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Employees: 180
Size Korea Line (005880.KS) is a South Korea Industrials company (Marine Shipping) with a market value of $420M, the 379th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩1,813 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 30.1%, against -11.8% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 2nd lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 18.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +20.7%); the operating margin is 20.6% (peer median 11.2%).
Valuation It trades at 2.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 8.5× (cheapest of 14).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -12% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +8%, so the hurdle is -20 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.5 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 | ₩1.20T | ₩1.28T | ₩1.75T | ₩1.40T | ₩1.61T |
| Revenue growth | — | -27% | +25% | -13% | — |
| Gross profit | ₩304B | ₩285B | ₩410B | ₩310B | ₩333B |
| EBITDA | ₩390B | ₩324B | ₩487B | ₩405B | ₩413B |
| Net income | ₩177B | ₩180B | ₩162B | ₩68.3B | ₩158B |
| Free cash flow | ₩333B | ₩211B | ₩370B | -₩150B | -₩216B |
| Capital expenditure | ₩45.8B | ₩149B | ₩48.8B | ₩434B | ₩546B |
| Total debt | ₩1.51T | ₩1.52T | ₩2.06T | ₩2.48T | ₩2.30T |
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| Measure | 005880.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -12.4% | -10.5% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -30.1% | -11.8% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -46.4% | -28.1% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -18.9% | +20.7% | 2nd lowest of 20 |
| Operating margin | 20.6% | 11.2% | 8th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 2.9× | 8.5× | cheapest of 14 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -12.2% | -2.5% | 3rd least demanding of 14 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +7.6% | +11.2% | 4th lowest of 13 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -19.8 pp | -15.2 pp | 6th least demanding of 13 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -0.5 pp | -0.6 pp | 10th highest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 4.8× | 6.6× | 4th cheapest of 17 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.6× | 1.5× | 5th most indebted of 19 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea Line 005880.KS | South Korea | $420M | -30% | -19% | 21% | 2.9× | -12.2% | +7.6% |
| Euroseas ESEA | United States | $417M | -13% | +3% | 59% | 3.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Sea1 Offshore Incorporation SEA1.OL | Norway | $406M | -12% | -23% | 36% | 4.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Seacon Shipping 2409.HK | Hong Kong | $400M | +32% | +40% | 11% | 6.2× | 4.8% | +12.7% |
| Costamare Bulkers CMDB | United States | $449M | -4% | n/a | -3% | n/a | -7.8% | n/a |
| Yasuda Logistics 9324.T | Japan | $453M | +12% | +2% | 5% | n/a | 12.3% | +10.9% |
| Taiwan Navigation 2617.TW | Taiwan | $368M | -1% | +8% | 40% | 6.5× | -7.9% | +11.5% |
| Samudera Shipping Line S56.SI | Singapore | $365M | -16% | +4% | 11% | n/a | -15.6% | +10.5% |
| Pangaea Logistics Solutions PANL | United States | $496M | -3% | +22% | 9% | 7.4× | 1.6% | +10.5% |
| Nanjing Sheng Hang Shipping 001205.SZ | China | $350M | -18% | +2% | 16% | 15.3× | 2.6% | +24.6% |
| Phoenix Shipping (Wuhan) 000520.SZ | China | $527M | -12% | +78% | 5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Inui Global Logistics 9308.T | Japan | $331M | +37% | +21% | 9% | n/a | 7.2% | +12.2% |
| Chinese Maritime Transport 2612.TW | Taiwan | $329M | -1% | +2% | 25% | 8.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Marco Polo Marine 5LY.SI | Singapore | $322M | -36% | +26% | 32% | 11.7× | -5.4% | +31.8% |
| Sincere Navigation 2605.TW | Taiwan | $548M | -11% | +22% | 31% | 8.9× | -18.5% | +2.3% |
| LC Logistics 2490.HK | Hong Kong | $316M | -13% | -9% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ningbo Marine 600798.SS | China | $575M | -12% | +39% | 3% | n/a | -7.5% | +3.5% |
| Seanergy Maritime SHIP | United States | $306M | -15% | +32% | 37% | 4.9× | -2.5% | +20.1% |
| Rederiaktiebolaget Gotland GOTL-A.ST | Sweden | $582M | -16% | +42% | 1% | 66.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Dong Fang Offshore 7786.TW | Taiwan | $583M | -19% | +52% | 19% | 11.4× | n/a | n/a |
| James Fisher and Sons FSJ.L | United Kingdom | $302M | -11% | -2% | 6% | 21.8× | 9.5% | -5.3% |