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South Korean (KOSPI) Metals and Mining Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies90
  • 7D-0.9%
  • 3M-5.9%
  • 1Y-18.7%
  • YTD-6.5%

In the last week, Metals and Mining has been flat. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 19% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 35% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 18 Apr 2025₩52.1t₩176.8t₩2.1t10.6x24.9x0.3x
Sun, 16 Mar 2025₩62.5t₩175.1t₩3.3t10.6x19x0.4x
Tue, 11 Feb 2025₩49.7t₩175.1t₩3.3t9.6x15.1x0.3x
Thu, 09 Jan 2025₩54.5t₩175.9t₩3.5t9.1x15.5x0.3x
Sat, 07 Dec 2024₩70.7t₩176.3t₩3.5t9.2x20.1x0.4x
Mon, 04 Nov 2024₩64.0t₩177.1t₩3.9t9.2x16.3x0.4x
Wed, 02 Oct 2024₩63.9t₩177.8t₩4.0t8.7x16.1x0.4x
Fri, 30 Aug 2024₩56.9t₩177.9t₩4.0t8.4x14.3x0.3x
Sun, 28 Jul 2024₩57.4t₩179.2t₩4.2t8x13.8x0.3x
Tue, 25 Jun 2024₩60.0t₩180.8t₩4.4t8.1x13.7x0.3x
Thu, 23 May 2024₩63.6t₩182.9t₩4.7t7.6x13.5x0.3x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024₩62.3t₩184.7t₩4.9t6.9x12.6x0.3x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024₩65.8t₩192.0t₩5.3t7.4x12.5x0.3x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024₩67.4t₩193.2t₩5.7t7.4x11.7x0.3x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024₩67.7t₩185.0t₩4.9t7.4x13.7x0.4x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023₩69.9t₩185.1t₩4.9t7.9x14.2x0.4x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023₩73.1t₩181.6t₩4.9t7.9x15x0.4x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023₩74.1t₩181.6t₩4.9t7.8x15.3x0.4x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023₩76.7t₩181.8t₩4.9t8x15.7x0.4x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023₩81.1t₩186.6t₩6.4t6.5x12.6x0.4x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023₩64.5t₩186.6t₩6.4t7.8x10x0.3x
Fri, 26 May 2023₩60.5t₩187.4t₩6.8t9.1x8.9x0.3x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023₩65.0t₩190.3t₩8.3t8.8x7.8x0.3x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023₩54.4t₩189.8t₩8.7t7.5x6.2x0.3x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023₩55.4t₩192.2t₩11.0t7.3x5x0.3x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023₩53.5t₩192.3t₩11.0t7.2x4.8x0.3x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022₩52.5t₩192.1t₩11.0t7.5x4.8x0.3x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022₩49.7t₩188.6t₩12.2t5.4x4.1x0.3x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022₩46.2t₩188.1t₩13.6t5.6x3.4x0.2x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022₩49.2t₩188.1t₩13.6t6.4x3.6x0.3x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022₩46.4t₩177.7t₩13.4t5.5x3.5x0.3x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022₩45.5t₩177.7t₩13.4t5.5x3.4x0.3x
Sat, 28 May 2022₩55.6t₩175.7t₩13.1t7x4.3x0.3x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022₩59.7t₩165.3t₩12.0t8.6x5x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

5x


Total Market Cap: ₩59.7tTotal Earnings: ₩12.0tTotal Revenue: ₩165.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Metals and Mining Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.9x202320242025
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 24.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.9x.
  • 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.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.3% 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 Trends

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

KR Market1.48%
Materials1.05%
Metals and Mining-0.88%
Aluminum0.073%
Diversified Metals and Mining-0.57%
Steel-1.05%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Diversified Metals and Mining industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 15.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 46.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 35.4% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Diversified Metals and Mining industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 46% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 35% per year.
  • In contrast, the Steel industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 29% 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
A004020 Hyundai Steel₩22.95k2.5%
+₩72.4b
-27.1%PS0.1x
A039240 Gyeongnam Steel₩8.71k26.2%
+₩48.8b
169.7%PE31.5x
A008970 Dong Yang Steel Pipe₩1.63k18.8%
+₩40.4b
129.3%PS1x
A460860 Dongkuk Steel Mill₩9.02k6.9%
+₩28.8b
-17.9%n/a
A003030 SeAH Steel Holdings₩232.50k2.9%
+₩26.3b
9.7%PE21.9x
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