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RF Materials Co., Ltd.327260.KSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

South Korea · KRW·Industrials›Industrial Conglomerates
Momentum laggard 11
Mkt cap
$292M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
49%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$32.4M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
29.5×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+5.3 pp
WACC 8.4%
Hurdle
-12 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
131 days
17 Mar 2027
Close · KRW₩22,350
1D-7.1%
1W-32.3%
1M-58.1%
3M-25.4%
6M-50.6%
YTD+101.8%
1Y+146.1%
ATR %19.9%
52w lowhigh64.7% off high

What RF Materials does

Employees: 89

RF Materials at a glance

Size RF Materials (327260.KS) is a South Korea Industrials company (Industrial Conglomerates) with a market value of $292M, the 472nd largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩22,350 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 50.6%, against -14.2% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — lowest of 8 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 57.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +9.2%); the operating margin is 17.7% (peer median 3.8%).

Valuation It trades at 29.5× forward earnings against a peer median of 10.6× (2nd most expensive of 6).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 17% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +29%, so the hurdle is -12 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 5.3 points above its cost of capital (8.4% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 17 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

507510011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 87327260.KS 42
Six months, rebased to 100: RF Materials against the median of its 7 peers (local-currency closes).

RF Materials financials

Reported figures in KRW; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue₩91.0B₩64.1B₩44.5B₩47.9B₩50.4B
Revenue growth—+44%-7%-5%—
Gross profitn/a₩16.9B₩8.48B₩9.53B₩11.5B
EBITDAn/a₩10.6B₩1.67B₩3.08B₩5.26B
Net income₩14.4B₩7.06B-₩4.79B-₩669M₩3.34B
Free cash flown/a₩4.79B₩815M₩1.33B-₩7.36B
Capital expendituren/a₩2.87B₩1.80B₩4.08B₩14.1B
Total debtn/a₩15.4B₩21.9B₩18.9B₩28.3B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

RF Materials competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-50%0%+50%+100%+150%-60%-40%-20%0%6425301011301335331843692767327260.KS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. RF Materials is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+20%+40%+60%25×50×75×642530133543692767327260.KSRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. RF Materials is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

0%+20%0%20%642530133543692767327260.KSGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. RF Materials is the large dot.

RF Materials competitors and peer comparison

How RF Materials compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

RF Materials against its 7 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure327260.KSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-58.1%-1.2%lowest of 8
6-month return-50.6%-14.2%lowest of 8
Distance from 52-week high-64.7%-29.7%lowest of 8
Revenue growth (TTM)+57.3%+9.2%highest of 8
Operating margin17.7%3.8%2nd highest of 8
Forward P/E29.5×10.6×2nd most expensive of 6
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)16.7%14.0%2nd most demanding of 5
Growth delivered (Del g)+28.6%+17.6%2nd highest of 5
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-11.9 pp-1.4 pp2nd least demanding of 5
ROIC minus cost of capital+5.3 pp-3.0 pp2nd highest of 7

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
RF Materials 327260.KSSouth Korea$292M-51%+57%18%29.5×16.7%+28.6%
Universal Entertainment 6425.TJapan$324M-10%+9%4%9.4×15.1%+6.2%
Guangzhou Wahlap Technology 301011.SZChina$325M-30%-18%-8%n/an/an/a
Hangzhou Tianyuan Pet Products 301335.SZChina$415M-15%+4%2%88.6×13.0%+15.7%
China Boton 3318.HKHong Kong$435M+163%+11%-5%n/an/an/a
Tri Chemical Laboratories 4369.TJapan$511M-22%+12%25%12.3×19.4%+19.5%
Grupo Empresarial San Jose GSJ.MCSpain$517M-14%+11%4%10.6×n/an/a
Tsuburaya Fields 2767.TJapan$963M+72%-5%10%10.1×-10.3%+35.0%

Questions

Which companies are RF Materials's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Universal Entertainment (6425.T), Guangzhou Wahlap Technology (301011.SZ), Hangzhou Tianyuan Pet Products (301335.SZ), China Boton (3318.HK), Tri Chemical Laboratories (4369.T), Grupo Empresarial San Jose (GSJ.MC), Tsuburaya Fields (2767.T).
Is RF Materials expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 29.5× against a peer median of 10.6×, 2nd most expensive of 6 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 17% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +29%, so the hurdle is -12 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has RF Materials stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -50.6% against -14.2% for the median peer; over one year +146.1%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.