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KC

KSC:029460 · KR7029460003
Semiconductors & Semiconductor EquipmentSmall

360

76
Medium confidence — indicative
EV / EBIT100
Price / Owner Earnings66
Owner Earnings Yield100
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales59
EV / Gross Profit100
Price/Book79
Return on Capital25
Cash Return on Capital44
Return on Equity34
EBIT Margin29
Gross Profitability23
Cash Conversion50
Accruals57
Owner Earnings Margin42
Sales growth17
Profit Growth29
Long-Term EPS Growth15
Owner Earnings Growth45
Reinvestment39
Price momentum79
Debt load83
Refinancing69
Debt Payback100
Liquidity78
Analyst ratings
Expectations trend
Market mood81
Value Creation6/20not creating 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

KC doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountrySouth Korea
IndustrySemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeKOSE
Websitekct.co.kr
ISINKR7029460003
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
SensorsDetectors, Sensors and MemsIndustrialManufacturingSemiconductor

Description

Analysis

Bargain bin

KC Co., Ltd. is priced cheaply, and that invites the natural question of why, since the underlying business scores below average.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 10.0×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 6/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
86
2026

All-time high

86

Jun 2026

All-time low

77

Mar 2026

Average rank

82

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
59
Price/Earnings
63
Price/Book
79
Dividend Yield
1
Value (overall)
64

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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