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Employees: 334
Size E1 Corporation (017940.KS) is a South Korea Utilities company (Gas Distributors) with a market value of $339M, the 436th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩79,500 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 26.6%, against -15.2% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 4th lowest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 23.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +0.5%); the operating margin is -0.4% (peer median 7.3%).
Valuation It trades at 2.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 8.5× (cheapest of 8).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 8.0 points below 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 | ₩13.3T | ₩10.4T | ₩11.2T | ₩7.83T | ₩7.99T |
| Revenue growth | — | -7% | +43% | -2% | — |
| Gross profit | ₩671B | ₩748B | ₩629B | ₩376B | ₩533B |
| EBITDA | ₩121B | ₩371B | ₩417B | ₩206B | ₩387B |
| Net income | ₩176B | ₩105B | ₩70.0B | ₩213B | ₩142B |
| Free cash flow | ₩455B | ₩281B | -₩849B | ₩363B | ₩15.5B |
| Capital expenditure | ₩86.5B | ₩106B | ₩59.8B | ₩29.7B | ₩28.1B |
| Total debt | ₩6.95T | ₩7.43T | ₩7.90T | ₩2.00T | ₩1.83T |
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| Measure | 017940.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -13.0% | -2.9% | 3rd lowest of 20 |
| 6-month return | -26.6% | -15.2% | 4th lowest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -30.6% | -27.3% | 10th lowest of 20 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +23.6% | +0.5% | highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | -0.4% | 7.3% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 2.2× | 8.5× | cheapest of 8 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -8.0 pp | +0.8 pp | 3rd lowest of 20 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -16.0× | 1.7× | least indebted of 14 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1 Corporation 017940.KS | South Korea | $339M | -27% | +24% | 0% | 2.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Unimot UNT.WA | Poland | $315M | -12% | +5% | 2% | 7.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Xinjiang Torch Gas 603080.SS | China | $378M | -19% | +1% | 14% | n/a | -5.1% | +19.3% |
| Shinhsiung Natural Gas 8908.TW | Taiwan | $382M | n/a | +2% | 8% | n/a | 2.4% | +10.4% |
| Samchully 004690.KS | South Korea | $298M | -20% | +1% | 3% | 2.8× | -19.2% | +10.5% |
| China HK Power Smart Energy 0931.HK | Hong Kong | $296M | -33% | +15% | -15% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shaanxi Meineng Clean Energy 001299.SZ | China | $411M | -19% | -6% | 11% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Yu Group PLC YU..L | United Kingdom | $414M | +3% | +14% | 8% | 8.2× | -9.4% | +47.1% |
| Clean Energy Fuels CLNE | United States | $421M | -14% | +4% | -7% | n/a | 17.0% | +8.1% |
| Great Taipei Gas 9908.TW | Taiwan | $435M | -3% | 0% | 14% | n/a | -5.4% | -1.0% |
| Sichuan Shengda Forestry Industry 002259.SZ | China | $447M | -27% | -1% | 10% | n/a | 16.9% | +0.9% |
| Sala 2734.T | Japan | $456M | +9% | +3% | 4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hokkaido Gas 9534.T | Japan | $468M | +3% | +1% | 8% | n/a | -6.6% | +8.1% |
| Shandong Shengli 000407.SZ | China | $512M | -20% | 0% | 7% | n/a | -3.1% | -2.0% |
| Xinjiang East Universe (Group) Gas 603706.SS | China | $521M | -15% | -14% | 20% | n/a | -11.7% | +10.6% |
| Top Resource Energy 300332.SZ | China | $556M | -20% | -3% | 0% | 22.4× | 12.9% | +8.8% |
| K&O Energy 1663.T | Japan | $585M | -28% | -1% | 12% | 19.6× | -8.6% | +9.3% |
| Anhui Province Natural Gas Development 603689.SS | China | $601M | -10% | -9% | 9% | 8.5× | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| Saibu Gas 9536.T | Japan | $630M | +23% | -6% | 5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shizuoka Gas 9543.T | Japan | $631M | -5% | 0% | 6% | 11.6× | -9.0% | +10.6% |
| Shenzhen Guangju Energy 000096.SZ | China | $634M | -18% | +4% | 4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |