Samsung Publishing (KOSE:A068290) - Share price, News & Analysis

A068290 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	2/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	2/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	2/6

A068290 Stock Overview

Samsung Publishing Co., Ltd engages in the publishing business in South Korea.

Rewards

Trading at 78% below our estimate of its fair value

Risk Analysis

Profit margins (1.7%) are lower than last year (31.8%)

Samsung Publishing Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Samsung Publishing
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	₩27,750.00
52 Week High	₩53,000.00
52 Week Low	₩24,250.00
Beta	1.16
1 Month Change	-11.77%
3 Month Change	-2.12%
1 Year Change	-35.62%
3 Year Change	71.83%
5 Year Change	169.42%
Change since IPO	988.24%

Recent News & Updates

Apr 19

Here's Why I Think Samsung Publishing (KRX:068290) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

It's only natural that many investors, especially those who are new to the game, prefer to buy shares in 'sexy' stocks...

Mar 23

These 4 Measures Indicate That Samsung Publishing (KRX:068290) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

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

Shareholder Returns

	A068290	KR Media	KR Market
7D	7.8%	0.5%	1.6%
1Y	-35.6%	-11.5%	-14.2%

Return vs Industry: A068290 underperformed the KR Media industry which returned -11.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: A068290 underperformed the KR Market which returned -14.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is A068290's price volatile compared to industry and market?
A068290 volatility
A068290 Average Weekly Movement	5.0%
Media Industry Average Movement	4.9%
Market Average Movement	5.6%
10% most volatile stocks in KR Market	10.4%
10% least volatile stocks in KR Market	3.2%

Stable Share Price: A068290 is not significantly more volatile than the rest of KR stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 5% a week.

Volatility Over Time: A068290's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1951	162	Jin-Yong Kim	https://www.mylittletiger.co.kr

Samsung Publishing Co., Ltd engages in the publishing business in South Korea. It offers workbooks/art books, sticker books/sound books, pop-up books/play books, and life/awareness books, as well as masterpiece/original/creative books. The company also provides stationery products; toys and games; and tableware, safety/sanitation, bath/water, sports/outdoor, and fashion accessories.

Samsung Publishing Fundamentals Summary

How do Samsung Publishing's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
A068290 fundamental statistics
Market Cap	₩277.50b
Earnings (TTM)	₩3.16b
Revenue (TTM)	₩187.48b

87.8x

P/E Ratio

1.5x

P/S Ratio

Is A068290 overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
A068290 income statement (TTM)
Revenue	₩187.48b
Cost of Revenue	₩86.87b
Gross Profit	₩100.61b
Other Expenses	₩97.45b
Earnings	₩3.16b

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2021

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	315.94
Gross Margin	53.66%
Net Profit Margin	1.69%
Debt/Equity Ratio	9.8%

How did A068290 perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

0.7%

Current Dividend Yield

63%

Payout Ratio

Valuation

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

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

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

>50%

Undervalued compared to fair value

Share Price vs. Fair Value

Below Fair Value: A068290 (₩27750) is trading below our estimate of fair value (₩126240.73)

Significantly Below Fair Value: A068290 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Price To Earnings Ratio

PE vs Industry: A068290 is poor value based on its PE Ratio (87.8x) compared to the KR Media industry average (17.1x).

PE vs Market: A068290 is poor value based on its PE Ratio (87.8x) compared to the KR market (14.1x).

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate A068290's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.

Price to Book Ratio

PB vs Industry: A068290's PB Ratio (1.5x) is in line with the KR Media industry average.

Future Growth

How is Samsung Publishing 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

13.1%

Forecasted Media 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 Samsung Publishing 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 Samsung Publishing 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

58.2%

Historical annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue History

Quality Earnings: A068290 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: A068290's current net profit margins (1.7%) are lower than last year (31.8%).

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: A068290's earnings have grown significantly by 58.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: A068290's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: A068290 had negative earnings growth (-94.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Media industry average (41.6%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: A068290's Return on Equity (2.7%) is considered low.

Financial Health

How is Samsung Publishing's financial position?

Financial Health Score

6/6

Financial Health Score 6/6

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

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: A068290's short term assets (₩108.6B) exceed its short term liabilities (₩62.5B).

Long Term Liabilities: A068290's short term assets (₩108.6B) exceed its long term liabilities (₩52.8B).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: A068290 has more cash than its total debt.

Reducing Debt: A068290's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 38.2% to 9.8% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: A068290's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (202.9%).

Interest Coverage: A068290's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (8.8x coverage).

Balance Sheet

Dividend

What is Samsung Publishing 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

0.72%

Current Dividend Yield

Dividend Yield vs Market

Notable Dividend: A068290's dividend (0.72%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the KR market (0.85%).

High Dividend: A068290's dividend (0.72%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the KR market (2.75%).

Stability and Growth of Payments

Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, A068290 has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.

Growing Dividend: A068290's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 3 years.

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (63.3%), A068290's dividend payments are covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (5%), A068290's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by cash flows.

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Management

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

CEO

Jin-Yong Kim (65 yo)

no data

Tenure

Mr. Jin-Yong Kim is the Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director at Samsung Publishing Co., Ltd. He served as a Director of F&F 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	2022/05/21 00:00
End of Day Share Price	2022/05/20 00:00
Earnings	2021/12/31
Annual Earnings	2021/12/31