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South Korean (KOSPI) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 23, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies67
  • 7D-5.6%
  • 3M-6.5%
  • 1Y27.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Chemicals industry has dropped 5.6%, driven by pullbacks in ISU Specialty Chemical and Hansol Chemical of 18% and 14%, respectively. In contrast, NanoSilikhan Advanced Materials has gained 15%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 27%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 35% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 24 Jun 2026₩21.6t₩14.1t₩893.3b13.8x24.2x1.5x
Fri, 22 May 2026₩24.2t₩13.8t₩820.9b15.8x29.5x1.8x
Sun, 19 Apr 2026₩25.4t₩13.8t₩811.3b18.2x31.3x1.8x
Tue, 17 Mar 2026₩23.9t₩14.1t₩856.4b14.4x27.9x1.7x
Thu, 12 Feb 2026₩24.7t₩14.4t₩945.5b15.4x26.1x1.7x
Sat, 10 Jan 2026₩19.8t₩14.4t₩945.5b14.1x20.9x1.4x
Mon, 08 Dec 2025₩19.6t₩14.4t₩945.5b13.9x20.7x1.4x
Wed, 05 Nov 2025₩20.3t₩14.1t₩827.7b14.9x24.5x1.4x
Fri, 03 Oct 2025₩19.9t₩14.1t₩827.7b15.6x24.1x1.4x
Sun, 31 Aug 2025₩17.8t₩13.6t₩853.7b15.1x20.8x1.3x
Tue, 29 Jul 2025₩18.1t₩14.0t₩928.6b13.5x19.5x1.3x
Thu, 26 Jun 2025₩17.6t₩13.4t₩910.6b12.1x19.4x1.3x
Sat, 24 May 2025₩15.7t₩13.4t₩939.3b12.1x16.7x1.2x
Mon, 21 Apr 2025₩15.8t₩13.1t₩872.6b11.4x18.1x1.2x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025₩17.3t₩13.0t₩894.4b16.1x19.3x1.3x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025₩15.6t₩12.8t₩787.1b15.3x19.9x1.2x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025₩15.1t₩12.8t₩787.1b15.4x19.2x1.2x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024₩13.4t₩12.8t₩786.3b13.3x17x1x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024₩16.4t₩12.5t₩812.4b12.8x20.2x1.3x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024₩17.8t₩12.5t₩812.9b13.3x21.9x1.4x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024₩18.2t₩12.5t₩816.6b13.7x22.3x1.5x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024₩18.0t₩12.4t₩716.7b15.5x25.2x1.5x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024₩20.4t₩12.6t₩702.2b17.4x29x1.6x
Sun, 26 May 2024₩20.3t₩12.6t₩766.0b16.9x26.5x1.6x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024₩20.5t₩12.5t₩747.9b16.9x27.4x1.6x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024₩21.8t₩12.7t₩730.2b16.3x29.9x1.7x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024₩20.0t₩11.8t₩573.0b16.2x34.8x1.7x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024₩25.8t₩12.5t₩591.1b18.2x43.7x2.1x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023₩26.2t₩12.5t₩591.1b18.1x44.3x2.1x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023₩23.0t₩12.9t₩792.4b13.8x29x1.8x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023₩23.2t₩12.9t₩792.4b13.5x29.3x1.8x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023₩26.6t₩13.9t₩872.0b15.3x30.6x1.9x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023₩28.9t₩14.4t₩1.0t13.9x28.1x2x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023₩29.7t₩14.3t₩1.0t14.7x29.1x2.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

29.1x


Total Market Cap: ₩29.7tTotal Earnings: ₩1.0tTotal Revenue: ₩14.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the South Korean Specialty Chemicals industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry have declined 4.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, 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 Specialty Chemicals compare with similar industries?

KR Market5.64%
Materials-9.53%
Chemicals-8.98%
Specialty Chemicals-5.61%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-3.63%
Industrial Gases-6.83%
Diversified Chemicals-9.33%
Commodity Chemicals-10.14%
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
A286750 NanoSilikhan Advanced Materials₩1.67k14.9%
+₩7.0b
-27.4%PS7.7x
A014910 Sungmoon Electronics₩3.00k8.7%
+₩5.0b
145.1%PE33.4x
A060230 JK Synapse₩299.0019.6%
+₩2.7b
-67.8%PS0.2x
A091970 Nano Chem Tech₩3.02k6.0%
+₩1.2b
0.7%PS0.4x
A233990 Ha U Dong Chun₩1.66k2.4%
+₩629.0m
93.6%n/a

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