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Employees: 1,705
Size DWS (014820.KS) is a South Korea Consumer Discretionary company (Computer Communications) with a market value of $454M, the 357th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩21,150 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 24.7%, against -31.7% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 9th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 4.7% over the last twelve months (peer median +7.4%); the operating margin is 5.2% (peer median 9.0%).
Valuation It trades at 9.0× forward earnings against a peer median of 8.6× (8th most expensive of 17).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -11% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +5%, so the hurdle is -16 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.5 points above its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 16 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩1.46T | ₩1.37T | ₩1.33T | ₩1.28T | ₩1.44T |
| Revenue growth | — | +3% | +5% | -11% | — |
| Gross profit | n/a | ₩141B | ₩162B | ₩147B | ₩157B |
| EBITDA | n/a | ₩158B | ₩182B | ₩160B | ₩170B |
| Net income | ₩53.2B | ₩53.7B | ₩72.4B | ₩64.2B | ₩72.3B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ₩59.5B | ₩63.4B | ₩56.4B | ₩10.2B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ₩65.3B | ₩76.9B | ₩143B | ₩99.5B |
| Total debt | n/a | ₩471B | ₩500B | ₩511B | ₩496B |
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| Measure | 014820.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -2.3% | -8.5% | 8th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -24.7% | -31.7% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -29.3% | -42.6% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +4.7% | +7.4% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 5.2% | 9.0% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 9.0× | 8.6× | 8th most expensive of 17 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -11.4% | -15.2% | 5th most demanding of 11 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +4.9% | +7.7% | 4th lowest of 11 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -16.4 pp | -25.9 pp | 4th most demanding of 11 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +1.5 pp | +0.4 pp | 10th highest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DWS 014820.KS | South Korea | $454M | -25% | +5% | 5% | 9.0× | -11.4% | +4.9% |
| SNT DYNAMICS 003570.KS | South Korea | $446M | -59% | +9% | 8% | 8.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Nexen Tire 002350.KS | South Korea | $429M | -19% | +11% | 4% | 5.3× | -20.0% | +13.4% |
| Hyundai Green Food 453340.KS | South Korea | $482M | +22% | +7% | 5% | 6.2× | -18.0% | +6.6% |
| Hs Hyosung Advanced 298050.KS | South Korea | $483M | -46% | +5% | 6% | 9.3× | n/a | n/a |
| LF Corp. 093050.KS | South Korea | $426M | -13% | 0% | 9% | 5.0× | -12.5% | +3.2% |
| Hanssem 009240.KS | South Korea | $496M | -6% | -10% | 2% | 44.5× | 5.4% | -3.3% |
| Cuckoo Homesys 284740.KS | South Korea | $389M | -3% | +3% | 16% | n/a | -19.9% | +7.3% |
| F&F 007700.KS | South Korea | $380M | -31% | +7% | 23% | 1.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Snt Motiv 064960.KS | South Korea | $376M | -31% | 0% | 10% | 7.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Grand Korea Leisure 114090.KS | South Korea | $373M | -32% | +8% | 11% | 9.3× | n/a | n/a |
| GS P&L 499790.KS | South Korea | $372M | -54% | +1,157% | 19% | 8.4× | n/a | n/a |
| DI DONG-IL 001530.KS | South Korea | $358M | -22% | 0% | 0% | 26.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Lotte Tour Development 032350.KS | South Korea | $591M | -51% | +39% | 24% | 15.9× | -6.4% | +108.0% |
| Cuckoo 192400.KS | South Korea | $618M | -8% | +10% | 12% | 6.2× | -20.7% | +9.4% |
| Paradise 034230.KS | South Korea | $620M | -39% | +8% | 11% | 11.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Kyung Dong Navien 009450.KS | South Korea | $650M | -21% | +5% | 13% | 7.6× | -17.8% | +11.5% |
| KG Mobility 003620.KS | South Korea | $311M | -52% | +25% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sungwoo Hitech 015750.KS | South Korea | $302M | -42% | +2% | 5% | n/a | -9.0% | +8.1% |
| Hanwha Galleria 452260.KS | South Korea | $297M | -32% | +9% | 7% | n/a | 7.9% | +3.9% |
| HanJung NCS 107640.KS | South Korea | $286M | -37% | +18% | -1% | 834.3× | n/a | n/a |