# Hite Jinro (000080.KO)

Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/000080.KO

Analysis as of: 2026-10-16T07:44:52.387Z. Financial observations: FY2009–FY2026.

Listing currency: KRW. Reporting currency: KRW.

## Verdict

Not a wonderful business

Quality tests for Buy: not passed (profit record: pass; earnings resilience is evidence only). Published buy qualification: no.

Share price: KRW 15,440.00 per share; close as of 2026-10-15.

Estimated value: low KRW 6,830.24 per share, central KRW 7,344.43 per share, high KRW 8,028.94 per share. Buy at or below the central value KRW 7,344.43 per share. Valuation as of 2026-10-16T07:44:52.387Z; scenarios are not confidence intervals.

Expected annual return: 5.4% at the stated quote. About 5.4% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%). required return 10.0% a year (10% floor; KR 10-year bond 4.2% + 4 points).

## Checklist

### understandable: pass

- 5 revenue declines in the last 10 years (informational)

- Financial history: 10 years

- Years with declining revenue: 5

- Years with a net loss: 1

- Operating margin variation: 0.24×

Chart: Operating margin; fiscal year observations.

- FY2017: 0.05×

- FY2018: 0.05×

- FY2019: 0.04×

- FY2020: 0.09×

- FY2021: 0.08×

- FY2022: 0.08×

- FY2023: 0.05×

- FY2024: 0.08×

- FY2025: 0.07×

- LTM to Jun 2026: 0.07×

### moat: fail

- ROIC median below threshold

- ROIC worst years below threshold (more than 1 bad year allowed)

- ROIC, median of available years: 5.2%

- ROIC, second-lowest year: 3.1%

- Typical minus recent gross margin: -1.4 pp

- Typical gross margin (annual median): 43.0%

- Recent gross margin (lower of latest and 3-year median): 44.4%

- Years with nonpositive capital: 0

- Capital spending / revenue: 6.3%

- ROIC including acquisitions, ten-year median: 1.5%

Chart: ROIC excluding acquisitions; fiscal year observations.

- FY2016: 3.7%

- FY2017: 3.1%

- FY2018: 3.2%

- FY2019: 2.8%

- FY2020: 7.5%

- FY2021: 8.4%

- FY2022: 7.6%

- FY2023: 4.5%

- FY2024: 8.4%

- FY2025: 6.0%

### economics: fail

- owner earnings cash conversion below threshold

- Owner earnings / net income, 5-yr: 0.45×

- Cash conversion uses consolidated totals: No

- Owner earnings, five-year total: KRW 150B

- Net income, five-year total: KRW 332B

- Return on incremental invested capital: 104.8%

- Working capital / revenue, annual change: -1.4 pp

- Working capital / revenue, change between three-year averages: -10.2 pp

- Working capital / revenue, final three-year average: 17.3%

Chart: Annual owner cash / profit; fiscal year observations.

- FY2021: 0.80×

- FY2022: 0.73×

- FY2023: 0.34×

- FY2024: -0.07×

- FY2025: 0.59×

### management: pass

- Historical market-dollar context (not the management verdict): 2016 to 2025 (9 years)

- buybacks unrelated to price (informational)

- ROIC first 3 years vs last 3 years: 3.2% vs 6.0%

- Per-share earnings: 312.20 to 596.00 (three-year endpoint medians)

- Management verdict uses per-share economic progress: Yes

- Ordinary dilution, 5-year annual growth: 0.3%

- Market cap gain: KRW -183B

- Cumulative retained earnings: KRW 42B

- Diluted shares, 5-year annual growth: 0.3%

- $1 test, starting fiscal year: FY2016

- $1 test, ending fiscal year: FY2025

- Per-share value growth: 9.7%

- Per-share value change: KRW 283.80

- Per-share value, starting three-year median: KRW 312.20

- Per-share value, ending three-year median: KRW 596.00

- Average buyback yield: 0.1%

- Buyback history: 1 years

- Debt-funded buybacks: No

- Acquisition spending: KRW 0

- Cumulative net income, 10 years: KRW 449B

- ROIC, first three-year median: 3.2%

- ROIC, last three-year median: 6.0%

Chart: Earnings per share; fiscal year observations.

