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Holding company of Lotte Group, overseeing chemicals, food, retail, tourism/hotel and construction affiliates.
Holding company of Lotte Group, overseeing chemicals, food, retail, tourism/hotel and construction affiliates.
Collects dividends and brand-licence fees from the affiliates it holds rather than selling products itself, so its income depends on how those subsidiaries do. It became the group's holding company in 2017, when the Korean arm reorganised its cross-shareholdings. The Shin family controls the group.
Moat: none. Pure holding company; performance tied to its retail, chemical and food subsidiaries.
Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea · Founded: 2017 · Employees: 296
Size Lotte (004990.KS) is a South Korea Consumer Staples company (Food: Specialty/Candy) with a market value of $1.18B, the 214th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩22,450 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 26.5%, against -14.7% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 5th lowest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 0.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +7.8%); the operating margin is 1.6% (peer median 7.4%).
Valuation It trades at 69.5× forward earnings against a peer median of 18.4× (most expensive of 16).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.0 points below 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 | ₩15.6T | ₩15.5T | ₩15.8T | ₩15.2T | ₩14.1T |
| Revenue growth | — | -1% | +4% | +7% | — |
| Gross profit | ₩3.84T | ₩3.78T | ₩3.91T | ₩3.82T | ₩3.59T |
| EBITDA | ₩1.23T | ₩1.20T | ₩1.30T | ₩1.32T | ₩1.21T |
| Net income | -₩417B | -₩648B | -₩1.02T | -₩15.4B | ₩171B |
| Free cash flow | -₩202B | -₩473B | -₩544B | ₩247B | -₩9.08B |
| Capital expenditure | ₩1.23T | ₩1.37T | ₩1.38T | ₩808B | ₩781B |
| Total debt | ₩10.1T | ₩10.1T | ₩9.19T | ₩9.11T | ₩8.47T |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lotte 004990.KS | $1.18B | -27% | +1% | 2% | 69.5× | n/a |
| CJ 001040.KS | $2.71B | -49% | +5% | 5% | 7.3× | -1.8% |
| Shinsegae 004170.KS | $1.59B | -38% | +7% | 9% | 5.8× | -2.2% |
| SK 034730.KS | $17.9B | +5% | +15% | 7% | 2.2× | 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 | 004990.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -3.6% | -1.4% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -26.5% | -14.7% | 5th lowest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -40.9% | -31.7% | 5th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +0.6% | +7.8% | 5th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 1.6% | 7.4% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 69.5× | 18.4× | most expensive of 16 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -4.0 pp | +0.2 pp | 6th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.9× | 8.9× | 5th most expensive of 13 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.7× | 0.2× | most indebted of 15 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lotte 004990.KS | South Korea | $1.18B | -27% | +1% | 2% | 69.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Snowsky Salt Industry 600929.SS | China | $1.20B | -29% | +32% | 1% | 54.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Italmobiliare ITM.MI | Italy | $1.20B | -8% | +8% | 14% | 12.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Nisshin OilliO 2602.T | Japan | $1.22B | +13% | +8% | 3% | 18.0× | 3.1% | +10.5% |
| Shandong Bailong Chuangyuan Bio-Tech 605016.SS | China | $1.24B | -28% | +19% | 32% | 18.4× | 8.8% | +22.5% |
| Bikaji Foods International BIKAJI.NS | India | $1.27B | -29% | +14% | 10% | 37.4× | 38.6% | +17.5% |
| Jiangxi Qiyunshan Food 2797.HK | Hong Kong | $1.10B | n/a | -7% | 17% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Morinaga & 2201.T | Japan | $1.28B | -8% | +3% | 9% | 12.3× | -5.7% | +7.1% |
| JinJian Cereals Industry 600127.SS | China | $1.08B | +64% | +1% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Star Lake Bioscience 600866.SS | China | $1.07B | -26% | -3% | 0% | 37.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Manorama Industries MANORAMA.NS | India | $1.31B | +22% | +60% | 24% | 39.3× | 33.4% | +46.9% |
| Fufeng 0546.HK | Hong Kong | $1.31B | -37% | +1% | 4% | 7.4× | n/a | n/a |
| ORION 001800.KS | South Korea | $1.06B | -4% | +15% | 15% | n/a | -16.5% | +8.3% |
| ARIAKE JAPAN 2815.T | Japan | $1.04B | -5% | +3% | 17% | 17.4× | -7.4% | +6.1% |
| Huabao International 0336.HK | Hong Kong | $1.34B | -25% | +13% | 3% | 25.3× | 16.2% | -2.7% |
| Seneca Foods SENEA | United States | $1.03B | +9% | +12% | 9% | 10.9× | -15.1% | +2.5% |
| CCL Products (India) CCL.NS | India | $1.37B | -20% | +24% | 13% | 25.8× | 17.9% | +29.1% |
| Namchow Food Group (Shanghai) 605339.SS | China | $1.01B | -2% | -5% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Yantai China Pet Foods 002891.SZ | China | $1.39B | -15% | +21% | 4% | 32.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiajia Food 002650.SZ | China | $983M | -25% | -3% | -11% | n/a | 1.2% | -10.0% |
| Flowers Foods FLO | United States | $1.42B | -20% | +2% | 6% | 8.8× | -7.6% | +3.7% |