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South Korean (KOSPI) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies47
  • 7D-2.4%
  • 3M-12.1%
  • 1Y-34.1%
  • YTD1.0%

Over the last 7 days, the IT industry has dropped 2.4%, driven by a pullback from Samsung SDSLtd of 3.1%. Meanwhile, Linkgenesis actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 38% in the last week. Overall the industry is down 34% in 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 19 Jan 2025₩21.3t₩29.7t₩1.3t17.1x16.4x0.7x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024₩22.4t₩15.9t₩602.1b14.8x37.2x1.4x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024₩22.0t₩28.6t₩1.2t14.6x17.6x0.8x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024₩24.4t₩28.6t₩1.3t14.9x19.3x0.9x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024₩24.1t₩28.6t₩1.3t13.8x19.1x0.8x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024₩23.3t₩27.8t₩1.2t14.2x19.2x0.8x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024₩27.9t₩27.9t₩1.2t16.2x22.9x1x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024₩26.2t₩27.8t₩1.2t16.9x21.6x0.9x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024₩27.8t₩27.5t₩1.1t16.4x24.6x1x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024₩29.6t₩27.5t₩1.1t17.8x26.5x1.1x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024₩31.6t₩28.5t₩1.2t19.7x26.1x1.1x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024₩31.8t₩28.7t₩1.2t22.5x26.9x1.1x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023₩30.9t₩28.7t₩1.2t23.5x26.2x1.1x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023₩28.8t₩29.2t₩1.4t21.3x20.2x1x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023₩28.4t₩29.2t₩1.4t19.4x19.9x1x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023₩32.1t₩29.2t₩1.4t18.6x22.4x1.1x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023₩24.8t₩29.8t₩1.5t17.9x17x0.8x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023₩20.5t₩29.8t₩1.5t17.8x14.1x0.7x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023₩19.6t₩29.8t₩1.5t19x13.5x0.7x
Wed, 03 May 2023₩18.9t₩30.2t₩1.4t25.6x13.6x0.6x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023₩18.2t₩30.3t₩1.4t27.9x13.4x0.6x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023₩29.9t₩33.9t₩1.3t27.2x22.5x0.9x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023₩29.3t₩33.9t₩1.3t18.5x21.8x0.9x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022₩28.3t₩34.2t₩1.3t16.1x21x0.8x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022₩29.4t₩33.0t₩1.1t16.2x25.6x0.9x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022₩24.3t₩32.9t₩1.1t15.1x21.5x0.7x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022₩29.3t₩32.9t₩1.1t17.1x25.8x0.9x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022₩32.5t₩31.3t₩1.0t16.6x31.7x1x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022₩29.9t₩31.3t₩1.0t15x29.1x1x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022₩38.6t₩31.8t₩1.1t16.9x36x1.2x
Thu, 05 May 2022₩39.1t₩30.2t₩1.0t17.6x37.7x1.3x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022₩44.2t₩29.7t₩1.0t18.3x43.4x1.5x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022₩42.8t₩27.5t₩1.0t16x40.9x1.6x
Wed, 26 Jan 2022₩43.0t₩27.5t₩1.1t16.8x41x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

41x


Total Market Cap: ₩43.0tTotal Earnings: ₩1.1tTotal Revenue: ₩27.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South Korean IT 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 16.4x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 23.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.96x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT industry have grown 7.3% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 2.6% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

KR Market0.33%
Tech-0.42%
IT-2.41%
Data Processing Services1.08%
IT Consulting-2.36%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-3.23%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Data Processing Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 90.0x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the IT Consulting industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 19.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 35% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 8.5% per year.
  • In contrast, the IT Consulting industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 11% 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
A219420 Linkgenesis₩7.90k38.1%
+₩24.5b		18.1%PE632.9x
A443670 SPSoft₩9.28k10.5%
+₩21.3b		-8.0%n/a
A466100 CLOBOT₩11.81k3.5%
+₩9.8b		n/aPS9.9x
A351330 ISAAC EngineeringLtd₩8.88k12.5%
+₩8.2b		-23.1%PS1x
A045510 Zungwon En-Sys₩940.0019.3%
+₩4.8b		-25.6%PE24.4x
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A219420

₩7,900.00

Linkgenesis

7D

38.1%

1Y

18.1%

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A045510

₩940.00

Zungwon En-Sys

7D

19.3%

1Y

-25.6%

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Jan 16
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A022100

₩19,520.00

Posco Dx

7D

-2.3%

1Y

-65.1%

A018260

₩124,000.00

Samsung SDSLtd

7D

-3.1%

1Y

-25.6%

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Jan 15
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A298830

₩6,060.00

Suresofttech

7D

1.5%

1Y

-12.8%

A351330

₩8,880.00

ISAAC EngineeringLtd

7D

12.5%

1Y

-23.1%

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Jan 08
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A035510

₩15,370.00

SHINSEGAE Information & Communication

7D

-8.0%

1Y

20.1%

A072130

₩5,120.00

UANGEL

7D

4.7%

1Y

25.0%

A307950

₩138,000.00

Hyundai Autoever

7D

-2.8%

1Y

-22.0%

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Dec 25
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A267850

₩12,400.00

Asiana IDT

7D

2.2%

1Y

-34.8%

A079940

₩15,320.00

GABIA

7D

-5.8%

1Y

-16.3%

A286940

₩19,700.00

LOTTE INNOVATELtd

7D

-5.7%

1Y

-58.5%

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Dec 16
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A042000

₩37,000.00

Cafe24

7D

-3.1%

1Y

40.7%

A124500

₩5,030.00

Itcen

7D

-6.2%

1Y

-41.9%

A466100

₩11,810.00

CLOBOT

7D

3.5%

1Y

n/a

A443670

₩9,280.00

SPSoft

7D

10.5%

1Y

-8.0%