# LG Innotek (011070.KO)

Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/011070.KO

Analysis as of: 2026-10-16T07:36:40.013Z. Financial observations: FY2008–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 401,000.00 per share; close as of 2026-10-15.

Estimated value: low KRW 529,495.26 per share, central KRW 730,590.79 per share, high KRW 851,948.98 per share. Buy at or below the central value KRW 730,590.79 per share. Valuation as of 2026-10-16T07:36:40.013Z; scenarios are not confidence intervals.

Expected annual return: 15.9% at the stated quote. About 15.9% 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

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

- operating margin variation exceeds 0.35

- Financial history: 10 years

- Years with declining revenue: 0

- Years with a net loss: 0

- Operating margin variation: 0.36×

Chart: Operating margin; fiscal year observations.

- FY2017: 0.04×

- FY2018: 0.03×

- FY2019: 0.05×

- FY2020: 0.07×

- FY2021: 0.08×

- FY2022: 0.07×

- FY2023: 0.04×

- FY2024: 0.03×

- FY2025: 0.03×

- LTM to Jun 2026: 0.04×

### moat: fail

- ROIC median below threshold

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

- ROIC, median of available years: 8.2%

- ROIC, second-lowest year: 6.4%

- Typical minus recent gross margin: 3.5 pp

- Typical gross margin (annual median): 11.5%

- Recent gross margin (lower of latest and 3-year median): 8.0%

- Years with nonpositive capital: 0

- Capital spending / revenue: 7.4%

- ROIC including acquisitions, ten-year median: 6.6%

Chart: ROIC excluding acquisitions; fiscal year observations.

- FY2016: 2.7%

- FY2017: 7.0%

- FY2018: 6.4%

- FY2019: 7.9%

- FY2020: 14.7%

- FY2021: 21.9%

- FY2022: 19.4%

- FY2023: 12.1%

- FY2024: 8.0%

- FY2025: 8.4%

### economics: fail

- incremental invested capital return below threshold

- Owner earnings / net income, 5-yr: 1.04×

- Cash conversion uses consolidated totals: No

- Owner earnings, five-year total: KRW 3.35T

- Net income, five-year total: KRW 3.22T

- Return on incremental invested capital: 9.2%

- Working capital / revenue, annual change: -0.6 pp

- Working capital / revenue, change between three-year averages: -4.5 pp

- Working capital / revenue, final three-year average: 9.4%

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

- FY2021: 1.00×

- FY2022: 1.00×

- FY2023: -0.05×

- FY2024: 1.73×

- FY2025: 2.15×

### 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: 6.4% vs 8.4%

- Per-share earnings: 6892.18 to 18985.00 (three-year endpoint medians)

- Management verdict uses per-share economic progress: Yes

- Ordinary dilution, 5-year annual growth: -0.0%

- Market cap gain: KRW 4.32T

- Cumulative retained earnings: KRW 3.65T

- Diluted shares, 5-year annual growth: -0.0%

- $1 test, starting fiscal year: FY2016

- $1 test, ending fiscal year: FY2025

- Per-share value growth: 15.6%

- Per-share value change: KRW 12K

- Per-share value, starting three-year median: KRW 7K

- Per-share value, ending three-year median: KRW 19K

- Buybacks concentrated in cheaper years (correlation): -1.00

- Average buyback yield: 0.0%

- Buyback history: 2 years

- Debt-funded buybacks: No

- Acquisition spending: KRW 265B

- Cumulative net income, 10 years: KRW 3.91T

- ROIC, first three-year median: 6.4%

- ROIC, last three-year median: 8.4%

Chart: Earnings per share; fiscal year observations.

- FY2016: KRW 209.30

- FY2017: KRW 7K

- FY2018: KRW 7K

- FY2019: KRW 4K

- FY2020: KRW 10K

- FY2021: KRW 38K

- FY2022: KRW 41K

- FY2023: KRW 24K

- FY2024: KRW 19K

- FY2025: KRW 14K

### accounting: pass

- Sloan accruals: -8.3%

- Receivables to sales index (DSRI): 1.18×

- Restructuring years, last five: 0

- Earnings backed by cash: Yes

- Operating cash / earnings: 3.90×

- Accounting red flags: 0

- Goodwill and intangibles / equity: 0.05×

Chart: Sloan accruals; fiscal year observations.

