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Employees: 452
Size Taewoong (044490.KS) is a South Korea Industrials company (Metal Fabrication) with a market value of $299M, the 463rd largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩20,300 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 61.7%, against -28.8% 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 0.7% over the last twelve months (peer median +9.0%); the operating margin is 1.4% (peer median 4.0%).
Valuation It trades at 13.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 13.0× (3rd most expensive of 6).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 22% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is 0%, so the hurdle is +22 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.7 points below its cost of capital (5.3% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 18 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩371B | ₩350B | ₩386B | ₩444B | ₩394B |
| Revenue growth | — | -9% | -13% | +13% | — |
| Gross profit | ₩36.8B | ₩34.6B | ₩50.9B | ₩67.4B | ₩29.3B |
| EBITDA | ₩25.4B | ₩24.6B | ₩42.5B | ₩59.3B | ₩22.3B |
| Net income | ₩10.2B | ₩5.41B | ₩24.7B | ₩34.2B | ₩547M |
| Free cash flow | ₩30.4B | ₩4.70B | ₩43.3B | ₩11.4B | ₩4.58B |
| Capital expenditure | ₩29.9B | ₩23.1B | ₩23.4B | ₩8.52B | ₩4.59B |
| Total debt | ₩73.0B | ₩88.0B | ₩90.0B | ₩137B | ₩159B |
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| Measure | 044490.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -44.8% | -14.8% | lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -61.7% | -28.8% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -66.9% | -43.8% | 4th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +0.7% | +9.0% | 5th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 4.0% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 13.3× | 13.0× | 3rd most expensive of 6 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 22.3% | 2.7% | 3rd most demanding of 10 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +0.3% | +6.7% | 3rd lowest of 10 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +22.0 pp | -11.3 pp | 3rd most demanding of 10 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -4.7 pp | -3.4 pp | 7th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.8× | 13.3× | 4th most expensive of 11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.8× | 0.0× | 5th most indebted of 14 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taewoong 044490.KS | South Korea | $299M | -62% | +1% | 1% | 13.3× | 22.3% | +0.3% |
| Nippon Denko 5563.T | Japan | $298M | -12% | -2% | 11% | n/a | -6.1% | +7.4% |
| Qingdao Victall Railway Co. Ltd. Class 1 605001.SS | China | $309M | -30% | +2% | 5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shenke Slide Bearing 002633.SZ | China | $313M | -28% | +9% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Xiangtan Yongda Machinery Manufacturing 001239.SZ | China | $317M | -20% | +6% | 0% | n/a | 18.0% | +21.4% |
| Zhangjiagang Zhonghuan Hailu High-End Equipment 301040.SZ | China | $323M | -33% | -5% | -7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Guizhou Wire Rope 600992.SS | China | $326M | -22% | -4% | -10% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Brave C&H Supply 6538.TWO | Taiwan | $330M | +258% | -26% | 5% | n/a | 52.6% | -5.7% |
| Zhejiang Huaye Plastics Machinery 301616.SZ | China | $335M | -31% | +9% | 8% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| KFM Kingdom 3816.HK | Hong Kong | $263M | +32% | +37% | 10% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Itcenglobal 124500.KS | South Korea | $343M | -63% | +103% | 3% | n/a | -17.9% | +31.3% |
| LCY Technology 4989.TW | Taiwan | $261M | -50% | +37% | -7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| NLI NL | United States | $349M | +19% | +6% | 11% | 8.2× | 2.7% | +6.7% |
| Shandong Liancheng Precision Manufacturing 002921.SZ | China | $357M | -46% | +20% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Fasten 000890.SZ | China | $359M | -64% | +30% | -10% | n/a | 29.1% | -7.8% |
| Taiwan Steel Union 6581.TW | Taiwan | $363M | 0% | +6% | 46% | n/a | -7.6% | +6.4% |
| Earth-Panda Advanced Magnetic Material 688077.SS | China | $378M | -27% | +36% | 2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Anhui Xinbo Aluminum 003038.SZ | China | $379M | -29% | +6% | -3% | 6.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Hvm 295310.KS | South Korea | $389M | -53% | +75% | 8% | 38.9× | n/a | n/a |
| W&B Technology 7744.TWO | Taiwan | $396M | -29% | +177% | 26% | 13.0× | 6.7% | +49.1% |
| SUNG KWANG BEND 014620.KS | South Korea | $421M | -54% | +10% | 15% | 15.8× | -5.0% | +6.3% |