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South Korean (KOSPI) Commodity Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 21, 2025

DataAggregated Company Financials

Companies77

7D5.3%
3M-15.8%
1Y-26.3%
YTDn/a

The Commodity Chemicals industry is up 1.6% in the last week, with LG Chem up 4.6%. In the same time, UNID was down 6.9%. In contrast, the industry has lost 30% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 69% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Tue, 21 Jan 2025	₩53.2t	₩147.5t	-₩2,093,592,790,860.00	10x	-25.4x	0.4x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024	₩50.9t	₩61.4t	₩559.6b	9.2x	91x	0.8x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024	₩52.8t	₩147.7t	-₩694,115,571,798.00	9.2x	-76x	0.4x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024	₩69.4t	₩147.6t	-₩669,003,628,688.00	10.1x	-103.8x	0.5x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024	₩60.8t	₩147.6t	-₩668,160,500,688.00	9.6x	-90.9x	0.4x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024	₩59.8t	₩149.1t	₩189.6b	10.3x	315.7x	0.4x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024	₩75.7t	₩149.1t	₩178.3b	11x	424.5x	0.5x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024	₩77.5t	₩149.1t	₩199.4b	11.5x	388.7x	0.5x
Thu, 02 May 2024	₩78.6t	₩152.7t	₩1.8t	12x	44.1x	0.5x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024	₩82.1t	₩153.2t	₩2.2t	12.2x	36.7x	0.5x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024	₩83.9t	₩157.2t	₩2.0t	17.3x	40.9x	0.5x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024	₩72.5t	₩157.4t	₩2.1t	15.4x	34.6x	0.5x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023	₩106.4t	₩165.8t	₩2.1t	16.7x	51.9x	0.6x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023	₩101.3t	₩167.9t	₩2.6t	13.8x	39.7x	0.6x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023	₩107.0t	₩167.9t	₩2.6t	14.3x	41.4x	0.6x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023	₩111.3t	₩167.9t	₩2.6t	14.4x	43x	0.7x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023	₩127.2t	₩167.4t	₩4.0t	15.9x	31.5x	0.8x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023	₩124.8t	₩167.4t	₩4.0t	15.8x	30.9x	0.7x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023	₩119.7t	₩167.4t	₩4.1t	15.8x	29.2x	0.7x
Fri, 05 May 2023	₩124.2t	₩164.7t	₩4.9t	15.8x	25.5x	0.8x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023	₩120.3t	₩159.6t	₩4.8t	14.4x	25x	0.8x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023	₩103.2t	₩156.5t	₩4.6t	11.2x	22.2x	0.7x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023	₩93.1t	₩156.5t	₩4.6t	11.4x	20.1x	0.6x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022	₩91.0t	₩156.5t	₩4.6t	10.4x	19.6x	0.6x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022	₩101.6t	₩153.9t	₩5.8t	12.3x	17.4x	0.7x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022	₩93.9t	₩152.0t	₩6.0t	12.8x	15.6x	0.6x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022	₩102.0t	₩152.0t	₩6.0t	14.2x	16.9x	0.7x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022	₩99.9t	₩145.9t	₩8.3t	13.4x	12x	0.7x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022	₩82.1t	₩145.9t	₩8.3t	12.8x	9.9x	0.6x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022	₩94.0t	₩145.9t	₩8.4t	15.3x	11.2x	0.6x
Sat, 07 May 2022	₩89.4t	₩137.6t	₩10.4t	14.4x	8.6x	0.7x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022	₩91.4t	₩137.5t	₩10.4t	15x	8.8x	0.7x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022	₩92.9t	₩128.1t	₩8.9t	15.7x	10.4x	0.7x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022	₩92.5t	₩128.1t	₩8.9t	13.8x	10.4x	0.7x

Price to Earnings Ratio

10.4x

Fri, 28 Jan 2022

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 0.60x.

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 4.8% 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 Market	1.40%
Materials	3.68%
Chemicals	4.63%
Commodity Chemicals	5.29%
Industrial Gases	5.60%
Diversified Chemicals	3.75%
Specialty Chemicals	2.90%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals	0.68%

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?

Company	Last Price	7D	1Y	Valuation
A011780 Kumho Petro ChemicalLtd	₩110.50k	20.1% +₩480.7b	0.3%	PE9.8x
A011790 SKC	₩168.30k	6.5% +₩347.5b	118.6%	PS3.6x
A009830 Hanwha Solutions	₩19.45k	7.2% +₩223.5b	-40.9%	PS0.3x
A017960 Hankuk Carbon	₩14.18k	14.3% +₩87.1b	33.4%	PE194.2x
A006650 Korea Petrochemical Ind	₩93.80k	10.0% +₩52.5b	-28.3%	PS0.2x

Latest News

A011780

₩110,500.00

Kumho Petro ChemicalLtd

20.1%

0.3%

A003720

₩4,365.00

SamyoungLtd

15.3%

0.2%

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And SamyoungLtd (KRX:003720) Passed With Ease

Jan 20

A017960

₩14,180.00

Hankuk Carbon

14.3%

33.4%

What Hankuk Carbon Co., Ltd.'s (KRX:017960) 25% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You

Jan 19

A009830

₩19,450.00

Hanwha Solutions

7.2%

-40.9%

Hanwha Solutions Corporation (KRX:009830) Stock Rockets 29% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Jan 17

A011170

₩58,900.00

Lotte Chemical

1.6%

-51.0%

A001570

₩19,850.00

Kumyang

-3.2%

-75.4%

Some Confidence Is Lacking In Kumyang Co., Ltd. (KRX:001570) As Shares Slide 30%

Jan 15

A348370

₩139,800.00

Enchem

-9.5%

17.1%

Enchem (KOSDAQ:348370) Is Carrying A Fair Bit Of Debt

Jan 12

A051910

₩241,500.00

LG Chem

-1.2%

-38.2%

Capital Allocation Trends At LG Chem (KRX:051910) Aren't Ideal

Jan 10

A005420

₩17,840.00

Cosmo Chemical

-8.0%

-41.9%

What Cosmo Chemical Co., Ltd.'s (KRX:005420) 31% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You

Jan 08

A281740

₩11,600.00

Lake Materials

-3.5%

-26.9%

These 4 Measures Indicate That Lake Materials (KOSDAQ:281740) Is Using Debt Extensively

Jan 08

A011790

₩168,300.00

SKC

6.5%

118.6%

SKC (KRX:011790) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

Dec 24

A006650

₩93,800.00

Korea Petrochemical Ind

10.0%

-28.3%

A001340

₩7,450.00

Paik Kwang Industrial

-4.6%

n/a

A120110

₩27,900.00

Kolon Industries

2.0%

-30.3%

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Kolon Industries, Inc. (KRX:120110)?

Dec 16

A093370

₩4,995.00

Foosung

-2.1%

-50.7%

The Price Is Right For Foosung Co., Ltd. (KRX:093370)

Nov 23

A012630

₩12,380.00

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