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Employees: 164
Size YEST (122640.KS) is a South Korea Consumer Staples company (Food: Specialty/Candy) with a market value of $283M, the 479th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩18,400 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 32.4%, against -7.1% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 5th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 9.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +9.2%); the operating margin is 5.9% (peer median 5.8%).
Valuation It trades at 18.5× forward earnings against a peer median of 18.2× (6th cheapest of 11).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 6.7 points below its cost of capital (9.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 18 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩108B | ₩87.1B | ₩100B | ₩79.8B | ₩76.0B |
| Revenue growth | — | -13% | +25% | +5% | — |
| Gross profit | ₩20.5B | ₩26.3B | ₩31.4B | ₩17.1B | ₩7.43B |
| EBITDA | ₩9.39B | ₩6.54B | ₩14.1B | ₩4.04B | -₩13.8B |
| Net income | ₩6.27B | -₩576M | ₩10.4B | -₩28.3B | -₩2.91B |
| Free cash flow | -₩5.43B | -₩13.8B | ₩249M | -₩1.76B | -₩21.8B |
| Capital expenditure | ₩12.2B | ₩9.26B | ₩9.06B | ₩4.54B | ₩4.93B |
| Total debt | ₩69.0B | ₩70.3B | ₩46.8B | ₩65.9B | ₩87.6B |
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| Measure | 122640.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -42.1% | -3.8% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -32.4% | -7.1% | 5th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -58.2% | -30.7% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +9.8% | +9.2% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 5.9% | 5.8% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 18.5× | 18.2× | 6th cheapest of 11 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -6.7 pp | -0.1 pp | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 46.0× | 9.3× | most expensive of 16 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.6× | 0.8× | 2nd most indebted of 16 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEST 122640.KS | South Korea | $283M | -32% | +10% | 6% | 18.5× | n/a | n/a |
| ADF Foods ADFFOODS.NS | India | $280M | -10% | +19% | 16% | 19.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Bonduelle SCA BON.PA | France | $294M | 0% | -1% | 4% | 6.8× | -3.4% | +0.2% |
| KOIKE-YA 2226.T | Japan | $321M | +2% | +3% | 7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Gopal Snacks GOPAL.NS | India | $324M | -26% | +20% | 5% | 40.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Delfi P34.SI | Singapore | $328M | -34% | -2% | 7% | 10.5× | -12.8% | +4.2% |
| Lam Soon (Hong Kong) 0411.HK | Hong Kong | $330M | -4% | +5% | 6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Advanced Enzyme Technologies ADVENZYMES.NS | India | $333M | -22% | +10% | 25% | 18.9× | 19.1% | +8.3% |
| Chen Ke Ming Food Manufacturing 002661.SZ | China | $342M | -22% | 0% | -2% | n/a | -3.0% | +1.9% |
| Meito 2207.T | Japan | $342M | +3% | +3% | 3% | 12.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Once Upon a Farm, PBC OFRM | United States | $389M | -43% | +43% | -6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Fujiya 2211.T | Japan | $393M | -1% | +6% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Chalkis Health Industry 000972.SZ | China | $397M | -9% | +17% | -52% | n/a | -6.8% | +89.3% |
| Qingdao Richen Food 603755.SS | China | $407M | -5% | +11% | 17% | 33.2× | 20.1% | +12.3% |
| QAF Q01.SI | Singapore | $408M | -10% | 0% | 6% | n/a | -10.6% | +2.4% |
| Tianshui Zhongxing Bio-Technology 002772.SZ | China | $410M | -54% | +12% | 14% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| JB Foods BEW.SI | Singapore | $194M | +6% | +123% | 10% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kunshan Asia Aroma 301220.SZ | China | $413M | -35% | +13% | 6% | 24.8× | 10.8% | +12.4% |
| Gourmet Master 2723.TW | Taiwan | $431M | +19% | -11% | 5% | 14.8× | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| Shoei Foods 8079.T | Japan | $435M | +1% | +8% | 4% | 17.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Yasho Industries YASHO.NS | India | $441M | +122% | +35% | 14% | n/a | 33.4% | +17.7% |