Employees: 5,217
Size LotteChilsung (005300.KS) is a South Korea Consumer Staples company (Beverages: Non-Alcoholic) with a market value of $791M, the 269th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩111,000 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 9.3%, against -2.0% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 7th lowest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 1.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +2.7%); the operating margin is 4.5% (peer median 6.2%).
Valuation It trades at 11.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 16.2× (3rd cheapest of 13).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -2% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +12%, so the hurdle is -14 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.8 points below its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 9 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩4.04T | ₩3.97T | ₩4.02T | ₩3.22T | ₩2.84T |
| Revenue growth | — | -1% | +25% | +13% | — |
| Gross profit | ₩1.26T | ₩1.24T | ₩1.29T | ₩1.16T | ₩1.08T |
| EBITDA | ₩436B | ₩412B | ₩426B | ₩398B | ₩386B |
| Net income | ₩65.4B | ₩47.2B | ₩59.1B | ₩166B | ₩128B |
| Free cash flow | ₩204B | ₩148B | ₩40.2B | ₩63.0B | ₩115B |
| Capital expenditure | ₩205B | ₩233B | ₩307B | ₩210B | ₩153B |
| Total debt | ₩1.66T | ₩1.72T | ₩1.77T | ₩1.73T | ₩1.55T |
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| Measure | 005300.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +16.5% | -1.1% | highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -9.3% | -2.0% | 7th lowest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -26.2% | -21.8% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +1.3% | +2.7% | 7th lowest of 20 |
| Operating margin | 4.5% | 6.2% | 8th lowest of 20 |
| Forward P/E | 11.2× | 16.2× | 3rd cheapest of 13 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -2.0% | 2.4% | 5th least demanding of 11 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +12.0% | +4.8% | highest of 11 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -14.0 pp | -1.5 pp | 5th least demanding of 11 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -0.8 pp | +0.5 pp | 8th lowest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.0× | 9.4× | 6th cheapest of 15 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.3× | 0.1× | 4th most indebted of 15 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LotteChilsung 005300.KS | South Korea | $791M | -9% | +1% | 5% | 11.2× | -2.0% | +12.0% |
| A.G. BARR p.l.c BAG.L | United Kingdom | $887M | -2% | +7% | 15% | 12.4× | n/a | n/a |
| DyDo 2590.T | Japan | $624M | +21% | +3% | 4% | 17.3× | n/a | n/a |
| NATURECELL 007390.KS | South Korea | $1.04B | +14% | -15% | -18% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Cereals 000019.SZ | China | $1.04B | -20% | +1% | 6% | n/a | 4.6% | -14.3% |
| Nanfang Black Sesame 000716.SZ | China | $590M | +2% | +5% | 2% | n/a | 28.5% | -10.1% |
| Lassonde Industries LAS-A.TO | Canada | $1.14B | +4% | +2% | 9% | 8.9× | -13.2% | +8.2% |
| Nichols NICL.L | United Kingdom | $539M | +18% | +3% | 18% | 15.1× | 0.2% | +8.1% |
| Zhe Jiang Li Zi Yuan Food 605337.SS | China | $526M | -17% | -4% | 12% | 22.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Princes PRN.L | United Kingdom | $1.21B | -3% | +30% | 4% | 12.6× | -7.1% | +9.3% |
| Premium Water 2588.T | Japan | $483M | +4% | +4% | 16% | n/a | -11.0% | +7.4% |
| Fevertree Drinks FEVR.L | United Kingdom | $1.36B | +18% | +2% | 9% | 33.0× | 27.9% | +5.2% |
| China Foods 0506.HK | Hong Kong | $1.43B | +8% | +4% | 8% | 10.1× | -17.0% | +4.3% |
| Lifedrink 2585.T | Japan | $410M | -12% | +21% | 10% | 14.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Hey-Song 1234.TW | Taiwan | $389M | -9% | -8% | 5% | n/a | 10.4% | +0.7% |
| Suja Life SUJA | United States | $382M | n/a | n/a | -6% | 57.6× | n/a | n/a |
| 5100 Xizang Glacier 1115.HK | Hong Kong | $349M | -10% | +67% | 21% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hokkaido Coca-Cola Bottling 2573.T | Japan | $339M | -6% | +4% | 4% | n/a | 7.6% | +2.8% |
| China Resources Beverage (Holdings) 2460.HK | Hong Kong | $2.27B | -14% | -19% | 6% | 18.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Yeo Hiap Seng Y03.SI | Singapore | $259M | -14% | -3% | -7% | 51.5× | n/a | n/a |
| SDIC Zhonglu Fruit Juice 600962.SS | China | $2.62B | -1% | +100% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |