Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Jun 01
Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 15% After last week's 15% share price decline to ₩762, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 44x. Average trailing P/E is 15x in the Machinery industry in South Korea. Total loss to shareholders of 58% over the past three years. Board Change • May 19
Less than half of directors are independent No new directors have joined the board in the last 3 years. The company's board is composed of: No new directors. 8 experienced directors. No highly experienced directors. 1 independent director (7 non-independent directors). was the last director to join the board, commencing their role in . The following issues are considered to be risks according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model: Minority of independent directors. Insufficient board refreshment. New Risk • May 03
New major risk - Share price stability The company's share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months. It is more volatile than 90% of South Korean stocks, typically moving 16% a week. This is considered a major risk. Share price volatility increases the risk of potential losses in the short-term as the stock tends to have larger drops in price more frequently than other stocks. It may also indicate the stock is highly sensitive to market conditions or economic conditions rather than being sensitive to its own business performance, which may also be inconsistent. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Interest payments are not well covered by earnings (1.2x net interest cover). Share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months (16% average weekly change). Minor Risk Market cap is less than US$100m (₩52.2b market cap, or US$35.4m). Announcement • Mar 07
Essen Tech Co., Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Mar 24, 2026 Essen Tech Co., Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Mar 24, 2026, at 11:00 Tokyo Standard Time. Location: auditorium, 15, jayumuyeok 2-gil, jeollabuk-do, gunsan South Korea New Risk • Feb 19
New minor risk - Share price stability The company's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months. It is more volatile than 75% of South Korean stocks, typically moving 9.9% a week. This is considered a minor risk. Share price volatility indicates the stock is highly sensitive to market conditions or economic conditions rather than being sensitive to its own business performance, which may also be inconsistent. It also increases the risk of potential losses in the short term as the stock tends to have larger drops in price more frequently than other stocks. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risk Earnings have declined by 21% per year over the past 5 years. Minor Risks Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (9.9% average weekly change). Market cap is less than US$100m (₩62.2b market cap, or US$42.9m). Reported Earnings • Nov 19
Third quarter 2025 earnings released Third quarter 2025 results: Revenue: ₩13.1b (up 18% from 3Q 2024). Net loss: ₩373.7m (loss narrowed 44% from 3Q 2024). Over the last 3 years on average, earnings per share has fallen by 7% per year but the company’s share price has fallen by 22% per year, which means it is performing significantly worse than earnings. New Risk • Apr 09
New minor risk - Share price stability The company's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months. It is more volatile than 75% of South Korean stocks, typically moving 9.2% a week. This is considered a minor risk. Share price volatility indicates the stock is highly sensitive to market conditions or economic conditions rather than being sensitive to its own business performance, which may also be inconsistent. It also increases the risk of potential losses in the short term as the stock tends to have larger drops in price more frequently than other stocks. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risk Earnings have declined by 44% per year over the past 5 years. Minor Risks Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (9.2% average weekly change). Market cap is less than US$100m (₩63.7b market cap, or US$43.1m). Announcement • Mar 13
Essen Tech Co., Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Mar 26, 2025 Essen Tech Co., Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Mar 26, 2025, at 11:00 Tokyo Standard Time. Location: conference room, 15, jayumuyeok 2-gil, jeollabuk-do, gunsan South Korea New Risk • Aug 17
New major risk - Financial position The company has less than a year of cash runway based on its current free cash flow trend. Free cash flow: -₩5.5b This is considered a major risk. With less than a year's worth of cash, the company will need to raise capital or take on debt unless its cash flows improve. This would dilute existing shareholders or increase balance sheet risk. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Less than 1 year of cash runway based on free cash flow trend (-₩5.5b free cash flow). Earnings have declined by 58% per year over the past 5 years. Minor Risks Shareholders have been diluted in the past year (32% increase in shares outstanding). Market cap is less than US$100m (₩48.7b market cap, or US$36.1m). New Risk • Dec 22
