Margins varied 33.4% around their average (limit 35%), and no loss years were recorded (limit 2).
- 10y median
- 22.4%
- Worst year
- 16.9%
- Latest · 2025
- 19.8%
# DB HiTek (000990.KO) Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/000990.KO Analysis as of: 2026-10-16T07:38:55.195Z. Financial observations: FY2004–FY2025. Listing currency: KRW. Reporting currency: KRW. ## Verdict A wonderful business at a fair price Quality tests for Buy: pass (profit record: pass; earnings resilience is evidence only). Published buy qualification: yes. Share price: KRW 102,700.00 per share; close as of 2026-10-15. Estimated value: low KRW 114,362.61 per share, central KRW 126,269.63 per share, high KRW 142,120.40 per share. Buy at or below the central value KRW 126,269.63 per share. Valuation as of 2026-10-16T07:38:55.195Z; scenarios are not confidence intervals. Expected annual return: 12.3% at the stated quote. About 12.3% 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 - 4 revenue declines in the last 10 years (informational) - Financial history: 10 years - Years with declining revenue: 4 - Years with a net loss: 0 - Operating margin variation: 0.33× Chart: Operating margin; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: 0.22× - FY2017: 0.21× - FY2018: 0.17× - FY2019: 0.22× - FY2020: 0.26× - FY2021: 0.33× - FY2022: 0.46× - FY2023: 0.23× - FY2024: 0.17× - FY2025: 0.20× ### moat: pass - ROIC, median of available years: 20.9% - ROIC, second-lowest year: 14.8% - Typical minus recent gross margin: 1.6 pp - Typical gross margin (annual median): 37.4% - Recent gross margin (lower of latest and 3-year median): 35.8% - Years with nonpositive capital: 0 - Capital spending / revenue: 11.5% - ROIC including acquisitions, ten-year median: 19.1% Chart: ROIC excluding acquisitions; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: 27.7% - FY2017: 21.8% - FY2018: 14.8% - FY2019: 18.1% - FY2020: 25.1% - FY2021: 37.3% - FY2022: 70.9% - FY2023: 20.1% - FY2024: 13.3% - FY2025: 15.7% ### economics: pass - Owner earnings / net income, 5-yr: 0.89× - Cash conversion uses consolidated totals: No - Owner earnings, five-year total: KRW 1.45T - Net income, five-year total: KRW 1.62T - Return on incremental invested capital: 30.7% - Working capital / revenue, annual change: -2.2 pp - Working capital / revenue, change between three-year averages: -14.4 pp - Working capital / revenue, final three-year average: 11.3% Chart: Annual owner cash / profit; fiscal year observations. - FY2021: 1.03× - FY2022: 1.00× - FY2023: 0.21× - FY2024: 1.07× - FY2025: 1.04× ### 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: 21.8% vs 15.7% - Per-share earnings: 2041.19 to 6200.00 (three-year endpoint medians) - Management verdict uses per-share economic progress: Yes - Ordinary dilution, 5-year annual growth: -1.0% - Market cap gain: KRW 2.10T - Cumulative retained earnings: KRW 1.86T - Diluted shares, 5-year annual growth: -1.0% - $1 test, starting fiscal year: FY2016 - $1 test, ending fiscal year: FY2025 - Per-share value growth: 17.2% - Per-share value change: KRW 4K - Per-share value, starting three-year median: KRW 2K - Per-share value, ending three-year median: KRW 6K - Buybacks concentrated in cheaper years (correlation): -0.50 - Average buyback yield: 2.4% - Buyback history: 3 years - Debt-funded buybacks: No - Acquisition spending: KRW 80B - Cumulative net income, 10 years: KRW 2.18T - ROIC, first three-year median: 21.8% - ROIC, last three-year median: 15.7% Chart: Earnings per share; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: KRW 2K - FY2017: KRW 3K - FY2018: KRW 2K - FY2019: KRW 2K - FY2020: KRW 4K - FY2021: KRW 7K - FY2022: KRW 13K - FY2023: KRW 6K - FY2024: KRW 6K - FY2025: KRW 6K ### accounting: pass - Sloan accruals: -3.4% - Receivables to sales index (DSRI): 1.09× - Restructuring years, last five: 0 - Earnings backed by cash: Yes - Operating cash / earnings: 1.39× - Accounting red flags: 0 - Goodwill and intangibles / equity: 0.04× Chart: Sloan