale of a business or expenses from a restructuring or legal settlements. If the company's reported statutory earnings include a large proportion of one-off items it means they may be an unreliable indicator of its true business performance as the earnings were skewed by these incomes or expenses. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Minor Risks Paying a dividend despite having no free cash flows. Large one-off items impacting financial results. Profit margins are more than 30% lower than last year (0.7% net profit margin). Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Nov 21
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15% After last week's 15% share price gain to ₩3,990, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 3.4x. Average trailing P/E is 11x in the Metals and Mining industry in South Korea. Total loss to shareholders of 35% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Aug 05
Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 15% After last week's 15% share price decline to ₩3,985, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 3.2x. Average trailing P/E is 8x in the Metals and Mining industry in South Korea. Total loss to shareholders of 42% over the past three years. Upcoming Dividend • Dec 20
Upcoming dividend of ₩100.00 per share at 1.4% yield Eligible shareholders must have bought the stock before 27 December 2023. Payment date: 29 April 2024. Payout ratio is a comfortable 3.6% but the company is paying out more than the cash it is generating. Trailing yield: 1.4%. Lower than top quartile of South Korean dividend payers (3.5%). Lower than average of industry peers (1.8%). Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Dec 05
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19% After last week's 19% share price gain to ₩7,930, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 3x. Average trailing P/E is 17x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 102% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Sep 14
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16% After last week's 16% share price gain to ₩8,460, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 2.9x. Average trailing P/E is 14x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 106% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Jul 06
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16% After last week's 16% share price gain to ₩49,350, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 36.6x. Average trailing P/E is 15x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 281% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Jun 16
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 23% After last week's 23% share price gain to ₩40,750, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 30.2x. Average trailing P/E is 15x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 223% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Apr 28
Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 35% After last week's 35% share price decline to ₩38,200, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 67.9x. Average trailing P/E is 14x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 192% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Mar 28
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 27% After last week's 27% share price gain to ₩40,750, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 72.4x. Average trailing P/E is 13x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 298% over the past three years. Reported Earnings • Mar 26
Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: ₩598 (vs ₩4,631 in FY 2021) Full year 2022 results: EPS: ₩598 (down from ₩4,631 in FY 2021). Revenue: ₩6.61t (up 37% from FY 2021). Net income: ₩7.76b (down 87% from FY 2021). Profit margin: 0.1% (down from 1.2% in FY 2021). Over the last 3 years on average, the company's share price growth rate has exceeded its earnings growth rate by 130 percentage points per year, which is a significant difference in performance. Upcoming Dividend • Dec 21
Upcoming dividend of ₩500 per share Eligible shareholders must have bought the stock before 28 December 2022. Payment date: 28 April 2023. The company is not currently making a profit but it is cash flow positive. Trailing yield: 2.3%. Lower than top quartile of South Korean dividend payers (3.3%). In line with average of industry peers (2.4%). Board Change • Nov 16
Less than half of directors are independent No new directors have joined the board in the last 3 years. The company's board is composed of: No new directors. 6 experienced directors. No highly experienced directors. 2 independent directors (4 non-independent directors). was the last director to join the board, commencing their role in . The following issues are considered to be risks according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model: Minority of independent directors. Insufficient board refreshment. Buying Opportunity • Aug 23
Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop Over the last 90 days, the stock is down 15%. The fair value is estimated to be ₩33,358, however this is not to be taken as a buy recommendation but rather should be used as a guide only. Revenue has grown by 43% over the last 3 years. Earnings per share has grown by 13%. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Jul 28
Investor sentiment improved over the past week After last week's 16% share price gain to ₩28,650, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 6.9x. Average trailing P/E is 14x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 168% over the past three years. Buying Opportunity • Jul 01
