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Employees: 319
Size Philoptics (161580.KS) is a South Korea Industrials company (Industrial Machinery) with a market value of $399M, the 394th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩23,100 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 51.7%, against -27.6% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 3rd lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 80.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.0%); the operating margin is -78.2% (peer median 6.4%).
Valuation It trades at 271.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 9.4× (most expensive of 10).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 20.3 points below its cost of capital (8.2% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 18 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩56.1B | ₩103B | ₩411B | ₩300B | ₩304B |
| Revenue growth | — | -75% | +37% | -1% | — |
| Gross profit | -₩8.74B | ₩5.88B | ₩67.1B | ₩40.8B | ₩52.1B |
| EBITDA | -₩36.9B | -₩27.8B | ₩20.8B | ₩15.9B | ₩23.4B |
| Net income | -₩19.2B | -₩17.0B | ₩21.5B | -₩43.2B | ₩1.76B |
| Free cash flow | -₩82.7B | -₩4.02B | -₩50.7B | ₩82.3B | -₩36.6B |
| Capital expenditure | ₩20.1B | ₩14.3B | ₩11.7B | ₩32.3B | ₩8.26B |
| Total debt | ₩89.6B | ₩90.4B | ₩66.4B | ₩67.6B | ₩118B |
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| Measure | 161580.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -44.6% | -14.9% | lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -51.7% | -27.6% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -64.4% | -41.9% | lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -80.4% | +6.0% | lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | -78.2% | 6.4% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 271.8× | 9.4× | most expensive of 10 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -20.3 pp | -1.3 pp | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philoptics 161580.KS | South Korea | $399M | -52% | -80% | -78% | 271.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Tederic Machinery 603289.SS | China | $398M | -22% | -5% | 6% | n/a | 10.0% | +6.7% |
| Enplas 6961.T | Japan | $397M | -59% | +25% | 16% | 9.5× | 5.5% | +7.6% |
| ITAB Group AB (publ) ITAB.ST | Sweden | $395M | +8% | +16% | 3% | 9.4× | 2.6% | +19.1% |
| WONIK QnC 074600.KS | South Korea | $395M | -46% | +11% | 8% | 11.1× | 6.6% | +12.4% |
| TK Corporation 023160.KS | South Korea | $403M | -52% | +25% | 12% | 6.2× | -8.4% | +9.5% |
| Torishima Pump Mfg.Co 6363.T | Japan | $403M | -23% | +1% | 7% | 8.2× | -2.0% | +12.8% |
| Bluesword Intelligent Technology 688557.SS | China | $394M | -26% | +5% | 2% | 11.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Tianjin Jinrong Tianyu Precision Machinery 300988.SZ | China | $405M | -30% | +23% | 7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai Karon Eco-Valve Manufacturing 301151.SZ | China | $393M | -12% | -6% | 5% | n/a | 6.7% | -4.6% |
| Tianjin Saixiang Technology 002337.SZ | China | $405M | -25% | +11% | 6% | n/a | 23.7% | +14.1% |
| Nel NEL.OL | Norway | $393M | -34% | -29% | -191% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hangzhou Zhongya Machinery 300512.SZ | China | $405M | -29% | +20% | 2% | n/a | 29.5% | +11.9% |
| Yinchuan Weili Transmission Technology 300904.SZ | China | $406M | -35% | +69% | -7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| CEC Environmental Protection 300172.SZ | China | $406M | -23% | 0% | 9% | n/a | 3.2% | -4.9% |
| SNT 036530.KS | South Korea | $392M | -34% | +2% | 12% | 3.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Yalian Machinery 001395.SZ | China | $407M | -22% | +19% | 27% | n/a | -5.6% | +18.2% |
| ANEST IWATA 6381.T | Japan | $407M | +2% | +6% | 10% | 16.2× | 2.1% | +9.5% |
| Zoje Resources Investment 002021.SZ | China | $391M | -31% | -2% | 0% | n/a | 40.8% | +9.9% |
| ElringKlinger ZIL2.DE | Germany | $407M | -3% | 0% | 5% | 8.4× | -4.1% | +2.1% |
| Changzhou Langbo Sealing Technologies 603655.SS | China | $388M | -44% | +3% | 18% | n/a | 29.6% | +10.2% |