Hankuk Carbon Co., Ltd.

KOSE:A017960 Stock Report

Market Cap: ₩560.6b

Hankuk Carbon Valuation

Is A017960 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of A017960 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: A017960 (₩11390) is trading below our estimate of fair value (₩15854.29)

Significantly Below Fair Value: A017960 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for A017960?

Key metric: As A017960 is barely profitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for A017960. This is calculated by dividing A017960's market cap by their current revenue.
What is A017960's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio0.7x
Sales₩749.54b
Market Cap₩560.59b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does A017960's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for A017960 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average0.6x
A005420 Cosmo Chemical
0.9xn/a₩653.3b
A093370 Foosung
1.3x15.5%₩597.4b
A012630 HDC HOLDINGSLtd
0.09xn/a₩566.9b
A000210 DL Holdings
0.1x1.8%₩778.3b
A017960 Hankuk Carbon
0.7x8.1%₩560.6b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: A017960 is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.7x) compared to the peer average (0.6x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does A017960's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the KR Chemicals Industry?

9 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
A011170 Lotte Chemical
0.1x4.2%US$1.99b
A298020 Hyosung TNC
0.1x3.9%US$656.04m
A000210 DL Holdings
0.1x1.8%US$554.17m
A012630 HDC HOLDINGSLtd
0.09xn/aUS$403.60m
A017960 0.7xIndustry Avg. 0.6xNo. of Companies25PS00.61.21.82.43+
9 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: A017960 is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.7x) compared to the KR Chemicals industry average (0.6x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is A017960's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

A017960 PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio0.7x
Fair PS Ratio0.4x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: A017960 is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.4x).

Analyst Price Targets

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

The above table shows the analyst A017960 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current₩11,390.00
₩15,825.00
+38.9%
12.7%₩18,300.00₩13,000.00n/a4
Nov ’25₩10,590.00
₩15,575.00
+47.1%
15.3%₩18,300.00₩12,000.00n/a4
Oct ’25₩10,810.00
₩15,575.00
+44.1%
15.3%₩18,300.00₩12,000.00n/a4
Sep ’25₩12,000.00
₩15,460.00
+28.8%
13.8%₩18,300.00₩12,000.00n/a5
Aug ’25₩12,520.00
₩14,780.00
+18.1%
11.9%₩17,500.00₩12,000.00n/a5
Jul ’25₩10,920.00
₩14,780.00
+35.3%
11.9%₩17,500.00₩12,000.00n/a5
Jun ’25₩10,790.00
₩14,780.00
+37.0%
11.9%₩17,500.00₩12,000.00n/a5
May ’25₩11,390.00
₩14,980.00
+31.5%
9.7%₩17,500.00₩13,000.00n/a5
Apr ’25₩10,800.00
₩14,980.00
+38.7%
9.7%₩17,500.00₩13,000.00n/a5
Mar ’25₩10,340.00
₩15,620.00
+51.1%
11.1%₩17,600.00₩13,000.00n/a5
Feb ’25₩10,540.00
₩15,620.00
+48.2%
11.1%₩17,600.00₩13,000.00n/a5
Jan ’25₩11,640.00
₩15,620.00
+34.2%
11.1%₩17,600.00₩13,000.00n/a5
Dec ’24₩12,470.00
₩15,620.00
+25.3%
11.1%₩17,600.00₩13,000.00n/a5
Nov ’24₩11,460.00
₩16,320.00
+42.4%
11.8%₩18,500.00₩14,000.00₩10,590.005
Oct ’24₩12,550.00
₩16,025.00
+27.7%
12.8%₩18,500.00₩14,000.00₩10,810.004
Sep ’24₩13,800.00
₩16,025.00
+16.1%
12.8%₩18,500.00₩14,000.00₩12,000.004
Aug ’24₩14,060.00
₩15,375.00
+9.4%
12.0%₩18,500.00₩14,000.00₩12,520.004
Jul ’24₩11,650.00
₩15,375.00
+32.0%
12.0%₩18,500.00₩14,000.00₩10,920.004
Jun ’24₩11,310.00
₩15,375.00
+35.9%
12.0%₩18,500.00₩14,000.00₩10,790.004
May ’24₩11,450.00
₩17,450.00
+52.4%
11.6%₩19,000.00₩14,000.00₩11,390.004
Apr ’24₩12,280.00
₩17,450.00
+42.1%
11.6%₩19,000.00₩14,000.00₩10,800.004
Mar ’24₩11,230.00
₩17,400.00
+54.9%
11.5%₩19,000.00₩14,000.00₩10,340.004
Feb ’24₩11,800.00
₩17,400.00
+47.5%
11.5%₩19,000.00₩14,000.00₩10,540.004
Jan ’24₩11,050.00
₩17,400.00
+57.5%
11.5%₩19,000.00₩14,000.00₩11,640.004
Dec ’23₩11,900.00
₩17,400.00
+46.2%
11.5%₩19,000.00₩14,000.00₩12,470.004
Nov ’23₩11,600.00
₩18,300.00
+57.8%
1.6%₩18,600.00₩18,000.00₩11,460.002

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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