South Korean (KOSPI) Food Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 15, 2025

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies7

7D-4.7%
3M5.7%
1Y35.1%
YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Food Distributors industry has dropped 4.7%, driven by a pullback from Dong Suh Companies of 5.9%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 35%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 22% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Food Distributors Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Fri, 15 Aug 2025	₩4.2t	₩6.5t	₩299.2b	11.6x	13.9x	0.6x
Sun, 13 Jul 2025	₩4.6t	₩6.5t	₩299.2b	11.6x	15.5x	0.7x
Tue, 10 Jun 2025	₩4.3t	₩6.5t	₩299.2b	11.6x	14.2x	0.7x
Thu, 08 May 2025	₩4.0t	₩6.4t	₩311.2b	9.3x	12.7x	0.6x
Sat, 05 Apr 2025	₩3.9t	₩6.4t	₩311.2b	8.9x	12.4x	0.6x
Mon, 03 Mar 2025	₩3.6t	₩6.7t	₩304.1b	10.4x	11.8x	0.5x
Wed, 29 Jan 2025	₩3.6t	₩6.6t	₩300.7b	6.5x	12x	0.5x
Fri, 27 Dec 2024	₩3.9t	₩6.6t	₩300.7b	6.8x	12.9x	0.6x
Sun, 24 Nov 2024	₩3.7t	₩6.6t	₩300.5b	6.2x	12.2x	0.6x
Tue, 22 Oct 2024	₩3.0t	₩6.5t	₩320.6b	6.1x	9.3x	0.5x
Thu, 19 Sep 2024	₩2.9t	₩6.2t	₩280.1b	6.3x	10.4x	0.5x
Sat, 17 Aug 2024	₩3.0t	₩6.5t	₩316.9b	6.7x	9.5x	0.5x
Mon, 15 Jul 2024	₩3.1t	₩6.4t	₩309.2b	6.5x	10.1x	0.5x
Wed, 12 Jun 2024	₩3.2t	₩6.4t	₩309.2b	6.7x	10.5x	0.5x
Fri, 10 May 2024	₩3.2t	₩6.0t	₩283.9b	8x	11.3x	0.5x
Sun, 07 Apr 2024	₩3.1t	₩6.0t	₩283.9b	7.6x	11.1x	0.5x
Tue, 05 Mar 2024	₩3.2t	₩3.8t	₩273.7b	8x	11.7x	0.9x
Thu, 01 Feb 2024	₩3.2t	₩3.8t	₩273.7b	7.9x	11.5x	0.8x
Sat, 30 Dec 2023	₩3.4t	₩3.8t	₩273.7b	8.1x	12.4x	0.9x
Mon, 27 Nov 2023	₩3.3t	₩3.8t	₩274.7b	8.2x	12x	0.9x
Wed, 25 Oct 2023	₩3.1t	₩3.7t	₩266.4b	7.7x	11.5x	0.8x
Fri, 22 Sep 2023	₩3.2t	₩3.7t	₩266.4b	7.9x	12.1x	0.9x
Sun, 20 Aug 2023	₩3.5t	₩3.7t	₩263.8b	8.4x	13.2x	0.9x
Tue, 18 Jul 2023	₩3.6t	₩3.7t	₩263.8b	9x	13.8x	1x
Thu, 15 Jun 2023	₩3.5t	₩3.7t	₩263.8b	9.4x	13.2x	0.9x
Sat, 13 May 2023	₩3.4t	₩3.5t	₩267.9b	5.5x	12.9x	1x
Mon, 10 Apr 2023	₩3.5t	₩7.5t	₩323.7b	6.9x	10.8x	0.5x
Wed, 08 Mar 2023	₩3.5t	₩7.3t	₩257.0b	7.1x	13.4x	0.5x
Fri, 03 Feb 2023	₩3.6t	₩7.2t	₩262.4b	7.2x	13.7x	0.5x
Sun, 01 Jan 2023	₩3.4t	₩7.2t	₩262.4b	6.6x	12.9x	0.5x
Tue, 29 Nov 2022	₩3.5t	₩7.1t	₩262.8b	6.4x	13.4x	0.5x
Thu, 27 Oct 2022	₩3.3t	₩6.9t	₩248.2b	7.3x	13.5x	0.5x
Sat, 24 Sep 2022	₩3.5t	₩6.9t	₩248.2b	8.1x	14.3x	0.5x
Mon, 22 Aug 2022	₩4.2t	₩6.9t	₩246.6b	9.3x	16.9x	0.6x

Price to Earnings Ratio

16.9x

Mon, 22 Aug 2022

Current Industry PE

Investors are optimistic on the South Korean Food Distributors industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 13.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 12.4x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.65x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Food Distributors industry have grown 6.7% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.