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Korean general trading company (LX Group, formerly LG) trading commodities such as coal, and running logistics and resource businesses.
Korean general trading company (LX Group, formerly LG) trading commodities such as coal, and running logistics and resource businesses.
Resells commodities and industrial goods on thin margins, and also profits from a stake in coal mining in Indonesia, so earnings follow commodity prices and shipping costs. Scale and long-standing relationships with buyers and suppliers are what keep the trading volume flowing.
In one line: Korea's Mitsubishi Corp — a diversified trading house.
Moat: none (scale, distribution). Trading margins are thin; scale and relationships are the main edge.
Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea · Employees: 412
Size Lx International (001120.KS) is a South Korea Industrials company (Wholesale Distributors) with a market value of $913M, the 246th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩34,450 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 35.5%, against -10.7% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 3rd lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 11.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.5%); the operating margin is 2.3% (peer median 4.7%).
Valuation It trades at 4.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 11.5× (cheapest of 13).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.8 points above its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 22 Jan 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩18.5T | ₩16.7T | ₩16.6T | ₩14.5T | ₩18.8T |
| Revenue growth | — | 0% | +15% | -23% | — |
| Gross profit | n/a | ₩1.25T | ₩1.39T | ₩1.27T | ₩1.78T |
| EBITDA | n/a | ₩693B | ₩855B | ₩745B | ₩1.17T |
| Net income | ₩181B | ₩142B | ₩176B | ₩117B | ₩515B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ₩110B | ₩617B | ₩441B | ₩1.09T |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ₩616B | ₩135B | ₩176B | ₩209B |
| Total debt | n/a | ₩3.07T | ₩2.82T | ₩2.55T | ₩2.20T |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lx International 001120.KS | $913M | -35% | +11% | 2% | 4.6× | n/a |
| Posco International 047050.KS | $6.03B | -45% | +7% | 4% | 8.1× | -16.6% |
| Samsung C&t 028260.KS | $31.3B | -8% | +14% | 8% | 15.0× | 5.9% |
| Mitsubishi 8058.T | $105B | -1% | +16% | 3% | 14.8× | 18.8% |
| Mitsui & 8031.T | $82.4B | -22% | +10% | 3% | 12.7× | n/a |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | 001120.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -21.6% | -5.3% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -35.5% | -10.7% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -40.3% | -33.3% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +11.3% | +6.5% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 2.3% | 4.7% | 5th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 4.6× | 11.5× | cheapest of 13 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +3.8 pp | +1.1 pp | 4th highest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lx International 001120.KS | South Korea | $913M | -35% | +11% | 2% | 4.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Wah Lee Industrial 3010.TW | Taiwan | $910M | -15% | +6% | 4% | 11.4× | -6.5% | +5.8% |
| Auto Partner APR.WA | Poland | $928M | +26% | +67% | 8% | 12.2× | -5.0% | +21.5% |
| Mitsuuroko 8131.T | Japan | $893M | +26% | 0% | 3% | n/a | -3.7% | +8.4% |
| Matsuda Sangyo 7456.T | Japan | $891M | -12% | +49% | 4% | 5.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Superior Plus SPB.TO | Canada | $890M | -22% | -7% | 8% | 13.8× | -1.3% | +13.7% |
| Yellow Hat 9882.T | Japan | $888M | +12% | +7% | 9% | n/a | -5.5% | +3.1% |
| Huludao Zinc Industry 000751.SZ | China | $943M | -36% | +17% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Dlg Exhibitions & Events 600826.SS | China | $944M | -9% | +2% | 15% | 18.7× | 6.9% | -11.5% |
| State Power Rixin Technology 301162.SZ | China | $944M | -25% | +12% | 17% | 36.8× | 22.6% | +23.8% |
| Hangzhou Cogeneration 605011.SS | China | $956M | -23% | -1% | 5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kamei 8037.T | Japan | $869M | +40% | +1% | 3% | n/a | -13.1% | +7.6% |
| Trusco Nakayama 9830.T | Japan | $958M | +6% | +10% | 7% | 9.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Yamazen 8051.T | Japan | $978M | +13% | +7% | 2% | n/a | -6.3% | +4.5% |
| MAAS MGH.AX | Australia | $849M | -20% | +31% | 8% | 11.7× | n/a | n/a |
| San-ai Obbli 8097.T | Japan | $843M | -3% | -8% | 2% | n/a | -3.1% | +5.2% |
| Deep Source 0990.HK | Hong Kong | $1.00B | -31% | +7% | 2% | n/a | -13.6% | +6.1% |
| Totech 9960.T | Japan | $1.00B | 0% | +6% | 10% | 10.7× | 5.4% | +9.2% |
| China Aviation Oil (Singapore) G92.SI | Singapore | $815M | -39% | -8% | 0% | 8.3× | -11.7% | +8.2% |
| Shandong Nanshan Fashion Sci-Tech 300918.SZ | China | $808M | -24% | +40% | 5% | 38.9× | n/a | n/a |
| SK Networks 001740.KS | South Korea | $804M | -4% | -4% | 1% | 9.9× | n/a | n/a |