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Employees: 122
Size LS Materials (417200.KS) is a South Korea Information Technology company (Electronic Components) with a market value of $442M, the 364th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩8,880 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 70.5%, against -28.0% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 19.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +16.0%); the operating margin is 0.2% (peer median 1.4%).
Valuation It trades at 45.5× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.6× (most expensive of 10).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 8.7 points below its cost of capital (8.8% WACC).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩173B | ₩154B | ₩142B | ₩137B | ₩162B |
| Revenue growth | — | +8% | +4% | -15% | — |
| Gross profit | ₩12.4B | ₩12.2B | ₩17.1B | ₩22.7B | ₩23.2B |
| EBITDA | ₩11.5B | ₩8.09B | ₩12.6B | ₩19.1B | ₩19.3B |
| Net income | ₩1.20B | ₩435M | ₩5.67B | ₩12.2B | ₩8.41B |
| Free cash flow | -₩24.5B | -₩17.6B | -₩59.6B | -₩11.4B | -₩4.13B |
| Capital expenditure | ₩11.2B | ₩23.7B | ₩49.9B | ₩36.8B | ₩6.49B |
| Total debt | ₩68.7B | ₩49.5B | ₩23.5B | ₩27.9B | ₩12.3B |
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| Measure | 417200.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -43.1% | -24.0% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -70.5% | -28.0% | lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -72.9% | -50.7% | lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +19.6% | +16.0% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 0.2% | 1.4% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 45.5× | 14.6× | most expensive of 10 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -8.7 pp | -6.5 pp | 7th lowest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 54.8× | 10.7× | 2nd most expensive of 11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.8× | 1.2× | 6th least indebted of 13 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS Materials 417200.KS | South Korea | $442M | -70% | +20% | 0% | 45.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Beijing JCZ Technology 688291.SS | China | $452M | -30% | +12% | 1% | 29.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Senseonics SENS | United States | $454M | +71% | +91% | -223% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen King Brother Electronics Technology 301041.SZ | China | $430M | -10% | +18% | 5% | n/a | 22.5% | +3.9% |
| Alltop Technology 3526.TWO | Taiwan | $428M | -40% | +19% | 31% | 8.3× | -7.5% | +12.9% |
| First Hi-tec Enterprise 5439.TWO | Taiwan | $458M | -60% | +93% | 17% | 8.3× | -5.0% | +31.1% |
| TLB 356860.KS | South Korea | $460M | -34% | +43% | 13% | 14.0× | n/a | n/a |
| TT Electronics TTG.L | United Kingdom | $419M | +50% | -3% | 7% | 14.6× | 9.9% | +2.2% |
| Hi-Trend Technology (Shanghai) 688391.SS | China | $418M | -23% | +4% | -4% | n/a | 4.9% | +7.3% |
| Allied Circuit 8155.TWO | Taiwan | $416M | -52% | +33% | 14% | 12.2× | n/a | n/a |
| APAQ Technology 6449.TW | Taiwan | $414M | -13% | +23% | 18% | 14.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Xiehe Electronic 605258.SS | China | $476M | -2% | +1% | 7% | n/a | 8.6% | +9.7% |
| Jinlong Machinery & Electronic 300032.SZ | China | $411M | -35% | -18% | -4% | n/a | 12.4% | -2.0% |
| Youngpoong 000670.KS | South Korea | $406M | -54% | +40% | -2% | n/a | -14.5% | -1.8% |
| LightPath Technologies LPTH | United States | $495M | -39% | +93% | -2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Vinatech Co 126340.KS | South Korea | $395M | -56% | +66% | 2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai Laimu Electronics 603633.SS | China | $394M | -26% | +2% | -12% | 19.9× | n/a | n/a |
| CHA Biotech 085660.KS | South Korea | $499M | -57% | +14% | -6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ta-I Technology 2478.TW | Taiwan | $388M | +16% | +8% | 14% | n/a | 13.2% | +0.1% |
| Methode Electronics MEI | United States | $384M | +12% | +1% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ability Opto-Electronics Technology 3362.TWO | Taiwan | $513M | +6% | -3% | -8% | 31.7× | n/a | n/a |