Margins varied 28.3% around their average (limit 35%), and no loss years were recorded (limit 2).
- 10y median
- 11.5%
- Worst year
- 6.8%
- Latest · LTM
- 14.9%
# DTR Automotive (007340.KO) Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/007340.KO Analysis as of: 2026-10-16T07:42:21.429Z. Financial observations: FY2004–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 38,250.00 per share; close as of 2026-10-15. Estimated value: low KRW 97,183.90 per share, central KRW 134,502.19 per share, high KRW 156,232.71 per share. Buy at or below the central value KRW 134,502.19 per share. Valuation as of 2026-10-16T07:42:21.429Z; scenarios are not confidence intervals. Expected annual return: 31.2% at the stated quote. About 31.2% 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 - 2 revenue declines in the last 10 years (informational) - Financial history: 10 years - Years with declining revenue: 2 - Years with a net loss: 0 - Operating margin variation: 0.28× Chart: Operating margin; fiscal year observations. - FY2017: 0.07× - FY2018: 0.08× - FY2019: 0.09× - FY2020: 0.09× - FY2021: 0.10× - FY2022: 0.13× - FY2023: 0.15× - FY2024: 0.15× - FY2025: 0.14× - LTM to Jun 2026: 0.15× ### moat: fail - ROIC median below threshold - ROIC worst years below threshold (more than 1 bad year allowed) - ROIC, median of available years: 10.3% - ROIC, second-lowest year: 9.1% - Typical minus recent gross margin: -9.3 pp - Typical gross margin (annual median): 16.8% - Recent gross margin (lower of latest and 3-year median): 26.1% - Years with nonpositive capital: 0 - Capital spending / revenue: 4.2% - ROIC including acquisitions, ten-year median: 8.5% Chart: ROIC excluding acquisitions; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: 9.9% - FY2017: 8.2% - FY2018: 10.0% - FY2019: 10.6% - FY2020: 9.1% - FY2021: 9.1% - FY2022: 24.4% - FY2023: 27.6% - FY2024: 25.6% - FY2025: 21.3% ### economics: pass - Owner earnings / net income, 5-yr: 0.97× - Cash conversion uses consolidated totals: No - Owner earnings, five-year total: KRW 1.07T - Net income, five-year total: KRW 1.10T - Return on incremental invested capital: 28.2% - Working capital / revenue, annual change: 1.2 pp - Working capital / revenue, change between three-year averages: 8.4 pp - Working capital / revenue, final three-year average: 27.7% Chart: Annual owner cash / profit; fiscal year observations. - FY2021: 1.02× - FY2022: 1.04× - FY2023: 0.99× - FY2024: 0.96× - FY2025: 0.90× ### 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: 9.9% vs 25.6% - Per-share earnings: 1278.28 to 6222.26 (three-year endpoint medians) - Management verdict uses per-share economic progress: Yes - Ordinary dilution, 5-year annual growth: 3.7% - Market cap gain: KRW 747B - Cumulative retained earnings: KRW 1.34T - Diluted shares, 5-year annual growth: 3.7% - $1 test, starting fiscal year: FY2016 - $1 test, ending fiscal year: FY2025 - Per-share value growth: 25.4% - Per-share value change: KRW 5K - Per-share value, starting three-year median: KRW 1K - Per-share value, ending three-year median: KRW 6K - Buybacks concentrated in cheaper years (correlation): -0.40 - Average buyback yield: 0.6% - Buyback history: 4 years - Debt-funded buybacks: No - Acquisition spending: KRW 1.76T - Cumulative net income, 10 years: KRW 1.40T - ROIC, first three-year median: 9.9% - ROIC, last three-year median: 25.6% Chart: Earnings per share; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: KRW 2K - FY2017: KRW 1K - FY2018: KRW 1K - FY2019: KRW 2K - FY2020: KRW 1K - FY2021: KRW 2K - FY2022: KRW 4K - FY2023: KRW 6K - FY2024: KRW 6K - FY2025: KRW 5K ### accounting: pass - Sloan accruals: 0.4% - Receivables to sales index (DSRI): 0.97× - Restructuring years, last five: 0 - Stock compensation / operating cash flow: 1.6% - Earnings backed by cash: Yes - Operating cash / earnings: 0.92× - Accounting red flags: 0 - Goodwill and intangibles / equity: 0.97× Chart: Sloan accruals; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: -5.0% - FY2017: -3.9% - FY2018: -2.1% - FY2019: -2.7% - FY2020: -6.2% - FY2021: 2.7% - FY2022: 0.6% - FY2023: -1.8% - FY2024: 1.8% - FY2025: 0.4% ## Holders ## Price story Down 21% since Sep 2026 · sales +13% Story as of 2026-10-16T10:00:12.328Z; price observation 2026-10-15. Price needs cash profits to shrink 12.4% a year for ten years ### Sales · FY2025–2026 sales +13%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16. - FY2017: KRW 878B - FY2018: KRW 909B - FY2019: KRW 930B - FY2020: KRW 824B - FY2021: KRW 931B - FY2022: KRW 3.16T - FY2023: KRW 3.27T - FY2024: KRW 3.43T - FY2025: KRW 3.68T - FY2026: KRW 4.15T ### Gross margin · FY2025 gross margin 26.3%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16. - FY2016: 17.4% - FY2017: 14.9% - FY2018: 14.6% - FY2019: 15.5% - FY2020: 15.6% - FY2021: 16.1% - FY2022: 23.2% - FY2023: 25.3% - FY2024: 26.1% - FY2025: 26.3% ## Owner memo Memo as of 2026-10-16T08:06:05.509Z. ### How it makes money Operates in auto parts; annual sales are KRW 3.7 trillion. - Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/007340.KO.json#2025-12-31 (filed 2026-10-16T07:42:21.429Z); FY2025: revenue 3675704255000; grossProfit 966452142000; margin = grossProfit / revenue. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 007340.KO: DN Automotive Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of automotive battery products in South Korea, China, the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company also offers manufactures, purchases, and sells automobile anti-vibration products; and manufacture, purchases, and sells industrial machine tool products. It is also involved in the housing construction, financial business, automobile parts manufacturing and sale, software development and supply, and finance businesses. The company was formerly known as DTR Automotive Corporation and changed its name to DN Automotive Corporation in May 2022. DN Automotive Corporation was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Yangsan-si, South Korea. ### Why customers stay Margins ranged from 25.3% to 26.3% during 2023–25; it earns 10.3% on its capital. - Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/007340.KO.json#2023-12-31 (filed 2026-10-16T07:42:21.429Z); FY2023: grossProfit / revenue = 25.3%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/007340.KO.json#2024-12-31 (filed 2026-10-16T07:42:21.429Z); FY2024: grossProfit / revenue = 26.1%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/007340.KO.json#2025-12-31 (filed 2026-10-16T07:42:21.429Z); FY2025: grossProfit / revenue = 26.3%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:42:21.429Z); 10-year return on capital observations [[2016,0.09851754910500322],[2017,0.08218184723916086],[2018,0.10038092228902341],[2019,0.10600184189763387],[2020,0.09121990691832337],[2021,0.09098251441488593],[2022,0.24397743471990527],[2023,0.2760378976324204],[2024,0.25569486920422557],[2025,0.2127712484089513]]; median 0.10319138209332865. ROIC follows the displayed moat series; financial companies use return on tangible equity. ### Where the cash goes Spends 25.4% of cash earnings on expansion; earns 28.2% on new investment. - Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/007340.KO.json#2016-12-31 (filed 2026-10-16T07:42:21.429Z); FY2016: growth capex 0; upkeep 53508352900; owner earnings 82597135880. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/007340.KO.json#2017-12-31 (filed 2026-10-16T07:42:21.429Z); FY2017: growth capex 0; upkeep 40235815300; owner earnings 44597085630. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/007340.KO.json#2018-12-31 (filed 2026-10-16T07:42:21.429Z); FY2018: growth capex 0; upkeep 46593822590; owner earnings 27561188590. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/007340.KO.json#2019-12-31 (filed 2026-10-16T07:42:21.429Z); FY2019: growth capex 7416886221.7976; upkeep 54814154128.2024; owner earnings 45376236061.7976. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.16345309495694157. - Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/007340.KO.json#2020-12-31 (filed 2026-10-16T07:42:21.429Z); FY2020: growth capex 0; upkeep 20321824230; owner earnings 65310128324. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/007340.KO.json#2021-12-31 (filed 2026-10-16T07:42:21.429Z); FY2021: growth capex 0; upkeep 35348646860; cash acquisitions 0; owner earnings 82608026584. Growth capex plus acquisitions / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/007340.KO.json#2022-12-31 (filed 2026-10-16T07:42:21.429Z); FY2022: growth capex 0; upkeep 60624392190; cash acquisitions 1743276498840; owner earnings 188565280522.17606. Growth capex plus acquisitions / owner earnings = 9.244949515692968. - Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/007340.KO.json#2023-12-31 (filed 2026-10-16T07:42:21.429Z); FY2023: growth capex 17084805000; upkeep 76507804000; cash acquisitions 0; owner earnings 271444565128.29382. Growth capex plus acquisitions / owner earnings = 0.06294030971636934. - Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/007340.KO.json#2024-12-31 (filed 2026-10-16T07:42:21.429Z); FY2024: growth capex 46747313878.16046; upkeep 87331315121.83954; cash acquisitions 0; owner earnings 274139789764.13623. Growth capex plus acquisitions / owner earnings = 0.17052363656651523. - Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/007340.KO.json#2025-12-31 (filed 2026-10-16T07:42:21.429Z); FY2025: growth capex 64212630141.49303; upkeep 112683355858.50697; owner earnings 252955932681.90244. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.2538490774289995. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:42:21.429Z); Incremental return on capital 0.28193040939825353, from the economics test's unchanged annual inputs. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:42:21.429Z); Dividend observations: [[2016,5180790500],[2017,7253106700],[2018,6109156900],[2019,8727367000],[2020,17400113000],[2021,21545312500],[2022,13362358830],[2023,30345313000],[2024,51269429000],[2025,74819010000]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement. ### Are managers owners Insiders own 52.2% of the company. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 007340.KO SharesStats.PercentInsiders = 52.164 percentage points; cache date 2026-10-16. ### What the price says The price assumes cash profits shrink 12.4% yearly over ten years. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:42:21.429Z); Ten-year compound average after fade. Initial solved rate -0.18465727222945189. Price 38250; 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) - 2016-11: KRW 11,846.88 per share - 2016-12: KRW 11,823.14 per share - 2017-01: KRW 12,060.55 per share - 2017-02: KRW 12,369.19 per share - 2017-03: KRW 12,084.29 per share - 2017-04: KRW 11,823.14 per share - 2017-05: KRW 12,915.23 per share - 2017-06: KRW 12,915.23 per share - 2017-07: KRW 13,057.68 per share - 2017-08: KRW 12,013.07 per share - 2017-09: KRW 11,490.76 per share - 2017-10: KRW 11,585.72 per share - 2017-11: KRW 6,910.00 per share - 2017-12: KRW 6,390.00 per share - 2018-01: KRW 6,710.00 per share - 2018-02: KRW 7,570.00 per share - 2018-03: KRW 7,020.00 per share - 2018-04: KRW 6,550.00 per share - 2018-05: KRW 6,650.00 per share - 2018-06: KRW 6,630.00 per share - 2018-07: KRW 6,740.00 per share - 2018-08: KRW 7,090.00 per share - 2018-09: KRW 6,990.00 per share - 2018-10: KRW 6,280.00 per share - 2018-11: KRW 6,230.00 per share - 2018-12: KRW 6,400.00 per share - 2019-01: KRW 6,180.00 per share - 2019-02: KRW 6,530.00 per share - 2019-03: KRW 6,750.00 per share - 2019-04: KRW 6,980.00 per share - 2019-05: KRW 6,830.00 per share - 2019-06: KRW 6,580.00 per share - 2019-07: KRW 6,360.00 per share - 2019-08: KRW 6,100.00 per share - 2019-09: KRW 6,100.00 per share - 2019-10: KRW 6,000.00 per share - 2019-11: KRW 6,060.00 per share - 2019-12: KRW 5,870.00 per share - 2020-01: KRW 5,790.00 per share - 2020-02: KRW 5,550.00 per share - 2020-03: KRW 5,040.00 per share - 2020-04: KRW 5,060.00 per share - 2020-05: KRW 4,910.00 per share - 2020-06: KRW 4,940.00 per share - 2020-07: KRW 4,830.00 per share - 2020-08: KRW 4,440.00 per share - 2020-09: KRW 4,490.00 per share - 2020-10: KRW 4,410.00 per share - 2020-11: KRW 4,790.00 per share - 2020-12: KRW 5,150.00 per share - 2021-01: KRW 5,210.00 per share - 2021-02: KRW 5,490.00 per share - 2021-03: KRW 6,220.00 per share - 2021-04: KRW 6,450.00 per share - 2021-05: KRW 7,660.00 per share - 2021-06: KRW 8,340.00 per share - 2021-07: KRW 7,980.00 per share - 2021-08: KRW 9,690.00 per share - 2021-09: KRW 9,360.00 per share - 2021-10: KRW 11,620.00 per share - 2021-11: KRW 11,940.00 per share - 2021-12: KRW 14,360.00 per share - 2022-01: KRW 15,620.00 per share - 2022-02: KRW 13,980.00 per share - 2022-03: KRW 14,120.00 per share - 2022-04: KRW 15,600.00 per share - 2022-05: KRW 14,580.00 per share - 2022-06: KRW 11,100.00 per share - 2022-07: KRW 11,460.00 per share - 2022-08: KRW 12,560.00 per share - 2022-09: KRW 12,320.00 per share - 2022-10: KRW 11,600.00 per share - 2022-11: KRW 15,240.00 per share - 2022-12: KRW 12,820.00 per share - 2023-01: KRW 13,020.00 per share - 2023-02: KRW 14,100.00 per share - 2023-03: KRW 15,100.00 per share - 2023-04: KRW 14,840.00 per share - 2023-05: KRW 16,060.00 per share - 2023-06: KRW 18,240.00 per share - 2023-07: KRW 18,460.00 per share - 2023-08: KRW 17,760.00 per share - 2023-09: KRW 16,000.00 per share - 2023-10: KRW 15,820.00 per share - 2023-11: KRW 13,500.00 per share - 2023-12: KRW 14,620.00 per share - 2024-01: KRW 17,340.00 per share - 2024-02: KRW 16,540.00 per share - 2024-03: KRW 16,480.00 per share - 2024-04: KRW 16,760.00 per share - 2024-05: KRW 15,980.00 per share - 2024-06: KRW 15,920.00 per share - 2024-07: KRW 18,300.00 per share - 2024-08: KRW 17,820.00 per share - 2024-09: KRW 20,420.00 per share - 2024-10: KRW 19,250.00 per share - 2024-11: KRW 18,480.00 per share - 2024-12: KRW 18,330.00 per share - 2025-01: KRW 20,900.00 per share - 2025-02: KRW 21,300.00 per share - 2025-03: KRW 20,600.00 per share - 2025-04: KRW 20,600.00 per share - 2025-05: KRW 21,950.00 per share - 2025-06: KRW 22,200.00 per share - 2025-07: KRW 29,000.00 per share - 2025-08: KRW 26,600.00 per share - 2025-09: KRW 22,850.00 per share - 2025-10: KRW 23,300.00 per share - 2025-11: KRW 24,100.00 per share - 2025-12: KRW 24,400.00 per share - 2026-01: KRW 25,150.00 per share - 2026-02: KRW 27,200.00 per share - 2026-03: KRW 38,150.00 per share - 2026-04: KRW 48,050.00 per share - 2026-05: KRW 44,650.00 per share - 2026-06: KRW 38,200.00 per share - 2026-07: KRW 40,350.00 per share - 2026-08: KRW 47,200.00 per share - 2026-09: KRW 48,700.00 per share - 2026-10: KRW 41,600.00 per share ## Annual estimated value (KRW per share) - FY2017: low KRW 12,801.03 per share, central KRW 14,340.98 per share, high KRW 16,390.98 per share - FY2018: low KRW 14,629.70 per share, central KRW 16,223.70 per share, high KRW 18,345.64 per share - FY2019: low KRW 14,228.26 per share, central KRW 15,859.54 per share, high KRW 18,031.13 per share - FY2020: low KRW 14,133.83 per share, central KRW 15,597.65 per share, high KRW 17,546.31 per share - FY2021: low KRW 24,827.17 per share, central KRW 26,480.88 per share, high KRW 28,682.31 per share - FY2022: low KRW 72,701.78 per share, central KRW 98,195.78 per share, high KRW 113,040.98 per share - FY2023: low KRW 93,654.71 per share, central KRW 128,693.46 per share, high KRW 149,096.59 per share - FY2024: low KRW 90,521.82 per share, central KRW 125,398.50 per share, high KRW 145,707.25 per share - FY2025: low KRW 85,381.86 per share, central KRW 118,400.67 per share, high KRW 137,627.58 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 2026-10-15T06:47:50.424Z 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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007340 · KO
KOSPI 200
Not a wonderful business
1 quality test fails. A lower price would not fix the business.
Margins varied 28.3% around their average (limit 35%), and no loss years were recorded (limit 2).
Capital return excluding acquisitions: median 10.3% (minimum 15%), and the second-worst year 9.1% (minimum 10%).
Each $1 of profit left $0.97 for owners over five years (minimum $0.80).
Per-share value rose from 1278.28 to 6222.26, comparing three-year medians at each end (must rise and stay positive).
Profits were backed by cash: accruals were 0.4% of assets (limit 10%).
Profit record · pass 0 loss years in 10 (at most 2), mean operating margin 10.9%, three-year average owner earnings per share 5,724.26 KRW.
| Value range | KRW 97,183.90 – KRW 156,232.71 |
|---|---|
| Buy at or below | Central value KRW 134,502.19 |
| Discount to value | 1 − 38250.00 / 134502.19 = 71.6% |
| Return / year | About 31.2% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%) |
| Cash-flow inputs | Owner cash KRW 6405.70/share; 8.0% growth for 5 years, then fades to 3.0%; excess cash KRW 10098.35/share today. |
| Required return | 10.0% / year, earned by construction at the central value |