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South Korean (KOSPI) IT Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 29, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies48
  • 7D-0.5%
  • 3M37.9%
  • 1Y2.7%
  • YTD38.3%

Last week, the IT industry hasn't moved much but Hyundai Autoever is up 13% in that time. Furthermore, the industry has been flat for the past year as well. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.3% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 30 Jun 2025₩36.7t₩38.4t₩1.7t20x22.1x1x
Wed, 28 May 2025₩27.9t₩38.6t₩1.7t13.7x16.7x0.7x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025₩27.5t₩37.2t₩1.7t14x15.8x0.7x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025₩27.7t₩36.2t₩1.7t16.8x16.1x0.8x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025₩27.8t₩35.8t₩1.7t16x16.1x0.8x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025₩21.2t₩29.7t₩1.3t16.9x16.4x0.7x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024₩22.5t₩29.7t₩1.3t16.6x17.4x0.8x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024₩23.1t₩28.6t₩1.2t14.9x18.5x0.8x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024₩24.9t₩28.6t₩1.3t15x19.7x0.9x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024₩25.1t₩28.6t₩1.3t14.8x19.9x0.9x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024₩24.3t₩27.8t₩1.2t15.7x20x0.9x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024₩27.7t₩27.9t₩1.2t16.1x22.7x1x
Thu, 30 May 2024₩26.9t₩27.8t₩1.2t15.9x22.2x1x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024₩27.4t₩27.5t₩1.1t16.1x24.2x1x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024₩29.6t₩27.5t₩1.1t19.3x27.1x1.1x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024₩31.3t₩28.5t₩1.2t20.7x25.8x1.1x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024₩32.0t₩28.7t₩1.2t22.6x27.1x1.1x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023₩30.5t₩28.7t₩1.2t23.4x25.9x1.1x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023₩28.0t₩29.2t₩1.4t20.6x19.6x1x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023₩27.5t₩29.2t₩1.4t19.1x19.3x0.9x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023₩31.5t₩29.2t₩1.4t18.6x22x1.1x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023₩24.7t₩29.8t₩1.5t18.1x16.9x0.8x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023₩21.2t₩29.8t₩1.5t18.2x14.6x0.7x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023₩19.4t₩29.8t₩1.5t19.1x13.3x0.6x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023₩18.9t₩30.2t₩1.4t26.2x13.6x0.6x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023₩17.9t₩30.2t₩1.4t25.8x13.1x0.6x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023₩29.9t₩33.9t₩1.3t27.2x22.5x0.9x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023₩29.3t₩33.9t₩1.3t18.5x21.8x0.9x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022₩28.9t₩34.2t₩1.3t16.9x21.4x0.8x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022₩30.2t₩33.0t₩1.1t15.8x26.8x0.9x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022₩23.6t₩32.9t₩1.1t14.1x20.9x0.7x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022₩29.4t₩32.9t₩1.1t17x25.8x0.9x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022₩31.7t₩31.3t₩1.0t16x30.9x1x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022₩29.4t₩31.3t₩1.0t14.7x28.6x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.6x


Total Market Cap: ₩29.4tTotal Earnings: ₩1.0tTotal Revenue: ₩31.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean IT Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.6x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the South Korean IT 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 20.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.87x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT industry have grown 17% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.1% 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 Market0.78%
Tech3.54%
IT-0.46%
IT Consulting-0.23%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-5.09%
Data Processing Services-6.98%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 34.0%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 24.2% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the IT Consulting industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 18.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Internet Services and Infrastructure industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 34% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 24% per year.
  • In contrast, the IT Consulting industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.4% 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
A307950 Hyundai Autoever₩170.60k4.0%
+₩178.3b		4.9%PE28.4x
A466100 CLOBOT₩20.55k5.8%
+₩27.9b		n/aPS14.6x
A079940 GABIA₩27.05k7.8%
+₩25.3b		77.4%PE25x
A307870 B2En₩1.37k17.8%
+₩10.5b		-43.7%PS3.1x
A012030 DB₩1.50k2.5%
+₩7.1b		12.4%PE2.7x

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7D
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1Y
4.9%
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A307870
₩1,371.00
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7D
17.8%
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-43.7%
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Hansol Inticube
7D
8.0%
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41.4%
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n/a
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7D
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12.4%