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Protec Co., Ltd.053610.KSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

South Korea · KRW·Industrials›Industrial Machinery
Momentum weak 26
Mkt cap
$316M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
43%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$1.81M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
8.5×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+6.9 pp
WACC 9.0%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
12 days
18 Nov 2026
Close · KRW₩47,750
1D-9.7%
1W-21.2%
1M-40.8%
3M-19.2%
6M-41.9%
YTD+39.8%
1Y+47.8%
ATR %11.0%
52w lowhigh53.1% off high

What Protec does

Employees: 310

Protec at a glance

Size Protec (053610.KS) is a South Korea Industrials company (Industrial Machinery) with a market value of $316M, the 448th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩47,750 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 41.9%, against -26.4% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 4th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 47.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +19.3%); the operating margin is 25.5% (peer median 5.0%).

Valuation It trades at 8.5× forward earnings against a peer median of 10.6× (3rd cheapest of 9).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 6.9 points above its cost of capital (9.0% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 18 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

608010012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 72053610.KS 58
Six months, rebased to 100: Protec against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Protec financials

Reported figures in KRW; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue₩275B₩231B₩170B₩156B₩199B
Revenue growth—+35%+9%-21%—
Gross profit₩115B₩86.5B₩48.2B₩56.4B₩87.4B
EBITDA₩79.0B₩53.6B₩22.1B₩25.0B₩62.5B
Net income₩87.2B₩47.6B₩21.7B₩20.6B₩42.2B
Free cash flow-₩10.7B-₩6.31B₩13.5B₩18.0B₩42.8B
Capital expenditure₩35.4B₩36.4B₩6.06B₩8.24B₩4.49B
Total debt₩43.0B₩44.2B₩25.2B₩21.0B₩9.79B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Protec 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%-20%-40%-20%0%6438603700MIKN301512002598688335688113WINDMACHIN10084030078630099252846003023449300334255A6118053610.KS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Protec is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-20%0%+20%+40%10×15×6438MIKN10084052846885013449255A6118053610.KSRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Protec is the large dot.

Protec competitors and peer comparison

How Protec 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.

Protec against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure053610.KSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-40.8%-16.6%lowest of 21
6-month return-41.9%-26.4%4th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-53.1%-44.0%7th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+47.1%+19.3%2nd highest of 21
Operating margin25.5%5.0%highest of 21
Forward P/E8.5×10.6×3rd cheapest of 9
ROIC minus cost of capital+6.9 pp-3.6 pp4th highest of 21
EV / EBITDA4.2×8.7×3rd cheapest of 10
Net debt / EBITDA-1.6×-0.7×6th least indebted of 13

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Protec 053610.KSSouth Korea$316M-42%+47%25%8.5×n/an/a
Symtek Automation Asia 6438.TWTaiwan$314M-30%+18%9%14.9×n/an/a
Ningbo Water Meter 603700.SSChina$314M-19%+20%1%n/an/an/a
Mikron MIKN.SWSwitzerland$313M-3%-1%9%10.3×-17.2%+8.2%
Shenzhen Intelligent Precision Instrument 301512.SZChina$320M-20%0%5%n/an/an/a
Shandong Zhangqiu Blower 002598.SZChina$313M-17%-7%5%n/a3.8%+11.4%
Shanghai CEO Technology 688335.SSChina$321M-55%+29%-8%n/an/an/a
Jiangsu Liance Electromechanical Technology 688113.SSChina$321M-23%+10%18%n/a7.9%+6.7%
Windsor Machines WINDMACHIN.NSIndia$322M-7%+36%0%n/an/an/a
SNTEnergy 100840.KSSouth Korea$311M-59%+7%20%5.8×n/an/a
Qingdao Guolin Technology 300786.SZChina$311M-31%+39%-4%n/an/an/a
Zhejiang Taifu Pump 300992.SZChina$311M-29%+21%3%n/a27.1%+17.1%
JPP 5284.TWTaiwan$323M-47%+50%22%10.1×-0.6%+21.0%
Xian Typical Industries 600302.SSChina$310M-37%-16%-57%n/an/an/a
Qingdao Daneng Environmental Protection Equipment 688501.SSChina$323M-29%-15%9%14.1×n/an/a
HANGZHOU INNOVER TECHNOLOGY 002767.SZChina$325M-30%+25%1%n/an/an/a
Technoflex 3449.TJapan$326M-41%+22%19%11.0×3.0%+6.8%
Tianjin MOTIMO Membrane Technology 300334.SZChina$326M-11%+37%-10%n/an/an/a
Gltechno 255A.TJapan$326M-24%+9%16%8.0×9.7%n/a
Aida Engineering,Ltd 6118.TJapan$326M-13%-2%6%12.3×-19.0%+6.2%
Zhuhai Kles Technology 301314.SZChina$326M-18%+22%0%n/an/an/a

Questions

Which companies are Protec's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Symtek Automation Asia (6438.TW), Ningbo Water Meter (603700.SS), Mikron (MIKN.SW), Shenzhen Intelligent Precision Instrument (301512.SZ), Shandong Zhangqiu Blower (002598.SZ), Shanghai CEO Technology (688335.SS), Jiangsu Liance Electromechanical Technology (688113.SS), Windsor Machines (WINDMACHIN.NS).
Is Protec expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 8.5× against a peer median of 10.6×, 3rd cheapest of 9 in its peer set.
How has Protec stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -41.9% against -26.4% for the median peer; over one year +47.8%.

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.