Reported Earnings • Mar 17
Full year 2025 earnings released: ₩363 loss per share (vs ₩217 profit in FY 2024) Full year 2025 results: ₩363 loss per share (down from ₩217 profit in FY 2024). Revenue: ₩81.1b (up 3.3% from FY 2024). Net loss: ₩5.77b (down 268% from profit in FY 2024). Over the last 3 years on average, the company's share price growth rate has exceeded its earnings growth rate by 106 percentage points per year, which is a significant difference in performance. New Risk • Mar 10
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 12% 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: Minor Risks Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (12% average weekly change). Market cap is less than US$100m (₩125.4b market cap, or US$85.3m). Announcement • Mar 05
KNW Co., Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Mar 19, 2026 KNW Co., Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Mar 19, 2026, at 09:00 Tokyo Standard Time. Location: conference room, 51, donyu 3-ro, munsan-eup, gyeonggi-do, paju South Korea New Risk • May 29
New major risk - Earnings quality The company has a high level of non-cash earnings. Accrual ratio: 39% This is considered a major risk. Non-cash earnings can arise from many different things. However, if a company consistently has a high level of non-cash earnings, it may be a sign that they are recognizing revenue from customers before the full value of the sales are received as cash or they are not depreciating the value of their assets appropriately. These are practices that inflate earnings, while not providing a similar increase to cash flows. Companies in some select industries naturally have a high level of non-cash earnings and it is not a major concern. However, in the worst case scenario it can be an early sign of performance manipulation by management. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risk High level of non-cash earnings (39% accrual ratio). Minor Risks Profit margins are more than 30% lower than last year (1.0% net profit margin). Market cap is less than US$100m (₩62.5b market cap, or US$45.2m). Reported Earnings • Mar 15
Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: ₩217 (vs ₩154 in FY 2023) Full year 2024 results: EPS: ₩217 (up from ₩154 in FY 2023). Revenue: ₩78.5b (down 18% from FY 2023). Net income: ₩3.44b (up 68% from FY 2023). Profit margin: 4.4% (up from 2.2% in FY 2023). Over the last 3 years on average, earnings per share has fallen by 43% per year but the company’s share price has only fallen by 32% per year, which means it has not declined as severely as earnings. Announcement • Mar 12
KNW Co., Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Mar 26, 2025 KNW Co., Ltd., Annual General Meeting, Mar 26, 2025, at 09:00 Tokyo Standard Time. Location: conference room, 51, donyu 3-ro, munsan-eup, gyeonggi-do, paju South Korea New Risk • Nov 11
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 11% 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: Minor Risks Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (11% average weekly change). Market cap is less than US$100m (₩87.1b market cap, or US$62.4m). Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Jun 17
Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 16% After last week's 16% share price decline to ₩7,680, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 65.9x. Average trailing P/E is 15x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total loss to shareholders of 23% over the past three years. Reported Earnings • Mar 16
Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: ₩154 (vs ₩1,157 in FY 2022) Full year 2023 results: EPS: ₩154 (down from ₩1,157 in FY 2022). Revenue: ₩95.4b (down 4.2% from FY 2022). Net income: ₩2.05b (down 85% from FY 2022). Profit margin: 2.2% (down from 14% in FY 2022). The decrease in margin was primarily driven by higher expenses. Over the last 3 years on average, earnings per share has increased by 44% per year but the company’s share price has only increased by 1% per year, which means it is significantly lagging earnings growth. New Risk • Jan 17
New minor risk - Market cap size The company's market capitalization is less than US$100m. Market cap: ₩127.4b (US$94.7m) This is considered a minor risk. Companies with a small market capitalization are most likely businesses that have not yet released a product to market or are simply a very small company without a wide reach. Either way, risk is elevated with these companies because there is a chance the product may not come to fruition or the company's addressable market or demand may not be as large as expected. In addition, if the company's size is the main factor, it is less likely to have many investors and analysts following it and scrutinizing its performance and outlook. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Minor Risks Large one-off items impacting financial results. Profit margins are more than 30% lower than last year (2.1% net profit margin). Shareholders have been diluted in the past year (33% increase in shares outstanding). Market cap is less than US$100m (₩127.4b market cap, or US$94.7m). New Risk • Dec 01
New minor risk - Earnings quality The company has large one-off items impacting its financial results. One-off items were 71% of the size of the rest of the company's trailing 12-month earnings before tax. This is considered a minor risk. One-off items are incomes or expenses that the company does not expect to repeat in future periods. Examples include profits from the sale of a business or expenses from a restructuring or legal settlements. If the company's reported statutory earnings include a large proportion of one-off items it means they may be an unreliable indicator of its true business performance as the earnings were skewed by these incomes or expenses. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Minor Risks Large one-off items impacting financial results. Profit margins are more than 30% lower than last year (2.1% net profit margin). Shareholders have been diluted in the past year (33% increase in shares outstanding). New Risk • Sep 11
