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
Thu, 21 May 2026	₩2.9t	₩3.5t	₩288.0b	11x	9.9x	0.8x
Sat, 18 Apr 2026	₩3.3t	₩3.5t	₩289.1b	12.1x	11.6x	1x
Mon, 16 Mar 2026	₩3.2t	₩3.5t	₩232.1b	12.5x	13.7x	0.9x
Wed, 11 Feb 2026	₩3.1t	₩3.4t	₩233.6b	11.7x	13.3x	0.9x
Fri, 09 Jan 2026	₩2.8t	₩3.4t	₩233.6b	10.7x	12.2x	0.8x
Sun, 07 Dec 2025	₩3.1t	₩3.5t	₩256.4b	11.4x	12x	0.9x
Tue, 04 Nov 2025	₩3.0t	₩4.0t	₩224.9b	12x	13.4x	0.8x
Thu, 02 Oct 2025	₩3.1t	₩4.0t	₩224.9b	12.3x	13.6x	0.8x
Sat, 30 Aug 2025	₩3.1t	₩4.0t	₩224.4b	11.4x	13.7x	0.8x
Mon, 28 Jul 2025	₩3.4t	₩4.0t	₩203.1b	15.1x	16.9x	0.9x
Wed, 25 Jun 2025	₩3.4t	₩4.0t	₩203.1b	14.8x	16.7x	0.9x
Fri, 23 May 2025	₩3.2t	₩3.4t	₩176.0b	14.9x	18.1x	0.9x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025	₩2.7t	₩3.4t	₩190.7b	12.7x	14x	0.8x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025	₩2.4t	₩3.4t	₩147.9b	12.4x	16.4x	0.7x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025	₩2.5t	₩3.4t	₩144.4b	12x	17.2x	0.7x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025	₩2.3t	₩3.4t	₩144.4b	12.9x	15.9x	0.7x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024	₩2.2t	₩3.3t	₩146.9b	11.4x	15x	0.7x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024	₩2.4t	₩3.4t	₩134.9b	11.3x	17.6x	0.7x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024	₩2.4t	₩3.4t	₩134.9b	11.3x	17.5x	0.7x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024	₩2.3t	₩3.4t	₩135.4b	11.3x	17.3x	0.7x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024	₩2.7t	₩3.3t	₩140.7b	12x	19.5x	0.8x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024	₩2.8t	₩3.3t	₩137.6b	11.7x	20.5x	0.9x
Sat, 25 May 2024	₩3.0t	₩3.2t	₩135.3b	11.8x	22.4x	0.9x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024	₩2.7t	₩3.2t	₩135.7b	11x	19.8x	0.8x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024	₩2.6t	₩3.2t	₩143.4b	13.4x	18.5x	0.8x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024	₩2.8t	₩3.2t	₩144.1b	16x	19.1x	0.9x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024	₩2.8t	₩3.2t	₩143.2b	16.3x	19.6x	0.9x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023	₩2.7t	₩3.2t	₩143.2b	15.7x	18.6x	0.8x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023	₩2.4t	₩3.2t	₩157.2b	15x	15.3x	0.8x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023	₩2.6t	₩3.2t	₩157.2b	14.6x	16.5x	0.8x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023	₩2.7t	₩3.2t	₩157.8b	16.2x	17.4x	0.9x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023	₩2.5t	₩3.2t	₩147.9b	12x	16.6x	0.8x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023	₩2.6t	₩3.2t	₩147.9b	13.1x	17.7x	0.8x
Sun, 28 May 2023	₩2.6t	₩3.2t	₩144.4b	12.3x	18x	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 9.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 16.2x.

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 26% per year over the last three years.
Revenues for these companies have grown 3.2% 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	-8.24%
Industrials	-11.93%
Professional Services	-3.94%
HR Services	-3.40%
Research and Consulting Services	-3.83%

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 15.8x.

Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.9%, 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	₩14.99k	6.7% +₩55.0b	7.8%	PE10.5x
	A130580 Nice D&B	₩5.44k	1.1% +₩924.0m	9.8%	PE6.5x

Company

Last Price

Valuation

A030190 NICE Information Service

₩14.99k

6.7%
+₩55.0b

7.8%

PE10.5x

A130580 Nice D&B

₩5.44k

1.1%
+₩924.0m

9.8%

PE6.5x

New minor risk - Share price stability

The company's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months. It is more volatile than 75% of South Korean stocks, typically moving 15% a week. This is considered a minor risk. Share price volatility indicates the stock is highly sensitive to market conditions or economic conditions rather than being sensitive to its own business performance, which may also be inconsistent. It also increases the risk of potential losses in the short term as the stock tends to have larger drops in price more frequently than other stocks. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Minor Risks Dividend is not well covered by cash flows (350% cash payout ratio). Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (15% average weekly change). Profit margins are more than 30% lower than last year (3.4% net profit margin). Market cap is less than US$100m (₩94.2b market cap, or US$64.9m).

South Korean (KOSPI) Professional Services Industry Analysis

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Latest News

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 16%

New minor risk - Market cap size

New minor risk - Share price stability

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Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 26%

Nice D&B's (KOSDAQ:130580) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings

Full year 2025 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

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