South Korean (KOSPI) Professional Services Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Mon, 18 May 2026	₩3.1t	₩3.5t	₩288.0b	11.3x	10.6x	0.9x
Wed, 15 Apr 2026	₩3.2t	₩3.5t	₩289.1b	11.5x	11.2x	0.9x
Fri, 13 Mar 2026	₩3.2t	₩3.5t	₩232.1b	12.7x	13.6x	0.9x
Sun, 08 Feb 2026	₩3.0t	₩3.4t	₩233.6b	11.1x	12.8x	0.9x
Tue, 06 Jan 2026	₩2.9t	₩3.4t	₩233.6b	11x	12.6x	0.9x
Thu, 04 Dec 2025	₩3.1t	₩3.5t	₩256.4b	11.4x	12.1x	0.9x
Sat, 01 Nov 2025	₩3.0t	₩4.0t	₩224.9b	12.8x	13.4x	0.8x
Mon, 29 Sep 2025	₩3.1t	₩4.0t	₩224.9b	12.1x	13.6x	0.8x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025	₩3.1t	₩4.0t	₩222.4b	12x	13.8x	0.8x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025	₩3.4t	₩4.0t	₩203.1b	15x	16.9x	0.9x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025	₩3.4t	₩4.0t	₩203.1b	14.6x	16.5x	0.8x
Tue, 20 May 2025	₩2.7t	₩3.4t	₩186.4b	12.7x	14.6x	0.8x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025	₩2.6t	₩3.4t	₩190.7b	12.5x	13.7x	0.8x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025	₩2.4t	₩3.4t	₩145.6b	12.4x	16.7x	0.7x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025	₩2.5t	₩3.4t	₩144.4b	12.1x	17.1x	0.7x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025	₩2.3t	₩3.4t	₩144.4b	12.9x	16.1x	0.7x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024	₩2.3t	₩3.4t	₩145.0b	11.3x	15.5x	0.7x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024	₩2.3t	₩3.4t	₩134.9b	11.2x	17.3x	0.7x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024	₩2.4t	₩3.4t	₩134.9b	11.6x	17.7x	0.7x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024	₩2.5t	₩3.3t	₩131.4b	11.4x	18.8x	0.7x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024	₩2.7t	₩3.3t	₩140.7b	12.1x	19.5x	0.8x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024	₩2.8t	₩3.3t	₩137.6b	11.8x	20.7x	0.9x
Wed, 22 May 2024	₩3.0t	₩3.2t	₩135.6b	11.7x	22.3x	0.9x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024	₩2.7t	₩3.2t	₩135.7b	11.1x	20.1x	0.8x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024	₩2.7t	₩3.2t	₩143.4b	13.4x	18.6x	0.8x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024	₩2.7t	₩3.2t	₩144.1b	16x	18.5x	0.8x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024	₩2.8t	₩3.2t	₩143.2b	16.3x	19.6x	0.9x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023	₩2.6t	₩3.2t	₩144.0b	15x	18.2x	0.8x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023	₩2.4t	₩3.2t	₩157.2b	14.9x	15.4x	0.8x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023	₩2.7t	₩3.2t	₩157.2b	14.8x	17.2x	0.9x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023	₩2.7t	₩3.2t	₩161.6b	13x	16.7x	0.8x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023	₩2.4t	₩3.2t	₩147.9b	11.7x	16.3x	0.8x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023	₩2.6t	₩3.2t	₩147.9b	13.5x	17.7x	0.8x
Thu, 25 May 2023	₩2.7t	₩3.2t	₩137.7b	12.3x	19.3x	0.8x

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 10.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 16.3x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.81x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 28% per year over the last three years.
Revenues for these companies have grown 3.0% 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 Market	-0.64%
Industrials	-8.61%
Professional Services	-3.99%
Research and Consulting Services	-4.02%
HR Services	-5.02%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.9x.

Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 15.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 10.2% per year.

Investors are most pessimistic about the HR Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 14.7x.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Research and Consulting Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 15% over the next 5 years.
This is better than its past earnings decline of 10% per year.

In contrast, the Research and Consulting Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 15% per year over the next few years.

	Company	Last Price	7D	1Y	Valuation
	A030190 NICE Information Service	₩14.28k	1.1% +₩8.8b	1.3%	PE10.8x
	A204620 Global Tax Free	₩5.78k	0.9% +₩3.5b	7.8%	PE15.6x

Company

Last Price

Valuation

A030190 NICE Information Service

₩14.28k

1.1%
+₩8.8b

1.3%

PE10.8x

A204620 Global Tax Free

₩5.78k

0.9%
+₩3.5b

7.8%

PE15.6x

New major risk - Earnings quality

The company has a high level of non-cash earnings. Accrual ratio: 96% This is considered a major risk. Non-cash earnings can arise from many different things. However, if a company consistently has a high level of non-cash earnings, it may be a sign that they are recognizing revenue from customers before the full value of the sales are received as cash or they are not depreciating the value of their assets appropriately. These are practices that inflate earnings, while not providing a similar increase to cash flows. Companies in some select industries naturally have a high level of non-cash earnings and it is not a major concern. However, in the worst case scenario it can be an early sign of performance manipulation by management. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Earnings have declined by 1.7% per year over the past 5 years. High level of non-cash earnings (96% accrual ratio). Minor Risk Unstable dividend paying track record with dividend experiencing an annual drop of over 20% in the past.

South Korean (KOSPI) Professional Services Industry Analysis

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Latest News

New minor risk - Share price stability

CrowdWorks, Inc. has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of KRW 999.99946 million.

Englewood Lab, Inc. to Report Q1, 2026 Results on May 08, 2026

Sungjin Holdings Co., Ltd. signed an agreement to acquire 20.12% stake in Finetechnix. Co.,Ltd. (KOSDAQ:A106240) from Orbitech Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:A046120) for KRW 20 billion.

Global Tax Free (KOSDAQ:204620) Is Posting Promising Earnings But The Good News Doesn’t Stop There

New major risk - Earnings quality

Full year 2025 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

MiraeING.Co.,Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Mar 31, 2026

Wantedlab, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Mar 31, 2026

Korea Electronic Certification Authority, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Mar 31, 2026