3 loss years were recorded (limit 2), and margins varied 175.7% around their average (limit 35%).
- 10y median
- 4.7%
- Worst year
- -9.7%
- Latest · LTM
- 3.8%
# Korea Petro Chemical Ind (006650.KO) Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/006650.KO Analysis as of: 2026-10-16T07:48:10.168Z. Financial observations: FY2005–FY2026. Listing currency: KRW. Reporting currency: KRW. ## Verdict Not a wonderful business Quality tests for Buy: not passed (profit record: fail; earnings resilience is evidence only). Published buy qualification: no. Share price: KRW 83,900.00 per share; close as of 2026-10-15. Estimated value: low KRW 172,015.96 per share, central KRW 192,790.37 per share, high KRW 220,445.53 per share. Buy at or below the central value KRW 192,790.37 per share. Valuation as of 2026-10-16T07:48:10.168Z; scenarios are not confidence intervals. Expected annual return: 23.0% at the stated quote. About 23.0% 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: fail - 3 revenue declines in the last 10 years (informational) - more than 2 net loss years - operating margin variation exceeds 0.35 - Financial history: 10 years - Years with declining revenue: 3 - Years with a net loss: 3 - Operating margin variation: 1.76× Chart: Operating margin; fiscal year observations. - FY2017: 0.16× - FY2018: 0.12× - FY2019: 0.05× - FY2020: 0.09× - FY2021: 0.07× - FY2022: -0.10× - FY2023: -0.02× - FY2024: -0.02× - FY2025: 0.02× - LTM to Jun 2026: 0.04× ### moat: fail - ROIC median below threshold - ROIC worst years below threshold (more than 1 bad year allowed) - Recent gross margin fell 8.7pp below the typical margin (limit 4pp) - ROIC, median of available years: 6.6% - ROIC, second-lowest year: -2.5% - Typical minus recent gross margin: 8.7 pp - Typical gross margin (annual median): 8.4% - Recent gross margin (lower of latest and 3-year median): -0.3% - Years with nonpositive capital: 0 - Capital spending / revenue: 4.8% - ROIC including acquisitions, ten-year median: 5.0% Chart: ROIC excluding acquisitions; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: 18.9% - FY2017: 12.9% - FY2018: 14.3% - FY2019: 5.4% - FY2020: 7.7% - FY2021: 8.3% - FY2022: -8.9% - FY2023: -2.5% - FY2024: -2.5% - FY2025: 2.2% ### economics: fail - incremental invested capital return below threshold - Cash conversion uses consolidated totals: No - Owner earnings, five-year total: KRW 62B - Net income, five-year total: KRW -5.0B - Return on incremental invested capital: -50.5% - Working capital / revenue, annual change: -0.8 pp - Working capital / revenue, change between three-year averages: -5.4 pp - Working capital / revenue, final three-year average: 10.8% Chart: Owner earnings · five years; fiscal year observations. - FY2021: KRW 183B - FY2022: KRW -342B - FY2023: KRW 33B - FY2024: KRW 108B - FY2025: KRW 80B ### management: fail - 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: 14.3% vs -2.5% - Per-share earnings: 41678.97 to -1381.00 (three-year endpoint medians) - per-share value declined or ends nonpositive - Management verdict uses per-share economic progress: Yes - Ordinary dilution, 5-year annual growth: -0.0% - Market cap gain: KRW -807B - Cumulative retained earnings: KRW 794B - Diluted shares, 5-year annual growth: -0.0% - $1 test, starting fiscal year: FY2016 - $1 test, ending fiscal year: FY2025 - Per-share value change: KRW -43K - Per-share value, starting three-year median: KRW 42K - Per-share value, ending three-year median: KRW -1K - Average buyback yield: 0.0% - Buyback history: 1 years - Debt-funded buybacks: No - Acquisition spending: KRW 93B - Cumulative net income, 10 years: KRW 972B - ROIC, first three-year median: 14.3% - ROIC, last three-year median: -2.5% Chart: Earnings per share; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: KRW 44K - FY2017: KRW 35K - FY2018: KRW 42K - FY2019: KRW 17K - FY2020: KRW 21K - FY2021: KRW 24K - FY2022: KRW -24K - FY2023: KRW -5K - FY2024: KRW -1K - FY2025: KRW 5K ### accounting: pass - Sloan accruals: -6.3% - Receivables to sales index (DSRI): 1.04× - Restructuring years, last five: 0 - Earnings backed by cash: Yes - Operating cash / earnings: 6.40× - Accounting red flags: 0 - Goodwill and intangibles / equity: 0.05× Chart: Sloan accruals; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: -2.9% - FY2017: -0.7% - FY2018: -4.7% - FY2019: -6.1% - FY2020: -8.3% - FY2021: -6.4% - FY2022: -4.6% - FY2023: -5.2% - FY2024: -6.4% - FY2025: -6.3% ## Holders ## Price story Down 56% since Feb 2026 · sales +6.4% Story as of 2026-10-16T10:00:13.761Z; price observation 2026-10-15. Price needs cash profits to shrink 11.9% a year for ten years ### Sales · FY2025–2026 sales +6.4%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16. - FY2017: KRW 1.78T - FY2018: KRW 2.55T - FY2019: KRW 2.07T - FY2020: KRW 1.88T - FY2021: KRW 2.51T - FY2022: KRW 2.22T - FY2023: KRW 2.50T - FY2024: KRW 2.80T - FY2025: KRW 3.35T - FY2026: KRW 3.56T ### Gross margin · FY2025 gross margin 3.6%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16. - FY2016: 24.8% - FY2017: 18.8% - FY2018: 14.7% - FY2019: 7.7% - FY2020: 11.4% - FY2021: 9.0% - FY2025: 3.6% ## Owner memo Memo as of 2026-10-16T08:06:05.509Z. ### How it makes money Operates in chemicals; annual sales are KRW 3.3 trillion. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:48:10.168Z); FY2025: revenue 3347821791900; grossProfit 120537997140; margin = grossProfit / revenue. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 006650.KO: Korea Petrochemical Ind. Co., Ltd. engages in the production and supply of petrochemicals in Korea and internationally. It offers olefins, such as ethylene, propylene, mixed C4, 1-butene, n-butane, isobutane, C4 and C3 LPG, H2, and Raw C5; aromatics, including benzene, toluene, mixed xylene, TPG, hexane (MH), C9+, and H-RPG+; EO/EG, consisting of MEG, DEG, TEG, PEG, and EO; PP products, used for injection, yarn, film, fiber, pipe, sheet, wire and cable, and LiBS separator products; and HDPE products, used for injection, blow, yarn, film, pipe, wire and cable, steel pipe coating, adhesive, UHMWPE, and LiBS separator products. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. ### Why customers stay It earns 6.6% on its capital. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:48:10.168Z); FY2023: grossProfit / revenue = -0.5%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:48:10.168Z); FY2024: grossProfit / revenue = -0.3%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:48:10.168Z); FY2025: grossProfit / revenue = 3.6%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:48:10.168Z); 10-year return on capital observations [[2016,0.18893694497161034],[2017,0.12914485285864907],[2018,0.14323486695109625],[2019,0.054497581101767764],[2020,0.07733423803836861],[2021,0.08287987779518229],[2022,-0.08885479443504582],[2023,-0.02539146167831179],[2024,-0.025058743664796268],[2025,0.021726743061636182]]; median 0.06591590957006818. 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 2026-10-16T07:48:10.168Z); FY2016: growth capex 0; upkeep 265803035000; owner earnings 70698112630. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:48:10.168Z); FY2018: growth capex 0; upkeep 125755029000; owner earnings 225133457260. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:48:10.168Z); FY2019: growth capex 0; upkeep 163858518120; owner earnings 87937654710. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:48:10.168Z); FY2020: growth capex 0; upkeep 89003944490; owner earnings 190405152660. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:48:10.168Z); FY2021: growth capex 0; upkeep 119834811760; owner earnings 183322324330. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:48:10.168Z); FY2023: growth capex 0; upkeep 114965902560; owner earnings 32903768060. