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SK Discovery Co. Ltd.006120.KSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

South Korea · KRW·Health Care›Pharmaceuticals: Major
Momentum leader 89
Mkt cap
$804M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
41%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$1.55M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
n/m
no positive forecast
ROIC−WACC
-3.6 pp
WACC 5.0%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
6 days
12 Nov 2026
Close · KRW₩62,200
1D+0.2%
1W+3.5%
1M-13.5%
3M+18.9%
6M+11.3%
YTD+7.6%
1Y+7.6%
ATR %5.9%
52w lowhigh14.8% off high

What SK Discovery does

Employees: 65

SK Discovery at a glance

Size SK Discovery (006120.KS) is a South Korea Health Care company (Pharmaceuticals: Major) with a market value of $804M, the 263rd largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩62,200 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 11.3%, against -8.0% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 20.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +2.7%); the operating margin is 2.8% (peer median 10.1%).

Valuation It trades at 0.8× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 2.9× (2nd cheapest of 19).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.6 points below its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 12 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

8010012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026006120.KS 112Peer median 91
Six months, rebased to 100: SK Discovery against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

SK Discovery financials

Reported figures in KRW; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue₩11.6T₩10.2T₩9.04T₩8.94T₩8.72T
Revenue growth—+12%+1%+3%—
Gross profit₩1.23T₩1.20T₩936B₩963B₩767B
EBITDA₩879B₩884B₩540B₩603B₩543B
Net income₩188B₩129B₩36.5B₩191B₩427B
Free cash flow-₩186B-₩143B-₩774B-₩393B-₩532B
Capital expenditure₩876B₩843B₩833B₩971B₩625B
Total debt₩8.24T₩7.26T₩6.44T₩4.77T₩4.13T

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

SK Discovery competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-50%-25%0%+25%+50%-20%0%+20%ALMS002390002940GUDSANOFI002907ANNXSUVENLXRX3001300705COLL6004790023492171000411688566688658006120.KS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. SK Discovery is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-50%0%+50%0×250×500×750×ALMS002390002940GUD002907SUVENLXRXCOLL2171006120.KSRevenue growth (TTM) →EV / Sales →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. SK Discovery is the large dot.

SK Discovery competitors and peer comparison

How SK Discovery compares with its peers

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.

SK Discovery against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure006120.KSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-13.5%-3.3%3rd lowest of 20
6-month return+11.3%-8.0%4th highest of 20
Distance from 52-week high-14.8%-32.0%3rd highest of 20
Revenue growth (TTM)+20.1%+2.7%3rd highest of 19
Operating margin2.8%10.1%7th lowest of 19
EV / Sales0.8×2.9×2nd cheapest of 19
ROIC minus cost of capital-3.6 pp+2.1 pp4th lowest of 17
EV / EBITDA11.2×11.6×4th cheapest of 8
Net debt / EBITDA4.6×-0.5×most indebted of 8

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq gDelivered g
SK Discovery 006120.KSSouth Korea$804M+11%+20%3%0.8×n/an/a
Alumis ALMSUnited States$805M-27%-63%-5,480%45.8×n/an/a
Guizhou Xinbang Pharmaceutical 002390.SZChina$805M-10%-13%4%0.9×-3.0%-0.8%
Zhejiang Anglikang Pharmaceutical 002940.SZChina$801M-19%-6%10%4.2×18.2%+2.1%
Knight Therapeutics GUD.TOCanada$800M+37%+42%5%1.9×9.5%+17.7%
Sanofi India SANOFI.NSIndia$800M-3%-6%26%4.2×16.5%-8.7%
Chongqing Pharscin Pharmaceutical 002907.SZChina$808M-7%+8%10%5.7×10.7%-1.4%
Annexon ANNXUnited States$796M-26%n/an/an/an/an/a
Suven Life Sciences SUVEN.NSIndia$792M+20%+17%-4,228%849.2×n/an/a
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals LXRXUnited States$792M-11%-29%-131%15.9×n/an/a
Katakura Industries 3001.TJapan$791M+46%0%16%2.5×0.2%+0.5%
Hunan Jiudian Pharmaceutical 300705.SZChina$789M-18%-5%13%1.9×-1.1%+26.1%
Collegium Pharmaceutical COLLUnited States$788M-36%+14%20%2.3×-7.0%+20.3%
Zhuzhou Qianjin Pharmaceutical 600479.SSChina$787M-3%+4%11%1.4×-1.4%0.0%
Jinghua Pharmaceutical 002349.SZChina$825M-8%+2%20%3.2×-1.8%+2.6%
CARsgen Therapeutics 2171.HKHong Kong$825M-54%+68%-170%32.3×n/an/a
Bambusa Therapeutics BBTXUnited States$783Mn/an/an/an/an/an/a
Zhejiang Int'l 000411.SZChina$828M-8%+3%3%0.3×n/an/a
Jiangsu Jibeier Pharmaceutical 688566.SSChina$777M-8%+9%24%4.3×11.5%+11.3%
Youcare Pharmaceutical 688658.SSChina$776M-41%-7%-13%2.0×n/an/a
DongKook Pharmaceutical 086450.KSSouth Korea$776M-1%+13%10%1.1×-6.3%+10.6%

Questions

Which companies are SK Discovery's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Alumis (ALMS), Guizhou Xinbang Pharmaceutical (002390.SZ), Zhejiang Anglikang Pharmaceutical (002940.SZ), Knight Therapeutics (GUD.TO), Sanofi India (SANOFI.NS), Chongqing Pharscin Pharmaceutical (002907.SZ), Annexon (ANNX), Suven Life Sciences (SUVEN.NS).
Is SK Discovery expensive compared with its peers?
On ev / sales it trades at 0.8× against a peer median of 2.9×, 2nd cheapest of 19 in its peer set.
How has SK Discovery stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +11.3% against -8.0% for the median peer; over one year +7.6%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.