Employees: 2,935
Size Hitejinro (000080.KS) is a South Korea Consumer Staples company (Beverages: Alcoholic) with a market value of $846M, the 260th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩16,590 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 3.0%, against -10.0% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 5th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 4.8% over the last twelve months (peer median -2.8%); the operating margin is 6.8% (peer median 10.5%).
Valuation It trades at 13.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 34.7× (4th cheapest of 17).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -5% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +2%, so the hurdle is -7 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.1 points above its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 12 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩2.45T | ₩2.50T | ₩2.60T | ₩2.52T | ₩2.50T |
| Revenue growth | — | -4% | +3% | +1% | — |
| Gross profit | ₩1.04T | ₩1.07T | ₩1.15T | ₩1.08T | ₩1.02T |
| EBITDA | ₩309B | ₩320B | ₩357B | ₩274B | ₩346B |
| Net income | ₩47.1B | ₩41.5B | ₩95.9B | ₩35.6B | ₩87.0B |
| Free cash flow | ₩55.1B | ₩87.3B | -₩3.20B | ₩7.30B | -₩233B |
| Capital expenditure | ₩127B | ₩146B | ₩298B | ₩159B | ₩160B |
| Total debt | ₩1.02T | ₩1.05T | ₩1.09T | ₩1.07T | ₩1.01T |
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| Measure | 000080.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +11.6% | -1.5% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -3.0% | -10.0% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -14.0% | -31.4% | highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -4.8% | -2.8% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 6.8% | 10.5% | 10th lowest of 20 |
| Forward P/E | 13.2× | 34.7× | 4th cheapest of 17 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -4.6% | 2.1% | 4th least demanding of 11 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +2.1% | +8.9% | 3rd lowest of 11 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -6.7 pp | -4.5 pp | 6th least demanding of 11 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +1.1 pp | -2.7 pp | 5th highest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.4× | 17.0× | 2nd cheapest of 7 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.5× | 1.4× | 2nd most indebted of 7 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitejinro 000080.KS | South Korea | $846M | -3% | -5% | 7% | 13.2× | -4.6% | +2.1% |
| Anhui Golden Seed Winery 600199.SS | China | $739M | -6% | -46% | -51% | 53.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Xinjiang Yilite Industry 600197.SS | China | $669M | -23% | -26% | 14% | 27.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Olvi OLVAS.HE | Finland | $646M | -9% | +11% | 12% | 9.6× | -10.8% | +9.9% |
| Zhejiang Guyuelongshan Shaoxing Wine 600059.SS | China | $1.12B | -8% | -3% | 11% | 40.5× | n/a | n/a |
| GDH Supertime 001338.SZ | China | $629M | -37% | -15% | 2% | n/a | -7.8% | +6.9% |
| Jinhui Liquor 603919.SS | China | $1.27B | -6% | -2% | 11% | 36.1× | 14.6% | +10.9% |
| Tilaknagar Industries TI.NS | India | $1.27B | +3% | +150% | 10% | 50.4× | n/a | n/a |
| C&C CCR.L | United Kingdom | $527M | -2% | -3% | 5% | 12.1× | 2.8% | +15.5% |
| Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine 000869.SZ | China | $1.36B | -12% | -2% | 3% | 16.1× | 3.7% | -3.0% |
| Laurent-Perrier LPE.PA | France | $520M | -4% | +3% | 25% | 9.2× | -5.8% | +9.2% |
| Qinghai Huzhu TianYouDe Highland Barley Spirit 002646.SZ | China | $502M | -13% | -15% | -1% | 175.8× | 52.5% | +8.5% |
| Fujian Yanjing Huiquan Brewery 600573.SS | China | $479M | -7% | +3% | 11% | 33.6× | 1.4% | +0.9% |
| Kuaijishan Shaoxing Rice Wine 601579.SS | China | $1.51B | +22% | +6% | 19% | 35.8× | 1.3% | +10.7% |
| Shede Spirits 600702.SS | China | $1.61B | -24% | -10% | -1% | 53.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Gansu Huangtai Wine-Marketing Industry 000995.SZ | China | $437M | +22% | +6% | 6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hebei Hengshui Laobaigan Liquor 600559.SS | China | $1.64B | -12% | -17% | 11% | 30.7× | 14.2% | +2.4% |
| Anhui Kouzi Distillery 603589.SS | China | $1.65B | -22% | -19% | 13% | 22.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiugui Liquor 000799.SZ | China | $1.70B | -18% | +19% | -3% | 271.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai Jinfeng Wine 600616.SS | China | $407M | -19% | -10% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Malteries Franco-Belges MALT.PA | France | $401M | -22% | -9% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |