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South Korean (KOSPI) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 22, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies23
  • 7D4.2%
  • 3M3.3%
  • 1Y10.0%
  • YTD1.9%

The Specialty Stores industry is up 5.0% in the last week, with Hotel ShillaLtd up 11%. Meanwhile, JTC actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 7.7% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 9.0%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 64% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Specialty Stores Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 22 Apr 2026₩6.2t₩17.4t-₩35,049,537,190.0013.6x-177.3x0.4x
Fri, 20 Mar 2026₩5.9t₩16.9t₩47.5b18.2x124.9x0.4x
Sun, 15 Feb 2026₩6.5t₩17.0t₩12.1b19.2x533.6x0.4x
Tue, 13 Jan 2026₩6.0t₩16.9t₩13.2b17.9x453.2x0.4x
Thu, 11 Dec 2025₩6.7t₩19.3t₩14.3b19.1x465.5x0.3x
Sat, 08 Nov 2025₩6.5t₩18.9t₩114.1b15.8x57x0.3x
Mon, 06 Oct 2025₩7.3t₩19.0t₩119.3b15.8x61.1x0.4x
Wed, 03 Sep 2025₩6.8t₩18.8t₩114.2b17.3x59.5x0.4x
Fri, 01 Aug 2025₩6.7t₩18.5t₩184.5b14.8x36.3x0.4x
Sun, 29 Jun 2025₩6.7t₩18.4t₩189.7b14.4x35.5x0.4x
Tue, 27 May 2025₩6.4t₩18.2t₩147.3b14.5x43.3x0.4x
Thu, 24 Apr 2025₩5.7t₩18.1t₩118.8b12.9x48x0.3x
Sat, 22 Mar 2025₩5.6t₩17.6t₩154.8b11.1x36.3x0.3x
Mon, 17 Feb 2025₩5.5t₩17.6t₩189.7b11.4x29.1x0.3x
Wed, 15 Jan 2025₩5.4t₩17.6t₩183.7b9.6x29.4x0.3x
Fri, 13 Dec 2024₩5.3t₩17.6t₩183.7b11x29.1x0.3x
Sun, 10 Nov 2024₩5.6t₩17.0t₩211.4b11.2x26.3x0.3x
Tue, 08 Oct 2024₩6.1t₩17.0t₩216.9b12.2x28.3x0.4x
Thu, 05 Sep 2024₩6.0t₩17.0t₩217.5b12.2x27.7x0.4x
Sat, 03 Aug 2024₩6.6t₩16.4t₩235.9b14.7x27.8x0.4x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024₩7.0t₩16.4t₩235.9b14.9x29.5x0.4x
Wed, 29 May 2024₩7.2t₩16.4t₩227.2b17.1x31.8x0.4x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024₩7.0t₩15.9t₩267.0b19.4x26.4x0.4x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024₩7.0t₩13.4t₩194.2b19.2x36.1x0.5x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024₩7.0t₩13.8t₩183.2b17.4x38.1x0.5x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024₩6.3t₩13.7t₩179.0b18.5x35.1x0.5x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023₩6.8t₩13.8t₩190.0b19.9x35.8x0.5x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023₩6.6t₩14.4t₩271.2b17.2x24.2x0.5x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023₩6.7t₩14.3t₩250.4b14.3x26.8x0.5x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023₩7.7t₩14.3t₩252.9b17.2x30.3x0.5x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023₩7.4t₩14.7t₩241.7b19.6x30.4x0.5x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023₩7.4t₩14.7t₩240.6b22.7x30.7x0.5x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023₩7.4t₩14.7t₩192.6b20.7x38.5x0.5x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023₩7.6t₩15.1t₩174.1b20x43.6x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

43.6x


Total Market Cap: ₩7.6tTotal Earnings: ₩174.1bTotal Revenue: ₩15.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Specialty Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 80.5x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South Korean Specialty Retail industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.41x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Specialty Retail industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Meanwhile revenues have grown 5.0% 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 Market6.86%
Consumer Discretionary7.63%
Specialty Stores4.19%
Home Furnishing Retail54.36%
Specialty Stores7.41%
Apparel Retail3.79%
Computer and Electronics Retail0.29%
Automotive Retail0.19%
Home Improvement Retail0%0
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Automotive Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 120x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 13.7%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 15.7% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Specialty Stores industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 81% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 43% per year.
  • In contrast, the Computer and Electronics Retail industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 24% 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
A008770 Hotel ShillaLtd₩55.70k11.7%
+₩221.4b
44.5%PS0.5x
A031430 Shinsegae International₩14.64k12.2%
+₩54.5b
53.3%PS0.5x
A000680 LS Networks₩3.59k9.3%
+₩24.0b
6.7%PS0.1x
A481070 Au BrandzLtd₩18.25k9.5%
+₩22.5b
33.2%PE30.5x
A309930 JOYWORKS&Co₩1.61k39.3%
+₩10.7b
-17.7%PS0.8x

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