accruals; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: -16.2% - FY2017: -7.3% - FY2018: -9.8% - FY2019: -6.2% - FY2020: -13.5% - FY2021: -5.9% - FY2022: -8.2% - FY2023: 2.0% - FY2024: -6.4% - FY2025: -3.4% ## Holders ## Price story Down 45% since May 2026 · sales +23.5% Story as of 2026-10-16T10:00:10.326Z; price observation 2026-10-15. Price needs cash profits to shrink 2.5% a year for ten years ### Sales · FY2024–2025 sales +23.5%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16. - FY2016: KRW 773B - FY2017: KRW 680B - FY2018: KRW 669B - FY2019: KRW 807B - FY2020: KRW 936B - FY2021: KRW 1.21T - FY2022: KRW 1.67T - FY2023: KRW 1.15T - FY2024: KRW 1.13T - FY2025: KRW 1.40T ### Gross margin · FY2025 gross margin 35.8%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16. - FY2016: 37.5% - FY2017: 37.3% - FY2018: 32.2% - FY2019: 36.4% - FY2020: 38.3% - FY2021: 44.1% - FY2022: 55.6% - FY2023: 38.3% - FY2024: 34.2% - FY2025: 35.8% ## Owner memo Memo as of 2026-10-16T08:06:05.509Z. ### How it makes money Operates in semiconductors; annual sales are KRW 1.4 trillion. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:55.195Z); FY2025: revenue 1397233307030; grossProfit 500372094490; margin = grossProfit / revenue. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 000990.KO: DB HiTek CO., LTD. engages in semiconductor foundry business in South Korea. It provides semiconductors, such as power management ICs, contact image sensor, display driver ICs used in mobile phones, industrial, medical equipment, and automobile applications, as well as provides wafer fabrication facilities that produces a range of processing nodes. The company's processing technologies include BCDMOS, analog CMOS, high voltage CMOS, mixed signal, CIS, flash, logic. It also operates in the United States, Taiwan, Japan, and China. The company was formerly known as Dongbu HiTek Co., Ltd. and changed its name to DB HiTek CO., LTD. in November 2017. DB HiTek CO., LTD. was founded in 1997 and is based in Bucheon-si, South Korea. DB HiTek CO., LTD. operates as a subsidiary of DB Life Insurance Co., Ltd. ### Why customers stay Margins ranged from 34.2% to 38.3% during 2023–25; it earns 20.9% on its capital. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:55.195Z); FY2023: grossProfit / revenue = 38.3%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:55.195Z); FY2024: grossProfit / revenue = 34.2%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:55.195Z); FY2025: grossProfit / revenue = 35.8%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:55.195Z); 10-year return on capital observations [[2016,0.2769983052023199],[2017,0.21783183911427498],[2018,0.14783669591852303],[2019,0.18083690197063051],[2020,0.251265059791448],[2021,0.3731652244090347],[2022,0.7092722741479909],[2023,0.20094784257496726],[2024,0.13302738310197823],[2025,0.15660722032189947]]; median 0.20938984084462112. ROIC follows the displayed moat series; financial companies use return on tangible equity. ### Where the cash goes Paid dividends in 6 of 6 years; bought back KRW 45 billion of shares. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:55.195Z); FY2016: growth capex 0; upkeep 98207334580; owner earnings 150104856540. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:55.195Z); FY2017: growth capex 0; upkeep 75891164090; owner earnings 104577924420. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:55.195Z); FY2018: growth capex 0; upkeep 109545303420; owner earnings 44664464240. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:55.195Z); FY2019: growth capex 8832842230; upkeep 80265000000; owner earnings 102105523740. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.08650699694261223. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:55.195Z); FY2020: growth capex 45618371530; upkeep 112126000000; owner earnings 164214059880. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.27779820779862446. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:55.195Z); FY2021: growth capex 0; upkeep 133612138040; owner earnings 327021373570. