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Employees: 1,257
Size Samyang (145990.KS) is a South Korea Consumer Staples company (Food: Major Diversified) with a market value of $315M, the 450th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩43,050 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 10.7%, against -11.9% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 9th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 0.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +2.4%); the operating margin is 4.4% (peer median 8.0%).
Valuation It trades at 0.5× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 1.1× (3rd cheapest of 21).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -5% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +5%, so the hurdle is -9 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.9 points below its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩2.58T | ₩2.56T | ₩2.67T | ₩2.65T | ₩2.65T |
| Revenue growth | — | -4% | +1% | 0% | — |
| Gross profit | ₩471B | ₩467B | ₩487B | ₩440B | ₩390B |
| EBITDA | ₩195B | ₩194B | ₩217B | ₩195B | ₩163B |
| Net income | -₩313B | -₩314B | ₩121B | ₩107B | ₩69.0B |
| Free cash flow | ₩103B | ₩104B | ₩159B | ₩142B | -₩28.6B |
| Capital expenditure | ₩107B | ₩93.7B | ₩94.2B | ₩121B | ₩121B |
| Total debt | ₩1.33T | ₩848B | ₩860B | ₩1.02T | ₩1.04T |
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| Measure | 145990.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -6.6% | -4.3% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -10.7% | -11.9% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -20.3% | -24.3% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -0.6% | +2.4% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 8.0% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| EV / Sales | 0.5× | 1.1× | 3rd cheapest of 21 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -4.8% | -6.9% | 8th most demanding of 18 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +4.5% | +2.4% | 8th highest of 18 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -9.3 pp | -6.3 pp | 8th least demanding of 18 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -1.9 pp | +4.0 pp | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.7× | 9.1× | 4th cheapest of 11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.6× | -1.6× | 2nd most indebted of 13 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samyang 145990.KS | South Korea | $315M | -11% | -1% | 4% | 0.5× | -4.8% | +4.5% |
| Ve Wong 1203.TW | Taiwan | $314M | +2% | -13% | 15% | 1.7× | -7.6% | -1.3% |
| Shanghai Bolex Food Technology 603170.SS | China | $319M | -2% | +14% | 12% | 0.6× | -11.9% | +26.4% |
| Shandong Huifa Foodstuff 603536.SS | China | $346M | -7% | -24% | -2% | 2.0× | 23.1% | +0.2% |
| Tenfu (Cayman) 6868.HK | Hong Kong | $358M | -7% | -7% | 11% | 1.9× | -2.4% | -5.6% |
| Natural Food International 1837.HK | Hong Kong | $377M | -19% | +34% | 13% | 0.5× | -18.3% | +11.1% |
| Suzhou Weizhixiang Food 605089.SS | China | $394M | -29% | +2% | 9% | 2.7× | 23.6% | +2.4% |
| Zhejiang Wufangzhai Industry 603237.SS | China | $404M | -17% | 0% | 7% | 0.9× | -14.3% | -1.5% |
| Xiamen Yan Palace Bird's Nest Industry 1497.HK | Hong Kong | $442M | -14% | +12% | 12% | 1.2× | -16.5% | +8.2% |
| Yamae 7130.T | Japan | $444M | -12% | +10% | 2% | 0.1× | -6.9% | +17.5% |
| Anji Foodstuff 603696.SS | China | $455M | -19% | -17% | 3% | 5.6× | 38.1% | +6.9% |
| Zinzino ZZ-B.ST | Sweden | $463M | -11% | +33% | 10% | 1.1× | -5.3% | +24.2% |
| Jiangxi Salt Industry 601065.SS | China | $613M | -23% | -14% | 0% | 1.4× | -2.3% | +11.7% |
| Qingdao Foods 001219.SZ | China | $656M | +42% | +3% | 23% | 6.3× | 7.3% | +2.4% |
| Xiangpiaopiao Food 603711.SS | China | $660M | -24% | +2% | 7% | 0.8× | -11.3% | -4.9% |
| Lian Hwa Foods 1231.TW | Taiwan | $694M | -12% | +3% | 9% | 2.1× | n/a | n/a |
| V V Food & Beverage 600300.SS | China | $717M | -18% | +6% | 11% | 1.0× | -9.2% | -6.8% |
| Standard Foods 1227.TW | Taiwan | $751M | -5% | 0% | 4% | 0.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Vitasoy International 0345.HK | Hong Kong | $794M | -3% | -3% | 7% | 0.9× | -9.8% | -4.2% |
| Hongmian Zhihui Science and Technology Innovation Co., Ltd. Guangzhou 000523.SZ | China | $798M | -16% | +4% | 2% | 2.6× | 12.1% | -8.5% |
| AGT Food and Ingredients AGTF.TO | Canada | $922M | +12% | -19% | -2% | 0.5× | n/a | n/a |