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KMW, Inc.032500.KSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

South Korea · KRW·Information Technology›Electronic Production Equipment
Momentum neutral 46
Mkt cap
$488M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
70%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$2.00M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
n/m
no positive forecast
ROIC−WACC
-18.3 pp
WACC 7.5%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
6 days
12 Nov 2026
Close · KRW₩15,700
1D-3.5%
1W-9.2%
1M-21.5%
3M-3.4%
6M-47.2%
YTD+9.0%
1Y+16.7%
ATR %8.0%
52w lowhigh60.8% off high

What KMW does

Employees: 69

KMW at a glance

Size KMW (032500.KS) is a South Korea Information Technology company (Electronic Production Equipment) with a market value of $488M, the 337th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩15,700 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 47.2%, against -25.8% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 9.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.8%); the operating margin is -26.3% (peer median 0.5%).

Valuation It trades at 7.4× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 2.3× (3rd most expensive of 21).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 18.3 points below its cost of capital (7.5% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 12 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

507510012511 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 74032500.KS 50
Six months, rebased to 100: KMW against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

KMW financials

Reported figures in KRW; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue₩91.9B₩97.5B₩87.4B₩100B₩179B
Revenue growth—+12%-13%-44%—
Gross profit₩7.19B₩7.68B₩6.14B₩900M₩27.0B
EBITDA-₩15.3B-₩14.4B-₩33.7B-₩47.8B-₩29.1B
Net income-₩27.0B-₩27.0B-₩38.6B-₩65.3B-₩26.7B
Free cash flow-₩13.7B-₩22.9B-₩43.7B-₩53.9B-₩26.8B
Capital expenditure₩5.04B₩7.78B₩18.9B₩22.5B₩21.8B
Total debt₩58.0B₩72.6B₩77.0B₩54.5B₩50.5B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

KMW 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

-40%-30%-20%-10%-30%-20%-10%6664235905619024932488KE6885956719300875NOTE0028453006863009683357605218002369688682002908300582002952032500.KS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. KMW is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-10%0%+10%+20%+30%2.5×5×7.5×6664235905619024932488KE6885956719300875NOTE0028453006863009683357605218002369688682002908002952032500.KSRevenue growth (TTM) →EV / Sales →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. KMW is the large dot.

KMW competitors and peer comparison

How KMW 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.

KMW against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure032500.KSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-21.5%-14.3%7th lowest of 21
6-month return-47.2%-25.8%lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-60.8%-47.6%2nd lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-9.3%+8.8%3rd lowest of 21
Operating margin-26.3%0.5%2nd lowest of 21
EV / Sales7.4×2.3×3rd most expensive of 21
ROIC minus cost of capital-18.3 pp-5.0 pp4th lowest of 21

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq gDelivered g
KMW 032500.KSSouth Korea$488M-47%-9%-26%7.4×n/an/a
Group Up Industrial 6664.TWOTaiwan$483M-44%+11%34%5.2×3.9%+9.8%
Solomon Technology 2359.TWTaiwan$483M-25%+3%0%2.8×58.1%+3.8%
SFA Engineering 056190.KSSouth Korea$505M-23%-12%5%0.7×-5.4%+1.0%
AMPOC Far-East 2493.TWTaiwan$510M-2%+6%17%3.8×7.0%+7.7%
Launch Tech 2488.HKHong Kong$466M-29%+22%16%1.4×-12.1%+13.8%
Kimball Electronics KEUnited States$462M-26%-4%4%0.3×4.0%+2.1%
Chipsea Technologies Shenzhen 688595.SSChina$521M-30%+12%-16%4.4×n/an/a
uPI Semiconductor 6719.TWTaiwan$522M-14%+8%16%1.2×-6.0%+1.8%
Tianjin Jieqiang Power Equipment 300875.SZChina$451M-23%+143%-28%8.0×27.9%+3.5%
Note NOTE.STSweden$445M-12%+9%9%1.4×0.0%+15.3%
Shenzhen Txd Technology 002845.SZChina$535M-18%-3%1%0.7×n/an/a
Shenzhen CDL Precision Technology 300686.SZChina$535M-23%-7%-14%2.5×n/an/a
Guangdong Green Precision Components 300968.SZChina$538M-26%+15%-10%2.0×n/an/a
TAI-TECH Advanced Electronics 3357.TWOTaiwan$546M-11%+20%15%2.4×13.6%+8.1%
Ways Electron 605218.SSChina$431M-30%+20%-2%1.1×n/an/a
Shenzhen Zowee Tech 002369.SZChina$431M-30%-8%-15%2.2×n/an/a
Shanghai Hollywave Electronic System 688682.SSChina$426M-42%+29%-12%8.1×17.3%+5.7%
Guangdong Tecsun Science & Technology 002908.SZChina$425M-22%-14%-11%5.0×28.9%-0.1%
Inventronics (Hangzhou) 300582.SZChina$424M-35%-4%-20%1.6×n/an/a
Yes Optoelectronics (Group) 002952.SZChina$423M-38%+14%3%2.7×21.7%+14.8%

Questions

Which companies are KMW's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Group Up Industrial (6664.TWO), Solomon Technology (2359.TW), SFA Engineering (056190.KS), AMPOC Far-East (2493.TW), Launch Tech (2488.HK), Kimball Electronics (KE), Chipsea Technologies Shenzhen (688595.SS), uPI Semiconductor (6719.TW).
Is KMW expensive compared with its peers?
On ev / sales it trades at 7.4× against a peer median of 2.3×, 3rd most expensive of 21 in its peer set.
How has KMW stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -47.2% against -25.8% for the median peer; over one year +16.7%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.