Margins varied 10% around their average (limit 35%), and no loss years were recorded (limit 2).
- 10y median
- 6.6%
- Worst year
- 5.5%
- Latest · 2025
- 5.8%
# LG Uplus (032640.KO) Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/032640.KO Analysis as of: 2026-10-16T07:37:49.147Z. Financial observations: FY2010–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 15,070.00 per share; close as of 2026-10-15. Estimated value: low KRW 20,010.83 per share, central KRW 22,460.88 per share, high KRW 25,722.41 per share. Buy at or below the central value KRW 22,460.88 per share. Valuation as of 2026-10-16T07:37:49.147Z; scenarios are not confidence intervals. Expected annual return: 14.2% at the stated quote. About 14.2% 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: 10 years - Years with declining revenue: 1 - Years with a net loss: 0 - Operating margin variation: 0.10× Chart: Operating margin; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: 0.07× - FY2017: 0.07× - FY2018: 0.06× - FY2019: 0.06× - FY2020: 0.07× - FY2021: 0.07× - FY2022: 0.08× - FY2023: 0.07× - FY2024: 0.06× - FY2025: 0.06× ### moat: fail - ROIC median below threshold - ROIC worst years below threshold (more than 1 bad year allowed) - ROIC, median of available years: 5.6% - ROIC, second-lowest year: 4.5% - Typical minus recent gross margin: 1.1 pp - Typical gross margin (annual median): 79.7% - Recent gross margin (lower of latest and 3-year median): 78.6% - Years with nonpositive capital: 0 - Capital spending / revenue: 16.3% - ROIC including acquisitions, ten-year median: 4.6% Chart: ROIC excluding acquisitions; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: 6.8% - FY2017: 8.4% - FY2018: 5.8% - FY2019: 4.5% - FY2020: 4.6% - FY2021: 5.8% - FY2022: 6.0% - FY2023: 5.5% - FY2024: 4.2% - FY2025: 4.5% ### economics: pass - Owner earnings / net income, 5-yr: 1.10× - Cash conversion uses consolidated totals: No - Owner earnings, five-year total: KRW 3.18T - Net income, five-year total: KRW 2.90T - Return on incremental invested capital: >100% - Working capital / revenue, annual change: -0.6 pp - Working capital / revenue, change between three-year averages: -4.2 pp - Working capital / revenue, final three-year average: 12.1% Chart: Annual owner cash / profit; fiscal year observations. - FY2021: 0.99× - FY2022: 0.94× - FY2023: 0.64× - FY2024: 1.22× - FY2025: 1.92× ### management: pass - Historical market-dollar context (not the management verdict): 2017 to 2025 (8 years) - buybacks leaned toward cheaper years (informational) - ROIC first 3 years vs last 3 years: 6.8% vs 4.5% - Per-share earnings: 1103.12 to 1221.00 (three-year endpoint medians) - Management verdict uses per-share economic progress: Yes - Ordinary dilution, 5-year annual growth: -0.3% - Market cap gain: KRW 665B - Cumulative retained earnings: KRW 3.65T - Diluted shares, 5-year annual growth: -0.3% - $1 test, starting fiscal year: FY2017 - $1 test, ending fiscal year: FY2025 - Per-share value growth: 1.7% - Per-share value change: KRW 117.88 - Per-share value, starting three-year median: KRW 1K - Per-share value, ending three-year median: KRW 1K - Buybacks concentrated in cheaper years (correlation): 1.00 - Average buyback yield: 1.3% - Buyback history: 2 years - Debt-funded buybacks: No - Acquisition spending: KRW 2.29T - Cumulative net income, 10 years: KRW 5.32T - ROIC, first three-year median: 6.8% - ROIC, last three-year median: 4.5% Chart: Earnings per share; fiscal year observations. - FY2017: KRW 1K - FY2018: KRW 1K - FY2019: KRW 1K - FY2020: KRW 1K - FY2021: KRW 2K - FY2022: KRW 2K - FY2023: KRW 1K - FY2024: KRW 871.00 - FY2025: KRW 1K ### accounting: pass - Sloan accruals: -12.4% - Receivables to sales index (DSRI): 0.94× - Restructuring years, last five: 0 - Earnings backed by cash: Yes - Operating cash / earnings: 5.66× - Accounting red flags: 0 - Goodwill and