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South Korean (KOSPI) Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 20, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies90
  • 7D-10.1%
  • 3M-6.2%
  • 1Y-18.5%
  • YTD-18.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Metals and Mining industry has dropped 9.7%, driven by Korea Zinc Company declining 22%. On the other hand Systeel TechLtd is actually up 16%. Overall the industry is down 19% in 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 3.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Metals and Mining Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 20 Dec 2024₩57.4t₩176.3t₩3.5t9.3x16.3x0.3x
Sun, 17 Nov 2024₩58.6t₩177.1t₩3.9t9.6x14.9x0.3x
Tue, 15 Oct 2024₩65.1t₩177.8t₩4.0t8.6x16.4x0.4x
Thu, 12 Sep 2024₩56.0t₩177.8t₩4.0t8.6x14.1x0.3x
Sat, 10 Aug 2024₩54.5t₩179.2t₩4.2t7.6x13.1x0.3x
Mon, 08 Jul 2024₩61.3t₩180.8t₩4.4t7.5x14x0.3x
Wed, 05 Jun 2024₩61.3t₩181.0t₩4.5t8x13.6x0.3x
Fri, 03 May 2024₩63.3t₩183.4t₩4.8t7.4x13.3x0.3x
Sun, 31 Mar 2024₩64.5t₩184.7t₩4.9t6.6x13.1x0.3x
Tue, 27 Feb 2024₩67.1t₩193.2t₩5.6t7.4x12x0.3x
Thu, 25 Jan 2024₩62.1t₩184.6t₩5.0t7x12.5x0.3x
Sat, 23 Dec 2023₩70.9t₩185.0t₩4.9t7.9x14.4x0.4x
Mon, 20 Nov 2023₩67.8t₩181.4t₩4.9t7.6x14x0.4x
Wed, 18 Oct 2023₩72.7t₩181.6t₩4.9t7.9x15x0.4x
Fri, 15 Sep 2023₩76.5t₩181.9t₩4.9t8x15.7x0.4x
Sun, 13 Aug 2023₩77.3t₩186.6t₩6.4t6.9x12x0.4x
Tue, 11 Jul 2023₩63.4t₩186.8t₩6.5t7.6x9.8x0.3x
Thu, 08 Jun 2023₩61.9t₩186.6t₩6.4t8.3x9.6x0.3x
Sat, 06 May 2023₩61.6t₩190.3t₩8.3t8.7x7.4x0.3x
Mon, 03 Apr 2023₩60.4t₩190.3t₩8.3t8.3x7.3x0.3x
Wed, 01 Mar 2023₩56.0t₩190.1t₩8.9t7.5x6.3x0.3x
Fri, 27 Jan 2023₩54.8t₩192.2t₩11.0t7.2x5x0.3x
Sun, 25 Dec 2022₩51.6t₩192.1t₩11.0t7x4.7x0.3x
Tue, 22 Nov 2022₩52.6t₩189.9t₩11.7t5.7x4.5x0.3x
Thu, 20 Oct 2022₩48.2t₩188.1t₩13.6t5.6x3.5x0.3x
Sat, 17 Sep 2022₩48.6t₩188.1t₩13.6t6.4x3.6x0.3x
Mon, 15 Aug 2022₩50.8t₩177.7t₩13.4t5.7x3.8x0.3x
Wed, 13 Jul 2022₩43.0t₩177.7t₩13.4t5.1x3.2x0.2x
Fri, 10 Jun 2022₩54.7t₩177.7t₩13.4t6.8x4.1x0.3x
Sun, 08 May 2022₩56.4t₩165.3t₩12.0t8.6x4.7x0.3x
Tue, 05 Apr 2022₩56.5t₩165.3t₩12.0t8.2x4.7x0.3x
Thu, 03 Mar 2022₩53.6t₩158.4t₩10.3t8x5.2x0.3x
Sat, 29 Jan 2022₩49.4t₩152.3t₩9.5t7x5.2x0.3x
Mon, 27 Dec 2021₩52.7t₩152.3t₩9.5t7.4x5.5x0.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5.5x


Total Market Cap: ₩52.7tTotal Earnings: ₩9.5tTotal Revenue: ₩152.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 9.6x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the South Korean Metals and Mining industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 34.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 9.5x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.33x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Metals and Mining industry have declined 44% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 27% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South Korean Materials industry?

KR Market-1.64%
Materials-4.86%
Metals and Mining-10.11%
Copper0%
Gold0%
Precious Metals and Minerals0%
Silver0%
Steel-2.80%
Aluminum-4.36%
Diversified Metals and Mining-19.30%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Metals and Mining industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 2.1%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 94.9% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Aluminum industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 192% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 4.0% per year.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Metals and Mining industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.1% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
A008350 Namsun Aluminum₩1.71k19.1%
+₩35.5b
-24.7%PE19x
A365330 Systeel TechLtd₩8.82k8.6%
+₩21.4b
213.9%n/a
A007280 Korea Steel₩1.60k15.3%
+₩12.9b
-11.2%PE40.6x
A058650 SeAH Holdings₩97.80k1.7%
+₩6.2b
-10.9%PE7.7x
A009730 IREMLtd₩1.12k10.4%
+₩5.8b
-59.8%n/a
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