- FY2016: KRW 551.91

- FY2017: KRW 181.77

- FY2018: KRW 312.20

- FY2019: KRW -609.37

- FY2020: KRW 1K

- FY2021: KRW 1K

- FY2022: KRW 1K

- FY2023: KRW 512.00

- FY2024: KRW 1K

- FY2025: KRW 596.00

### accounting: pass

- Sloan accruals: -5.8%

- Receivables to sales index (DSRI): 0.92×

- Restructuring years, last five: 0

- Earnings backed by cash: Yes

- Operating cash / earnings: 5.61×

- Accounting red flags: 0

- Goodwill and intangibles / equity: 0.03×

Chart: Sloan accruals; fiscal year observations.

- FY2016: -4.3%

- FY2017: -9.5%

- FY2018: -3.5%

- FY2019: -2.2%

- FY2020: -9.0%

- FY2021: -15.2%

- FY2022: 4.8%

- FY2023: -3.8%

- FY2024: -5.8%

- FY2025: -5.8%

## Holders

## Price story

Down 59% since Mar 2022 · sales -2%

Story as of 2026-10-16T10:00:13.237Z; price observation 2026-10-15.

Price needs cash profits to grow 14.4% a year for ten years

### Sales · FY2025–2026

sales -2%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16.

- FY2017: KRW 1.89T 

- FY2018: KRW 1.89T 

- FY2019: KRW 2.04T 

- FY2020: KRW 2.26T 

- FY2021: KRW 2.20T 

- FY2022: KRW 2.50T 

- FY2023: KRW 2.52T 

- FY2024: KRW 2.60T 

- FY2025: KRW 2.50T 

- FY2026: KRW 2.45T 

### Gross margin · FY2025

gross margin 44.4%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16.

- FY2016: 43.6% 

- FY2017: 42.5% 

- FY2018: 40.4% 

- FY2019: 42.8% 

- FY2020: 43.2% 

- FY2021: 42.1% 

- FY2022: 42.6% 

- FY2023: 44.2% 

- FY2024: 45.6% 

- FY2025: 44.4% 

## Owner memo

Memo as of 2026-10-16T08:06:05.509Z.

### How it makes money

Operates in beverages wineries & distilleries; annual sales are KRW 2.5 trillion.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:44:52.387Z); FY2025: revenue 2498566821280; grossProfit 1109508123040; margin = grossProfit / revenue.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 000080.KO: HITEJINRO Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells alcoholic beverages in South Korea. It provides beer, soju, bottled water, and other products. The company was formerly known as Jinro Ltd and changed its name to HITEJINRO Co., Ltd. in September 2011. HITEJINRO Co., Ltd. is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

### Why customers stay

Margins ranged from 44.2% to 45.6% during 2023–25; it earns 5.2% on its capital.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:44:52.387Z); FY2023: grossProfit / revenue = 44.2%.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:44:52.387Z); FY2024: grossProfit / revenue = 45.6%.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:44:52.387Z); FY2025: grossProfit / revenue = 44.4%.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:44:52.387Z); 10-year return on capital observations [[2016,0.03692481214217701],[2017,0.030877043192148085],[2018,0.032463670806135256],[2019,0.028370963010563834],[2020,0.07489829911270102],[2021,0.08385555899878981],[2022,0.07587321901028923],[2023,0.04459204494104338],[2024,0.08426168174252617],[2025,0.060078553563834375]]; median 0.05233529925243888. ROIC follows the displayed moat series; financial companies use return on tangible equity.

### Where the cash goes

Paid dividends in 10 of 10 years.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:44:52.387Z); FY2016: growth capex 0; upkeep 125022221710; owner earnings 32062052750. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:44:52.387Z); FY2017: growth capex 0; upkeep 92330094000; owner earnings 40001162150. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:44:52.387Z); FY2018: growth capex 0; upkeep 119309612000; owner earnings 27907470630. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:44:52.387Z); FY2020: growth capex 0; upkeep 151241623800; owner earnings 68373993890. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:44:52.387Z); FY2021: growth capex 0; upkeep 134270295950; owner earnings 57631315824. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:44:52.387Z); FY2022: growth capex 3123283710; upkeep 155688460640; owner earnings 63301610868. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.04933971927685763.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:44:52.387Z); FY2023: growth capex 8811119720; upkeep 149794438300; owner earnings 12225646158. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.7207078960185951.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:44:52.387Z); FY2025: growth capex 0; upkeep 145687853630; owner earnings 24294749368. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:44:52.387Z); Dividend observations: [[2016,69591214450],[2017,62637759050],[2018,55684303650],[2019,55684303650],[2020,48730848250],[2021,52207575950],[2022,55684303650],[2023,66114486750],[2024,66114486750],[2025,48730848250]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement.

### Are managers owners

Insiders own 54.1% of the company.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 000080.KO SharesStats.PercentInsiders = 54.069 percentage points; cache date 2026-10-16.

### What the price says

The price assumes cash profits grow 14.4% yearly over ten years.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:44:52.387Z); Ten-year compound average after fade. Initial solved rate 0.19507234694574704. Price 15440; FX 1; discount 0.1; same standard ten-year fade to terminal 0.03.  Closing-price date 2026-10-15.

## Monthly share-price history (KRW per share)

- 2016-10: KRW 22,000.00 per share

- 2016-11: KRW 21,750.00 per share

- 2016-12: KRW 21,100.00 per share

- 2017-01: KRW 20,800.00 per share

- 2017-02: KRW 21,100.00 per share

- 2017-03: KRW 20,350.00 per share

- 2017-04: KRW 20,900.00 per share

- 2017-05: KRW 24,200.00 per share

- 2017-06: KRW 23,300.00 per share

- 2017-07: KRW 23,950.00 per share

- 2017-08: KRW 26,100.00 per share

- 2017-09: KRW 26,300.00 per share

- 2017-10: KRW 26,600.00 per share

- 2017-11: KRW 23,700.00 per share

- 2017-12: KRW 24,100.00 per share

- 2018-01: KRW 23,000.00 per share

- 2018-02: KRW 22,000.00 per share

- 2018-03: KRW 22,450.00 per share

- 2018-04: KRW 21,800.00 per share

- 2018-05: KRW 20,150.00 per share

- 2018-06: KRW 19,650.00 per share

- 2018-07: KRW 18,200.00 per share

- 2018-08: KRW 16,800.00 per share

- 2018-09: KRW 16,850.00 per share

- 2018-10: KRW 15,750.00 per share

- 2018-11: KRW 17,500.00 per share

- 2018-12: KRW 16,600.00 per share

- 2019-01: KRW 16,900.00 per share

- 2019-02: KRW 17,700.00 per share

- 2019-03: KRW 18,500.00 per share

- 2019-04: KRW 20,300.00 per share

- 2019-05: KRW 20,000.00 per share

- 2019-06: KRW 20,350.00 per share

- 2019-07: KRW 21,300.00 per share

- 2019-08: KRW 22,000.00 per share

- 2019-09: KRW 27,200.00 per share

- 2019-10: KRW 28,450.00 per share

- 2019-11: KRW 28,250.00 per share

- 2019-12: KRW 29,000.00 per share

- 2020-01: KRW 30,000.00 per share

- 2020-02: KRW 26,600.00 per share

- 2020-03: KRW 26,850.00 per share

- 2020-04: KRW 32,450.00 per share

- 2020-05: KRW 36,000.00 per share

- 2020-06: KRW 43,800.00 per share

- 2020-07: KRW 41,550.00 per share

- 2020-08: KRW 36,900.00 per share

- 2020-09: KRW 36,250.00 per share

- 2020-10: KRW 33,500.00 per share

- 2020-11: KRW 31,950.00 per share

- 2020-12: KRW 31,850.00 per share

- 2021-01: KRW 31,900.00 per share

- 2021-02: KRW 34,250.00 per share

- 2021-03: KRW 36,850.00 per share

- 2021-04: KRW 34,850.00 per share

- 2021-05: KRW 39,600.00 per share

- 2021-06: KRW 37,700.00 per share

- 2021-07: KRW 34,450.00 per share

- 2021-08: KRW 33,350.00 per share

- 2021-09: KRW 33,150.00 per share

- 2021-10: KRW 34,800.00 per share

- 2021-11: KRW 29,000.00 per share

- 2021-12: KRW 30,150.00 per share

- 2022-01: KRW 29,400.00 per share

- 2022-02: KRW 35,600.00 per share

- 2022-03: KRW 37,450.00 per share

- 2022-04: KRW 37,300.00 per share

- 2022-05: KRW 35,650.00 per share

- 2022-06: KRW 30,800.00 per share

- 2022-07: KRW 30,250.00 per share

- 2022-08: KRW 30,500.00 per share

- 2022-09: KRW 26,500.00 per share

- 2022-10: KRW 25,650.00 per share

- 2022-11: KRW 26,150.00 per share

- 2022-12: KRW 25,550.00 per share

- 2023-01: KRW 26,300.00 per share

- 2023-02: KRW 23,900.00 per share

- 2023-03: KRW 22,400.00 per share

- 2023-04: KRW 22,250.00 per share

- 2023-05: KRW 22,900.00 per share

- 2023-06: KRW 21,600.00 per share

- 2023-07: KRW 20,300.00 per share

- 2023-08: KRW 19,410.00 per share