- FY2016: -7.6%

- FY2017: -4.6%

- FY2018: -15.6%

- FY2019: -11.6%

- FY2020: -11.8%

- FY2021: -3.7%

- FY2022: -5.5%

- FY2023: -13.7%

- FY2024: -5.8%

- FY2025: -8.3%

## Holders

## Price story

Down 72% since May 2026 · sales +9.8%

Story as of 2026-10-16T10:00:07.862Z; price observation 2026-10-15.

Price needs cash profits to shrink 1.9% a year for ten years

### Sales · FY2025–2026

sales +9.8%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16.

- FY2017: KRW 7.64T 

- FY2018: KRW 7.98T 

- FY2019: KRW 8.30T 

- FY2020: KRW 9.54T 

- FY2021: KRW 14.95T 

- FY2022: KRW 19.59T 

- FY2023: KRW 20.61T 

- FY2024: KRW 21.20T 

- FY2025: KRW 21.90T 

- FY2026: KRW 24.04T 

### Gross margin · FY2025

gross margin 8%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16.

- FY2016: 11.3% 

- FY2017: 11.6% 

- FY2018: 10.8% 

- FY2019: 12.4% 

- FY2020: 13.5% 

- FY2021: 14.3% 

- FY2022: 12.1% 

- FY2023: 9.0% 

- FY2024: 8.2% 

- FY2025: 8.0% 

## Owner memo

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

### How it makes money

Operates in electronic components; annual sales are KRW 21.9 trillion.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:36:40.013Z); FY2025: revenue 21896603000000; grossProfit 1749585000000; margin = grossProfit / revenue.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 011070.KO: LG Innotek Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of electronic materials and components for mobile, display, semiconductor, automobile, and Internet of Things (IoT) fields in South Korea and internationally. It offers optics solutions, including camera and 3D sensing modules, and actuators; substrates and materials comprising package and tape substrates, and display masks; automotive components, such as connectivity, autonomous driving, electrification, and lighting solutions; and electronic components consisting of power and smart connectivity solutions. LG Innotek Co., Ltd. has a strategic partnership with TDK Corporation to develop physical AI solutions, including next-generation vision and tactile sensing modules. The company was formerly known as LG Electro-Components Co., Ltd. and changed its name to LG Innotek Co., Ltd. in May 2000. LG Innotek Co., Ltd. was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

### Why customers stay

Margins ranged from 8% to 9% during 2023–25; it earns 8.2% on its capital.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:36:40.013Z); FY2023: grossProfit / revenue = 9%.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:36:40.013Z); FY2024: grossProfit / revenue = 8.2%.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:36:40.013Z); FY2025: grossProfit / revenue = 8%.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:36:40.013Z); 10-year return on capital observations [[2016,0.027058848666499657],[2017,0.07040297598855184],[2018,0.06446311288505707],[2019,0.07860057358877993],[2020,0.14674931310044873],[2021,0.21904030109923128],[2022,0.19395657372454128],[2023,0.12073679774164572],[2024,0.08041784184287991],[2025,0.0836700563543738]]; median 0.08204394909862686. ROIC follows the displayed moat series; financial companies use return on tangible equity.

### Where the cash goes

Paid dividends in 10 of 10 years; bought back KRW 79.9 million of shares.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:36:40.013Z); FY2019: growth capex 0; upkeep 469597533820; owner earnings 240513326748. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:36:40.013Z); FY2020: growth capex 98154801630; upkeep 668507000000; owner earnings 233762662566. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.4198908437838622.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:36:40.013Z); FY2021: growth capex 240864949700; upkeep 769540000000; owner earnings 885459936330. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.2720224143605212.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:36:40.013Z); FY2022: growth capex 831202645150; upkeep 885706000000; owner earnings 978279664250. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.8496574911298428.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:36:40.013Z); FY2024: growth capex 0; upkeep 948553000000; owner earnings 776186520904. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:36:40.013Z); FY2025: growth capex 0; upkeep 754528000000; owner earnings 733075000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:36:40.013Z); Dividend observations: [[2016,8282577450],[2017,5916126750],[2018,5916126750],[2019,7099352100],[2020,7104402100],[2021,16565154900],[2022,70993521000],[2023,98207704050],[2024,61764000000],[2025,49459000000]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:36:40.013Z); FY2025: cash repurchases 79935658.33333333 KRW.

### Are managers owners

Insiders own 40.8% of the company.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 011070.KO SharesStats.PercentInsiders = 40.808 percentage points; cache date 2026-10-16.

### What the price says

The price assumes cash profits shrink 1.9% yearly over ten years.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:36:40.013Z); Ten-year compound average after fade. Initial solved rate -0.0401795217054543. Price 401000; 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 78,000.00 per share

- 2016-11: KRW 81,100.00 per share

- 2016-12: KRW 88,400.00 per share

- 2017-01: KRW 99,100.00 per share

- 2017-02: KRW 120,000.00 per share

- 2017-03: KRW 136,500.00 per share

- 2017-04: KRW 131,500.00 per share

- 2017-05: KRW 134,000.00 per share

- 2017-06: KRW 165,000.00 per share

- 2017-07: KRW 150,000.00 per share

- 2017-08: KRW 184,500.00 per share

- 2017-09: KRW 154,000.00 per share

- 2017-10: KRW 172,000.00 per share

- 2017-11: KRW 161,000.00 per share

- 2017-12: KRW 144,000.00 per share

- 2018-01: KRW 125,500.00 per share

- 2018-02: KRW 132,000.00 per share

- 2018-03: KRW 126,000.00 per share

- 2018-04: KRW 116,500.00 per share

- 2018-05: KRW 144,000.00 per share

- 2018-06: KRW 144,500.00 per share

- 2018-07: KRW 163,000.00 per share

- 2018-08: KRW 143,500.00 per share

- 2018-09: KRW 130,500.00 per share

- 2018-10: KRW 124,000.00 per share

- 2018-11: KRW 99,800.00 per share

- 2018-12: KRW 86,400.00 per share

- 2019-01: KRW 97,500.00 per share

- 2019-02: KRW 108,000.00 per share

- 2019-03: KRW 117,500.00 per share

- 2019-04: KRW 122,500.00 per share

- 2019-05: KRW 94,700.00 per share

- 2019-06: KRW 109,000.00 per share

- 2019-07: KRW 113,000.00 per share

- 2019-08: KRW 98,500.00 per share

- 2019-09: KRW 114,000.00 per share

- 2019-10: KRW 121,000.00 per share

- 2019-11: KRW 122,000.00 per share

- 2019-12: KRW 140,000.00 per share

- 2020-01: KRW 152,000.00 per share

- 2020-02: KRW 130,000.00 per share

- 2020-03: KRW 114,000.00 per share

- 2020-04: KRW 132,000.00 per share

- 2020-05: KRW 147,500.00 per share

- 2020-06: KRW 174,500.00 per share

- 2020-07: KRW 161,000.00 per share

- 2020-08: KRW 145,000.00 per share

- 2020-09: KRW 155,000.00 per share

- 2020-10: KRW 152,000.00 per share

- 2020-11: KRW 155,000.00 per share

- 2020-12: KRW 182,500.00 per share

- 2021-01: KRW 200,000.00 per share

- 2021-02: KRW 199,000.00 per share

- 2021-03: KRW 205,500.00 per share

- 2021-04: KRW 201,000.00 per share

- 2021-05: KRW 204,500.00 per share

- 2021-06: KRW 223,000.00 per share

- 2021-07: KRW 227,000.00 per share

- 2021-08: KRW 215,000.00 per share

- 2021-09: KRW 208,500.00 per share

- 2021-10: KRW 209,500.00 per share

- 2021-11: KRW 304,500.00 per share

- 2021-12: KRW 364,000.00 per share

- 2022-01: KRW 353,500.00 per share

- 2022-02: KRW 327,000.00 per share

- 2022-03: KRW 387,000.00 per share

- 2022-04: KRW 349,000.00 per share

- 2022-05: KRW 385,000.00 per share

- 2022-06: KRW 342,500.00 per share

- 2022-07: KRW 363,000.00 per share

- 2022-08: KRW 344,000.00 per share

- 2022-09: KRW 273,500.00 per share

- 2022-10: KRW 296,500.00 per share

