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Hyundai Engineering & Construction

KSC:000720 · KR7000720003
Construction & EngineeringMedium

360

32
EV / EBIT23
Price / Owner Earnings30
Owner Earnings Yield39
Dividend Yield37
Price/Sales50
EV / Gross Profit45
Price/Book27
Return on Capital6
Cash Return on Capital14
Return on Equity12
EBIT Margin7
Gross Profitability8
Cash Conversion1
Accruals20
Owner Earnings Margin10
Sales growth4
Profit growth90
Reinvestment71
Price momentum89
Debt load60
Refinancing79
Debt Payback51
Liquidity41
Analyst ratings51
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside100
Market mood88
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Hyundai Engineering & Construction clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountrySouth Korea
IndustryConstruction & Engineering
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeKOSE
Founded1950
Employees6,714
Websitehdec.kr
ISINKR7000720003
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
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Description

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co.,Ltd. is a construction company in South Korea, specializes in the engineering and construction of various infrastructure projects. The company operates in multiple sectors, including civil engineering, building…

Analysis

Weak and unloved

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co.,Ltd. is weak and unloved: below-average business metrics and a price that reflects that disappointment.

The price is expensive. You pay 32.6× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
49
2023202420252026

All-time high

82

Jan 2024

All-time low

28

Mar 2026

Average rank

57

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
50
91
91
67
Price/Earnings
11
64
72
26
Price/Book
27
79
86
58
Dividend Yield
37
17
18
17
Value (overall)
14
51
63
16

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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