LK CHEM Valuation

Q: What is the Fair Price of A489500 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

A489500 (₩21150) is trading below our estimate of [[future cash flow value]] (₩130254.28)

Is A489500 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

Below Future Cash Flow Value
Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio
Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of A489500 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: A489500 (₩21150) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (₩130254.28)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: A489500 is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for A489500?

Key metric: As A489500 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for A489500. This is calculated by dividing A489500's market cap by their current earnings.
What is A489500's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio	25.8x
Earnings	₩5.24b
Market Cap	₩130.38b

A489500 key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue	4.6x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA	14.2x
PEG Ratio	0.5x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does A489500's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for A489500 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
Company	Forward PE	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
Peer Average	19.7x
A012610 Kyungin Synthetic	6.4x	n/a	₩129.8b
A009780 MSC	4.5x	n/a	₩119.0b
A220260 Chemtros	58.2x	n/a	₩123.8b
A081000 Iljin DiamondLtd	9.6x	n/a	₩143.7b
A489500 LK CHEM	25.8x	48.14%	₩130.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: A489500 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.8x) compared to the peer average (19.7x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does A489500's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the KR Chemicals Industry?

4 Companies	Price / Earnings	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
A002380 KCC	1x	-93.35%	US$2.76b
A092230 KPX Holdings	1.3x	n/a	US$289.08m
A100250 Chinyang Holdings	1.7x	n/a	US$150.60m
A115570 StarFlex	1.4x	n/a	US$15.91m

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4 Companies		Estimated Growth	Market Cap

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: A489500 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.8x) compared to the KR Chemicals industry average (9.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is A489500's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

A489500 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio	25.8x
Fair PE Ratio	22.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: A489500 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.1x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2026/09/10 08:33
End of Day Share Price	2026/09/10 00:00
Earnings	2026/03/31
Annual Earnings	2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

LK CHEM Co., Ltd. is covered by 2 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Kyeongkeun Kang	NH Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.
Seunghwan Choi	Shinhan Investment Corp.