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Employees: 210
Size YC Corporation (232140.KS) is a South Korea Information Technology company (Electronic Equipment/Instruments) with a market value of $558M, the 317th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩9,440 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 56.8%, against -22.9% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 25.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.8%); the operating margin is 11.4% (peer median 4.3%).
Valuation It trades at 22.7× forward earnings against a peer median of 24.2× (7th cheapest of 13).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 18% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +10%, so the hurdle is +8 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.0 points below its cost of capital (8.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 18 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩292B | ₩273B | ₩211B | ₩255B | ₩285B |
| Revenue growth | — | +29% | -17% | -11% | — |
| Gross profit | ₩85.6B | ₩68.2B | ₩56.5B | ₩47.7B | ₩73.6B |
| EBITDA | ₩45.0B | ₩27.4B | ₩18.8B | ₩13.8B | ₩40.6B |
| Net income | ₩31.2B | ₩19.3B | ₩11.0B | ₩13.5B | ₩26.1B |
| Free cash flow | ₩23.5B | ₩25.0B | -₩50.1B | -₩59.3B | ₩11.2B |
| Capital expenditure | ₩17.6B | ₩16.6B | ₩27.0B | ₩83.9B | ₩18.1B |
| Total debt | ₩96.1B | ₩111B | ₩105B | ₩84.7B | ₩78.4B |
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| Measure | 232140.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -45.1% | -8.8% | lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -56.8% | -22.9% | lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -60.9% | -46.7% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +25.9% | +5.8% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 11.4% | 4.3% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 22.7× | 24.2× | 7th cheapest of 13 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 17.9% | 22.6% | 7th least demanding of 14 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +9.7% | +6.2% | 7th highest of 14 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +8.3 pp | +4.4 pp | 7th most demanding of 14 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -4.0 pp | -3.4 pp | 9th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 20.2× | 19.9× | 4th cheapest of 7 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.5× | 0.1× | 3rd most indebted of 7 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YC Corporation 232140.KS | South Korea | $558M | -57% | +26% | 11% | 22.7× | 17.9% | +9.7% |
| Hebei Sailhero Environmental Protection High-Tech 300137.SZ | China | $569M | -56% | -17% | -13% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai Aohua Photoelectricity Endoscope 688212.SS | China | $572M | -19% | +21% | -4% | 647.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Donghua Testing Technology 300354.SZ | China | $574M | -23% | -7% | 18% | 35.0× | 22.6% | +20.9% |
| Beijing ConST Instruments Technology 300445.SZ | China | $536M | -23% | +7% | 19% | 21.8× | 9.4% | +15.5% |
| IDEC 6652.T | Japan | $534M | -11% | +17% | 10% | 10.1× | 0.7% | +6.2% |
| Goldcard Smart 300349.SZ | China | $531M | -33% | -5% | 4% | 18.0× | 2.9% | +10.8% |
| Shanghai W-Ibeda High Tech.Group 688071.SS | China | $586M | +39% | +10% | -6% | 87.0× | 25.1% | +11.0% |
| NanJing GOVA Technology 688539.SS | China | $589M | -43% | -9% | -18% | 49.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Guangzhou KingTeller Technology 002177.SZ | China | $590M | -31% | -9% | -17% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Adlink Technology 6166.TW | Taiwan | $593M | +14% | +27% | 10% | 15.3× | 5.0% | +4.1% |
| Anhui Wanyi Science And Technology Co. Ltd. Class 1 688600.SS | China | $522M | -11% | +4% | 5% | 33.4× | 34.5% | +11.2% |
| Rongcheer Industrial Technology (Suzhou) 301360.SZ | China | $598M | -13% | +101% | 12% | n/a | 28.4% | +11.7% |
| Shenzhen Liande Automatic Equipment 300545.SZ | China | $600M | -37% | -18% | 7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Osaka Organic Chemical Industry 4187.T | Japan | $518M | -21% | +18% | 22% | 11.8× | 6.9% | +4.8% |
| Ningbo Techmation 603015.SS | China | $601M | -16% | +5% | 0% | n/a | 50.6% | +2.0% |
| HIWIN Mikrosystem 4576.TW | Taiwan | $605M | -29% | +34% | 15% | 26.5× | 26.1% | +2.1% |
| Zhejiang Wellsun Intelligent Technology 300882.SZ | China | $510M | -35% | +13% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Phenix Optics 600071.SS | China | $614M | -25% | +7% | 2% | n/a | 23.0% | +4.7% |
| Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System 002184.SZ | China | $507M | -16% | -16% | -3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai Holystar Information Technology 688330.SS | China | $615M | -28% | -5% | 21% | 13.7× | -2.1% | -6.5% |