KleanNara (KOSE:A004540) - Share price, News & Analysis

A004540 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	1/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	2/6
Financial Health	0/6
Dividends	2/6

A004540 Stock Overview

KleanNara Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells paper products in South Korea.

Risk Analysis

Interest payments are not well covered by earnings

Dividend of 2.2% is not well covered by earnings

Profit margins (1.4%) are lower than last year (6.4%)

KleanNara Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for KleanNara
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	₩4,540.00
52 Week High	₩8,270.00
52 Week Low	₩3,820.00
Beta	0.38
1 Month Change	2.95%
3 Month Change	8.48%
1 Year Change	-31.42%
3 Year Change	73.28%
5 Year Change	-18.64%
Change since IPO	-82.45%

Recent News & Updates

Mar 13

These 4 Measures Indicate That KleanNara (KRX:004540) Is Using Debt Extensively

Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...

Shareholder Returns

	A004540	KR Household Products	KR Market
7D	-2.3%	1.3%	0.006%
1Y	-31.4%	-30.5%	-15.8%

Return vs Industry: A004540 matched the KR Household Products industry which returned -30.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: A004540 underperformed the KR Market which returned -15.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is A004540's price volatile compared to industry and market?
A004540 volatility
A004540 Average Weekly Movement	6.0%
Household Products Industry Average Movement	6.0%
Market Average Movement	5.5%
10% most volatile stocks in KR Market	10.3%
10% least volatile stocks in KR Market	3.2%

Stable Share Price: A004540 is not significantly more volatile than the rest of KR stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 6% a week.

Volatility Over Time: A004540's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1966	587	Jong-Tae Yoon	https://www.kleannara.co.kr

KleanNara Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells paper products in South Korea. The company offers rolls, cosmetic tissues, kitchen towels, wet wipes, sanitary pads, diapers for babies and adults, jumbo rolls, hand towels, and napkins. It also provides hand sanitizer gels; industrial packaging papers for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, household items, confectionery, and stationery; food packing papers; and special papers for transportation of refrigerated/frozen goods and heavy containers.

KleanNara Fundamentals Summary

How do KleanNara's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
A004540 fundamental statistics
Market Cap	₩169.07b
Earnings (TTM)	₩8.36b
Revenue (TTM)	₩578.74b

20.2x

P/E Ratio

0.3x

P/S Ratio

Is A004540 overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
A004540 income statement (TTM)
Revenue	₩578.74b
Cost of Revenue	₩486.92b
Gross Profit	₩91.82b
Other Expenses	₩83.46b
Earnings	₩8.36b

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2021

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	224.57
Gross Margin	15.87%
Net Profit Margin	1.44%
Debt/Equity Ratio	99.6%

How did A004540 perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.2%

Current Dividend Yield

45%

Payout Ratio

Valuation

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

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

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

20.22x

Price to Earnings (PE) ratio

Share Price vs. Fair Value

Below Fair Value: A004540 (₩4540) is trading above our estimate of fair value (₩2642.71)

Significantly Below Fair Value: A004540 is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Price To Earnings Ratio

PE vs Industry: A004540 is poor value based on its PE Ratio (20.2x) compared to the Asian Household Products industry average (18.7x).

PE vs Market: A004540 is poor value based on its PE Ratio (20.2x) compared to the KR market (14.3x).

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate A004540's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.

Price to Book Ratio

PB vs Industry: A004540 is good value based on its PB Ratio (0.7x) compared to the XA Household Products industry average (1.9x).

Future Growth

How is KleanNara forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?

Future Growth Score

0/6

Future Growth Score 0/6

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

11.1%

Forecasted Household industry annual growth in earnings

In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as KleanNara has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.

This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.

Past Performance

How has KleanNara performed over the past 5 years?

Past Performance Score

2/6

Past Performance Score 2/6

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

33.7%

Historical annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue History

Quality Earnings: A004540 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: A004540's current net profit margins (1.4%) are lower than last year (6.4%).

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: A004540 has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 33.7% per year.

Accelerating Growth: A004540's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: A004540 had negative earnings growth (-78.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Household Products industry average (-12.6%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: A004540's Return on Equity (3.6%) is considered low.

Financial Health

How is KleanNara's financial position?

Financial Health Score

0/6

Financial Health Score 0/6

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

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: A004540's short term assets (₩132.3B) do not cover its short term liabilities (₩164.0B).

Long Term Liabilities: A004540's short term assets (₩132.3B) do not cover its long term liabilities (₩205.2B).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: A004540's net debt to equity ratio (95.3%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: A004540's debt to equity ratio has increased from 75% to 99.6% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: A004540's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (13.7%).

Interest Coverage: A004540's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (1.8x coverage).

Balance Sheet

Dividend

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

Dividend Score

2/6

Dividend Score 2/6

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

2.20%

Current Dividend Yield

Dividend Yield vs Market

Notable Dividend: A004540's dividend (2.2%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the KR market (0.84%).

High Dividend: A004540's dividend (2.2%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the KR market (2.73%).

Stability and Growth of Payments

Stable Dividend: Too early to tell whether A004540's dividend payments have been stable as they only just started paying a dividend.

Growing Dividend: Too early to tell if A004540's dividend payments are increasing as they only just started paying a dividend.

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (44.5%), A004540's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: A004540 is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.

Next Steps

Explore strong dividend paying companies in the Household industry.

Management

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

CEO

Jong-Tae Yoon (72 yo)

no data

Tenure

Jong-Tae Yoon serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of KleanNara Co., Ltd. (formerly Daehan Pulp Co., Ltd.). Earlier, Jong-Tae Yoon served as Vice President of GS Retail Co., Ltd.

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	2022/05/17 00:00
End of Day Share Price	2022/05/17 00:00
Earnings	2021/12/31
Annual Earnings	2021/12/31