New minor risk - Shareholder dilution The company's shareholders have been diluted in the past year. Increase in shares outstanding: 32% This is considered a minor risk. Shareholder dilution occurs when there is an increase in the number of shares on issue that is not proportionally distributed between all shareholders. Often due to the company raising equity capital or some options being converted into stock. All else being equal, if there are more shares outstanding then each existing share will be entitled to a lower proportion of the company's total earnings, thus reducing earnings per share (EPS). While dilution might not always result in lower EPS (like if the company is using the capital to fund an EPS accretive acquisition) in a lot cases it does, along with lower dividends per share and less voting power at shareholder meetings. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risk Earnings have declined by 56% per year over the past 5 years. Minor Risks Shareholders have been diluted in the past year (32% increase in shares outstanding). Market cap is less than US$100m (₩70.2b market cap, or US$54.1m). Announcement • Nov 23
Essen Tech Co., Ltd. announced that it expects to receive KRW 14.95 billion in funding from Daechang Co., Ltd. Essen Tech Co., Ltd. announced a private placement of 23,000,000 common shares at the price of KRW 650 per share for gross proceeds of KRW 14,950,000,000 on August 13, 2020. The transaction will include participation from returning investor Daechang Co., Ltd. The company will issue shares of par value of KRW 500 per share through third party allocation capital increase method. The shares will be locked up for a period of one year. Post closing, the total number of shares issued will increase from 72,000,000 shares to 95,000,000 shares. The transaction has been approved by board of directors of the company. The payment date for the transaction is December 6, 2023. Reported Earnings • May 20
First quarter 2023 earnings released: ₩26.00 loss per share (vs ₩12.00 profit in 1Q 2022) First quarter 2023 results: ₩26.00 loss per share (down from ₩12.00 profit in 1Q 2022). Revenue: ₩13.8b (down 18% from 1Q 2022). Net loss: ₩1.84b (down 316% from profit in 1Q 2022). Over the last 3 years on average, earnings per share has increased by 15% per year but the company’s share price has fallen by 12% per year, which means it is significantly lagging earnings. Reported Earnings • Nov 17
Third quarter 2022 earnings released: ₩4.00 loss per share (vs ₩5.00 loss in 3Q 2021) Third quarter 2022 results: ₩4.00 loss per share (improved from ₩5.00 loss in 3Q 2021). Revenue: ₩15.1b (up 31% from 3Q 2021). Net loss: ₩310.0m (loss narrowed 14% from 3Q 2021). Over the last 3 years on average, earnings per share has fallen by 4% per year but the company’s share price has increased by 2% per year, which means it is well ahead of earnings. Board Change • Nov 16
Less than half of directors are independent No new directors have joined the board in the last 3 years. The company's board is composed of: No new directors. 8 experienced directors. No highly experienced directors. 1 independent director (7 non-independent directors). was the last director to join the board, commencing their role in . The following issues are considered to be risks according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model: Minority of independent directors. Insufficient board refreshment. Reported Earnings • May 19
First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: ₩12.00 (vs ₩14.00 loss in 1Q 2021) First quarter 2022 results: EPS: ₩12.00 (up from ₩14.00 loss in 1Q 2021). Revenue: ₩16.7b (up 20% from 1Q 2021). Net income: ₩852.9m (up ₩1.85b from 1Q 2021). Profit margin: 5.1% (up from net loss in 1Q 2021). Over the last 3 years on average, the company's share price growth rate has exceeded its earnings growth rate by 88 percentage points per year, which is a significant difference in performance. Board Change • Apr 27
Less than half of directors are independent No new directors have joined the board in the last 3 years. The company's board is composed of: No new directors. 8 experienced directors. No highly experienced directors. 1 independent director (7 non-independent directors). was the last director to join the board, commencing their role in . The following issues are considered to be risks according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model: Minority of independent directors. Insufficient board refreshment. Is New 90 Day High Low • Dec 18
New 90-day high: ₩1,280 The company is up 14% from its price of ₩1,120 on 18 September 2020. The South Korean market is also up 14% over the last 90 days, indicating the company’s price trend is similar to the market over that time. However, it underperformed the Machinery industry, which is up 15% over the same period. Is New 90 Day High Low • Nov 30
New 90-day high: ₩1,195 The company is up 13% from its price of ₩1,060 on 01 September 2020. The South Korean market is up 12% over the last 90 days, indicating the company outperformed over that time. However, it underperformed the Machinery industry, which is up 19% over the same period. Is New 90 Day High Low • Oct 27
New 90-day low: ₩1,020 The company is down 17% from its price of ₩1,235 on 29 July 2020. The South Korean market is up 3.0% over the last 90 days, indicating the company underperformed over that time. It also underperformed the Machinery industry, which is down 2.0% over the same period.