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Korea Line

KSC:005880 · KR7005880000
MarineMedium

360

62
EV / EBIT67
Price / Owner Earnings73
Owner Earnings Yield93
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales59
EV / Gross Profit60
Price/Book94
Return on Capital37
Cash Return on Capital66
Return on Equity43
EBIT Margin60
Gross Profitability28
Cash Conversion73
Accruals95
Owner Earnings Margin76
Sales growth1
Profit Growth76
Long-Term EPS Growth17
Owner Earnings Growth88
Reinvestment83
Price momentum86
Debt load32
Refinancing45
Debt Payback41
Liquidity35
Analyst ratings19
Opinion Changes98
Price Target Upside66
Market mood3
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

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

Profile

CountrySouth Korea
IndustryMarine
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeKOSE
Employees49
Websitekorealines.co.kr
ISINKR7005880000
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
KOSPI (South Korea)
Themes
Freight ServiceMarine Transportation

Description

Analysis

Bargain bin

Korea Line Corporation 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 2.5×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around -25% a year, against analyst forecasts of -2%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Flags to be aware of: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
72
2026

All-time high

72

Jun 2026

All-time low

53

Mar 2026

Average rank

63

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
59
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Price/Earnings
93
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Price/Book
94
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Dividend Yield
1
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Value (overall)
70
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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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