Kia (KOSE:A000270) - Share price, News & Analysis

A000270 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	6/6
Future Growth	1/6
Past Performance	5/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	6/6

A000270 Stock Overview

Kia Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells vehicles in South Korea, North America, and Europe.

Rewards

Trading at 52.8% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 7.73% per year

Earnings grew by 110.9% over the past year

Pays a high and reliable dividend of 3.6%

Risk Analysis

No risks detected for A000270 from our risk checks.

Kia Competitors

Toyota Motor

TSE:7203

JP¥28.3t

Volkswagen

XTRA:VOW3

€86.3b

Mercedes-Benz Group

XTRA:MBG

€69.1b

Bayerische Motoren Werke

XTRA:BMW

€51.4b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Kia
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	₩83,300.00
52 Week High	₩93,700.00
52 Week Low	₩68,100.00
Beta	1.26
1 Month Change	4.39%
3 Month Change	6.80%
1 Year Change	1.83%
3 Year Change	103.67%
5 Year Change	112.77%
Change since IPO	-58.35%

Shareholder Returns

	A000270	KR Auto	KR Market
7D	-2.2%	4.2%	1.2%
1Y	1.8%	3.2%	-14.3%

Return vs Industry: A000270 underperformed the KR Auto industry which returned 3.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: A000270 exceeded the KR Market which returned -14.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is A000270's price volatile compared to industry and market?
A000270 volatility
A000270 Average Weekly Movement	3.7%
Auto Industry Average Movement	6.0%
Market Average Movement	5.4%
10% most volatile stocks in KR Market	10.2%
10% least volatile stocks in KR Market	3.1%

Stable Share Price: A000270 is less volatile than 75% of KR stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 4% a week.

Volatility Over Time: A000270's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1944	34,509	Ho-Sung Song	https://www.kia.com

Kia Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells vehicles in South Korea, North America, and Europe. The company offers cars, SUVs and MPV, eco, and commercial vehicles. It sells its products through a network of dealers.

Kia Fundamentals Summary

How do Kia's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
A000270 fundamental statistics
Market Cap	₩33.76t
Earnings (TTM)	₩4.76t
Revenue (TTM)	₩71.64t

7.0x

P/E Ratio

0.5x

P/S Ratio

Is A000270 overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
A000270 income statement (TTM)
Revenue	₩71.64t
Cost of Revenue	₩58.07t
Gross Profit	₩13.56t
Other Expenses	₩8.81t
Earnings	₩4.76t

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2022

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	11.87k
Gross Margin	18.93%
Net Profit Margin	6.64%
Debt/Equity Ratio	27.1%

How did A000270 perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

3.6%

Current Dividend Yield

25%

Payout Ratio

Valuation

Is Kia undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

6/6

Valuation Score 6/6

Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PE vs Industry
PE vs Market
PEG Ratio
PB vs Industry

>50%

Undervalued compared to fair value

Share Price vs. Fair Value

Below Fair Value: A000270 (₩83300) is trading below our estimate of fair value (₩176570.92)

Significantly Below Fair Value: A000270 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Price To Earnings Ratio

PE vs Industry: A000270 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7x) compared to the Asian Auto industry average (13.9x).

PE vs Market: A000270 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7x) compared to the KR market (14.1x).

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PEG Ratio: A000270 is good value based on its PEG Ratio (0.9x)

Price to Book Ratio

PB vs Industry: A000270 is good value based on its Price-To-Book Ratio (1x) compared to the XA Auto industry average (1.4x).

Future Growth

How is Kia forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 25 analysts?

Future Growth Score

1/6

Future Growth Score 1/6

Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE

7.7%

Forecasted annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: A000270's forecast earnings growth (7.7% per year) is above the savings rate (3.5%).

Earnings vs Market: A000270's earnings (7.7% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the KR market (14.6% per year).

High Growth Earnings: A000270's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: A000270's revenue (5.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the KR market (9.6% per year).

High Growth Revenue: A000270's revenue (5.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: A000270's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (13.9%).

Past Performance

How has Kia performed over the past 5 years?

Past Performance Score

5/6

Past Performance Score 5/6

Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE

27.1%

Historical annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue History

Quality Earnings: A000270 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: A000270's current net profit margins (6.6%) are higher than last year (3.7%).

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: A000270's earnings have grown significantly by 27.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: A000270's earnings growth over the past year (110.9%) exceeds its 5-year average (27.1% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: A000270 earnings growth over the past year (110.9%) exceeded the Auto industry 25.7%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: A000270's Return on Equity (13.7%) is considered low.

Financial Health

How is Kia's financial position?

Financial Health Score

6/6

Financial Health Score 6/6

Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Debt Coverage
Interest Coverage

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: A000270's short term assets (₩30,610.1B) exceed its short term liabilities (₩22,606.1B).

Long Term Liabilities: A000270's short term assets (₩30,610.1B) exceed its long term liabilities (₩10,740.9B).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: A000270 has more cash than its total debt.

Reducing Debt: A000270's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 34% to 27.1% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: A000270's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (68.2%).

Interest Coverage: A000270's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (697.3x coverage).

Balance Sheet

Dividend

What is Kia current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?

Dividend Score

6/6

Dividend Score 6/6

Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage

3.60%

Current Dividend Yield

Dividend Yield vs Market

Notable Dividend: A000270's dividend (3.6%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the KR market (0.84%).

High Dividend: A000270's dividend (3.6%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the KR market (2.75%)

Stability and Growth of Payments

Stable Dividend: A000270's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: A000270's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (25.3%), A000270's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (28%), A000270's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.

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Management

How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?

8.3yrs

Average board tenure

CEO

Ho-Sung Song

2.17yrs

Tenure

Mr. Ho-Sung Song is the President of Kia Corporation since March 2020 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and served as its Head of Global Operations Division until March 2020. He was President of Ki...

Board Members

Experienced Board: A000270's board of directors are considered experienced (8.3 years average tenure).

Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.

Ownership Breakdown

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2022/05/24 00:00
End of Day Share Price	2022/05/24 00:00
Earnings	2022/03/31
Annual Earnings	2021/12/31