- 2023-09: KRW 18,890.00 per share

- 2023-10: KRW 21,250.00 per share

- 2023-11: KRW 22,100.00 per share

- 2023-12: KRW 22,500.00 per share

- 2024-01: KRW 21,000.00 per share

- 2024-02: KRW 19,970.00 per share

- 2024-03: KRW 20,400.00 per share

- 2024-04: KRW 21,050.00 per share

- 2024-05: KRW 20,100.00 per share

- 2024-06: KRW 21,250.00 per share

- 2024-07: KRW 20,800.00 per share

- 2024-08: KRW 20,700.00 per share

- 2024-09: KRW 20,350.00 per share

- 2024-10: KRW 21,200.00 per share

- 2024-11: KRW 20,900.00 per share

- 2024-12: KRW 19,520.00 per share

- 2025-01: KRW 19,060.00 per share

- 2025-02: KRW 18,950.00 per share

- 2025-03: KRW 19,230.00 per share

- 2025-04: KRW 19,330.00 per share

- 2025-05: KRW 20,200.00 per share

- 2025-06: KRW 20,600.00 per share

- 2025-07: KRW 20,250.00 per share

- 2025-08: KRW 19,100.00 per share

- 2025-09: KRW 19,050.00 per share

- 2025-10: KRW 18,830.00 per share

- 2025-11: KRW 18,810.00 per share

- 2025-12: KRW 18,440.00 per share

- 2026-01: KRW 17,600.00 per share

- 2026-02: KRW 17,770.00 per share

- 2026-03: KRW 16,720.00 per share

- 2026-04: KRW 17,110.00 per share

- 2026-05: KRW 16,020.00 per share

- 2026-06: KRW 14,360.00 per share

- 2026-07: KRW 15,400.00 per share

- 2026-08: KRW 15,550.00 per share

- 2026-09: KRW 14,780.00 per share

- 2026-10: KRW 15,060.00 per share

## Annual estimated value (KRW per share)

- FY2016: low KRW 8,976.13 per share, central KRW 9,944.16 per share, high KRW 11,232.82 per share

- FY2017: low KRW 12,232.26 per share, central KRW 13,196.87 per share, high KRW 14,480.97 per share

- FY2018: low KRW 11,118.30 per share, central KRW 11,962.28 per share, high KRW 13,085.81 per share

- FY2019: low KRW 7,155.68 per share, central KRW 7,904.23 per share, high KRW 8,900.72 per share

- FY2020: low KRW 9,760.08 per share, central KRW 10,600.25 per share, high KRW 11,718.69 per share

- FY2021: low KRW 16,868.66 per share, central KRW 17,892.22 per share, high KRW 19,254.81 per share

- FY2022: low KRW 14,335.61 per share, central KRW 15,706.25 per share, high KRW 17,530.85 per share

- FY2023: low KRW 14,089.75 per share, central KRW 15,472.34 per share, high KRW 17,312.85 per share

- FY2024: low KRW 16,931.44 per share, central KRW 22,448.06 per share, high KRW 25,660.39 per share

- FY2025: low KRW 7,590.71 per share, central KRW 8,457.46 per share, high KRW 9,271.40 per share

Historical values use today's bond yield for every fiscal year

Historical values use today's FX rate into trading currency for every fiscal year

Historical values use current restated fundamentals and current commodity classification; they are not point-in-time estimates

Prior published observations retained from 2026-10-15T06:50:45.927Z where newer inputs omit a numeric field or fiscal period.

## Sources

Estimates depend on assumptions and are not guarantees or investment advice. Underlying data remains subject to its source licenses; public reading does not grant bulk redistribution rights.
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Hite Jinro

000080 · KO

KOSPI 200

Not a wonderful business

2 quality tests fail. A lower price would not fix the business.

Share price
KRW 15,440.00
Buy up to
KRW 7,344.43
Expected / yr
5.4% at today's price (10.0% at central value)

The business

How it makes money
Why customers stay
Where the cash goes
Are managers owners
What the price says

1. Is this a good business?

Evidence only; not required for Buy

Margins varied 24.3% around their average (limit 35%), and 1 loss years were recorded (limit 2).

