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South Korean (KOSPI) Consumer Durables Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies37
  • 7D4.2%
  • 3M-0.7%
  • 1Y-5.1%
  • YTD4.0%

In the last week, the Consumer Durables industry is up 1.9%, with LG Electronics up 3.8%. In contrast, the industry has lost 7.2% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 30% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Consumer Durables Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 21 Feb 2025₩24.7t₩102.4t₩1.5t10.3x16.7x0.2x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025₩24.9t₩104.3t₩1.6t10x15.5x0.2x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024₩24.6t₩13.4t₩841.9b7.2x29.2x1.8x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024₩24.5t₩101.6t₩1.6t11x15.4x0.2x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024₩26.6t₩101.6t₩1.6t12x16.7x0.3x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024₩27.0t₩101.6t₩1.7t11.5x15.9x0.3x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024₩24.2t₩101.7t₩1.8t11.1x13.4x0.2x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024₩28.1t₩100.0t₩1.1t13.7x25.3x0.3x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024₩27.5t₩100.0t₩1.2t13.1x23.5x0.3x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024₩25.4t₩99.2t₩1.2t17.1x21.3x0.3x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024₩26.0t₩99.2t₩1.3t17.8x20.7x0.3x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024₩26.5t₩99.2t₩1.1t19.5x23.8x0.3x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024₩25.0t₩98.0t₩817.0b19.2x30.6x0.3x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023₩26.3t₩98.0t₩822.3b19.7x32x0.3x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023₩27.5t₩98.4t₩1.2t14.6x23.1x0.3x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023₩26.5t₩99.0t₩511.8b14.7x51.8x0.3x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023₩26.0t₩99.0t₩511.8b15.4x50.8x0.3x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023₩26.6t₩98.9t₩908.5b15.6x29.3x0.3x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023₩29.7t₩98.5t₩746.3b15.3x39.8x0.3x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023₩30.6t₩98.5t₩791.5b16.9x38.6x0.3x
Wed, 03 May 2023₩28.2t₩99.2t₩1.8t14x15.3x0.3x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023₩29.3t₩99.3t₩1.9t14.3x15.6x0.3x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023₩29.3t₩99.0t₩2.1t12.7x13.8x0.3x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023₩26.5t₩98.7t₩2.1t12.3x12.4x0.3x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022₩24.6t₩98.7t₩2.1t10.9x11.6x0.2x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022₩25.8t₩97.1t₩2.2t11.7x11.5x0.3x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022₩22.9t₩95.9t₩2.5t9.4x9.2x0.2x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022₩26.5t₩95.9t₩2.5t10.6x10.6x0.3x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022₩28.7t₩94.6t₩2.6t14.7x10.9x0.3x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022₩26.9t₩92.9t₩2.8t15.5x9.6x0.3x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022₩30.4t₩93.3t₩2.9t18x10.4x0.3x
Thu, 05 May 2022₩32.8t₩93.1t₩3.1t14.1x10.7x0.4x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022₩33.3t₩89.8t₩3.1t19.2x10.9x0.4x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022₩34.0t₩89.5t₩3.0t19x11.2x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.2x


Total Market Cap: ₩34.0tTotal Earnings: ₩3.0tTotal Revenue: ₩89.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Consumer Durables Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South Korean Consumer Durables industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 16.3x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 20.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.28x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Durables industry have declined 21% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.6% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South Korean Consumer Discretionary industry?

KR Market2.62%
Consumer Discretionary1.23%
Consumer Durables4.23%
Household Appliances5.93%
Consumer Electronics3.55%
Home Furnishings3.44%
Housewares and Specialties-1.65%
Homebuilding-2.77%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Housewares and Specialties industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 7.4x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Consumer Electronics industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 41% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 30% per year.
  • In contrast, the Household Appliances industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.5% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
A066570 LG Electronics₩82.50k3.8%
+₩540.2b
-15.6%PE22.9x
A021240 COWAY₩84.70k7.4%
+₩409.9b
52.3%PE10.6x
A009240 Hanssem₩47.10k3.4%
+₩25.7b
-6.9%PE6.5x
A013890 Zinus₩19.70k5.3%
+₩21.7b
41.7%PS0.5x
A014470 Bubang₩2.10k13.0%
+₩12.9b
-18.3%PS0.3x
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A009240

₩47,100.00

Hanssem

7D

3.4%

1Y

-6.9%

A066570

₩82,500.00

LG Electronics

7D

3.8%

1Y

-15.6%

A013890

₩19,700.00

Zinus

7D

5.3%

1Y

41.7%

A051630

₩5,220.00

ChinYang Chemical

7D

10.6%

1Y

84.1%

A021240

₩84,700.00

COWAY

7D

7.4%

1Y

52.3%

A017250

₩1,103.00

Inter-M

7D

-3.8%

1Y

-14.0%

A084730

₩9,720.00

THINKWARE

7D

-3.0%

1Y

-37.9%

A008700

₩1,761.00

Anam ElectronicsLtd

7D

-3.2%

1Y

-20.5%

A024940

₩7,770.00

PN Poong Nyun

7D

-1.6%

1Y

-3.8%

A004590

₩4,155.00

Hankook Furniture

7D

-2.2%

1Y

3.4%

A192400

₩22,100.00

Cuckoo Holdings

7D

-1.3%

1Y

32.6%

A007680

₩4,030.00

Daewon

7D

-2.8%

1Y

-22.2%

A060570

₩1,812.00

Dreamus

7D

3.4%

1Y

-43.5%

A234920

₩4,000.00

Zaigle

7D

22.1%

1Y

-41.2%