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:48:10.168Z); FY2024: growth capex 0; upkeep 58859939840; owner earnings 107671024514. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:48:10.168Z); FY2025: growth capex 0; upkeep 78323239650; owner earnings 80000265840.0898. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:48:10.168Z); Dividend observations: [[2016,18528300000],[2017,24704400000],[2018,24704400000],[2019,24704400000],[2020,15440250000],[2021,18528300000],[2022,21616350000],[2023,6176100000],[2024,6176100000],[2025,6176100000]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement. ### Are managers owners Insiders own 40.6% of the company. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 006650.KO SharesStats.PercentInsiders = 40.638999999999996 percentage points; cache date 2026-10-16. ### What the price says The price assumes cash profits shrink 11.9% yearly over ten years. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:48:10.168Z); Ten-year compound average after fade. Initial solved rate -0.17888879835267985. Price 83900; 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 204,500.00 per share - 2016-11: KRW 224,000.00 per share - 2016-12: KRW 275,500.00 per share - 2017-01: KRW 270,000.00 per share - 2017-02: KRW 266,000.00 per share - 2017-03: KRW 245,000.00 per share - 2017-04: KRW 236,500.00 per share - 2017-05: KRW 270,000.00 per share - 2017-06: KRW 253,000.00 per share - 2017-07: KRW 258,500.00 per share - 2017-08: KRW 267,500.00 per share - 2017-09: KRW 248,000.00 per share - 2017-10: KRW 250,000.00 per share - 2017-11: KRW 242,500.00 per share - 2017-12: KRW 263,500.00 per share - 2018-01: KRW 331,500.00 per share - 2018-02: KRW 313,000.00 per share - 2018-03: KRW 298,000.00 per share - 2018-04: KRW 275,500.00 per share - 2018-05: KRW 252,500.00 per share - 2018-06: KRW 250,500.00 per share - 2018-07: KRW 249,500.00 per share - 2018-08: KRW 215,500.00 per share - 2018-09: KRW 184,500.00 per share - 2018-10: KRW 156,000.00 per share - 2018-11: KRW 160,000.00 per share - 2018-12: KRW 153,500.00 per share - 2019-01: KRW 169,500.00 per share - 2019-02: KRW 175,000.00 per share - 2019-03: KRW 157,000.00 per share - 2019-04: KRW 150,000.00 per share - 2019-05: KRW 134,500.00 per share - 2019-06: KRW 130,000.00 per share - 2019-07: KRW 120,500.00 per share - 2019-08: KRW 117,000.00 per share - 2019-09: KRW 127,500.00 per share - 2019-10: KRW 119,000.00 per share - 2019-11: KRW 117,500.00 per share - 2019-12: KRW 117,500.00 per share - 2020-01: KRW 93,500.00 per share - 2020-02: KRW 85,600.00 per share - 2020-03: KRW 87,300.00 per share - 2020-04: KRW 140,500.00 per share - 2020-05: KRW 130,000.00 per share - 2020-06: KRW 113,000.00 per share - 2020-07: KRW 116,500.00 per share - 2020-08: KRW 118,000.00 per share - 2020-09: KRW 166,500.00 per share - 2020-10: KRW 194,000.00 per share - 2020-11: KRW 244,500.00 per share - 2020-12: KRW 230,000.00 per share - 2021-01: KRW 284,000.00 per share - 2021-02: KRW 363,500.00 per share - 2021-03: KRW 325,500.00 per share - 2021-04: KRW 315,000.00 per share - 2021-05: KRW 266,500.00 per share - 2021-06: KRW 238,000.00 per share - 2021-07: KRW 254,500.00 per share - 2021-08: KRW 231,500.00 per share - 2021-09: KRW 215,000.00 per share - 2021-10: KRW 185,000.00 per share - 2021-11: KRW 170,500.00 per share - 2021-12: KRW 183,000.00 per share - 2022-01: KRW 147,500.00 per share - 2022-02: KRW 167,500.00 per share - 2022-03: KRW 167,500.00 per share - 2022-04: KRW 152,000.00 per share - 2022-05: KRW 156,000.00 per share - 2022-06: KRW 122,500.00 per share - 2022-07: KRW 127,000.00 per share - 2022-08: KRW 122,000.00 per share - 2022-09: KRW 103,500.00 per share - 2022-10: KRW 118,500.00 per share - 2022-11: KRW 161,500.00 per share - 2022-12: KRW 171,500.00 per share - 2023-01: KRW 164,800.00 per share - 2023-02: KRW 174,000.00 per share - 2023-03: KRW 183,200.00 per share - 2023-04: KRW 145,000.00 