10y median
6.8%
Worst year
4.3%
Latest · LTM
6.8%

Capital return excluding acquisitions: median 5.2% (minimum 15%), and the second-worst year 3.1% (minimum 10%).

10y median
5.2%
Worst year
2.8%
Latest · 2025
6.0%

Each $1 of profit left $0.45 for owners over five years (minimum $0.80).

Five-year totals
0.45×
Annual median
0.59×
Latest · 2025
0.59×

Per-share value rose from 312.2 to 596, comparing three-year medians at each end (must rise and stay positive).

10y median
KRW 573.96
Worst year
KRW -609.37
Latest · 2025
KRW 596.00

Profits were backed by cash: accruals were -5.8% of assets (limit 10%).

10y median
-5.0%
Worst year
4.8%
Latest · 2025
-5.8%

Profit record · pass 1 loss year in 10 (at most 2), mean operating margin 6.4%, three-year average owner earnings per share 141.52 KRW.

2. Is the price low enough?

Price & return math
Value rangeKRW 6,830.24 – KRW 8,028.94
Buy at or belowCentral value KRW 7,344.43
Discount to value1 − 15440.00 / 7344.43 = -110.2%
Return / yearAbout 5.4% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%)
Cash-flow inputsOwner cash KRW 341.19/share; 0.0% growth for 5 years, then fades to 3.0%; excess cash KRW 3100.90/share today.
Required return10.0% / year, earned by construction at the central value
RevenueKRW 2.45T
2.60T020172026
FY2017 · Revenue: KRW 1.89T; FY2018 · Revenue: KRW 1.89T; FY2019 · Revenue: KRW 2.04T; FY2020 · Revenue: KRW 2.26T; FY2021 · Revenue: KRW 2.20T; FY2022 · Revenue: KRW 2.50T; FY2023 · Revenue: KRW 2.52T; FY2024 · Revenue: KRW 2.60T; FY2025 · Revenue: KRW 2.50T; FY2026 · Revenue: KRW 2.45T
Revenue
Owner earningsKRW 24B
68B-71B20162025
FY2016 · Owner earnings: KRW 32B; FY2017 · Owner earnings: KRW 40B; FY2018 · Owner earnings: KRW 28B; FY2019 · Owner earnings: KRW -71B; FY2020 · Owner earnings: KRW 68B; FY2021 · Owner earnings: KRW 58B; FY2022 · Owner earnings: KRW 63B; FY2023 · Owner earnings: KRW 12B; FY2024 · Owner earnings: KRW -7.0B; FY2025 · Owner earnings: KRW 24B
Owner earnings
Operating margin6.8%
10.0%0.0%20172026
FY2017 · Operating margin: 4.6%; FY2018 · Operating margin: 4.8%; FY2019 · Operating margin: 4.3%; FY2020 · Operating margin: 8.8%; FY2021 · Operating margin: 7.9%; FY2022 · Operating margin: 7.6%; FY2023 · Operating margin: 4.9%; FY2024 · Operating margin: 8.0%; FY2025 · Operating margin: 6.9%; FY2026 · Operating margin: 6.8%
Operating margin
Net cash / debtKRW -661B
1.00-916B20162025
FY2016 · Net cash / debt: KRW -916B; FY2017 · Net cash / debt: KRW -644B; FY2018 · Net cash / debt: KRW -671B; FY2019 · Net cash / debt: KRW -865B; FY2020 · Net cash / debt: KRW -670B; FY2021 · Net cash / debt: KRW -248B; FY2022 · Net cash / debt: KRW -540B; FY2023 · Net cash / debt: KRW -616B; FY2024 · Net cash / debt: KRW -653B; FY2025 · Net cash / debt: KRW -661B
Net cash / debt
Diluted shares70M
71M020162025
FY2016 · Diluted shares: 70M; FY2017 · Diluted shares: 70M; FY2018 · Diluted shares: 71M; FY2019 · Diluted shares: 69M; FY2020 · Diluted shares: 69M; FY2021 · Diluted shares: 69M; FY2022 · Diluted shares: 70M; FY2023 · Diluted shares: 70M; FY2024 · Diluted shares: 70M; FY2025 · Diluted shares: 70M
Diluted shares
Prices 15 Oct 2026 · FY2025