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South Korean (KOSPI) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies70
  • 7D1.2%
  • 3M-2.2%
  • 1Y31.7%
  • YTDn/a

The Specialty Chemicals industry is up 1.2% in the last week, with Sukgyung AT up 15%. Meanwhile, ISU Specialty Chemical actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.3% in the last week. This means that the industry has gained 32% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 26% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 24 Dec 2025₩19.5t₩14.4t₩945.5b14x20.7x1.4x
Fri, 21 Nov 2025₩18.6t₩14.3t₩868.3b14x21.4x1.3x
Sun, 19 Oct 2025₩20.0t₩14.1t₩827.7b16.2x24.1x1.4x
Tue, 16 Sep 2025₩19.0t₩14.1t₩827.7b15.9x23x1.3x
Thu, 14 Aug 2025₩18.6t₩14.0t₩928.6b13.7x20.1x1.3x
Sat, 12 Jul 2025₩17.4t₩13.9t₩915.2b13.4x19.1x1.3x
Mon, 09 Jun 2025₩16.8t₩13.4t₩910.6b12.1x18.5x1.3x
Wed, 07 May 2025₩16.3t₩13.1t₩890.6b11.4x18.2x1.2x
Fri, 04 Apr 2025₩15.5t₩13.1t₩872.6b11.1x17.8x1.2x
Sun, 02 Mar 2025₩16.7t₩12.9t₩793.0b17x21.1x1.3x
Tue, 28 Jan 2025₩14.9t₩12.8t₩787.1b15.2x18.9x1.2x
Thu, 26 Dec 2024₩14.6t₩12.8t₩787.1b15.4x18.5x1.1x
Sat, 23 Nov 2024₩14.8t₩12.6t₩813.3b12.8x18.2x1.2x
Mon, 21 Oct 2024₩16.8t₩12.5t₩812.3b12.8x20.7x1.3x
Wed, 18 Sep 2024₩17.0t₩11.1t₩735.9b11.6x23.1x1.5x
Fri, 16 Aug 2024₩18.0t₩12.4t₩729.6b15.2x24.7x1.5x
Sun, 14 Jul 2024₩20.1t₩12.4t₩716.7b17.2x28x1.6x
Tue, 11 Jun 2024₩21.5t₩12.6t₩702.2b18.6x30.7x1.7x
Thu, 09 May 2024₩21.7t₩12.5t₩730.3b18.6x29.7x1.7x
Sat, 06 Apr 2024₩21.7t₩12.6t₩749.1b16.9x29x1.7x
Mon, 04 Mar 2024₩20.6t₩11.8t₩567.4b16x36.3x1.7x
Wed, 31 Jan 2024₩24.4t₩12.5t₩591.1b16.8x41.2x1.9x
Fri, 29 Dec 2023₩25.9t₩12.5t₩591.1b18.8x43.8x2.1x
Sun, 26 Nov 2023₩23.8t₩12.6t₩651.0b16.6x36.5x1.9x
Tue, 24 Oct 2023₩22.4t₩12.9t₩792.4b13.4x28.2x1.7x
Thu, 21 Sep 2023₩25.4t₩13.9t₩872.0b15x29.2x1.8x
Sat, 19 Aug 2023₩26.2t₩14.3t₩1.0t12.1x25.7x1.8x
Mon, 17 Jul 2023₩29.0t₩14.3t₩1.0t14.2x28.3x2x
Wed, 14 Jun 2023₩30.5t₩14.3t₩1.0t13.7x29.8x2.1x
Fri, 12 May 2023₩25.3t₩14.6t₩1.1t13.6x23.2x1.7x
Sun, 09 Apr 2023₩28.3t₩14.6t₩1.1t12.5x25.9x1.9x
Tue, 07 Mar 2023₩24.8t₩14.6t₩1.2t13x20.3x1.7x
Thu, 02 Feb 2023₩23.4t₩14.5t₩1.3t11.6x18.7x1.6x
Sat, 31 Dec 2022₩20.9t₩14.5t₩1.3t10.7x16.7x1.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

16.7x


Total Market Cap: ₩20.9tTotal Earnings: ₩1.3tTotal Revenue: ₩14.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.9x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South Korean Specialty Chemicals 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 20.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 24.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.4x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry have declined 8.9% 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 Market2.68%
Materials-0.067%
Chemicals0.29%
Specialty Chemicals1.19%
Industrial Gases4.57%
Diversified Chemicals4.40%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals-0.21%
Commodity Chemicals-0.47%
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
A357550 Sukgyung AT₩71.60k15.5%
+₩52.2b
88.4%PE88.2x
A102710 ENF Technology₩46.05k4.3%
+₩27.1b
171.0%PE12.1x
A012610 Kyungin Synthetic₩4.27k17.0%
+₩25.4b
51.7%PE22.9x
A268280 Miwon Specialty Chemical₩146.50k2.9%
+₩19.8b
-0.3%PE11.9x
A417010 NanoTIM₩7.04k14.8%
+₩18.4b
-2.4%PS3.9x

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