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South Korean (KOSPI) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 20, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D2.5%
  • 3M2.2%
  • 1Y-12.9%
  • YTD-13.0%

The Professional Services industry is up 3.4% in the last week, with NICE Information Service up 8.2%. Meanwhile, Wantedlab actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 19% in the last week. In contrast, the industry has lost 12% in the last 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 6.7% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 20 Dec 2024₩2.4t₩3.4t₩144.4b13x16.4x0.7x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024₩2.2t₩3.4t₩134.9b11.1x16.3x0.7x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024₩2.4t₩3.4t₩134.9b11.3x17.5x0.7x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024₩2.3t₩3.4t₩134.9b11.2x16.8x0.7x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024₩2.5t₩3.3t₩140.7b11x17.9x0.8x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024₩2.7t₩3.3t₩140.7b11.5x19.4x0.8x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024₩3.0t₩3.3t₩137.8b11.2x21.6x0.9x
Fri, 03 May 2024₩2.6t₩3.2t₩135.7b11.3x19.4x0.8x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024₩2.6t₩3.2t₩136.9b10.5x19.3x0.8x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024₩2.8t₩3.2t₩145.8b13.8x18.9x0.9x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024₩2.8t₩3.2t₩143.2b15.7x19.2x0.9x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023₩2.7t₩3.2t₩143.2b15.1x19x0.8x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023₩2.4t₩3.2t₩160.3b15.2x14.9x0.8x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023₩2.6t₩3.2t₩157.2b14.4x16.6x0.8x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023₩2.7t₩3.2t₩157.2b15.2x17.3x0.9x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023₩2.5t₩3.2t₩147.9b11.9x17.2x0.8x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023₩2.5t₩3.2t₩147.9b12.3x17.2x0.8x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023₩2.7t₩3.2t₩148.2b15x17.9x0.8x
Sat, 06 May 2023₩2.6t₩3.2t₩141.1b12.4x18.7x0.8x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023₩2.8t₩3.1t₩142.3b12.4x19.5x0.9x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023₩2.5t₩1.5t₩129.8b13x19.1x1.6x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023₩2.3t₩1.5t₩114.2b13.5x20.2x1.6x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022₩2.2t₩1.5t₩112.0b12.3x19.4x1.4x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022₩2.1t₩1.5t₩111.4b14x19x1.4x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022₩2.1t₩1.5t₩113.4b13.4x18.8x1.4x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022₩2.4t₩1.5t₩113.4b15x21.4x1.6x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022₩2.6t₩1.5t₩119.7b17.6x22.1x1.8x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022₩2.4t₩1.5t₩119.7b14.7x19.9x1.6x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022₩2.8t₩1.5t₩119.7b15.4x23.6x1.9x
Sun, 08 May 2022₩3.1t₩1.5t₩155.1b17.5x20.1x2.1x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022₩3.3t₩1.5t₩155.0b19.3x21.3x2.3x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022₩3.2t₩1.4t₩89.1b20.7x35.5x2.3x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022₩3.0t₩1.4t₩86.7b16.4x34.9x2.2x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021₩3.0t₩1.4t₩86.7b14.4x34.9x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

34.9x


Total Market Cap: ₩3.0tTotal Earnings: ₩86.7bTotal Revenue: ₩1.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.5x202220232024
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 17.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 20.5x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.76x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 16% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 32% 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-1.64%
Industrials-1.71%
Professional Services2.51%
Research and Consulting Services3.05%
HR Services-0.43%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.3x.
    • 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 22.9x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Research and Consulting Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 6.7% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 34% per year.
  • In contrast, the Research and Consulting Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.7% 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
A030190 NICE Information Service₩12.54k2.4%
+₩17.0b
28.0%PE10.9x
A355390 Crowdworks₩16.75k5.7%
+₩3.8b
-47.6%PS5.5x
A037440 Heerim Architects & Planners₩5.26k5.8%
+₩3.7b
-31.7%PE6.4x
A187220 Dt&C₩3.69k7.0%
+₩2.8b
-28.1%PS0.4x
A046120 Orbitech₩2.01k4.2%
+₩2.2b
-40.9%PS0.8x
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