Margins varied 15.8% around their average (limit 35%), and no loss years were recorded (limit 2).
- 7y median
- 3.4%
- Worst year
- 3.0%
- Latest · 2025
- 4.1%
# CJ Korea Express (000120.KO) Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/000120.KO Analysis as of: 2026-10-16T07:43:53.868Z. Financial observations: FY2019–FY2025. 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 69,100.00 per share; close as of 2026-10-15. Estimated value: low KRW 84,980.23 per share, central KRW 95,364.74 per share, high KRW 109,188.72 per share. Buy at or below the central value KRW 95,364.74 per share. Valuation as of 2026-10-16T07:43:53.868Z; scenarios are not confidence intervals. Expected annual return: 13.2% at the stated quote. About 13.2% 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 - 1 revenue decline in the last 10 years (informational) - Financial history: 7 years - Years with declining revenue: 1 - Years with a net loss: 0 - Operating margin variation: 0.16× Chart: Operating margin; fiscal year observations. - FY2019: 0.03× - FY2020: 0.03× - FY2021: 0.03× - FY2022: 0.03× - FY2023: 0.04× - FY2024: 0.04× - FY2025: 0.04× ### 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: 4.3% - Typical minus recent gross margin: -1.2 pp - Typical gross margin (annual median): 9.8% - Recent gross margin (lower of latest and 3-year median): 11.0% - Years with nonpositive capital: 0 - Capital spending / revenue: 2.7% - ROIC including acquisitions, ten-year median: 1.7% Chart: ROIC excluding acquisitions; fiscal year observations. - FY2019: 4.2% - FY2020: 4.6% - FY2021: 4.3% - FY2022: 5.2% - FY2023: 6.4% - FY2024: 6.1% - FY2025: 5.9% ### economics: fail - owner earnings cash conversion below threshold - Owner earnings / net income, 5-yr: 0.78× - Cash conversion uses consolidated totals: No - Owner earnings, five-year total: KRW 740B - Net income, five-year total: KRW 952B - Return on incremental invested capital: >100% - Working capital / revenue, annual change: 0.1 pp Chart: Annual owner cash / profit; fiscal year observations. - FY2021: 1.93× - FY2022: 0.77× - FY2023: 0.95× - FY2024: 1.37× - FY2025: -0.24× ### management: pass - buybacks leaned toward cheaper years (informational) - ROIC first 3 years vs last 3 years: 4.3% vs 6.1% - Per-share earnings: 2744.68 to 11347.00 (three-year endpoint medians) - Management verdict uses per-share economic progress: Yes - Ordinary dilution, 5-year annual growth: 1.4% - Diluted shares, 5-year annual growth: 1.4% - Per-share value growth: 42.6% - Per-share value change: KRW 9K - Per-share value, starting three-year median: KRW 3K - Per-share value, ending three-year median: KRW 11K - Buybacks concentrated in cheaper years (correlation): 1.00 - Average buyback yield: 4.1% - Buyback history: 2 years - Debt-funded buybacks: No - ROIC, first three-year median: 4.3% - ROIC, last three-year median: 6.1% Chart: Earnings per share; fiscal year observations. - FY2019: KRW 2K - FY2020: KRW 6K - FY2021: KRW 3K - FY2022: KRW 8K - FY2023: KRW 10K - FY2024: KRW 12K - FY2025: KRW 11K ### accounting: pass - Sloan accruals: -6.4% - Receivables to sales index (DSRI): 0.96× - Restructuring years, last five: 0 - Earnings backed by cash: Yes - Operating cash / earnings: 3.73× - Accounting red flags: 0 - Goodwill and intangibles / equity: 0.29× Chart: Sloan accruals; fiscal year observations. - FY2019: -8.9% - FY2020: -4.7% - FY2021: -3.2% - FY2022: -4.6% - FY2023: -6.5% - FY2024: -3.7% - FY2025: -6.4% ## Holders ## Price story Down 51% since Oct 2021 · sales +1.4% Story as of 2026-10-16T10:00:12.869Z; price observation 2026-10-15. Price needs cash profits to shrink 3.7% a year for ten years ### Sales · FY2024–2025 sales +1.4%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16. - FY2019: KRW 10.42T - FY2020: KRW 10.78T - FY2021: KRW 11.34T - FY2022: KRW 12.13T - FY2023: KRW 11.77T - FY2024: KRW 12.12T - FY2025: KRW 12.28T ### Gross margin · FY2025 gross margin 11%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16. - FY2019: 9.3% - FY2020: 9.3% - FY2021: 9.4% - FY2022: 9.8% - FY2023: 11.0% - FY2024: 11.4% - FY2025: 11.0% ## Owner memo Memo as of 2026-10-16T08:06:05.509Z. ### How it makes money Operates in integrated freight & logistics; annual sales are KRW 12.3 trillion. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:53.868Z); FY2025: revenue 12284652471280; grossProfit 1351614886450; margin = grossProfit / revenue. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 000120.KO: CJ Logistics Corporation provides transportation and logistics services in Korea and internationally. The company engages in Ecommerce logistics, parcel, contract logistics, forwarding, project logistics, stevedoring, and transportation businesses. CJ Logistics Corporation was formerly known as Korea Express Co., Ltd. The company was founded in 1930 and is based in Seoul, South Korea. CJ Logistics Corporation operates as a subsidiary of CJ Corporation. ### Why customers stay Margins ranged from 11% to 11.4% during 2023–25; it earns 5.2% on its capital. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:53.868Z); FY2023: grossProfit / revenue = 11%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:53.868Z); FY2024: grossProfit / revenue = 11.4%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:53.868Z); FY2025: grossProfit / revenue = 11%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:53.868Z); 7-year return on capital observations [[2019,0.042465870802712746],[2020,0.04585094924979094],[2021,0.0426645451069416],[2022,0.0517180255409128],[2023,0.0636720827594877],[2024,0.06075781260612397],[2025,0.05877259673173409]]; median 0.0517180255409128. ROIC follows the displayed moat series; financial companies use return on tangible equity. ### Can it raise prices Kept about a 10% gross margin through 2022 cost inflation. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:53.868Z); Gross margin observations: [[2021,0.09444296116189686],[2022,0.09776890877114436],[2023,0.11039592838826769]]; range within 2 percentage points. ### Where the cash goes Paid dividends in 7 of 7 years. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:53.868Z); FY2020: growth capex 0; upkeep 312262670940; owner earnings 89326963368. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:53.868Z); FY2021: growth capex 0; upkeep 212420211790; owner earnings 105460665046. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:53.868Z); FY2022: growth capex 0; upkeep 305113055980; owner earnings 138906557900.5771. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:53.868Z); FY2023: growth capex 0; upkeep 318375225240; owner earnings 212744836661.53625. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:53.868Z); FY2024: growth capex 0; upkeep 239432814340; owner earnings 341328726822. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:53.868Z); Dividend observations: [[2019,812867620],[2020,25668863000],[2021,23700000000],[2022,29881599000],[2023,42425484000],[2024,24454507000],[2025,37094320470]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement. ### Are managers owners Insiders own 48.1% of the company. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 000120.KO SharesStats.PercentInsiders = 48.054 percentage points; cache date 2026-10-16. ### What the price says The price assumes cash profits shrink 3.7% yearly over ten years. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:43:53.868Z); Ten-year compound average after fade. Initial solved rate -0.06484244951708035. Price 69100; 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 201,000.00 per share - 2016-11: KRW 184,000.00 per share - 2016-12: KRW 179,000.00 per share - 2017-01: KRW 163,000.00 per share - 2017-02: KRW 172,500.00 per share - 2017-03: KRW 166,500.00 per share - 2017-04: KRW 166,500.00 per share - 2017-05: KRW 192,500.00 per share - 2017-06: KRW 180,500.00 per share - 2017-07: KRW 186,500.00 per share - 2017-08: KRW 169,000.00 per share - 2017-09: KRW 163,500.00 per share - 2017-10: KRW 157,000.00 per share - 2017-11: KRW 152,000.00 per share - 2017-12: KRW 140,000.00 per share - 2018-01: KRW 145,000.00 per share - 2018-02: KRW 132,500.00 per share - 2018-03: KRW 137,500.00 per share - 2018-04: KRW 156,500.00 per share - 2018-05: KRW 149,500.00 per share - 2018-06: KRW 168,000.00 per share - 2018-07: KRW 151,000.00 per share - 2018-08: KRW 154,000.00 per share - 2018-09: KRW 158,000.00 per share - 2018-10: KRW 158,500.00 per share - 2018-11: KRW 159,000.00 per share - 2018-12: KRW 167,000.00 per share - 2019-01: KRW 168,000.00 per share - 2019-02: KRW 190,000.00 per share - 2019-03: KRW 165,500.00 per share - 2019-04: KRW 157,500.00 per share - 2019-05: KRW 159,500.00 per share - 2019-06: KRW 134,500.00 per share - 2019-07: KRW 137,000.00 per share - 2019-08: KRW 143,000.00 per share - 2019-09: KRW 144,500.00 per share - 2019-10: KRW 157,500.00 per share - 2019-11: KRW 157,500.00 per share - 2019-12: KRW 155,000.00 per share - 2020-01: KRW 146,000.00 per share - 2020-02: KRW 133,500.00 per share - 2020-03: KRW 136,000.00 