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Employees: 1,547
Size Skchem (285130.KS) is a South Korea Materials company (Chemicals: Specialty) with a market value of $588M, the 307th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩43,350 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 27.0%, against -6.2% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 8th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 26.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +11.1%); the operating margin is -0.4% (peer median 7.3%).
Valuation It trades at 33.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 10.6× (2nd most expensive of 12).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 5.1 points below its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 10 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩2.63T | ₩2.37T | ₩1.74T | ₩1.75T | ₩1.83T |
| Revenue growth | — | +36% | -1% | -4% | — |
| Gross profit | ₩516B | ₩475B | ₩379B | ₩461B | ₩606B |
| EBITDA | ₩198B | ₩189B | ₩90.8B | ₩197B | ₩322B |
| Net income | ₩7.35B | ₩44.6B | ₩8.84B | ₩39.9B | ₩191B |
| Free cash flow | -₩177B | -₩149B | -₩511B | -₩248B | -₩477B |
| Capital expenditure | ₩461B | ₩466B | ₩440B | ₩400B | ₩303B |
| Total debt | ₩2.21T | ₩2.16T | ₩1.66T | ₩1.11T | ₩727B |
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| Measure | 285130.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -15.7% | -17.6% | 9th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -27.0% | -6.2% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -46.3% | -39.1% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +26.9% | +11.1% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | -0.4% | 7.3% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 33.8× | 10.6× | 2nd most expensive of 12 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -5.1 pp | -1.9 pp | 6th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.4× | 8.4× | 5th most expensive of 11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.5× | 0.6× | 3rd most indebted of 11 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skchem 285130.KS | South Korea | $588M | -27% | +27% | 0% | 33.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Jdd Tech New Material 301538.SZ | China | $591M | -33% | +10% | 18% | 14.6× | 15.3% | +25.6% |
| Shandong Fengyuan Chemical 002805.SZ | China | $591M | -38% | +281% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Everlight Chemical Industrial 1711.TW | Taiwan | $593M | -45% | -2% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Guangzhou Lushan New Materials 603051.SS | China | $595M | +5% | -5% | 0% | n/a | 32.5% | +8.5% |
| Cytech 301557.SZ | China | $595M | -3% | +13% | 7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Hengxing New Material Technology 603276.SS | China | $596M | +7% | +29% | 8% | n/a | 18.5% | +15.2% |
| Hebei Jianxin Chemical Industry 300107.SZ | China | $581M | -6% | +39% | 11% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha 4028.T | Japan | $596M | -22% | +1% | 11% | 9.5× | 1.1% | +8.8% |
| Shandong Sunway Chemical 002469.SZ | China | $579M | -20% | -19% | 3% | 24.6× | n/a | n/a |
| MEC 4971.T | Japan | $578M | -47% | +29% | 31% | 14.4× | 17.2% | +11.9% |
| Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg.Co 4116.T | Japan | $576M | +18% | +2% | 7% | n/a | 3.4% | -2.1% |
| TSRC 2103.TW | Taiwan | $576M | +17% | 0% | 7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Balaji Amines BALAMINES.NS | India | $604M | +15% | +21% | 19% | 36.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Zanyu Technology 002637.SZ | China | $605M | -34% | -3% | 3% | 9.3× | -0.9% | +11.0% |
| Grand Pacific Petrochemical 1312.TW | Taiwan | $571M | +3% | +28% | -15% | 10.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Guangdong Yussen Energy Technology 002986.SZ | China | $571M | -30% | +57% | 2% | 7.4× | -5.0% | +27.8% |
| Kanto Denka Kogyo 4047.T | Japan | $570M | -6% | +13% | 12% | 9.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Formosan Union Chemical 1709.TW | Taiwan | $607M | +128% | -3% | 14% | n/a | -1.6% | +1.2% |
| IOL Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals IOLCP.NS | India | $569M | +87% | +19% | 9% | 21.6× | 29.8% | +3.5% |
| Koppers KOP | United States | $567M | -32% | -5% | 10% | 6.7× | -7.1% | +2.4% |