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South Korean (KOSPI) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 18, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies76
  • 7D4.6%
  • 3M-19.2%
  • 1Y-30.2%
  • YTDn/a

The Commodity Chemicals industry is up 4.2% in the last week, with LG Chem up 3.9%. Meanwhile, Kumho Petro ChemicalLtd actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 6.5% in the last week. In contrast, the industry has lost 32% in the last 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 73% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Commodity Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 18 Sep 2024₩63.6t₩138.1t-₩883,770,156,208.0010.6x-72x0.5x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024₩64.1t₩149.0t₩217.9b10.5x293.9x0.4x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024₩76.3t₩149.1t₩178.3b11.9x427.9x0.5x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024₩80.1t₩149.1t₩178.3b11.6x449.2x0.5x
Thu, 09 May 2024₩80.2t₩152.7t₩1.8t13.6x44.7x0.5x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024₩81.6t₩152.5t₩1.8t11.8x45.9x0.5x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024₩81.7t₩157.5t₩2.1t16.7x38.3x0.5x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024₩77.0t₩157.4t₩2.1t16.3x37.1x0.5x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023₩106.3t₩165.8t₩2.1t16.7x51.8x0.6x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023₩105.2t₩165.8t₩2.3t15.8x46.4x0.6x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023₩97.4t₩167.9t₩2.6t13.7x37.7x0.6x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023₩114.7t₩167.9t₩2.6t14.6x44.4x0.7x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023₩118.7t₩167.4t₩4.0t14.9x29.3x0.7x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023₩128.8t₩167.4t₩4.0t16.3x31.9x0.8x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023₩126.5t₩167.4t₩4.0t15.6x31.3x0.8x
Fri, 12 May 2023₩117.4t₩164.7t₩4.5t16.7x25.8x0.7x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023₩122.2t₩159.6t₩4.8t14.2x25.4x0.8x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023₩112.1t₩156.5t₩4.6t12.9x24.2x0.7x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023₩99.0t₩156.5t₩4.6t12x21.3x0.6x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022₩88.3t₩156.5t₩4.6t9.9x19x0.6x
Mon, 28 Nov 2022₩104.1t₩156.5t₩5.3t12.2x19.7x0.7x
Wed, 26 Oct 2022₩86.7t₩152.0t₩6.0t11.8x14.4x0.6x
Fri, 23 Sep 2022₩96.8t₩152.0t₩6.0t13.4x16x0.6x
Sun, 21 Aug 2022₩97.2t₩148.2t₩7.1t13.2x13.7x0.7x
Tue, 19 Jul 2022₩80.1t₩145.9t₩8.3t12.5x9.6x0.5x
Thu, 16 Jun 2022₩90.2t₩145.9t₩8.3t13.8x10.9x0.6x
Sat, 14 May 2022₩86.7t₩137.6t₩10.4t13.6x8.4x0.6x
Mon, 11 Apr 2022₩91.2t₩137.5t₩10.4t14.4x8.8x0.7x
Wed, 09 Mar 2022₩88.2t₩128.3t₩8.9t15.5x10x0.7x
Fri, 04 Feb 2022₩98.8t₩128.1t₩8.9t14.9x11.1x0.8x
Sun, 02 Jan 2022₩102.5t₩128.1t₩8.9t16.8x11.5x0.8x
Tue, 30 Nov 2021₩108.7t₩127.4t₩9.5t16x11.5x0.9x
Thu, 28 Oct 2021₩116.8t₩111.3t₩7.2t19.6x16.3x1x
Sat, 25 Sep 2021₩116.2t₩111.3t₩7.2t19.3x16.2x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.2x


Total Market Cap: ₩116.2tTotal Earnings: ₩7.2tTotal Revenue: ₩111.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Commodity Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 49.5x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South Korean Commodity Chemicals industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.66x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Commodity Chemicals industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
  • Meanwhile revenues have grown 9.9% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

How does South Korean Commodity Chemicals compare with similar industries?

KR Market2.19%
Materials6.73%
Chemicals4.17%
Commodity Chemicals4.64%
Specialty Chemicals3.22%
Diversified Chemicals2.43%
Industrial Gases1.38%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0.87%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
A051910 LG Chem₩321.50k1.9%
+₩469.7b		-41.7%PE191.7x
A348370 Enchem₩183.30k7.0%
+₩249.4b		209.1%PS10.9x
A001570 Kumyang₩48.50k4.8%
+₩127.4b		-62.9%n/a
A011170 Lotte Chemical₩80.60k2.2%
+₩71.7b		-43.3%PS0.2x
A005420 Cosmo Chemical₩20.30k9.7%
+₩69.1b		-50.5%PS1.1x
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