per share - 2020-04: KRW 148,000.00 per share - 2020-05: KRW 161,000.00 per share - 2020-06: KRW 157,500.00 per share - 2020-07: KRW 153,000.00 per share - 2020-08: KRW 151,500.00 per share - 2020-09: KRW 177,500.00 per share - 2020-10: KRW 159,500.00 per share - 2020-11: KRW 166,000.00 per share - 2020-12: KRW 165,500.00 per share - 2021-01: KRW 168,000.00 per share - 2021-02: KRW 164,000.00 per share - 2021-03: KRW 183,000.00 per share - 2021-04: KRW 171,500.00 per share - 2021-05: KRW 170,000.00 per share - 2021-06: KRW 177,000.00 per share - 2021-07: KRW 176,000.00 per share - 2021-08: KRW 171,000.00 per share - 2021-09: KRW 153,000.00 per share - 2021-10: KRW 142,000.00 per share - 2021-11: KRW 124,000.00 per share - 2021-12: KRW 126,000.00 per share - 2022-01: KRW 116,000.00 per share - 2022-02: KRW 124,000.00 per share - 2022-03: KRW 129,500.00 per share - 2022-04: KRW 123,000.00 per share - 2022-05: KRW 129,500.00 per share - 2022-06: KRW 114,000.00 per share - 2022-07: KRW 116,500.00 per share - 2022-08: KRW 118,500.00 per share - 2022-09: KRW 90,400.00 per share - 2022-10: KRW 87,900.00 per share - 2022-11: KRW 88,400.00 per share - 2022-12: KRW 93,700.00 per share - 2023-01: KRW 90,200.00 per share - 2023-02: KRW 81,700.00 per share - 2023-03: KRW 79,900.00 per share - 2023-04: KRW 77,100.00 per share - 2023-05: KRW 81,500.00 per share - 2023-06: KRW 76,400.00 per share - 2023-07: KRW 72,000.00 per share - 2023-08: KRW 78,900.00 per share - 2023-09: KRW 80,800.00 per share - 2023-10: KRW 75,900.00 per share - 2023-11: KRW 113,100.00 per share - 2023-12: KRW 127,200.00 per share - 2024-01: KRW 135,800.00 per share - 2024-02: KRW 124,400.00 per share - 2024-03: KRW 114,900.00 per share - 2024-04: KRW 122,600.00 per share - 2024-05: KRW 103,700.00 per share - 2024-06: KRW 95,100.00 per share - 2024-07: KRW 98,500.00 per share - 2024-08: KRW 94,300.00 per share - 2024-09: KRW 93,100.00 per share - 2024-10: KRW 87,800.00 per share - 2024-11: KRW 81,900.00 per share - 2024-12: KRW 84,400.00 per share - 2025-01: KRW 79,800.00 per share - 2025-02: KRW 93,600.00 per share - 2025-03: KRW 86,300.00 per share - 2025-04: KRW 83,200.00 per share - 2025-05: KRW 80,400.00 per share - 2025-06: KRW 87,400.00 per share - 2025-07: KRW 89,000.00 per share - 2025-08: KRW 83,500.00 per share - 2025-09: KRW 84,200.00 per share - 2025-10: KRW 82,400.00 per share - 2025-11: KRW 91,300.00 per share - 2025-12: KRW 94,600.00 per share - 2026-01: KRW 103,800.00 per share - 2026-02: KRW 132,000.00 per share - 2026-03: KRW 103,400.00 per share - 2026-04: KRW 101,100.00 per share - 2026-05: KRW 85,500.00 per share - 2026-06: KRW 74,100.00 per share - 2026-07: KRW 74,500.00 per share - 2026-08: KRW 73,500.00 per share - 2026-09: KRW 70,000.00 per share - 2026-10: KRW 70,200.00 per share ## Annual estimated value (KRW per share) - FY2023: low KRW 65,663.29 per share, central KRW 73,259.44 per share, high KRW 83,371.52 per share - FY2024: low KRW 87,434.54 per share, central KRW 97,606.43 per share, high KRW 111,147.37 per share - FY2025: low KRW 84,413.45 per share, central KRW 94,350.22 per share, high KRW 107,578.17 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 ## Sources Estimates depend on assumptions and are not guarantees or investment advice. 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000120 · KO
KOSPI 200
Not a wonderful business
2 quality tests fail. A lower price would not fix the business.
Margins varied 15.8% around their average (limit 35%), and no loss years were recorded (limit 2).
Capital return excluding acquisitions: median 5.2% (minimum 15%), and the second-worst year 4.3% (minimum 10%).
Each $1 of profit left $0.78 for owners over five years (minimum $0.80).
Per-share value rose from 2744.68 to 11347, comparing three-year medians at each end (must rise and stay positive).
Profits were backed by cash: accruals were -6.4% of assets (limit 10%).
Profit record · pass 0 loss years in 7 (at most 2), mean operating margin 3.6%, three-year average owner earnings per share 7,887.09 KRW.
| Value range | KRW 84,980.23 – KRW 109,188.72 |
|---|---|
| Buy at or below | Central value KRW 95,364.74 |
| Discount to value | 1 − 69100.00 / 95364.74 = 27.5% |
| Return / year | About 13.2% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%) |
| Cash-flow inputs | Owner cash KRW 6890.65/share; 0.0% growth for 5 years, then fades to 3.0%; excess cash KRW 9663.66/share today. |
| Required return | 10.0% / year, earned by construction at the central value |