Employees: 298
Size TKG Huchems (069260.KS) is a South Korea Materials company (Chemicals: Specialty) with a market value of $426M, the 374th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩15,090 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 20.1%, against -17.0% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 9th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 8.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +2.5%); the operating margin is 6.3% (peer median 3.1%).
Valuation It trades at 8.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 16.5× (2nd cheapest of 8).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -21% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +14%, so the hurdle is -35 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.8 points above its cost of capital (5.3% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 17 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩1.26T | ₩1.13T | ₩1.19T | ₩1.05T | ₩1.24T |
| Revenue growth | — | -5% | +13% | -15% | — |
| Gross profit | ₩133B | ₩118B | ₩126B | ₩165B | ₩156B |
| EBITDA | ₩133B | ₩119B | ₩127B | ₩146B | ₩144B |
| Net income | ₩64.5B | ₩59.9B | ₩77.7B | ₩135B | ₩81.7B |
| Free cash flow | ₩93.0B | ₩91.9B | ₩45.8B | ₩107B | -₩47.1B |
| Capital expenditure | ₩10.9B | ₩12.0B | ₩32.7B | ₩114B | ₩92.1B |
| Total debt | ₩117B | ₩64.5B | ₩78.5B | ₩25.2B | ₩38.5B |
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| Measure | 069260.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -4.7% | -12.2% | 7th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -20.1% | -17.0% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -26.8% | -37.6% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +8.1% | +2.5% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 6.3% | 3.1% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 8.3× | 16.5× | 2nd cheapest of 8 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -20.9% | 25.0% | least demanding of 12 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +13.7% | +5.1% | 2nd highest of 12 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -34.6 pp | +19.4 pp | least demanding of 12 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +2.8 pp | -5.3 pp | 4th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 2.6× | 13.4× | 2nd cheapest of 9 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -1.8× | 3.4× | 4th least indebted of 13 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TKG Huchems 069260.KS | South Korea | $426M | -20% | +8% | 6% | 8.3× | -20.9% | +13.7% |
| Baotou Dongbao Bio-Tech 300239.SZ | China | $429M | -12% | +7% | 7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Dhanuka Agritech DHANUKA.NS | India | $429M | -17% | 0% | 16% | 14.7× | 15.6% | +7.3% |
| Zhejiang Haisen Pharmaceutical 001367.SZ | China | $434M | -20% | +9% | 29% | n/a | -2.1% | +13.4% |
| Guangdong Delian 002666.SZ | China | $434M | -29% | +5% | 0% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ellenbarrie Industrial Gases ELLEN.NS | India | $434M | 0% | +289% | 28% | 25.3× | 43.5% | +14.3% |
| Zhejiang Jianye Chemical 603948.SS | China | $436M | -35% | -5% | 12% | n/a | -4.5% | +3.5% |
| Koatsu Gas Kogyo 4097.T | Japan | $416M | +8% | +1% | 6% | n/a | -9.1% | +5.1% |
| Qingdao Copton Technology 603798.SS | China | $443M | -36% | -12% | 5% | n/a | 28.5% | +0.9% |
| Shenyang Chemical Industry 000698.SZ | China | $445M | -6% | +18% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| UPC Technology 1313.TW | Taiwan | $445M | +4% | -1% | -23% | n/a | -2.6% | +2.5% |
| Renxin New Material 301395.SZ | China | $445M | -10% | +1% | -6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Oriental Union Chemical 1710.TW | Taiwan | $406M | +22% | -13% | -4% | 16.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Changhua Chemical Technology 301518.SZ | China | $452M | -45% | +17% | -2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Qualipoly Chemical 4722.TW | Taiwan | $402M | -32% | -4% | 8% | 24.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Nantex Industry 2108.TW | Taiwan | $401M | 0% | -3% | 13% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tronox TROX | United States | $401M | -72% | +4% | -3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Advansix ASIX | United States | $454M | -17% | +8% | -1% | 90.9× | 55.3% | +5.6% |
| Rayonier Advanced Materials RYAM | United States | $399M | -36% | +2% | 0% | 16.5× | 32.2% | +1.8% |
| Valhi VHI | United States | $456M | +11% | +3% | 1% | 4.6× | 32.2% | +2.3% |
| Trust Chem 001335.SZ | China | $399M | -39% | +5% | 7% | n/a | 25.0% | +5.6% |