Margins varied 29.4% around their average (limit 35%), and no loss years were recorded (limit 2).
- 10y median
- 9.9%
- Worst year
- 7.9%
- Latest · LTM
- 10.1%
# Hankook Tire (161390.KO) Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/161390.KO Analysis as of: 2026-10-16T07:37:11.091Z. Financial observations: FY2012–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 62,500.00 per share; close as of 2026-10-15. Estimated value: low KRW 212,558.64 per share, central KRW 291,034.39 per share, high KRW 338,166.70 per share. Buy at or below the central value KRW 291,034.39 per share. Valuation as of 2026-10-16T07:37:11.091Z; scenarios are not confidence intervals. Expected annual return: 43.0% at the stated quote. About 43.0% 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: 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: 0.29× Chart: Operating margin; fiscal year observations. - FY2017: 0.12× - FY2018: 0.10× - FY2019: 0.08× - FY2020: 0.10× - FY2021: 0.09× - FY2022: 0.08× - FY2023: 0.15× - FY2024: 0.19× - FY2025: 0.09× - LTM to Jun 2026: 0.10× ### moat: fail - ROIC median below threshold - ROIC worst years below threshold (more than 1 bad year allowed) - Recent gross margin fell 8.2pp below the typical margin (limit 4pp) - ROIC, median of available years: 7.7% - ROIC, second-lowest year: 5.8% - Typical minus recent gross margin: 8.2 pp - Typical gross margin (annual median): 30.2% - Recent gross margin (lower of latest and 3-year median): 22.0% - Years with nonpositive capital: 0 - Capital spending / revenue: 4.8% - ROIC including acquisitions, ten-year median: 8.5% Chart: ROIC excluding acquisitions; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: 11.7% - FY2017: 8.5% - FY2018: 7.0% - FY2019: 5.1% - FY2020: 5.8% - FY2021: 6.8% - FY2022: 6.7% - FY2023: 11.1% - FY2024: 12.5% - FY2025: 8.4% ### economics: pass - Owner earnings / net income, 5-yr: 0.93× - Cash conversion uses consolidated totals: No - Owner earnings, five-year total: KRW 3.93T - Net income, five-year total: KRW 4.21T - Return on incremental invested capital: 14.7% - Working capital / revenue, annual change: -0.1 pp - Working capital / revenue, change between three-year averages: -1.1 pp - Working capital / revenue, final three-year average: 34.0% Chart: Annual owner cash / profit; fiscal year observations. - FY2021: 1.33× - FY2022: 1.23× - FY2023: 1.00× - FY2024: 0.64× - FY2025: 0.79× ### 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: 8.5% vs 11.1% - Per-share earnings: 4839.63 to 8931.00 (three-year endpoint medians) - Management verdict uses per-share economic progress: Yes - Ordinary dilution, 5-year annual growth: -0.0% - Market cap gain: KRW -72B - Cumulative retained earnings: KRW 5.19T - Diluted shares, 5-year annual growth: -0.0% - $1 test, starting fiscal year: FY2016 - $1 test, ending fiscal year: FY2025 - Per-share value growth: 9.1% - Per-share value change: KRW 4K - Per-share value, starting three-year median: KRW 5K - Per-share value, ending three-year median: KRW 9K - Buybacks concentrated in cheaper years (correlation): -1.00 - Average buyback yield: 0.3% - Buyback history: 3 years - Debt-funded buybacks: No - Acquisition spending: KRW 3.71T - Cumulative net income, 10 years: KRW 7.00T - ROIC, first three-year median: 8.5% - ROIC, last three-year median: 11.1% Chart: Earnings per share; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: KRW 7K - FY2017: KRW 5K - FY2018: KRW 4K - FY2019: KRW 3K - FY2020: KRW 3K - FY2021: KRW 5K - FY2022: KRW 6K - FY2023: KRW 6K - FY2024: KRW 9K - FY2025: KRW 9K ### accounting: pass - Sloan accruals: -1.9% - Receivables to sales index (DSRI): 0.85× - Restructuring years, last five: 0 - Stock compensation / operating cash flow: 0.0% - Earnings backed by cash: Yes - Operating cash / earnings: 1.48× - Accounting red flags: 0 - Goodwill and intangibles / equity: 0.31× Chart: Sloan accruals; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: -3.6% - FY2017: -2.7% - FY2018: -6.1% - FY2019: -3.4% - FY2020: -8.6% - FY2021: -2.1% - FY2022: 1.5% - FY2023: -9.8% - FY2024: -4.9% - FY2025: -1.9% ## Holders ## Price story Price needs cash profits to shrink 17.7% a year for ten years · sales +3.1% Story as of 2026-10-16T10:00:08.800Z; price observation 2026-10-15. Price needs cash profits to shrink 17.7% a year for ten years ### Sales · FY2025–2026 sales +3.1%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16. - FY2017: KRW 6.81T - FY2018: KRW 6.80T - FY2019: KRW 6.88T - FY2020: KRW 6.45T - FY2021: KRW 7.14T - FY2022: KRW 8.39T - FY2023: KRW 8.94T - FY2024: KRW 9.41T - FY2025: KRW 21.20T - FY2026: KRW 21.87T ### Gross margin · FY2025 gross margin 22%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16. - FY2016: 38.9% - FY2017: 34.1% - FY2018: 31.0% - FY2019: 27.9% - FY2020: 29.5% - FY2021: 27.3% - FY2022: 25.0% - FY2023: 32.4% - FY2024: 36.8% - FY2025: 22.0% ## Owner memo Memo as of 2026-10-16T08:06:05.509Z. ### How it makes money Operates in auto parts; annual sales are KRW 21.2 trillion. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:11.091Z); FY2025: revenue 21202299462810; grossProfit 4664962682000; margin = grossProfit / revenue. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 161390.KO: Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells tires in South Korea and internationally. It offers tires for electric vehicles, passenger cars, SUVs, light trucks, buses, and trucks under the iON, Ventus, Dynapro, Weatherflex, Kinergy, Winter i*cept & Winter i*pike, Vantra, Smart brands. The company was formerly known as Hankook Tire Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd. in May 2019. Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd. was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Seongnam-si, South Korea. ### Why customers stay Margins ranged from 22% to 36.8% during 2023–25; it earns 7.7% on its capital. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:11.091Z); FY2023: grossProfit / revenue = 32.4%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:11.091Z); FY2024: grossProfit / revenue = 36.8%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:11.091Z); FY2025: grossProfit / revenue = 22%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:11.091Z); 10-year return on capital observations [[2016,0.1165175639592799],[2017,0.0854870253764043],[2018,0.07049224124766368],[2019,0.05078859702233328],[2020,0.05783445316040714],[2021,0.06829672147038934],[2022,0.0674602694896127],[2023,0.11061966528298316],[2024,0.12479908768241059],[2025,0.08386145524763346]]; median 0.07717684824764856. ROIC follows the displayed moat series; financial companies use return on tangible equity. ### Where the cash goes Earns 14.7% on new investment; paid dividends in 10 of 10 years. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:11.091Z); FY2016: growth capex 0; upkeep 745560532130; owner earnings 472205853810. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:11.091Z); FY2017: growth capex 0; upkeep 472292698570; owner earnings 379438536490. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:11.091Z); FY2018: growth capex 0; upkeep 323635830930; owner earnings 777607884480. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:11.091Z); FY2019: growth capex 0; upkeep 272274350960; owner earnings 717122474350. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:11.091Z); FY2020: growth capex 0; upkeep 312211026640; owner earnings 617822201330. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:11.091Z); FY2021: growth capex 0; upkeep 327532065380; owner earnings 794011419380. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:11.091Z); FY2022: growth capex 0; upkeep 307713165040; owner earnings 846499653280. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:11.091Z); FY2023: growth capex 0; upkeep 428956837440; owner earnings 716787012050. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:11.091Z); FY2024: growth capex 235679446531.35474; upkeep 807139413718.6453; owner earnings 711505861871.3547. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.33124034412237524. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:11.091Z); FY2025: growth capex 925193652380; upkeep 1382757113000; owner earnings 857968132510. Growth capex / owner earnings = 1.0783543319649072. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:11.091Z); Incremental return on capital 0.14652838856119876, from the economics test's unchanged annual inputs. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:11.091Z); Dividend observations: [[2016,49541072400],[2017,53662812400],[2018,56227672400],[2019,60331129020],[2020,73254446840],[2021,84243668030],[2022,85388677290],[2023,98298563950],[2024,158680246100],[2025,343938320360]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:11.091Z); FY2025: cash repurchases 158027158.33333334 KRW. ### Are managers owners Insiders own 43.2% of the company. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 161390.KO SharesStats.PercentInsiders = 43.19 percentage points; cache date 2026-10-16. ### What the price says The price assumes cash profits shrink 17.7% yearly over ten years. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:11.091Z); Ten-year compound average after fade. Initial solved rate -0.25700885697096154. Price 62500; 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 55,200.00 per share - 2016-11: KRW 54,200.00 per share - 2016-12: KRW 58,000.00 per share - 2017-01: KRW 56,600.00 per share - 2017-02: KRW 59,800.00 per share - 2017-03: KRW 54,500.00 per share - 2017-04: KRW 58,900.00 per share - 2017-05: KRW 60,900.00 per share - 2017-06: KRW 63,600.00 per share - 2017-07: KRW 62,500.00 per share - 2017-08: KRW 59,000.00 per share - 2017-09: KRW 60,200.00 per share - 2017-10: KRW 54,000.00 per share - 2017-11: KRW 53,600.00 per share - 2017-12: KRW 54,600.00 per share - 2018-01: KRW 53,500.00 per share - 2018-02: KRW 59,000.00 per share - 2018-03: KRW 53,600.00 per share - 2018-04: KRW 49,450.00 per share - 2018-05: KRW 42,850.00 per share - 2018-06: KRW 42,100.00 per share - 2018-07: KRW 44,400.00 per share - 2018-08: KRW 46,650.00 per share - 2018-09: KRW 50,100.00 per share - 2018-10: KRW 41,400.00 per share - 2018-11: KRW 42,800.00 per share - 2018-12: KRW 40,150.00 per share - 2019-01: KRW 41,800.00 per share - 2019-02: KRW 42,750.00 per share - 2019-03: KRW 37,450.00 per share - 2019-04: KRW 39,750.00 per share - 2019-05: KRW 35,000.00 per share - 2019-06: KRW 35,100.00 per share - 2019-07: KRW 30,900.00 per share - 2019-08: KRW 29,150.00 per share - 2019-09: KRW 32,250.00 per share - 2019-10: KRW 31,050.00 per share - 2019-11: KRW 33,250.00 per share - 2019-12: KRW 33,550.00 per share - 2020-01: KRW 28,700.00 per share - 2020-02: KRW 25,500.00 per share - 2020-03: KRW 19,350.00 per share - 2020-04: KRW 21,250.00 per share - 2020-05: KRW 23,450.00 per share - 2020-06: KRW 24,650.00 per share - 2020-07: KRW 26,050.00 per share - 2020-08: KRW 29,500.00 per share - 2020-09: KRW 31,500.00 per share - 2020-10: KRW 31,650.00 per share - 2020-11: KRW 32,700.00 per share - 2020-12: KRW 39,400.00 per share - 2021-01: KRW 41,150.00 per share - 2021-02: KRW 47,650.00 per share - 2021-03: KRW 49,050.00 per share - 2021-04: KRW 48,100.00 per share - 2021-05: KRW 48,900.00 per share - 2021-06: KRW 51,700.00 per share - 2021-07: KRW 48,350.00 per share - 2021-08: KRW 46,600.00 per share - 2021-09: KRW 43,250.00 per share - 2021-10: KRW 41,350.00 per share - 2021-11: KRW 38,400.00 per share - 2021-12: KRW 39,700.00 per share - 2022-01: KRW 33,650.00 per share - 2022-02: KRW 35,200.00 per share - 2022-03: KRW 33,650.00 per share - 2022-04: KRW 34,850.00 per share - 2022-05: KRW 35,650.00 per share - 2022-06: KRW 32,950.00 per share - 2022-07: KRW 34,800.00 per share - 2022-08: KRW 37,950.00 per share - 2022-09: KRW 35,250.00 per share - 2022-10: KRW 36,550.00 per share - 2022-11: KRW 34,000.00 per share - 2022-12: KRW 31,150.00 per share - 2023-01: KRW 32,450.00 per share - 2023-02: KRW 37,200.00 per share - 2023-03: KRW 34,800.00 per share - 2023-04: KRW 34,500.00 per share - 2023-05: KRW 34,500.00 per share - 2023-06: KRW 34,400.00 per share - 2023-07: KRW 38,700.00 per share - 2023-08: KRW 38,750.00 per share - 2023-09: KRW 39,600.00 per share - 2023-10: KRW 38,200.00 per share - 2023-11: KRW 45,350.00 per share - 2023-12: KRW 45,400.00 per share - 2024-01: KRW 51,300.00 per share - 2024-02: KRW 54,200.00 per share - 2024-03: KRW 54,200.00 per share - 2024-04: KRW 59,100.00 per share - 2024-05: KRW 43,850.00 per share - 2024-06: KRW 45,200.00 per share - 2024-07: KRW 44,650.00 per share - 2024-08: KRW 43,400.00 per share - 2024-09: KRW 41,450.00 per share - 2024-10: KRW 35,300.00 per share - 2024-11: KRW 37,650.00 per share - 2024-12: KRW 38,400.00 per share - 2025-01: KRW 40,950.00 per share - 2025-02: KRW 37,900.00 per share - 2025-03: KRW 39,450.00 per share - 2025-04: KRW 41,400.00 per share - 2025-05: KRW 38,500.00 per share - 2025-06: KRW 39,750.00 per share - 2025-07: KRW 44,450.00 per share - 2025-08: KRW 40,150.00 per share - 2025-09: KRW 38,350.00 per share - 2025-10: KRW 46,350.00 per share - 2025-11: KRW 61,500.00 per share - 2025-12: KRW 58,300.00 per share - 2026-01: KRW 63,500.00 per share - 2026-02: KRW 72,900.00 per share - 2026-03: KRW 54,100.00 per share - 2026-04: KRW 59,200.00 per share - 2026-05: KRW 66,800.00 per share - 2026-06: KRW 61,900.00 per share - 2026-07: KRW 67,600.00 per share - 2026-08: KRW 66,600.00 per share - 2026-09: KRW 59,000.00 per share - 2026-10: KRW 61,400.00 per share ## Annual estimated value (KRW per share) - FY2016: low KRW 45,690.15 per share, central KRW 51,435.96 per share, high KRW 59,084.86 per share - FY2017: low KRW 38,103.11 per share, central KRW 42,722.73 per share, high KRW 48,872.42 per share - FY2018: low KRW 37,661.71 per share, central KRW 42,266.68 per share, high KRW 48,396.88 per share - FY2019: low KRW 49,700.26 per share, central KRW 55,672.98 per share, high KRW 63,623.94 per share - FY2020: low KRW 68,321.94 per share, central KRW 75,954.48 per share, high KRW 86,115.01 per share - FY2021: low KRW 81,927.52 per share, central KRW 91,118.71 per share, high KRW 103,354.13 per share - FY2022: low KRW 105,774.30 per share, central KRW 135,619.69 per share, high KRW 156,219.24 per share - FY2023: low KRW 105,415.60 per share, central KRW 121,378.36 per share, high KRW 137,824.25 per share - FY2024: low KRW 118,370.77 per share, central KRW 157,683.08 per share, high KRW 181,590.77 per share - FY2025: low KRW 204,740.34 per share, central KRW 280,836.21 per share, high KRW 326,539.17 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 2026-10-15T06:42:53.699Z 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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161390 · KO
KOSPI 200
Not a wonderful business
1 quality test fails. A lower price would not fix the business.
Margins varied 29.4% around their average (limit 35%), and no loss years were recorded (limit 2).
Capital return excluding acquisitions: median 7.7% (minimum 15%), and the second-worst year 5.8% (minimum 10%), and gross margin fell 8.2 percentage points (limit 4).
Each $1 of profit left $0.93 for owners over five years (minimum $0.80).
Per-share value rose from 4839.63 to 8931, comparing three-year medians at each end (must rise and stay positive).
Profits were backed by cash: accruals were -1.9% of assets (limit 10%).
Profit record · pass 0 loss years in 10 (at most 2), mean operating margin 11.6%, three-year average owner earnings per share 6,247.2 KRW.
| Value range | KRW 212,558.64 – KRW 338,166.70 |
|---|---|
| Buy at or below | Central value KRW 291,034.39 |
| Discount to value | 1 − 62500.00 / 291034.39 = 78.5% |
| Return / year | About 43.0% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%) |
| Cash-flow inputs | Owner cash KRW 14371.91/share; 7.5% growth for 5 years, then fades to 3.0%; excess cash KRW 19970.89/share today. |
| Required return | 10.0% / year, earned by construction at the central value |