per share - 2023-05: KRW 135,800.00 per share - 2023-06: KRW 139,700.00 per share - 2023-07: KRW 134,000.00 per share - 2023-08: KRW 128,700.00 per share - 2023-09: KRW 136,400.00 per share - 2023-10: KRW 159,100.00 per share - 2023-11: KRW 164,400.00 per share - 2023-12: KRW 153,000.00 per share - 2024-01: KRW 133,000.00 per share - 2024-02: KRW 142,500.00 per share - 2024-03: KRW 132,100.00 per share - 2024-04: KRW 136,400.00 per share - 2024-05: KRW 151,500.00 per share - 2024-06: KRW 135,400.00 per share - 2024-07: KRW 113,900.00 per share - 2024-08: KRW 104,200.00 per share - 2024-09: KRW 116,300.00 per share - 2024-10: KRW 107,600.00 per share - 2024-11: KRW 80,500.00 per share - 2024-12: KRW 77,700.00 per share - 2025-01: KRW 91,100.00 per share - 2025-02: KRW 88,800.00 per share - 2025-03: KRW 90,500.00 per share - 2025-04: KRW 83,800.00 per share - 2025-05: KRW 82,600.00 per share - 2025-06: KRW 83,900.00 per share - 2025-07: KRW 102,400.00 per share - 2025-08: KRW 122,000.00 per share - 2025-09: KRW 114,300.00 per share - 2025-10: KRW 131,100.00 per share - 2025-11: KRW 142,000.00 per share - 2025-12: KRW 144,800.00 per share - 2026-01: KRW 156,300.00 per share - 2026-02: KRW 189,900.00 per share - 2026-03: KRW 130,000.00 per share - 2026-04: KRW 181,100.00 per share - 2026-05: KRW 128,300.00 per share - 2026-06: KRW 113,600.00 per share - 2026-07: KRW 85,500.00 per share - 2026-08: KRW 96,200.00 per share - 2026-09: KRW 88,500.00 per share - 2026-10: KRW 87,000.00 per share ## Annual estimated value (KRW per share) - FY2018: low KRW 200,601.81 per share, central KRW 228,201.26 per share, high KRW 264,941.98 per share - FY2019: low KRW 172,239.53 per share, central KRW 194,655.34 per share, high KRW 224,495.53 per share - FY2020: low KRW 188,871.28 per share, central KRW 209,216.97 per share, high KRW 236,301.39 per share - FY2021: low KRW 390,950.54 per share, central KRW 435,683.38 per share, high KRW 495,232.28 per share - FY2022: low KRW 286,668.05 per share, central KRW 326,193.31 per share, high KRW 378,809.81 per share - FY2023: low KRW 187,561.86 per share, central KRW 213,422.54 per share, high KRW 247,848.59 per share - FY2024: low KRW 200,456.29 per share, central KRW 226,731.39 per share, high KRW 261,709.12 per share - FY2025: low KRW 157,611.86 per share, central KRW 177,133.24 per share, high KRW 203,120.34 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 2026-10-15T06:53:45.105Z where newer inputs omit a numeric field or fiscal period. ## Sources Estimates depend on assumptions and are not guarantees or investment advice. 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006650 · KO
KOSPI 200
Not a wonderful business
4 quality tests fail. A lower price would not fix the business.
3 loss years were recorded (limit 2), and margins varied 175.7% around their average (limit 35%).
Capital return excluding acquisitions: median 6.6% (minimum 15%), and the second-worst year -2.5% (minimum 10%), and gross margin fell 8.7 percentage points (limit 4).
New investment earned -50.5% (minimum 12%).
Per-share value fell from 41678.97 to -1381, comparing three-year medians at each end (must rise and stay positive).
Profits were backed by cash: accruals were -6.3% of assets (limit 10%).
Profit record · fail 3 loss years in 10 (at most 2), mean operating margin 5.9%, three-year average owner earnings per share 11,905.26 KRW. 3 loss years in the last 10; at most 2 allowed.
| Value range | KRW 172,015.96 – KRW 220,445.53 |
|---|---|
| Buy at or below | Central value KRW 192,790.37 |
| Discount to value | 1 − 83900.00 / 192790.37 = 56.5% |
| Return / year | About 23.0% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%) |
| Cash-flow inputs | Owner cash KRW 13784.89/share; 0.0% growth for 5 years, then fades to 3.0%; excess cash KRW 21343.67/share today. |
| Required return | 10.0% / year, earned by construction at the central value |