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:55.195Z); FY2022: growth capex 64841968350; upkeep 119608000000; owner earnings 555921802530. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.11663864963544192. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:55.195Z); FY2023: growth capex 0; upkeep 335598542660; owner earnings 55294139110. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:55.195Z); FY2024: growth capex 0; upkeep 133532467590; owner earnings 246358959990. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:55.195Z); FY2025: growth capex 0; upkeep 154293743670; owner earnings 265717251320. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:55.195Z); Dividend observations: [[2016,10963680400],[2017,10963680400],[2018,10963680400],[2019,10857470650],[2020,15204861500],[2021,15207397600]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:55.195Z); FY2025: cash repurchases 44996823350 KRW. ### Are managers owners Insiders own 25.1% of the company. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 000990.KO SharesStats.PercentInsiders = 25.099 percentage points; cache date 2026-10-16. ### What the price says The price assumes cash profits shrink 2.5% yearly over ten years. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:55.195Z); Ten-year compound average after fade. Initial solved rate -0.048628742307373296. Price 102700; 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 17,050.00 per share - 2016-11: KRW 15,550.00 per share - 2016-12: KRW 15,900.00 per share - 2017-01: KRW 17,550.00 per share - 2017-02: KRW 18,800.00 per share - 2017-03: KRW 19,100.00 per share - 2017-04: KRW 21,100.00 per share - 2017-05: KRW 20,000.00 per share - 2017-06: KRW 22,500.00 per share - 2017-07: KRW 19,150.00 per share - 2017-08: KRW 15,950.00 per share - 2017-09: KRW 15,300.00 per share - 2017-10: KRW 14,300.00 per share - 2017-11: KRW 13,400.00 per share - 2017-12: KRW 12,000.00 per share - 2018-01: KRW 14,800.00 per share - 2018-02: KRW 15,300.00 per share - 2018-03: KRW 14,750.00 per share - 2018-04: KRW 13,450.00 per share - 2018-05: KRW 17,000.00 per share - 2018-06: KRW 19,600.00 per share - 2018-07: KRW 16,800.00 per share - 2018-08: KRW 18,350.00 per share - 2018-09: KRW 15,800.00 per share - 2018-10: KRW 11,350.00 per share - 2018-11: KRW 11,750.00 per share - 2018-12: KRW 10,850.00 per share - 2019-01: KRW 12,900.00 per share - 2019-02: KRW 12,450.00 per share - 2019-03: KRW 12,500.00 per share - 2019-04: KRW 16,000.00 per share - 2019-05: KRW 14,600.00 per share - 2019-06: KRW 14,750.00 per share - 2019-07: KRW 13,350.00 per share - 2019-08: KRW 14,700.00 per share - 2019-09: KRW 16,000.00 per share - 2019-10: KRW 17,000.00 per share - 2019-11: KRW 19,000.00 per share - 2019-12: KRW 27,600.00 per share - 2020-01: KRW 27,350.00 per share - 2020-02: KRW 23,800.00 per share - 2020-03: KRW 21,650.00 per share - 2020-04: KRW 26,750.00 per share - 2020-05: KRW 28,600.00 per share - 2020-06: KRW 28,850.00 per share - 2020-07: KRW 34,100.00 per share - 2020-08: KRW 35,550.00 per share - 2020-09: KRW 37,500.00 per share - 2020-10: KRW 31,950.00 per share - 2020-11: KRW 35,450.00 per share - 2020-12: KRW 51,000.00 per share - 2021-01: KRW 61,500.00 per share - 2021-02: KRW 56,400.00 per share - 2021-03: KRW 56,300.00 per share - 2021-04: KRW 55,300.00 per share - 2021-05: KRW 51,600.00 per share - 2021-06: KRW 62,400.00 per share - 2021-07: KRW 61,000.00 per share - 2021-08: KRW 59,800.00 per share - 2021-09: KRW 54,600.00 per share - 2021-10: KRW 57,500.00 per share - 2021-11: KRW 67,000.00 per share - 2021-12: KRW 72,700.00 per share - 2022-01: KRW 74,100.00 per share - 2022-02: KRW 69,400.00 per share - 2022-03: KRW 74,900.00 per share - 2022-04: KRW 67,700.00 per share - 2022-05: KRW 68,700.00 per share - 2022-06: KRW 49,950.00 per share - 2022-07: KRW 45,000.00 per share - 2022-08: KRW 46,500.00 per share - 2022-09: KRW 37,350.00 per share - 2022-10: KRW 44,250.00 