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South Korean (KOSPI) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 08, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies70
  • 7D-5.1%
  • 3M28.4%
  • 1Y58.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Chemicals industry has dropped 5.1%, driven by a pullback from Soulbrain of 17%. Meanwhile, LK CHEM actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 61% in the last week. In the past year, the industry has gained 59%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 28% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 08 Feb 2026₩24.4t₩14.4t₩945.5b14.8x25.8x1.7x
Tue, 06 Jan 2026₩20.3t₩14.4t₩945.5b14.4x21.4x1.4x
Thu, 04 Dec 2025₩20.1t₩14.4t₩936.0b14.1x21.5x1.4x
Sat, 01 Nov 2025₩20.4t₩14.1t₩827.7b15.2x24.6x1.4x
Mon, 29 Sep 2025₩19.4t₩14.1t₩827.7b15.6x23.4x1.4x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025₩17.8t₩14.0t₩851.9b13.4x20.9x1.3x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025₩17.8t₩14.0t₩928.6b12.8x19.2x1.3x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025₩17.4t₩13.4t₩910.6b12.2x19.1x1.3x
Tue, 20 May 2025₩16.1t₩13.1t₩891.1b12.8x18x1.2x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025₩15.6t₩13.1t₩872.6b11.3x17.9x1.2x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025₩17.3t₩12.9t₩856.9b16.6x20.2x1.3x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025₩14.9t₩12.8t₩787.1b15.1x19x1.2x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025₩14.9t₩12.8t₩787.1b15.9x18.9x1.2x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024₩14.2t₩12.8t₩786.2b14.5x18.1x1.1x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024₩16.3t₩12.5t₩812.9b12.9x20x1.3x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024₩17.8t₩12.5t₩814.8b13.3x21.9x1.4x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024₩17.7t₩12.6t₩795.1b13.6x22.2x1.4x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024₩18.2t₩12.4t₩706.7b15.6x25.8x1.5x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024₩20.8t₩12.6t₩702.2b17.9x29.7x1.7x
Wed, 22 May 2024₩21.0t₩12.6t₩760.8b17.7x27.6x1.7x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024₩20.9t₩12.5t₩747.9b16.9x27.9x1.7x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024₩21.0t₩11.7t₩578.8b17x36.3x1.8x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024₩19.2t₩11.8t₩573.0b16x33.6x1.6x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024₩26.0t₩12.5t₩591.1b18.3x43.9x2.1x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023₩26.6t₩12.5t₩591.2b18.2x45x2.1x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023₩22.7t₩12.9t₩792.4b14x28.6x1.8x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023₩24.1t₩12.9t₩792.4b14.1x30.4x1.9x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023₩27.0t₩14.0t₩928.6b13.9x29.1x1.9x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023₩29.1t₩14.4t₩1.0t13.7x28.4x2x
Tue, 27 Jun 2023₩29.2t₩14.3t₩1.0t14.1x28.6x2x
Thu, 25 May 2023₩26.6t₩14.4t₩1.0t15.6x25.4x1.8x
Sat, 22 Apr 2023₩26.5t₩14.6t₩1.1t14.2x24.2x1.8x
Mon, 20 Mar 2023₩23.0t₩14.6t₩1.2t11.5x19.3x1.6x
Wed, 15 Feb 2023₩24.0t₩14.5t₩1.3t11.9x19.2x1.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

19.2x


Total Market Cap: ₩24.0tTotal Earnings: ₩1.3tTotal Revenue: ₩14.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.1x202420252026
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 25.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.6x.
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 Market-3.04%
Materials-1.86%
Chemicals-0.33%
Specialty Chemicals-5.11%
Diversified Chemicals6.07%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals5.23%
Industrial Gases4.23%
Commodity Chemicals0.74%
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
A489500 LK CHEM₩49.35k60.7%
+₩117.1b
n/aPE64.7x
A251370 YMT₩13.00k15.7%
+₩31.0b
19.3%PE99x
A417010 NanoTIM₩12.44k12.6%
+₩28.0b
79.5%PS6.8x
A134380 Miwon Chemicals₩107.00k11.5%
+₩22.2b
39.9%PE8.5x
A126560 Hyundai Futurenet₩3.42k6.0%
+₩21.3b
4.0%PE15.7x

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