- 2022-11: KRW 310,500.00 per share

- 2022-12: KRW 252,500.00 per share

- 2023-01: KRW 271,500.00 per share

- 2023-02: KRW 277,000.00 per share

- 2023-03: KRW 270,500.00 per share

- 2023-04: KRW 264,500.00 per share

- 2023-05: KRW 307,000.00 per share

- 2023-06: KRW 309,500.00 per share

- 2023-07: KRW 264,000.00 per share

- 2023-08: KRW 270,000.00 per share

- 2023-09: KRW 244,500.00 per share

- 2023-10: KRW 223,000.00 per share

- 2023-11: KRW 238,000.00 per share

- 2023-12: KRW 239,500.00 per share

- 2024-01: KRW 191,000.00 per share

- 2024-02: KRW 202,000.00 per share

- 2024-03: KRW 196,700.00 per share

- 2024-04: KRW 222,000.00 per share

- 2024-05: KRW 248,000.00 per share

- 2024-06: KRW 272,000.00 per share

- 2024-07: KRW 256,000.00 per share

- 2024-08: KRW 278,000.00 per share

- 2024-09: KRW 218,000.00 per share

- 2024-10: KRW 177,600.00 per share

- 2024-11: KRW 161,900.00 per share

- 2024-12: KRW 162,000.00 per share

- 2025-01: KRW 148,700.00 per share

- 2025-02: KRW 162,400.00 per share

- 2025-03: KRW 159,900.00 per share

- 2025-04: KRW 139,600.00 per share

- 2025-05: KRW 144,900.00 per share

- 2025-06: KRW 147,400.00 per share

- 2025-07: KRW 156,500.00 per share

- 2025-08: KRW 169,100.00 per share

- 2025-09: KRW 187,800.00 per share

- 2025-10: KRW 241,000.00 per share

- 2025-11: KRW 237,000.00 per share

- 2025-12: KRW 271,000.00 per share

- 2026-01: KRW 245,000.00 per share

- 2026-02: KRW 319,000.00 per share

- 2026-03: KRW 293,500.00 per share

- 2026-04: KRW 573,000.00 per share

- 2026-05: KRW 1,458,000.00 per share

- 2026-06: KRW 981,000.00 per share

- 2026-07: KRW 514,000.00 per share

- 2026-08: KRW 642,000.00 per share

- 2026-09: KRW 564,000.00 per share

- 2026-10: KRW 452,500.00 per share

## Annual estimated value (KRW per share)

- FY2016: low KRW 31,986.91 per share, central KRW 35,077.10 per share, high KRW 39,190.80 per share

- FY2017: low KRW 38,936.52 per share, central KRW 43,040.33 per share, high KRW 48,503.37 per share

- FY2021: low KRW 180,404.09 per share, central KRW 203,721.86 per share, high KRW 234,762.75 per share

- FY2022: low KRW 333,897.32 per share, central KRW 473,609.38 per share, high KRW 554,963.96 per share

- FY2023: low KRW 384,272.12 per share, central KRW 531,229.47 per share, high KRW 616,803.00 per share

- FY2024: low KRW 472,272.32 per share, central KRW 641,236.83 per share, high KRW 745,656.02 per share

- FY2025: low KRW 493,954.25 per share, central KRW 677,112.63 per share, high KRW 787,646.00 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 2026-10-15T06:42:11.523Z 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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LG Innotek

011070 · KO

KOSPI 200

Not a wonderful business

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

Share price
KRW 401,000.00
Buy up to
KRW 730,590.79
Expected / yr
15.9% 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 35.9% around their average (limit 35%).

10y median
4.2%
Worst year
3.0%
Latest · LTM
4.4%

Capital return excluding acquisitions: median 8.2% (minimum 15%), and the second-worst year 6.4% (minimum 10%).

