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South Korean (KOSPI) Specialty Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies69
  • 7D4.5%
  • 3M9.9%
  • 1Y-19.4%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Specialty Chemicals industry is up 5.4%, with ISU Specialty Chemical up 15%. Meanwhile, Ycchem actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 5.9% in the last week. In contrast, the industry has lost 22% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 31% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 18 Feb 2025₩16.1t₩12.8t₩787.1b15.9x20.5x1.3x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025₩14.9t₩12.8t₩787.1b14.9x18.9x1.2x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024₩14.7t₩12.8t₩785.9b15.1x18.7x1.1x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024₩15.8t₩12.5t₩811.8b12.2x19.5x1.3x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024₩17.8t₩12.5t₩812.3b13.1x21.9x1.4x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024₩17.4t₩12.6t₩815.4b13x21.3x1.4x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024₩17.7t₩12.4t₩716.7b15.2x24.7x1.4x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024₩20.6t₩12.4t₩715.0b17.5x28.7x1.7x
Thu, 30 May 2024₩20.6t₩12.6t₩723.8b17.4x28.5x1.6x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024₩20.9t₩12.5t₩730.3b17.4x28.6x1.7x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024₩22.3t₩12.7t₩721.7b18.1x30.9x1.8x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024₩20.3t₩11.8t₩573.0b16.6x35.4x1.7x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024₩24.8t₩12.5t₩591.1b18.1x42x2x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023₩26.4t₩12.5t₩591.1b18.5x44.7x2.1x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023₩22.7t₩12.9t₩790.6b13.8x28.7x1.8x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023₩23.4t₩12.9t₩792.4b13.9x29.5x1.8x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023₩25.9t₩13.9t₩872.0b15.4x29.7x1.9x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023₩28.4t₩14.3t₩1.0t13.8x27.8x2x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023₩29.6t₩14.3t₩1.0t14.5x28.9x2.1x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023₩27.5t₩14.3t₩1.0t14.2x26.6x1.9x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023₩25.0t₩14.6t₩1.1t12.5x22.8x1.7x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023₩23.8t₩14.5t₩1.1t13.8x20.8x1.6x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023₩23.8t₩14.5t₩1.3t11.9x19x1.6x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023₩22.1t₩14.5t₩1.3t11.2x17.7x1.5x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022₩22.4t₩14.5t₩1.3t11.7x17.9x1.5x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022₩23.6t₩14.1t₩1.2t13.8x19.3x1.7x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022₩19.6t₩13.9t₩1.2t12.6x16.1x1.4x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022₩23.8t₩13.7t₩1.2t13.2x19.2x1.7x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022₩25.3t₩13.0t₩1.2t15.5x21.8x1.9x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022₩23.3t₩13.0t₩1.2t14.7x20.1x1.8x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022₩30.1t₩13.0t₩1.2t18.6x25.8x2.3x
Mon, 02 May 2022₩30.0t₩12.2t₩1.2t16.8x25.6x2.5x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022₩29.8t₩11.9t₩1.2t18.2x25.8x2.5x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022₩27.5t₩11.3t₩1.1t17.8x25.2x2.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.2x


Total Market Cap: ₩27.5tTotal Earnings: ₩1.1tTotal Revenue: ₩11.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Specialty Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.3x202320242025
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 20.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 25.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.2x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Chemicals industry have declined 10% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.4% 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 Specialty Chemicals compare with similar industries?

KR Market3.38%
Materials4.75%
Chemicals4.94%
Specialty Chemicals4.54%
Industrial Gases5.64%
Commodity Chemicals5.35%
Diversified Chemicals2.69%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0.69%
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
A457190 ISU Specialty Chemical₩49.75k19.3%
+₩243.2b
1.9%n/a
A014680 Hansol Chemical₩112.90k15.1%
+₩163.8b
-36.0%PE10.6x
A033500 Dongsung FineTec₩22.50k10.8%
+₩63.9b
95.5%PE22.6x
A121600 Advanced Nano Products₩67.60k7.8%
+₩58.3b
-35.6%PE105.7x
A005290 Dongjin Semichem₩27.45k4.0%
+₩54.0b
-28.4%PE10x
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A014680

₩112,900.00

Hansol Chemical

7D

15.1%

1Y

-36.0%

A033500

₩22,500.00

Dongsung FineTec

7D

10.8%

1Y

95.5%

A091970

₩599.00

Nano Chem Tech

7D

-11.3%

1Y

-29.0%

A036670

₩6,220.00

KCI

7D

-3.0%

1Y

-19.3%

A457190

₩49,750.00

ISU Specialty Chemical

7D

19.3%

1Y

1.9%

A005290

₩27,450.00

Dongjin Semichem

7D

4.0%

1Y

-28.4%

A220260

₩4,810.00

Chemtros

7D

-1.9%

1Y

-42.3%

A357780

₩197,900.00

Soulbrain

7D

3.1%

1Y

-28.4%

A069260

₩16,610.00

TKG Huchems

7D

3.9%

1Y

-17.4%

A121600

₩67,600.00

Advanced Nano Products

7D

7.8%

1Y

-35.6%

A247660

₩6,090.00

NANOCMSLtd

7D

-7.2%

1Y

-44.1%

A042040

₩240.00

KPM TECH

7D

-4.8%

1Y

-40.4%

A112290

₩27,300.00

Ycchem

7D

-1.3%

1Y

104.6%