Now 23% undervalued after recent price drop Over the last 90 days, the stock is down 18%. The fair value is estimated to be ₩33,358, however this is not to be taken as a buy recommendation but rather should be used as a guide only. Revenue has grown by 43% over the last 3 years. Earnings per share has grown by 13%. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Jun 30
Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week After last week's 15% share price decline to ₩27,250, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 6.6x. Average trailing P/E is 13x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 133% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • May 18
Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week After last week's 27% share price decline to ₩34,000, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 6.3x. Average trailing P/E is 15x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 195% over the past three years. Board Change • Apr 27
Less than half of directors are independent No new directors have joined the board in the last 3 years. The company's board is composed of: No new directors. 6 experienced directors. No highly experienced directors. 2 independent directors (4 non-independent directors). was the last director to join the board, commencing their role in . The following issues are considered to be risks according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model: Minority of independent directors. Insufficient board refreshment. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Apr 20
Investor sentiment improved over the past week After last week's 22% share price gain to ₩51,400, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 9.5x. Average trailing P/E is 16x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 278% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Apr 06
Investor sentiment improved over the past week After last week's 31% share price gain to ₩39,700, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 7.4x. Average trailing P/E is 16x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 177% over the past three years. Upcoming Dividend • Dec 22
Upcoming dividend of ₩500 per share Eligible shareholders must have bought the stock before 29 December 2021. Payment date: 28 April 2022. Payout ratio is a comfortable 5.6% and this is well supported by cash flows. Trailing yield: 1.3%. Lower than top quartile of South Korean dividend payers (2.4%). Lower than average of industry peers (1.5%). Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Nov 02
Investor sentiment improved over the past week After last week's 26% share price gain to ₩41,000, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 6.5x. Average trailing P/E is 19x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 121% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Jun 19
Investor sentiment improved over the past week After last week's 18% share price gain to ₩34,700, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 5.7x. Average trailing P/E is 21x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 31% over the past three years. Annuncio • Feb 27
KG Chemical Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Mar 29, 2021 KG Chemical Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Mar 29, 2021, at 11:00 Korea Standard Time. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Feb 22
Investor sentiment improved over the past week After last week's 22% share price gain to ₩27,650, the stock is trading at a trailing P/E ratio of 34.7x, up from the previous P/E ratio of 28.4x. This compares to an average P/E of 17x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders over the past three years are 27%. Is New 90 Day High Low • Feb 19
New 90-day high: ₩25,900 The company is up 36% from its price of ₩19,000 on 20 November 2020. The South Korean market is up 19% over the last 90 days, indicating the company outperformed over that time. It also outperformed the Chemicals industry, which is up 23% over the same period. Annuncio • Jan 29
KG Chemical Corporation (KOSE:A001390) completed the acquisition of remaining 15.5% in KG Corp. KG Chemical Corporation (KOSE:A001390) signed an agreement to acquire remaining 15.5% in KG Corp. for KRW 16 billion on October 5, 2020. The consideration comprises issuance of 0.85 million new shares at the ratio of 1: 285.4299082. KG Chemical Corporation will remain as a surviving company and KG Corp will disappear. For the year ended December 31, 2019, KG Corp. repored total assets of KRW 78.1 billion, revenues of KRW 2.3 billion, net income of KRW 2.1 billion and net assets of KRW 72.1 billion. The deal is subject to Fair Trade Commission and shareholders of KG Chemical. The Board of Directors resolved the deal on October 5, 2020. Shareholders meeting will take place on December 23, 2020 and the deal is expected to close on January 25, 2021.
KG Chemical Corporation (KOSE:A001390) completed the acquisition of remaining 15.5% in KG Corp. on January 27, 2021. Is New 90 Day High Low • Jan 04
New 90-day high: ₩25,500 The company is up 18% from its price of ₩21,550 on 06 October 2020. The South Korean market is up 21% over the last 90 days, indicating the company underperformed over that time. It also underperformed the Chemicals industry, which is up 22% over the same period. Is New 90 Day High Low • Dec 18
New 90-day high: ₩24,050 The company is up 10.0% from its price of ₩21,900 on 18 September 2020. The South Korean market is up 14% over the last 90 days, indicating the company underperformed over that time. It also underperformed the Chemicals industry, which is up 18% over the same period. 