New minor risk - Shareholder dilution The company's shareholders have been diluted in the past year. Increase in shares outstanding: 33% 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. This is currently the only risk that has been identified for the company. Announcement • Aug 26
KNW Co., Ltd. announced that it has received KRW 49.99999004 billion in funding from BGFecomaterials CO., LTD. On August 25, 2023, KNW Co., Ltd. closed the transaction. New Risk • Aug 18
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 8.6% 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. This is currently the only risk that has been identified for the company. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Aug 16
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15% After last week's 15% share price gain to ₩12,230, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 10.9x. Average trailing P/E is 14x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 72% over the past three years. New Risk • Jul 27
New minor risk - Market cap size The company's market capitalization is less than US$100m. Market cap: ₩119.0b (US$93.7m) This is considered a minor risk. Companies with a small market capitalization are most likely businesses that have not yet released a product to market or are simply a very small company without a wide reach. Either way, risk is elevated with these companies because there is a chance the product may not come to fruition or the company's addressable market or demand may not be as large as expected. In addition, if the company's size is the main factor, it is less likely to have many investors and analysts following it and scrutinizing its performance and outlook. This is currently the only risk that has been identified for the company. New Risk • Jun 24
New minor risk - Market cap size The company's market capitalization is less than US$100m. Market cap: ₩130.0b (US$99.3m) This is considered a minor risk. Companies with a small market capitalization are most likely businesses that have not yet released a product to market or are simply a very small company without a wide reach. Either way, risk is elevated with these companies because there is a chance the product may not come to fruition or the company's addressable market or demand may not be as large as expected. In addition, if the company's size is the main factor, it is less likely to have many investors and analysts following it and scrutinizing its performance and outlook. This is currently the only risk that has been identified for the company. Announcement • May 26
KNW Co., Ltd. announced that it expects to receive KRW 49.99999004 billion in funding from BGFecomaterials CO., LTD. KNW Co., Ltd. announced a private placement of 3,924,646 common shares at a price of KRW 12,740 per share for the gross proceeds of KRW 49,999,990,040 on May 25, 2023. The transaction will include participation from new investor BGFecomaterials CO., LTD. for 3,924,646 shares. The common shares have a lock up period of 12 months. The shares are allotted through third party allocation method. The transaction has been approved by the shareholders of the company. The expected date of acquisition is August 25, 2023. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Mar 30
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16% After last week's 16% share price gain to ₩12,900, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 11.1x. Average trailing P/E is 14x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 295% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Mar 06
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19% After last week's 19% share price gain to ₩11,830, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 13.1x. Average trailing P/E is 12x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 236% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Oct 11
Investor sentiment improved over the past week After last week's 16% share price gain to ₩9,590, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 17.4x. Average trailing P/E is 13x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 121% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Sep 21
Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week After last week's 16% share price decline to ₩9,450, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 17.1x. Average trailing P/E is 13x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 140% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Jul 19
Investor sentiment improved over the past week After last week's 15% share price gain to ₩10,150, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 74x. Average trailing P/E is 13x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 176% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • May 18
Investor sentiment improved over the past week After last week's 22% share price gain to ₩10,800, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 15.5x. Average trailing P/E is 15x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 170% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Mar 04
Investor sentiment improved over the past week After last week's 17% share price gain to ₩12,300, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 23.1x. Average trailing P/E is 16x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 214% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Jan 27
Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week After last week's 15% share price decline to ₩11,150, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 21x. Average trailing P/E is 16x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 219% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Dec 29
