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Korean maker of auto parts (starters, motors) and, under DN Group, small-arms/defense equipment for the military.
Korean maker of auto parts (starters, motors) and, under DN Group, small-arms/defense equipment for the military.
Auto-parts sales follow Hyundai and Kia's output through supply contracts for starters and motors, while small-arms revenue depends on defence-ministry contracts and export orders for rifles, so the two lines run on different cycles.
Moat: narrow (regulatory licence, customer qualification). Licensed domestic small-arms maker plus a qualified auto-parts supplier to Hyundai/Kia.
Headquarters: Changwon, South Korea · Founded: 1981 · Employees: 1,604
Size Dn Automotive (007340.KS) is a South Korea Consumer Discretionary company (Auto Parts: OEM) with a market value of $1.46B, the 174th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩38,300 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 20.3%, against -21.6% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 11th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 16.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +9.5%); the operating margin is 14.9% (peer median 5.3%).
Valuation It trades at 1.0× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 1.4× (8th cheapest of 21).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -16% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +36%, so the hurdle is -52 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.3 points above 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 | ₩4.15T | ₩3.68T | ₩3.43T | ₩3.27T | ₩3.16T |
| Revenue growth | — | +7% | +5% | +4% | — |
| Gross profit | ₩1.16T | ₩960B | ₩890B | ₩819B | ₩773B |
| EBITDA | ₩718B | ₩611B | ₩602B | ₩567B | ₩490B |
| Net income | ₩388B | ₩282B | ₩285B | ₩275B | ₩181B |
| Free cash flow | ₩410B | ₩91.6B | ₩70.0B | ₩266B | ₩97.4B |
| Capital expenditure | ₩186B | ₩177B | ₩134B | ₩93.6B | ₩60.6B |
| Total debt | ₩2.25T | ₩2.06T | ₩2.01T | ₩2.42T | ₩2.71T |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dn Automotive 007340.KS | $1.46B | -20% | +17% | 15% | 1.0× | -16.2% |
| Hanwha Aerospace 012450.KS | $25.0B | -53% | +28% | 11% | 1.1× | -7.0% |
| Hyundai Rotem 064350.KS | $5.75B | -73% | +12% | 15% | 1.2× | -4.0% |
| Denso 6902.T | $32.5B | -1% | +7% | 7% | 0.7× | 3.4% |
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 | 007340.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -21.9% | -4.5% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -20.3% | -21.6% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -43.3% | -44.7% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +16.8% | +9.5% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 14.9% | 5.3% | 5th highest of 21 |
| EV / Sales | 1.0× | 1.4× | 8th cheapest of 21 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -16.2% | -4.6% | 3rd least demanding of 14 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +35.6% | +9.2% | highest of 14 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -51.8 pp | -12.6 pp | least demanding of 14 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +4.3 pp | +0.5 pp | 6th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.6× | 6.8× | 6th cheapest of 12 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.2× | -0.6× | most indebted of 13 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dn Automotive 007340.KS | South Korea | $1.46B | -20% | +17% | 15% | 1.0× | -16.2% | +35.6% |
| CIE Automotive India CIEINDIA.NS | India | $1.42B | -26% | +12% | 11% | 1.3× | 8.6% | +9.2% |
| SEDEMAC Mechatronics SEDEMAC.NS | India | $1.42B | +56% | +61% | 15% | 13.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Lingyun Industrial 600480.SS | China | $1.41B | -25% | +3% | 5% | 0.6× | -12.3% | +8.0% |
| OPmobility OPM.PA | France | $1.51B | -42% | -3% | 4% | 0.3× | -8.1% | +7.6% |
| Nexteer Automotive 1316.HK | Hong Kong | $1.40B | -14% | +6% | 4% | 0.2× | -13.5% | +8.7% |
| Zhuzhou Times New Materials Technology 600458.SS | China | $1.39B | -17% | +1% | 2% | 0.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Slcorp 005850.KS | South Korea | $1.54B | -25% | +10% | 8% | 0.3× | -19.7% | +15.9% |
| Gentherm THRM | United States | $1.55B | -7% | +9% | 5% | 1.0× | 21.7% | +10.4% |
| Johnson Electric 0179.HK | Hong Kong | $1.56B | -53% | 0% | 8% | 0.3× | -16.4% | +3.1% |
| Tong Yang Industry 1319.TW | Taiwan | $1.35B | -1% | -12% | 15% | 1.8× | -5.9% | +7.7% |
| Jiangsu Bojun Industrial Technology 300926.SZ | China | $1.35B | -31% | +54% | 13% | 2.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Tokai Rika 6995.T | Japan | $1.57B | 0% | +5% | 5% | 0.3× | -4.6% | +7.9% |
| Kunshan Huguang Auto Harness 605333.SS | China | $1.32B | -16% | -2% | 2% | 1.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Shibao 1057.HK | Hong Kong | $1.32B | -33% | +22% | 4% | 2.3× | 26.8% | +25.6% |
| Wuxi Best Precision Machinery 300580.SZ | China | $1.32B | -40% | +12% | 16% | 5.0× | 20.8% | +10.1% |
| Zhejiang Fenglong Electric 002931.SZ | China | $1.30B | -31% | +2% | 0% | 15.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Longhorn Auto 301488.SZ | China | $1.29B | -32% | +34% | 2% | 3.5× | n/a | n/a |
| ASK Automotive ASKAUTOLTD.NS | India | $1.28B | +35% | +39% | 9% | 2.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Varroc Engineering VARROC.NS | India | $1.28B | +40% | +22% | 6% | 1.3× | 29.9% | +15.1% |
| Jiangsu Yunyi Electric 300304.SZ | China | $1.27B | -19% | +14% | 17% | 3.0× | 17.1% | +23.4% |