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Employees: 866
Size KPIC (006650.KS) is a South Korea Materials company (Chemicals: Specialty) with a market value of $387M, the 402nd largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩85,100 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 53.0%, against -24.4% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 2nd lowest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 11.0% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.5%); the operating margin is 3.9% (peer median 9.7%).
Valuation It trades at 8.7× forward earnings against a peer median of 24.8× (cheapest of 9).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -18% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +12%, so the hurdle is -30 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.4 points below its cost of capital (6.3% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 11 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩3.56T | ₩3.35T | ₩2.80T | ₩2.50T | ₩2.22T |
| Revenue growth | — | +20% | +12% | +13% | — |
| Gross profit | n/a | ₩116B | -₩10.2B | -₩12.7B | -₩172B |
| EBITDA | n/a | ₩222B | ₩120B | ₩119B | -₩53.7B |
| Net income | ₩72.0B | ₩31.7B | -₩8.53B | -₩29.0B | -₩149B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ₩126B | ₩74.4B | -₩27.4B | -₩395B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ₩78.3B | ₩58.9B | ₩115B | ₩348B |
| Total debt | n/a | ₩307B | ₩198B | ₩155B | ₩88.7B |
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| Measure | 006650.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -6.1% | -12.4% | 5th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -53.0% | -24.4% | 2nd lowest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -58.0% | -38.6% | 4th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +11.0% | +8.5% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 3.9% | 9.7% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 8.7× | 24.8× | cheapest of 9 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -17.8% | 12.8% | least demanding of 10 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +12.2% | +5.6% | 3rd highest of 10 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -30.0 pp | +3.1 pp | least demanding of 10 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -1.4 pp | -4.2 pp | 6th highest of 19 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KPIC 006650.KS | South Korea | $387M | -53% | +11% | 4% | 8.7× | -17.8% | +12.2% |
| Shandong Keyuan Pharmaceutical 301281.SZ | China | $387M | +9% | +33% | 15% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shanxi Yongdong Chemistry Industry 002753.SZ | China | $386M | -19% | +18% | 1% | 27.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Yida Chemical 300721.SZ | China | $386M | -22% | +40% | 2% | n/a | 12.8% | +9.7% |
| Jiangsu Jiuwu Hi-Tech 300631.SZ | China | $389M | -26% | +15% | 10% | 30.1× | 17.1% | +3.5% |
| Steamhouse India STEAMHOUSE.NS | India | $384M | n/a | +24% | 14% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Aduro Clean Technologies ACT.TO | Canada | $383M | -15% | -44% | -13,483% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Vishnu Chemicals VISHNU.NS | India | $393M | -8% | +14% | 13% | 20.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Jinsanjiang (Zhaoqing) Silicon Material 301059.SZ | China | $381M | -24% | +27% | 20% | n/a | 8.5% | +18.0% |
| Luoyang Jianlong Micro-nano New Materials 688357.SS | China | $393M | -28% | +12% | 13% | 25.0× | 8.5% | +13.2% |
| Danhua Chemical Technology 600844.SS | China | $379M | -25% | -6% | -9% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| China Man-Made Fiber 1718.TW | Taiwan | $377M | +43% | -12% | 38% | n/a | -4.6% | +11.4% |
| Tatva Chintan Pharma Chem TATVA.NS | India | $398M | +18% | +50% | 13% | 48.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Shaoxing Xingxin New Material 001358.SZ | China | $398M | -25% | -8% | 9% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Trust Chem 001335.SZ | China | $399M | -39% | +5% | 7% | n/a | 25.0% | +5.6% |
| Rayonier Advanced Materials RYAM | United States | $399M | -36% | +2% | 0% | 16.5× | 32.2% | +1.8% |
| Tronox TROX | United States | $401M | -72% | +4% | -3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Nantex Industry 2108.TW | Taiwan | $401M | 0% | -3% | 13% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Qualipoly Chemical 4722.TW | Taiwan | $402M | -32% | -4% | 8% | 24.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Okura Industrial 4221.T | Japan | $372M | -1% | +19% | 10% | 9.4× | -10.3% | +1.4% |
| Hubei Shuanghuan Science and Technology 000707.SZ | China | $369M | -29% | -10% | -10% | n/a | 54.5% | +3.1% |