10y median
8.2%
Worst year
2.7%
Latest · 2025
8.4%

New investment earned 9.2% (minimum 12%).

Five-year totals
1.04×
Annual median
1.00×
Latest · 2025
2.15×

Per-share value rose from 6892.18 to 18985, comparing three-year medians at each end (must rise and stay positive).

10y median
KRW 12K
Worst year
KRW 209.30
Latest · 2025
KRW 14K

Profits were backed by cash: accruals were -8.3% of assets (limit 10%).

10y median
-7.9%
Worst year
-3.7%
Latest · 2025
-8.3%

Profit record · pass 0 loss years in 10 (at most 2), mean operating margin 4.6%, three-year average owner earnings per share 20,894.99 KRW.

2. Is the price low enough?

Price & return math
Value rangeKRW 529,495.26 – KRW 851,948.98
Buy at or belowCentral value KRW 730,590.79
Discount to value1 − 401000.00 / 730590.79 = 45.1%
Return / yearAbout 15.9% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%)
Cash-flow inputsOwner cash KRW 37194.15/share; 7.4% growth for 5 years, then fades to 3.0%; excess cash KRW 32160.60/share today.
Required return10.0% / year, earned by construction at the central value
RevenueKRW 24.04T
24.04T020172026
FY2017 · Revenue: KRW 7.64T; FY2018 · Revenue: KRW 7.98T; FY2019 · Revenue: KRW 8.30T; FY2020 · Revenue: KRW 9.54T; FY2021 · Revenue: KRW 14.95T; FY2022 · Revenue: KRW 19.59T; FY2023 · Revenue: KRW 20.61T; FY2024 · Revenue: KRW 21.20T; FY2025 · Revenue: KRW 21.90T; FY2026 · Revenue: KRW 24.04T
Revenue
Owner earningsKRW 733B
978B-351B20162025
FY2016 · Owner earnings: KRW -20B; FY2017 · Owner earnings: KRW -330B; FY2018 · Owner earnings: KRW -351B; FY2019 · Owner earnings: KRW 241B; FY2020 · Owner earnings: KRW 234B; FY2021 · Owner earnings: KRW 885B; FY2022 · Owner earnings: KRW 978B; FY2023 · Owner earnings: KRW -26B; FY2024 · Owner earnings: KRW 776B; FY2025 · Owner earnings: KRW 733B
Owner earnings
Operating margin4.4%
10.0%0.0%20172026
FY2017 · Operating margin: 3.9%; FY2018 · Operating margin: 3.3%; FY2019 · Operating margin: 4.9%; FY2020 · Operating margin: 7.1%; FY2021 · Operating margin: 8.5%; FY2022 · Operating margin: 6.6%; FY2023 · Operating margin: 4.0%; FY2024 · Operating margin: 3.3%; FY2025 · Operating margin: 3.0%; FY2026 · Operating margin: 4.4%
Operating margin
Net cash / debtKRW -855B
1.00-1.51T20162025
FY2016 · Net cash / debt: KRW -740B; FY2017 · Net cash / debt: KRW -1.13T; FY2018 · Net cash / debt: KRW -1.51T; FY2019 · Net cash / debt: KRW -1.12T; FY2020 · Net cash / debt: KRW -1.03T; FY2021 · Net cash / debt: KRW -923B; FY2022 · Net cash / debt: KRW -1.44T; FY2023 · Net cash / debt: KRW -1.35T; FY2024 · Net cash / debt: KRW -1.32T; FY2025 · Net cash / debt: KRW -855B
Net cash / debt
Diluted shares24M
24M020162025
FY2016 · Diluted shares: 24M; FY2017 · Diluted shares: 24M; FY2018 · Diluted shares: 24M; FY2019 · Diluted shares: 24M; FY2020 · Diluted shares: 24M; FY2021 · Diluted shares: 24M; FY2022 · Diluted shares: 24M; FY2023 · Diluted shares: 24M; FY2024 · Diluted shares: 24M; FY2025 · Diluted shares: 24M
Diluted shares
Prices 15 Oct 2026 · FY2025