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South Korea's #2 tire maker, selling passenger, SUV and truck/bus tires globally; majority-owned by China's Doublestar.
South Korea's #2 tire maker, selling passenger, SUV and truck/bus tires globally; majority-owned by China's Doublestar.
Sells to automakers on supply contracts and to replacement-tyre retailers worldwide, from plants in Korea, China, the US and Vietnam, so results follow vehicle output and the cost of rubber and oil-based materials. Chinese tyre maker Doublestar bought control in 2018.
Moat: narrow (brand, scale). Established Korean tire brand with global plants, though scale trails Hankook.
Headquarters: Gwangju, South Korea · Founded: 1960 · Employees: 5,463
Size Kumhotire (073240.KS) is a South Korea Consumer Discretionary company (Automotive Aftermarket) with a market value of $1.12B, the 219th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩5,290 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 9.1%, against -18.6% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 6th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 2.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.0%); the operating margin is 12.3% (peer median 7.7%).
Valuation It trades at 4.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 17.4× (2nd cheapest of 15).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 14.8 points above its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 5 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩4.90T | ₩4.70T | ₩4.53T | ₩4.04T | ₩3.56T |
| Revenue growth | — | +4% | +12% | +14% | — |
| Gross profit | n/a | ₩1.40T | ₩1.33T | ₩1.05T | ₩546B |
| EBITDA | n/a | ₩879B | ₩882B | ₩685B | ₩280B |
| Net income | ₩407B | ₩347B | ₩325B | ₩158B | -₩79.0B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ₩616B | ₩272B | ₩313B | -₩553B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ₩301B | ₩248B | ₩193B | ₩374B |
| Total debt | n/a | ₩1.87T | ₩2.06T | ₩2.24T | ₩2.40T |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumhotire 073240.KS | $1.12B | -9% | +2% | 12% | 4.2× | n/a |
| Hankook Tire & Technology 161390.KS | $5.56B | +5% | +43% | 10% | 6.1× | -13.2% |
| Nexen Tire 002350.KS | $429M | -19% | +11% | 4% | 5.3× | -20.0% |
| Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin ML.PA | $25.1B | +5% | -4% | 10% | 12.6× | 3.7% |
| Goodyear Tire & Rubber GT | $1.26B | -33% | -4% | 3% | n/a | 5.9% |
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.
| Measure | 073240.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -20.6% | -5.0% | lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -9.1% | -18.6% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -40.2% | -32.0% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +2.4% | +8.0% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 12.3% | 7.7% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 4.2× | 17.4× | 2nd cheapest of 15 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +14.8 pp | +0.7 pp | highest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumhotire 073240.KS | South Korea | $1.12B | -9% | +2% | 12% | 4.2× | n/a | n/a |
| JK Tyre & Industries JKTYRE.NS | India | $1.10B | -12% | +13% | 7% | 20.6× | n/a | n/a |
| XPEL XPEL | United States | $1.06B | -12% | +13% | 14% | 16.5× | n/a | n/a |
| TS Tech 7313.T | Japan | $1.25B | -3% | 0% | 2% | 23.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Goodyear Tire & Rubber GT | United States | $1.26B | -33% | -4% | 3% | n/a | 5.9% | +8.2% |
| Standard Motor Products SMP | United States | $993M | +10% | +6% | 11% | 9.3× | -8.5% | +9.7% |
| Guizhou Tyre 000589.SZ | China | $974M | -18% | +8% | 8% | 8.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Triangle Tyre 601163.SS | China | $1.38B | -21% | +2% | 5% | 18.2× | -7.2% | +2.9% |
| Qingdao Doublestar 000599.SZ | China | $1.45B | -34% | +390% | 8% | n/a | -2.9% | +1.0% |
| Jiangsu General Science Technology 601500.SS | China | $831M | -25% | +11% | 5% | 14.6× | -3.5% | +19.8% |
| CEAT CEATLTD.NS | India | $1.52B | +6% | +24% | 7% | 31.0× | 24.9% | +15.5% |
| Bengal & Assam BENGALASM.NS | India | $688M | -13% | +12% | 13% | n/a | 19.9% | -25.6% |
| Haian Rubber 001233.SZ | China | $1.82B | +9% | -4% | 23% | 25.6× | 1.8% | +13.7% |
| Nankang Rubber Tire 2101.TW | Taiwan | $607M | -18% | +10% | 26% | n/a | -15.5% | -2.8% |
| Aeolus Tire 600469.SS | China | $598M | -30% | +2% | 4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Giti Tire 600182.SS | China | $578M | -22% | -1% | 10% | n/a | -5.6% | +11.6% |
| Nokian Renkaat TYRES.HE | Finland | $2.21B | +37% | +5% | 6% | 27.4× | 19.4% | +0.9% |
| Shandong Linglong Tyre 601966.SS | China | $2.32B | -19% | +8% | 3% | 50.3× | -0.4% | +6.0% |
| Prinx Chengshan 1809.HK | Hong Kong | $508M | -20% | +9% | 9% | 2.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Qingdao Sentury Tire 002984.SZ | China | $2.62B | -25% | +2% | 8% | 16.7× | 3.4% | +12.8% |
| Zhongce Rubber Group Co., Ltd. A 603049.SS | China | $2.70B | -19% | +14% | 8% | 9.7× | n/a | n/a |