Which companies are Auk's closest peers?

The cockpit's peer set: Lightron Fiber-optic Devices (069540.KS), Laser Tek Taiwan (6207.TWO), OKins Electronics (080580.KS), LX Semicon (108320.KS), BE Epitaxy Semiconductor Technology (7415.TWO), P-DUKE Technology (8109.TWO), Kona I (052400.KS), Holtek Semiconductor (6202.TW).

Is Auk expensive compared with its peers?

On ev / sales it trades at 1.9× against a peer median of 2.1×, 8th cheapest of 19 in its peer set.

How has Auk stock performed?

Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -31.3% against -26.0% for the median peer; over one year +249.9%.

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Auk Corp.017900.KSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

South Korea · KRW·Information Technology›Semiconductors

Momentum strong 68

Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts Open in the cockpit

Mkt cap

$258M

US dollars, full cap

Free float

34%

of shares outstanding

$/day

$16.7M

20-day average traded

Fwd P/E

n/m

no positive forecast

ROIC−WACC

-12.5 pp

WACC 12.6%

Hurdle

n/a

no reverse DCF

Close · KRW₩6,950

1D-9.3%

1W-19.8%

1M-34.2%

3M+19.4%

6M-31.3%

YTD+285.7%

1Y+249.9%

ATR %13.9%

52w lowhigh69.0% off high

What Auk does

Employees: 708

Auk at a glance

Size Auk (017900.KS) is a South Korea Information Technology company (Semiconductors) with a market value of $258M, the 490th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩6,950 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 31.3%, against -26.0% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 9th lowest of 19 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 1.2% over the last twelve months (peer median +15.4%); the operating margin is 0.2% (peer median 6.2%).

Valuation It trades at 1.9× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 2.1× (8th cheapest of 19).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 12.5 points below its cost of capital (12.6% WACC).

Relative performance

Six months, rebased to 100: Auk against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Auk financials

Reported figures in KRW; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
	TTM	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Revenue	₩134B	₩133B	₩130B	₩126B	₩152B
Revenue growth	—	+2%	+4%	-17%	—
Gross profit	₩15.6B	₩16.7B	₩18.9B	₩13.8B	₩25.1B
EBITDA	₩4.77B	₩6.03B	₩7.02B	₩2.56B	₩13.8B
Net income	₩11.1B	₩4.26B	₩10.5B	-₩959M	₩13.8B
Free cash flow	-₩5.72B	-₩5.03B	₩10.0B	₩15.8B	₩13.4B
Capital expenditure	₩14.8B	₩14.3B	₩1.92B	₩3.26B	₩4.05B
Total debt	₩217M	₩202M	₩216M	₩65.9M	₩61.0M

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Auk 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

Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Auk is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Auk is the large dot.

Auk competitors and peer comparison

How Auk 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.

Auk against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure	017900.KS	Peer median	Rank in peer set
1-month return	-34.2%	-27.5%	9th lowest of 21
6-month return	-31.3%	-26.0%	9th lowest of 19
Distance from 52-week high	-69.0%	-52.4%	2nd lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)	-1.2%	+15.4%	6th lowest of 20
Operating margin	0.2%	6.2%	4th lowest of 20
EV / Sales	1.9×	2.1×	8th cheapest of 19
ROIC minus cost of capital	-12.5 pp	+1.7 pp	4th lowest of 20
Net debt / EBITDA	-19.1×	-1.1×	least indebted of 11

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
Company	Market	Market cap	6M return	Revenue growth	Op. margin	EV / Sales	Req g	Delivered g
Auk 017900.KS	South Korea	$258M	-31%	-1%	0%	1.9×	n/a	n/a
Lightron Fiber-optic Devices 069540.KS	South Korea	$256M	-39%	+5%	-54%	12.8×	n/a	n/a
Laser Tek Taiwan 6207.TWO	Taiwan	$263M	+37%	-7%	5%	7.2×	51.8%	-1.8%
OKins Electronics 080580.KS	South Korea	$273M	-18%	+35%	17%	3.6×	n/a	n/a
LX Semicon 108320.KS	South Korea	$274M	-63%	-13%	3%	0.2×	-11.0%	+7.1%
BE Epitaxy Semiconductor Technology 7415.TWO	Taiwan	$284M	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
P-DUKE Technology 8109.TWO	Taiwan	$288M	-3%	+25%	36%	4.2×	-6.5%	+7.5%
Kona I 052400.KS	South Korea	$290M	-45%	+16%	29%	1.2×	-20.6%	+17.5%
Holtek Semiconductor 6202.TW	Taiwan	$297M	-26%	+15%	10%	2.1×	7.4%	-11.3%
FocalTech Systems 3545.TW	Taiwan	$301M	-15%	-21%	-4%	0.4×	-17.5%	-2.8%
e-Ray Technology 7932.TWO	Taiwan	$302M	n/a	+68%	6%	12.0×	n/a	n/a
Alltek Technology 3209.TW	Taiwan	$303M	-21%	+22%	3%	0.2×	n/a	n/a
SEALSQ LAES	United States	$305M	-55%	+145%	-215%	n/a	n/a	n/a
Websol Energy System WEBELSOLAR.NS	India	$330M	-37%	+97%	31%	2.1×	9.2%	+46.9%
Eris Technology 3675.TWO	Taiwan	$332M	-8%	+15%	16%	3.6×	20.8%	+11.4%
Weltrend Semiconductor 2436.TW	Taiwan	$333M	-26%	+19%	8%	2.1×	13.7%	+6.4%
Wuxi Hodgen Technology 300279.SZ	China	$335M	-37%	-14%	5%	1.3×	14.6%	+1.7%
APAC Opto Electronics 4908.TWO	Taiwan	$341M	-42%	+4%	21%	10.9×	32.8%	+1.9%
Jiangsu Smartwin Electronics Technology 301106.SZ	China	$345M	-37%	+7%	2%	2.0×	n/a	n/a
Goldkey Technology 3135.TW	Taiwan	$345M	-18%	+217%	18%	0.9×	n/a	n/a
Actron Technology 8255.TWO	Taiwan	$347M	-24%	-4%	5%	1.5×	14.6%	+21.4%

Questions

Which companies are Auk's closest peers?: The cockpit's peer set: Lightron Fiber-optic Devices (069540.KS), Laser Tek Taiwan (6207.TWO), OKins Electronics (080580.KS), LX Semicon (108320.KS), BE Epitaxy Semiconductor Technology (7415.TWO), P-DUKE Technology (8109.TWO), Kona I (052400.KS), Holtek Semiconductor (6202.TW).
Is Auk expensive compared with its peers?: On ev / sales it trades at 1.9× against a peer median of 2.1×, 8th cheapest of 19 in its peer set.
How has Auk stock performed?: Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -31.3% against -26.0% for the median peer; over one year +249.9%.