Investor sentiment improved over the past week After last week's 19% share price gain to ₩16,150, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 30.4x. Average trailing P/E is 17x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 422% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Dec 06
Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week After last week's 17% share price decline to ₩12,350, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 23.2x. Average trailing P/E is 17x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 279% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Oct 26
Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week After last week's 16% share price decline to ₩10,950, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 77.5x. Average trailing P/E is 19x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 236% over the past three years. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Sep 03
Investor sentiment improved over the past week After last week's 29% share price gain to ₩11,200, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 63.6x. Average trailing P/E is 20x in the Chemicals industry in South Korea. Total returns to shareholders of 120% over the past three years. Reported Earnings • Mar 26
Full year 2020 earnings released: ₩1,444 loss per share (vs ₩1,141 loss in FY 2019) The company reported a poor full year result with increased losses, weaker revenues and weaker control over costs. Full year 2020 results: Revenue: ₩53.7b (down 42% from FY 2019). Net loss: ₩9.87b (loss widened 57% from FY 2019). Over the last 3 years on average, the company's share price growth rate has exceeded its earnings growth rate by 107 percentage points per year, which is a significant difference in performance. Is New 90 Day High Low • Mar 05
New 90-day high: ₩8,800 The company is up 33% from its price of ₩6,620 on 04 December 2020. The South Korean market is up 10.0% over the last 90 days, indicating the company outperformed over that time. It also outperformed the Chemicals industry, which is up 9.0% over the same period. Announcement • Feb 24
KNW Co., Ltd. announced that it has received funding from Samsung Securities Co., Ltd., NH Investment & Securities Co., Ltd., Hanyang Securities Co. Ltd. KNW Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:A105330) announced a private placement of 500,251 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock on February 23, 2021. The securities will be issued at face value of KRW 5,000. The securities will issued at third party allocation basis to Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. (KOSE:A016360), NH Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. (KOSE:A005940), Hanyang Securities Co. Ltd. (KOSE:A001750). The transaction has been approved at board of the company. The securities will be convertible into common shares for the gross proceeds KRW 10,000,017,490. Announcement • Jan 13
KNW Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:A105330) agreed to acquire GI Materials Co., Ltd. for for KRW 16.3 billion. KNW Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:A105330) agreed to acquire GI Materials Co., Ltd for KRW 16.3 billion on January 11, 2021. Under the terms the exchange ratio is 1 : 8.5183430. Prior to the transaction G-Materials Co., Ltd holds 92.7% stake in KNW Co., Ltd. After this merger, KNW Co., Ltd. will remain as a surviving corporation, and GI Materials Co., Ltd. will disappear. The transaction is subject to shareholders approval of KNW Co., Ltd.
The merger is subject to the following conditions-i) both the parties must have obtained approval under Article 4 for the merger ii) In connection with the merger, all licenses including, but not limited to, a report on merger under the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act that must be obtained by the merger date in relation to the merger must have been acquired iii) the notification and registration procedures required by the merger date must have been completed iv) all statements and guarantees by each party under this agreement is true and true in the respect of the date of conclusion of this agreement and the date of merger v) all commitments and other obligations as required by each party is performed under this Agreement vi) No material negative changes to the property and business condition of each party from the date of conclusion of this contract until the merger date Vii). There shall be no lawsuit, seizure, provisional injunction, administrative action, etc. that interfere with or delay the current or potential merger. The transaction is expected to close on April 1, 2021. Taeyul Accounting Corporation acted as accountant in the transaction. Is New 90 Day High Low • Dec 15
New 90-day low: ₩6,160 The company is down 23% from its price of ₩8,000 on 16 September 2020. The South Korean market is up 12% over the last 90 days, indicating the company underperformed over that time. It also underperformed the Chemicals industry, which is up 9.0% over the same period. Is New 90 Day High Low • Oct 19
New 90-day high: ₩9,100 The company is up 19% from its price of ₩7,660 on 21 July 2020. The South Korean market is up 7.0% over the last 90 days, indicating the company outperformed over that time. However, it underperformed the Chemicals industry, which is up 25% over the same period. Announcement • Sep 18
KNW Co., Ltd. has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of KRW 20.677 billion. KNW Co., Ltd. has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of KRW 20.677 billion.
Security Name: Common Stock
Security Type: Common Stock
Securities Offered: 4,600,000
Price\Range: KRW 4495
Discount Per Security: KRW 89.9
Transaction Features: Rights Offering