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Employees: 5,106
Size Daesang (001680.KS) is a South Korea Consumer Staples company (Food: Specialty/Candy) with a market value of $459M, the 352nd largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩17,440 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 15.8%, against -6.8% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 7th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 2.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.5%); the operating margin is 3.7% (peer median 5.9%).
Valuation It trades at 8.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 18.1× (cheapest of 13).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -6% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +7%, so the hurdle is -13 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.5 points above its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 18 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩4.47T | ₩4.40T | ₩4.26T | ₩4.11T | ₩4.08T |
| Revenue growth | — | +3% | +4% | +1% | — |
| Gross profit | ₩1.14T | ₩1.12T | ₩1.09T | ₩980B | ₩933B |
| EBITDA | ₩336B | ₩327B | ₩322B | ₩234B | ₩247B |
| Net income | -₩300B | -₩304B | ₩95.2B | ₩67.1B | ₩83.1B |
| Free cash flow | ₩64.2B | ₩50.9B | ₩39.8B | ₩194B | -₩265B |
| Capital expenditure | ₩188B | ₩141B | ₩151B | ₩188B | ₩179B |
| Total debt | ₩1.35T | ₩1.42T | ₩1.48T | ₩1.41T | ₩1.34T |
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| Measure | 001680.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -0.8% | -2.9% | 8th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -15.8% | -6.8% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -24.7% | -20.6% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +2.5% | +8.5% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 5.9% | 4th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 8.1× | 18.1× | cheapest of 13 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -5.6% | 3.9% | 5th least demanding of 17 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +7.2% | +6.0% | 8th highest of 17 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -12.7 pp | -4.0 pp | 3rd least demanding of 17 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +0.5 pp | +0.6 pp | 11th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.2× | 9.1× | 2nd cheapest of 12 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.2× | 0.0× | most indebted of 12 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daesang 001680.KS | South Korea | $459M | -16% | +2% | 4% | 8.1× | -5.6% | +7.2% |
| Ganso 603886.SS | China | $464M | +1% | +5% | 6% | 11.4× | -11.0% | -1.9% |
| Bourbon 2208.T | Japan | $451M | +3% | +7% | 6% | 20.4× | -12.1% | +0.3% |
| Zhengzhou Qianweiyangchu Food 001215.SZ | China | $451M | -34% | +13% | 5% | 42.5× | 13.9% | +15.0% |
| Nitto Fuji Flour Milling 2003.T | Japan | $472M | +14% | 0% | 6% | n/a | 3.0% | +5.2% |
| Petpal Pet Nutrition Technology 300673.SZ | China | $444M | -26% | +2% | 6% | 45.6× | 7.5% | +1.6% |
| Yasho Industries YASHO.NS | India | $441M | +122% | +35% | 14% | n/a | 33.4% | +17.7% |
| Shoei Foods 8079.T | Japan | $435M | +1% | +8% | 4% | 17.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Gourmet Master 2723.TW | Taiwan | $431M | +19% | -11% | 5% | 14.8× | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| Baolingbao Biology 002286.SZ | China | $500M | -15% | +9% | 6% | 18.1× | 10.0% | +6.0% |
| Kunshan Asia Aroma 301220.SZ | China | $413M | -35% | +13% | 6% | 24.8× | 10.8% | +12.4% |
| Tianshui Zhongxing Bio-Technology 002772.SZ | China | $410M | -54% | +12% | 14% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Riken Vitamin 4526.T | Japan | $516M | +29% | +3% | 7% | 11.8× | -3.9% | +4.4% |
| QAF Q01.SI | Singapore | $408M | -10% | 0% | 6% | n/a | -10.6% | +2.4% |
| Qingdao Richen Food 603755.SS | China | $407M | -5% | +11% | 17% | 33.2× | 20.1% | +12.3% |
| Kameda Seika 2220.T | Japan | $525M | -8% | +17% | 6% | 18.0× | 0.3% | +6.0% |
| Chalkis Health Industry 000972.SZ | China | $397M | -9% | +17% | -52% | n/a | -6.8% | +89.3% |
| Fujiya 2211.T | Japan | $393M | -1% | +6% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Vadilal Industries VADILALIND.NS | India | $541M | +53% | +31% | 16% | n/a | 17.3% | +26.5% |
| Once Upon a Farm, PBC OFRM | United States | $389M | -43% | +43% | -6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ganyuan Foods 002991.SZ | China | $552M | -22% | 0% | 10% | 17.1× | 4.8% | +12.4% |