Employees: 340
Size TK Corporation (023160.KS) is a South Korea Industrials company (Industrial Machinery) with a market value of $403M, the 391st largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩22,050 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 52.1%, against -25.9% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 3rd lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 24.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +12.9%); the operating margin is 12.3% (peer median 6.1%).
Valuation It trades at 6.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 11.1× (cheapest of 12).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -8% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +10%, so the hurdle is -18 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.2 points below its cost of capital (5.5% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 16 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩328B | ₩297B | ₩267B | ₩312B | ₩250B |
| Revenue growth | — | +11% | -15% | +25% | — |
| Gross profit | ₩98.1B | ₩83.8B | ₩70.1B | ₩87.5B | ₩72.2B |
| EBITDA | ₩53.0B | ₩50.9B | ₩50.1B | ₩67.0B | ₩54.0B |
| Net income | ₩125B | ₩63.9B | ₩44.9B | ₩55.1B | ₩35.8B |
| Free cash flow | ₩42.5B | ₩5.22B | ₩45.9B | ₩34.1B | ₩39.2B |
| Capital expenditure | ₩7.86B | ₩14.4B | ₩13.3B | ₩20.3B | ₩7.20B |
| Total debt | ₩4.91B | ₩3.26B | ₩2.77B | ₩2.82B | ₩2.41B |
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| Measure | 023160.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -17.4% | -17.4% | 11th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -52.1% | -25.9% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -57.0% | -40.6% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +24.8% | +12.9% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 12.3% | 6.1% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 6.2× | 11.1× | cheapest of 12 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -8.4% | 2.9% | least demanding of 13 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +9.5% | +10.7% | 7th highest of 13 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -18.0 pp | -6.0 pp | 2nd least demanding of 13 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -0.2 pp | -2.3 pp | 5th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.4× | 7.8× | 3rd cheapest of 11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -5.0× | -0.1× | 2nd least indebted of 11 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TK Corporation 023160.KS | South Korea | $403M | -52% | +25% | 12% | 6.2× | -8.4% | +9.5% |
| Torishima Pump Mfg.Co 6363.T | Japan | $403M | -23% | +1% | 7% | 8.2× | -2.0% | +12.8% |
| Tianjin Jinrong Tianyu Precision Machinery 300988.SZ | China | $405M | -30% | +23% | 7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tianjin Saixiang Technology 002337.SZ | China | $405M | -25% | +11% | 6% | n/a | 23.7% | +14.1% |
| Hangzhou Zhongya Machinery 300512.SZ | China | $405M | -29% | +20% | 2% | n/a | 29.5% | +11.9% |
| Yinchuan Weili Transmission Technology 300904.SZ | China | $406M | -35% | +69% | -7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| CEC Environmental Protection 300172.SZ | China | $406M | -23% | 0% | 9% | n/a | 3.2% | -4.9% |
| Yalian Machinery 001395.SZ | China | $407M | -22% | +19% | 27% | n/a | -5.6% | +18.2% |
| ANEST IWATA 6381.T | Japan | $407M | +2% | +6% | 10% | 16.2× | 2.1% | +9.5% |
| ElringKlinger ZIL2.DE | Germany | $407M | -3% | 0% | 5% | 8.4× | -4.1% | +2.1% |
| Philoptics 161580.KS | South Korea | $399M | -52% | -80% | -78% | 271.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Tederic Machinery 603289.SS | China | $398M | -22% | -5% | 6% | n/a | 10.0% | +6.7% |
| Enplas 6961.T | Japan | $397M | -59% | +25% | 16% | 9.5× | 5.5% | +7.6% |
| ITAB Group AB (publ) ITAB.ST | Sweden | $395M | +8% | +16% | 3% | 9.4× | 2.6% | +19.1% |
| WONIK QnC 074600.KS | South Korea | $395M | -46% | +11% | 8% | 11.1× | 6.6% | +12.4% |
| E&R Engineering 8027.TWO | Taiwan | $412M | -38% | +38% | -2% | 172.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Hyulim ROBOT 090710.KS | South Korea | $412M | -63% | -38% | -25% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sodick 6143.T | Japan | $412M | -18% | +15% | 7% | 8.3× | -4.2% | +6.8% |
| Bluesword Intelligent Technology 688557.SS | China | $394M | -26% | +5% | 2% | 11.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Extek Technology 301399.SZ | China | $413M | -29% | +21% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Amax 6933.TW | Taiwan | $413M | +87% | +15% | 7% | 25.9× | n/a | n/a |