intangibles / equity: 0.16× Chart: Sloan accruals; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: -14.4% - FY2017: -14.5% - FY2018: -11.4% - FY2019: -10.1% - FY2020: -11.3% - FY2021: -13.9% - FY2022: -14.4% - FY2023: -11.7% - FY2024: -15.0% - FY2025: -12.4% ## Holders ## Price story Price needs cash profits to shrink 4.8% a year for ten years · sales +5.7% Story as of 2026-10-16T10:00:09.485Z; price observation 2026-10-15. Price needs cash profits to shrink 4.8% a year for ten years ### Sales · FY2024–2025 sales +5.7%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16. - FY2016: KRW 11.45T - FY2017: KRW 12.28T - FY2018: KRW 12.13T - FY2019: KRW 12.38T - FY2020: KRW 13.42T - FY2021: KRW 13.85T - FY2022: KRW 13.91T - FY2023: KRW 14.37T - FY2024: KRW 14.63T - FY2025: KRW 15.45T ### Gross margin · FY2025 gross margin 78.6%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16. - FY2018: 75.2% - FY2019: 72.2% - FY2020: 77.8% - FY2021: 79.4% - FY2022: 80.9% - FY2023: 80.0% - FY2024: 80.0% - FY2025: 78.6% ## Owner memo Memo as of 2026-10-16T08:06:05.509Z. ### How it makes money Operates in telecom services; annual sales are KRW 15.5 trillion. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:49.147Z); FY2025: revenue 15451745000000; grossProfit 12146813000000; margin = grossProfit / revenue. ### Why customers stay Margins ranged from 78.6% to 80% during 2023–25; it earns 5.6% on its capital. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:49.147Z); FY2023: grossProfit / revenue = 80%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:49.147Z); FY2024: grossProfit / revenue = 80%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:49.147Z); FY2025: grossProfit / revenue = 78.6%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:49.147Z); 10-year return on capital observations [[2016,0.06790153937681909],[2017,0.08413992684168173],[2018,0.057920590310459555],[2019,0.04487332301436855],[2020,0.04594006333578455],[2021,0.05785138945899153],[2022,0.05972113923376274],[2023,0.054747848852301606],[2024,0.041727855383919696],[2025,0.0454379959312921]]; median 0.05629961915564657. ROIC follows the displayed moat series; financial companies use return on tangible equity. ### Can it raise prices Kept about a 81% gross margin through 2022 cost inflation. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:49.147Z); Gross margin observations: [[2021,0.793850395653497],[2022,0.8093472668972148],[2023,0.8001565615079667]]; range within 2 percentage points. ### Where the cash goes Paid dividends in 10 of 10 years; bought back KRW 60.5 billion of shares. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:49.147Z); FY2016: growth capex 0; upkeep 1487834000000; owner earnings 736934000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:49.147Z); FY2017: growth capex 0; upkeep 1182574000000; owner earnings 1096857000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:49.147Z); FY2018: growth capex 0; upkeep 1220984000000; owner earnings 932526000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:49.147Z); FY2019: growth capex 183861206382.92676; upkeep 2142652793617.0732; owner earnings 246686806382.92676. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.7453224154092897. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:49.147Z); FY2020: growth capex 332966000000; upkeep 2370477000000; owner earnings 257062200000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 1.2952740620752488. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:49.147Z); FY2021: growth capex 0; upkeep 2251202000000; owner earnings 701993200000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:49.147Z); FY2022: growth capex 0; upkeep 2288358000000; owner earnings 624772800000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:49.147Z); FY2023: growth capex 347519557232.63135; upkeep 2592779442767.3687; owner earnings 395528757232.63135. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.8786202036587614. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:49.147Z); FY2024: growth capex 0; upkeep 2405133000000; owner earnings 457851600000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:49.147Z); FY2025: growth capex 0; upkeep 1983828000000; owner earnings 1003789000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:49.147Z); Dividend observations: [[2016,109153000000],[2017,152814000000],[2018,174645000000],[2019,174645000000],[2020,177549000000],[2021,286505000000],[2022,262157000000],[2023,284035000000],[2024,284044000000],[2025,279388000000]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:49.147Z); FY2025: cash repurchases 60527000000 KRW. ### Are managers owners Insiders own 38.7% of the company. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 032640.KO SharesStats.PercentInsiders = 38.746 percentage points; cache date 2026-10-16. ### What the price says The price assumes cash profits shrink 4.8% yearly over ten years. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:49.147Z); Ten-year compound average after fade. Initial solved rate -0.08057034165682447. Price 15070; 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 11,800.00 per share - 2016-11: KRW 11,450.00 per share - 2016-12: KRW 11,450.00 per share - 2017-01: KRW 11,400.00 per share - 2017-02: KRW 12,800.00 per share - 2017-03: KRW 14,300.00 per share - 2017-04: KRW 14,450.00 per share - 2017-05: KRW 16,200.00 per share - 2017-06: KRW 15,600.00 per share - 2017-07: KRW 16,650.00 per share - 2017-08: KRW 13,800.00 per share - 2017-09: KRW 13,350.00 per share - 2017-10: KRW 12,850.00 per share - 2017-11: KRW 13,850.00 per share - 2017-12: KRW 14,000.00 per share - 2018-01: KRW 14,300.00 per share - 2018-02: KRW 12,550.00 per share - 2018-03: KRW 12,250.00 per share - 2018-04: KRW 12,300.00 per share - 2018-05: KRW 11,700.00 per share - 2018-06: KRW 14,000.00 per share - 2018-07: KRW 15,400.00 per share - 2018-08: KRW 15,700.00 per share - 2018-09: KRW 18,300.00 per share - 2018-10: KRW 16,150.00 per share - 2018-11: KRW 17,700.00 per share - 2018-12: KRW 17,650.00 per share - 2019-01: KRW 15,100.00 per share - 2019-02: KRW 15,000.00 per share - 2019-03: KRW 15,450.00 per share - 2019-04: KRW 14,300.00 per share - 2019-05: KRW 13,950.00 per share - 2019-06: KRW 14,500.00 per share - 2019-07: KRW 13,000.00 per share - 2019-08: KRW 13,200.00 per share - 2019-09: KRW 13,650.00 per share - 2019-10: KRW 13,450.00 per share - 2019-11: KRW 13,400.00 per share - 2019-12: KRW 14,200.00 per share - 2020-01: KRW 13,250.00 per share - 2020-02: KRW 13,200.00 per share - 2020-03: KRW 10,800.00 per share - 2020-04: KRW 13,350.00 per share - 2020-05: KRW 13,150.00 per share - 2020-06: KRW 12,200.00 per share - 2020-07: KRW 11,450.00 per share - 2020-08: KRW 11,950.00 per share - 2020-09: KRW 11,500.00 per share - 2020-10: KRW 11,050.00 per share - 2020-11: KRW 11,950.00 per share - 2020-12: KRW 11,750.00 per share - 2021-01: KRW 11,950.00 per share - 2021-02: KRW 11,800.00 per share - 2021-03: KRW 12,250.00 per share - 2021-04: KRW 13,200.00 per share - 2021-05: KRW 15,100.00 per share - 2021-06: KRW 15,350.00 per share - 2021-07: KRW 14,550.00 per share - 2021-08: KRW 14,050.00 per share - 2021-09: KRW 15,000.00 per share - 2021-10: KRW 14,350.00 per share - 2021-11: KRW 13,550.00 per share - 2021-12: KRW 13,600.00 per share - 2022-01: KRW 12,700.00 per share - 2022-02: KRW 13,150.00 per share - 2022-03: KRW 14,000.00 per share - 2022-04: KRW 14,000.00 per share - 2022-05: KRW 13,850.00 per share - 2022-06: KRW 12,750.00 per share - 2022-07: KRW 12,500.00 per share - 2022-08: KRW 11,500.00 per share - 2022-09: KRW 10,750.00 per share - 2022-10: KRW 11,450.00 per share - 2022-11: KRW 12,100.00 per share - 2022-12: KRW 11,050.00 per share - 2023-01: KRW 11,190.00 