per share - 2022-11: KRW 44,600.00 per share - 2022-12: KRW 37,150.00 per share - 2023-01: KRW 45,200.00 per share - 2023-02: KRW 45,300.00 per share - 2023-03: KRW 72,300.00 per share - 2023-04: KRW 60,500.00 per share - 2023-05: KRW 60,400.00 per share - 2023-06: KRW 63,100.00 per share - 2023-07: KRW 59,000.00 per share - 2023-08: KRW 53,500.00 per share - 2023-09: KRW 48,800.00 per share - 2023-10: KRW 48,400.00 per share - 2023-11: KRW 61,900.00 per share - 2023-12: KRW 58,600.00 per share - 2024-01: KRW 49,850.00 per share - 2024-02: KRW 46,400.00 per share - 2024-03: KRW 43,250.00 per share - 2024-04: KRW 41,400.00 per share - 2024-05: KRW 40,550.00 per share - 2024-06: KRW 48,900.00 per share - 2024-07: KRW 54,300.00 per share - 2024-08: KRW 40,750.00 per share - 2024-09: KRW 40,300.00 per share - 2024-10: KRW 39,000.00 per share - 2024-11: KRW 31,400.00 per share - 2024-12: KRW 33,150.00 per share - 2025-01: KRW 32,350.00 per share - 2025-02: KRW 43,200.00 per share - 2025-03: KRW 42,750.00 per share - 2025-04: KRW 38,350.00 per share - 2025-05: KRW 39,000.00 per share - 2025-06: KRW 46,800.00 per share - 2025-07: KRW 45,700.00 per share - 2025-08: KRW 45,950.00 per share - 2025-09: KRW 56,800.00 per share - 2025-10: KRW 58,800.00 per share - 2025-11: KRW 63,600.00 per share - 2025-12: KRW 67,600.00 per share - 2026-01: KRW 105,800.00 per share - 2026-02: KRW 95,700.00 per share - 2026-03: KRW 78,500.00 per share - 2026-04: KRW 158,500.00 per share - 2026-05: KRW 185,500.00 per share - 2026-06: KRW 144,200.00 per share - 2026-07: KRW 83,100.00 per share - 2026-08: KRW 95,000.00 per share - 2026-09: KRW 136,600.00 per share - 2026-10: KRW 126,500.00 per share ## Annual estimated value (KRW per share) - FY2016: low KRW 17,764.29 per share, central KRW 19,811.34 per share, high KRW 22,536.41 per share - FY2017: low KRW 17,951.73 per share, central KRW 19,979.85 per share, high KRW 22,679.71 per share - FY2018: low KRW 18,117.96 per share, central KRW 20,114.89 per share, high KRW 22,773.22 per share - FY2019: low KRW 29,211.34 per share, central KRW 32,754.63 per share, high KRW 37,471.50 per share - FY2020: low KRW 40,922.81 per share, central KRW 45,930.61 per share, high KRW 52,597.07 per share - FY2021: low KRW 57,429.33 per share, central KRW 63,924.80 per share, high KRW 72,571.65 per share - FY2022: low KRW 94,950.20 per share, central KRW 105,107.24 per share, high KRW 118,628.43 per share - FY2023: low KRW 81,383.27 per share, central KRW 109,258.72 per share, high KRW 125,490.64 per share - FY2024: low KRW 86,436.59 per share, central KRW 95,367.59 per share, high KRW 107,256.65 per share - FY2025: low KRW 105,587.58 per share, central KRW 116,691.22 per share, high KRW 131,472.53 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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000990 · KO
KOSPI 200
A wonderful business at a fair price
Passes the quality tests.
Margins varied 33.4% around their average (limit 35%), and no loss years were recorded (limit 2).
Capital return excluding acquisitions: median 20.9% (minimum 15%), and the second-worst year 14.8% (minimum 10%).
Each $1 of profit left $0.89 for owners over five years (minimum $0.80).
Per-share value rose from 2041.19 to 6200, comparing three-year medians at each end (must rise and stay positive).
Profits were backed by cash: accruals were -3.4% of assets (limit 10%).
Profit record · pass 0 loss years in 10 (at most 2), mean operating margin 24.7%, three-year average owner earnings per share 4,555.38 KRW.
| Value range | KRW 114,362.61 – KRW 142,120.40 |
|---|---|
| Buy at or below | Central value KRW 126,269.63 |
| Discount to value | 1 − 102700.00 / 126269.63 = 18.7% |
| Return / year | About 12.3% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%) |
| Cash-flow inputs | Owner cash KRW 7900.92/share; 0.0% growth for 5 years, then fades to 3.0%; excess cash KRW 28003.59/share today. |
| Required return | 10.0% / year, earned by construction at the central value |