Employees: 2,097
Size Hj Shipbuilding & Construction (097230.KS) is a South Korea Industrials company (Engineering & Construction) with a market value of $752M, the 276th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩11,310 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 61.0%, against -14.1% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 2nd lowest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 27.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +11.1%); the operating margin is 5.6% (peer median 9.1%).
Valuation It trades at 5.7× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.6× (cheapest of 14).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.5 points above its cost of capital (6.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 17 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩2.35T | ₩2.00T | ₩1.89T | ₩2.16T | ₩1.79T |
| Revenue growth | — | +6% | -13% | +21% | — |
| Gross profit | ₩266B | ₩172B | ₩101B | -₩2.09B | ₩95.4B |
| EBITDA | ₩161B | ₩77.9B | ₩38.1B | -₩83.8B | ₩25.2B |
| Net income | ₩141B | ₩51.4B | ₩5.34B | -₩114B | -₩50.2B |
| Free cash flow | -₩193B | -₩3.38B | -₩91.0B | ₩146B | ₩20.5B |
| Capital expenditure | ₩14.0B | ₩11.4B | ₩6.14B | ₩10.2B | ₩68.2B |
| Total debt | ₩546B | ₩480B | ₩558B | ₩772B | ₩841B |
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| Measure | 097230.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -23.9% | -5.7% | 4th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -61.0% | -14.1% | 2nd lowest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -66.5% | -31.5% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +27.1% | +11.1% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 5.6% | 9.1% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 5.7× | 14.6× | cheapest of 14 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +3.5 pp | -0.9 pp | 8th highest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.0× | 10.3× | 5th cheapest of 13 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.7× | -0.3× | 4th most indebted of 13 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hj Shipbuilding & Construction 097230.KS | South Korea | $752M | -61% | +27% | 6% | 5.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Hibiya Engineering,Ltd 1982.T | Japan | $753M | -8% | +2% | 12% | 11.4× | -3.4% | +5.2% |
| Suzhou West Deane New Power Electric 603312.SS | China | $750M | -18% | -8% | 9% | 20.2× | 7.1% | +62.0% |
| Southern Cross Electrical Engineering SXE.AX | Australia | $755M | -14% | -10% | 9% | 16.9× | -4.8% | +14.2% |
| ISGEC Heavy Engineering ISGEC.NS | India | $746M | -11% | +21% | 6% | n/a | 22.1% | +5.0% |
| Bowman Consulting BWMN | United States | $745M | -19% | +14% | 5% | 18.8× | 30.3% | +32.1% |
| Shinnihon 1879.T | Japan | $759M | +6% | +7% | 14% | n/a | -21.3% | +6.3% |
| Power Mech Projects POWERMECH.NS | India | $761M | -12% | +16% | 10% | 16.1× | n/a | n/a |
| GMR Power and Urban Infra GMRP&UI.NS | India | $763M | -17% | +4% | 14% | 14.6× | n/a | n/a |
| FDC Consolidated FDC.AX | Australia | $763M | n/a | +13% | -1% | 13.9× | -6.2% | +12.9% |
| Shanghai Pudong Construction 600284.SS | China | $739M | -28% | -17% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ceigall India CEIGALL.NS | India | $708M | +5% | +20% | 13% | 18.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai CDXJ Digital Technology 603887.SS | China | $705M | -49% | +79% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| G R Infraprojects GRINFRA.NS | India | $803M | -21% | +25% | 16% | 8.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Investment Holdings Bay Area Development 0737.HK | Hong Kong | $803M | -4% | +11% | 30% | 8.9× | 14.6% | -2.4% |
| Shin Nippon Air Technologies 1952.T | Japan | $803M | -25% | +11% | 9% | 8.7× | 1.3% | +7.6% |
| Anhui Orivie Technology 300692.SZ | China | $702M | -7% | -6% | 21% | n/a | 10.9% | +0.1% |
| United Testing Inspection And Certification Technology 301115.SZ | China | $702M | +22% | +5% | -1% | 135.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Yasha Decoration 002375.SZ | China | $695M | -16% | -25% | 6% | n/a | -0.2% | -3.3% |
| Da-Cin Construction 2535.TW | Taiwan | $693M | +23% | +36% | 8% | n/a | -10.6% | +7.9% |
| Cardinal Infrastructure CDNL | United States | $691M | -73% | +90% | 8% | 6.8× | n/a | n/a |