per share - 2023-02: KRW 11,070.00 per share - 2023-03: KRW 10,830.00 per share - 2023-04: KRW 11,020.00 per share - 2023-05: KRW 11,240.00 per share - 2023-06: KRW 10,730.00 per share - 2023-07: KRW 10,010.00 per share - 2023-08: KRW 10,450.00 per share - 2023-09: KRW 10,360.00 per share - 2023-10: KRW 10,110.00 per share - 2023-11: KRW 10,500.00 per share - 2023-12: KRW 10,230.00 per share - 2024-01: KRW 10,230.00 per share - 2024-02: KRW 10,320.00 per share - 2024-03: KRW 9,970.00 per share - 2024-04: KRW 9,850.00 per share - 2024-05: KRW 9,650.00 per share - 2024-06: KRW 9,820.00 per share - 2024-07: KRW 10,030.00 per share - 2024-08: KRW 9,750.00 per share - 2024-09: KRW 9,810.00 per share - 2024-10: KRW 10,010.00 per share - 2024-11: KRW 11,590.00 per share - 2024-12: KRW 10,330.00 per share - 2025-01: KRW 10,040.00 per share - 2025-02: KRW 10,580.00 per share - 2025-03: KRW 10,300.00 per share - 2025-04: KRW 12,020.00 per share - 2025-05: KRW 12,800.00 per share - 2025-06: KRW 14,300.00 per share - 2025-07: KRW 14,630.00 per share - 2025-08: KRW 14,850.00 per share - 2025-09: KRW 15,350.00 per share - 2025-10: KRW 15,240.00 per share - 2025-11: KRW 15,060.00 per share - 2025-12: KRW 14,720.00 per share - 2026-01: KRW 16,000.00 per share - 2026-02: KRW 16,540.00 per share - 2026-03: KRW 15,530.00 per share - 2026-04: KRW 15,840.00 per share - 2026-05: KRW 16,130.00 per share - 2026-06: KRW 14,000.00 per share - 2026-07: KRW 14,780.00 per share - 2026-08: KRW 14,990.00 per share - 2026-09: KRW 14,530.00 per share - 2026-10: KRW 14,780.00 per share ## Annual estimated value (KRW per share) - FY2017: low KRW 18,688.86 per share, central KRW 21,173.29 per share, high KRW 24,480.60 per share - FY2018: low KRW 20,004.93 per share, central KRW 22,698.31 per share, high KRW 26,283.77 per share - FY2019: low KRW 20,691.10 per share, central KRW 23,441.55 per share, high KRW 27,102.98 per share - FY2020: low KRW 22,873.32 per share, central KRW 25,853.82 per share, high KRW 29,821.50 per share - FY2021: low KRW 19,125.08 per share, central KRW 21,583.16 per share, high KRW 24,855.37 per share - FY2022: low KRW 21,145.58 per share, central KRW 29,615.79 per share, high KRW 34,548.00 per share - FY2023: low KRW 12,571.31 per share, central KRW 16,612.71 per share, high KRW 19,323.50 per share - FY2024: low KRW 13,205.24 per share, central KRW 14,810.17 per share, high KRW 16,946.69 per share - FY2025: low KRW 19,040.68 per share, central KRW 21,479.15 per share, high KRW 24,725.28 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 2026-10-15T06:43:33.852Z 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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032640 · KO
KOSPI 200
Not a wonderful business
1 quality test fails. A lower price would not fix the business.
Margins varied 10% around their average (limit 35%), and no loss years were recorded (limit 2).
Capital return excluding acquisitions: median 5.6% (minimum 15%), and the second-worst year 4.5% (minimum 10%).
Each $1 of profit left $1.10 for owners over five years (minimum $0.80).
Per-share value rose from 1103.12 to 1221, comparing three-year medians at each end (must rise and stay positive).
Profits were backed by cash: accruals were -12.4% of assets (limit 10%).
Profit record · pass 0 loss years in 10 (at most 2), mean operating margin 6.5%, three-year average owner earnings per share 1,441.6 KRW.
| Value range | KRW 20,010.83 – KRW 25,722.41 |
|---|---|
| Buy at or below | Central value KRW 22,460.88 |
| Discount to value | 1 − 15070.00 / 22460.88 = 32.9% |
| Return / year | About 14.2% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%) |
| Cash-flow inputs | Owner cash KRW 1625.73/share; 0.0% growth for 5 years, then fades to 3.0%; excess cash KRW 2241.16/share today. |
| Required return | 10.0% / year, earned by construction at the central value |