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Korean defense electronics maker of precision-guided missiles, radar and naval sonar/combat systems for the South Korean military.
Korean defense electronics maker of precision-guided missiles, radar and naval sonar/combat systems for the South Korean military.
Paid through multi-year contracts from the Korean state's defence procurement, first for development and then for serial production, followed by upkeep on installed systems. Export contracts for its air-defence missiles in the Middle East widen the base. Formerly known as LIG Nex1.
In one line: Korea's Raytheon — missiles, radar and combat electronics..
Moat: narrow (government relationships, IP/patents, process know-how). Sole/lead supplier on several Korean missile and radar programs tied to national defense procurement.
Headquarters: Yongin, South Korea · Employees: 5,382
Size LIG Defense&Aerospace (079550.KS) is a South Korea Industrials company (Aerospace & Defense) with a market value of $5.24B, the 77th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩326,000 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 65.4%, against -17.1% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 25.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +27.4%); the operating margin is 7.5% (peer median 4.8%).
Valuation It trades at 20.0× forward earnings against a peer median of 47.2× (3rd cheapest of 18).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.8 points above its cost of capital (7.0% WACC).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩4.73T | ₩4.31T | ₩3.28T | ₩2.31T | ₩2.22T |
| Revenue growth | — | +31% | +42% | +4% | — |
| Gross profit | ₩777B | ₩634B | ₩437B | ₩338B | ₩324B |
| EBITDA | ₩506B | ₩402B | ₩290B | ₩235B | ₩223B |
| Net income | ₩286B | ₩253B | ₩219B | ₩175B | ₩123B |
| Free cash flow | -₩1.31T | -₩789B | ₩447B | ₩401B | ₩378B |
| Capital expenditure | ₩330B | ₩281B | ₩575B | ₩90.0B | ₩78.4B |
| Total debt | ₩1.75T | ₩951B | ₩439B | ₩253B | ₩366B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIG Defense&Aerospace 079550.KS | $5.24B | -65% | +26% | 8% | 20.0× | n/a |
| Hanwha Systems 272210.KS | $6.93B | -57% | +30% | 6% | 82.5× | n/a |
| RTX RTX | $256B | +8% | +12% | 11% | 24.4× | 8.4% |
| Thales HO.PA | $51.1B | -1% | +7% | 11% | 20.6× | -2.8% |
| Leonardo LDO.MI | $31.0B | -4% | +10% | 7% | 20.2× | 14.3% |
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 | 079550.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -50.5% | -1.0% | lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -65.4% | -17.1% | lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -70.8% | -43.5% | 4th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +25.8% | +27.4% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 7.5% | 4.8% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 20.0× | 47.2× | 3rd cheapest of 18 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +0.8 pp | -2.8 pp | 3rd highest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.5× | 30.9× | 4th cheapest of 11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.3× | 2.3× | 4th most indebted of 12 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIG Defense&Aerospace 079550.KS | South Korea | $5.24B | -65% | +26% | 8% | 20.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Amentum AMTM | United States | $5.20B | -13% | +11% | 4% | 8.4× | 1.7% | +23.3% |
| Glarun Technology 600562.SS | China | $5.43B | +6% | -8% | 21% | 51.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Nanchang Sanrui Intelligence Technology 301696.SZ | China | $4.87B | -14% | +29% | 45% | n/a | 36.1% | +43.7% |
| AeroVironment AVAV | United States | $5.73B | -33% | +84% | 1% | 33.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Joby Aviation JOBY | United States | $5.89B | -45% | +118,568% | -754% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Karman KRMN | United States | $6.04B | -25% | +50% | 19% | 57.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Hexcel HXL | United States | $6.09B | -16% | +8% | 11% | 29.6× | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| Mercury Systems MRCY | United States | $4.48B | -19% | +8% | 2% | 44.2× | 59.6% | +1.3% |
| Aar AIR | United States | $4.39B | -7% | +22% | 9% | 18.4× | 13.2% | +14.9% |
| BETA Technologies BETA | United States | $6.37B | +45% | +136% | -1,033% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| China Aerospace Times Electronics 600879.SS | China | $6.43B | -46% | -13% | 1% | 130.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Kratos Defense & Security Solutions KTOS | United States | $6.59B | -39% | +26% | 2% | 36.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Bharat Dynamics BDL.NS | India | $4.12B | -28% | -19% | 10% | 47.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Hanwha Systems 272210.KS | South Korea | $6.93B | -57% | +30% | 6% | 82.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Avic (Chengdu) UAS 688297.SS | China | $3.93B | -15% | +74% | 0% | 106.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Loar LOAR | United States | $7.05B | +26% | +30% | 25% | 52.2× | 29.1% | +27.5% |
| RENK R3NK.DE | Germany | $3.84B | -24% | +11% | 13% | 21.1× | 29.8% | +54.5% |
| Jiangxi Hongdu Aviation Industry 600316.SS | China | $3.77B | -4% | +62% | 0% | 121.0× | 53.4% | +8.0% |
| Korea Aerospace 047810.KS | South Korea | $7.37B | -39% | +44% | 6% | 45.4× | n/a | n/a |
| AECC Aero-engine Control 000738.SZ | China | $3.66B | -10% | -3% | 3% | 64.0× | n/a | n/a |