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Daedong Steel Co. vs Nickel Asia: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Daedong Steel Co. (048470) and Nickel Asia (NIKL) compare, as of Sep 25, 2026.

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Daedong Steel Co. as the less overvalued of the two: Daedong Steel Co. trades at KRW 2,850 versus a fair value of KRW 2,351 (-18%), while Nickel Asia trades at PHP 4.20 versus PHP 3.28 (-22%).
Daedong Steel Co.
048470.KQ · KRW · Materials
-18%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceKRW 2,850
Fair ValueKRW 2,351
Quality52/100
Nickel Asia
NIKL.PSE · PHP · Materials
-22%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PricePHP 4.20
Fair ValuePHP 3.28
Quality65/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Daedong Steel Co.Nickel Asia
Valuation
n/aP/E (TTM)18.1×
−17.5%Fair value upside−21.9%
1.1%Dividend yield12.3%
Profitability
-4%Operating margin0%
n/aEBIT margin trend (5Y)1.07×
5%Return on equityn/a
-4%Return on assets0%
Growth
40%Revenue growth (YoY)0%
-13.2%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)1.9%
2.3%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)6.3%
−0.0%Value creation/yr+7.7%
Balance & size
n/aDebt / equity0.22×
$19MMarket cap$930M
weakGrowth qualityexpensive

Nickel Asia leads: 1 to 7 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Daedong Steel Co.of which business quality 52 · market factors 35 Nickel Asiaof which business quality 63 · market factors 45
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
32
56
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
28
95
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
1
58
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
93
57
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
100
40
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
56
0
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
29
54
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
23
80
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
82
78

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyDaedong Steel Co.Price KRW 2,850Nickel AsiaPrice PHP 4.20
DCF Models-4%close to the priceKRW 2,739+31%above the pricePHP 5.50
Earnings-Based-89%below the priceKRW 327+36%above the pricePHP 5.70
Dividend Discountn/a+57%above the pricePHP 6.60
Multiples-83%below the priceKRW 473+148%above the pricePHP 10.42
Asset-Based+68%above the priceKRW 4,787-38%below the pricePHP 2.60
Growth DCFn/a-37%below the pricePHP 2.63
Economic Profit+50%above the priceKRW 4,282+59%above the pricePHP 6.69
Growth Earnings-87%below the priceKRW 361+117%above the pricePHP 9.10
Minimum-89%below the priceKRW 327-38%below the pricePHP 2.60
Maximum+68%above the priceKRW 4,787+148%above the pricePHP 10.42
Median-44%below the priceKRW 1,606+46%above the pricePHP 6.15
Geometric mean-58%below the priceKRW 1,210+32%above the pricePHP 5.55

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Daedong Steel Co.: 6 of 8 models see the stock below the current price.

Nickel Asia: 9 of 25 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Daedong Steel Co.
Price KRW 2,850
Fair Value KRW 2,351
Bear KRW 2,272Bull KRW 2,499
Nickel Asia
Price PHP 4.20
Fair Value PHP 3.28
Bear PHP 2.57Bull PHP 5.02

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Daedong Steel Co. · Materials

Quality score52 · above median
Fair value upside-18% · above median

Nickel Asia · Materials

Quality score65 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-22% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Daedong Steel Co. as the less overvalued of the two: Daedong Steel Co. trades at KRW 2,850 versus a fair value of KRW 2,351 (-18%), while Nickel Asia trades at PHP 4.20 versus PHP 3.28 (-22%).

Nickel Asia has the higher quality score (65/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.