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Hyosung Chemical

KSC:298000 · KR7298000001
ChemicalsSmall

360

6
Medium confidence — indicative
EV / EBIT17
Price / Owner Earnings54
Owner Earnings Yield63
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales100
Price/Book100
Return on Capital11
Cash Return on Capital72
Return on Equity1
EBIT Margin16
Gross Profitability11
Cash Conversion1
Accruals60
Owner Earnings Margin74
Sales growth45
Profit Growth7
Owner Earnings Growth14
Reinvestment51
Price momentum28
Debt load1
Refinancing97
Debt Payback11
Liquidity19
Analyst ratings—
Expectations trend—
Market mood51
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

Hyosung Chemical clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountrySouth Korea
IndustryChemicals
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeKOSE
Employees76
Websitehyosungchemical.com
ISINKR7298000001
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
KOSPI (South Korea)
Themes
ChemicalIndustrialOil and Gas

Description

Analysis

Weak and unloved

Hyosung Chemical Corporation is weak and unloved: below-average business metrics and a price that reflects that disappointment.

The price is attractive. You pay 1.8× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone.

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

What to watch: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
25
2026

All-time high

25

Jun 2026

All-time low

12

Mar 2026

Average rank

19

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
100
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Price/Earnings
100
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Price/Book
100
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Dividend Yield
1
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Value (overall)
74
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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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