Youlchon ChemicalLtd (KOSE:A008730) - Share price, News & Analysis

A008730 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	0/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	1/6
Financial Health	4/6
Dividends	1/6

A008730 Stock Overview

Youlchon Chemical Co.,Ltd. produces and sells functional packaging materials.

Risk Analysis

Earnings have declined by 11.7% per year over past 5 years

Dividend of 2.26% is not well covered by earnings or forecast to be in the next 3 years

Profit margins (1.6%) are lower than last year (3.9%)

Youlchon ChemicalLtd Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Youlchon ChemicalLtd
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	₩22,150.00
52 Week High	₩28,450.00
52 Week Low	₩18,550.00
Beta	0.96
1 Month Change	-6.34%
3 Month Change	-11.04%
1 Year Change	-2.21%
3 Year Change	65.92%
5 Year Change	66.54%
Change since IPO	1,803.52%

Recent News & Updates

Apr 08

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Mar 24

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Shareholder Returns

	A008730	KR Packaging	KR Market
7D	-3.3%	-0.2%	0.006%
1Y	-2.2%	-11.3%	-15.8%

Return vs Industry: A008730 exceeded the KR Packaging industry which returned -11.3% over the past year.

Return vs Market: A008730 exceeded the KR Market which returned -15.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is A008730's price volatile compared to industry and market?
A008730 volatility
A008730 Average Weekly Movement	3.7%
Packaging Industry Average Movement	3.9%
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: A008730 is less volatile than 75% of KR stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 4% a week.

Volatility Over Time: A008730's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1973	787	Dong-Youn Shin	https://www.youlchon.com

Youlchon Chemical Co.,Ltd. produces and sells functional packaging materials. The company offers adhesive and composite materials for surface protection of various electronic materials; release materials for general industrial-purpose and optical materials; and hard coating materials for display materials.

Youlchon ChemicalLtd Fundamentals Summary

How do Youlchon ChemicalLtd's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
A008730 fundamental statistics
Market Cap	₩549.32b
Earnings (TTM)	₩8.45b
Revenue (TTM)	₩538.73b

65.0x

P/E Ratio

1.0x

P/S Ratio

Is A008730 overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
A008730 income statement (TTM)
Revenue	₩538.73b
Cost of Revenue	₩486.10b
Gross Profit	₩52.63b
Other Expenses	₩44.18b
Earnings	₩8.45b

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2021

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	340.83
Gross Margin	9.77%
Net Profit Margin	1.57%
Debt/Equity Ratio	58.0%

How did A008730 perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.3%

Current Dividend Yield

147%

Payout Ratio

Valuation

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

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

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

64.99x

Price to Earnings (PE) ratio

Share Price vs. Fair Value

Below Fair Value: A008730 (₩22150) is trading above our estimate of fair value (₩7319.44)

Significantly Below Fair Value: A008730 is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Price To Earnings Ratio

PE vs Industry: A008730 is poor value based on its PE Ratio (65x) compared to the KR Packaging industry average (16.1x).

PE vs Market: A008730 is poor value based on its PE Ratio (65x) compared to the KR market (14.3x).

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate A008730's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.

Price to Book Ratio

PB vs Industry: A008730 is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (1.6x) compared to the KR Packaging industry average (1.1x).

Future Growth

How is Youlchon ChemicalLtd 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

19.8%

Forecasted Materials 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 Youlchon ChemicalLtd 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 Youlchon ChemicalLtd performed over the past 5 years?

Past Performance Score

1/6

Past Performance Score 1/6

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

-11.7%

Historical annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue History

Quality Earnings: A008730 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: A008730's current net profit margins (1.6%) are lower than last year (3.9%).

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: A008730's earnings have declined by 11.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: A008730's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: A008730 had negative earnings growth (-58.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Packaging industry average (-4.9%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: A008730's Return on Equity (2.4%) is considered low.

Financial Health

How is Youlchon ChemicalLtd's financial position?

Financial Health Score

4/6

Financial Health Score 4/6

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

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: A008730's short term assets (₩269.1B) exceed its short term liabilities (₩169.6B).

Long Term Liabilities: A008730's short term assets (₩269.1B) exceed its long term liabilities (₩151.0B).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: A008730's net debt to equity ratio (38.6%) is considered satisfactory.

Reducing Debt: Insufficient data to determine if A008730's debt to equity ratio has reduced over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: A008730's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (16.9%).

Interest Coverage: A008730's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (3.8x coverage).

Balance Sheet

Dividend

What is Youlchon ChemicalLtd current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?

Dividend Score

1/6

Dividend Score 1/6

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

2.26%

Current Dividend Yield

Dividend Yield vs Market

Notable Dividend: A008730's dividend (2.26%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the KR market (0.84%).

High Dividend: A008730's dividend (2.26%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the KR market (2.73%).

Stability and Growth of Payments

Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, A008730 has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.

Growing Dividend: A008730 has only been paying a dividend for 3 years, and since then payments have not increased.

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (146.7%), A008730's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: A008730 is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.

Next Steps

Explore strong dividend paying companies in the Materials industry.

Management

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

CEO

Dong-Youn Shin (63 yo)

no data

Tenure

Dong-Youn Shin serves as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Youl Chon Chemical Co., Ltd. Dong-Youn Shin served as Director of Youlchon Chemical 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