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South Korean (KOSPI) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 30, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies19
  • 7D2.7%
  • 3M11.1%
  • 1Y0.8%
  • YTD13.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has dropped 1.7%, driven by a pullback from Englewood Lab of 3.6%. Meanwhile, Global Tax Free actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 14% in the last week. Over the last year, the industry has been flat overall. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Professional Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 30 May 2025₩3.3t₩4.0t₩204.0b12.9x16.1x0.8x
Sun, 27 Apr 2025₩2.7t₩3.4t₩190.7b12.8x14.1x0.8x
Tue, 25 Mar 2025₩2.4t₩3.4t₩160.1b12.9x15.3x0.7x
Thu, 20 Feb 2025₩2.5t₩3.4t₩144.4b12.5x17.4x0.7x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025₩2.4t₩3.4t₩144.4b12.7x16.3x0.7x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024₩2.4t₩3.4t₩144.4b13.2x16.5x0.7x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024₩2.2t₩3.4t₩134.9b11.1x16.3x0.7x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024₩2.4t₩3.4t₩134.9b11.5x17.7x0.7x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024₩2.2t₩3.4t₩135.4b11.1x16.4x0.7x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024₩2.3t₩3.3t₩140.7b10.4x16.4x0.7x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024₩2.7t₩3.3t₩140.7b11.6x19.4x0.8x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024₩2.9t₩3.3t₩141.5b10.9x20.8x0.9x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024₩2.5t₩3.2t₩135.7b10.9x18.8x0.8x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024₩2.7t₩3.2t₩148.8b12.2x17.9x0.8x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024₩2.8t₩3.2t₩144.1b16x19.6x0.9x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024₩2.8t₩3.2t₩143.2b16.1x19.4x0.9x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023₩2.7t₩3.2t₩143.2b14.8x18.6x0.8x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023₩2.3t₩3.2t₩157.2b15.1x14.9x0.7x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023₩2.6t₩3.2t₩157.2b14.4x16.6x0.8x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023₩2.7t₩3.2t₩158.8b15.3x17x0.9x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023₩2.5t₩3.2t₩147.9b12.1x17x0.8x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023₩2.5t₩3.2t₩147.9b12.3x17.1x0.8x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023₩2.6t₩3.2t₩148.2b15x17.8x0.8x
Tue, 02 May 2023₩2.6t₩3.2t₩141.1b12.3x18.7x0.8x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023₩2.8t₩3.1t₩133.1b12.6x20.8x0.9x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023₩2.4t₩1.5t₩129.8b13x18.8x1.6x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023₩2.2t₩1.5t₩114.2b13.2x19.6x1.5x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022₩2.2t₩1.5t₩112.0b12.6x19.6x1.4x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022₩2.2t₩1.5t₩113.4b14.4x19.1x1.4x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022₩2.1t₩1.5t₩113.4b14.3x18.7x1.4x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022₩2.5t₩1.5t₩113.4b16.1x21.6x1.6x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022₩2.6t₩1.5t₩119.7b16.7x21.4x1.7x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022₩2.5t₩1.5t₩119.7b15.2x20.5x1.6x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022₩3.0t₩1.5t₩119.7b16.2x24.7x2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.7x


Total Market Cap: ₩3.0tTotal Earnings: ₩119.7bTotal Revenue: ₩1.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South Korean Professional Services 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 15.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 18.4x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.81x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 19% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 39% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South Korean Industrials industry?

KR Market4.60%
Industrials6.20%
Professional Services2.74%
Research and Consulting Services3.24%
HR Services-2.95%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 12.5x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 19.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Research and Consulting Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 11% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 27% per year.
  • In contrast, the Research and Consulting Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
A424870 ImmuneOncia Therapeutics₩6.51k10.7%
+₩46.0b
n/an/a
A204620 Global Tax Free₩5.93k9.8%
+₩37.2b
71.0%PE21.6x
A030190 NICE Information Service₩14.54k3.2%
+₩26.4b
32.1%PE11x
A092130 e-Credible₩15.68k2.4%
+₩4.5b
19.3%PE14.5x
A355390 CrowdWorks₩8.61k5.8%
+₩4.4b
-16.4%PS7.1x
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A187220

₩2,750.00

Dt&C

7D

-5.5%

1Y

-31.9%

A204620

₩5,930.00

Global Tax Free

7D

9.8%

1Y

71.0%

A355390

₩8,610.00

CrowdWorks

7D

5.8%

1Y

-16.4%

A950140

₩10,560.00

Englewood Lab

7D

-5.3%

1Y

-55.1%

A007120

₩1,022.00

MiraeING.Co.Ltd

7D

-3.5%

1Y

-5.0%

A143240

₩14,350.00

SaraminLtd

7D

-1.2%

1Y

-19.0%

A046120

₩2,540.00

Orbitech

7D

-4.5%

1Y

-20.6%

A130580

₩5,220.00

Nice D&B

7D

5.1%

1Y

-8.4%