Essen Tech Co. Ltd (043340) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Sep 23, 2026: fair value of Essen Tech Co. Ltd KRW 217, price KRW 669, upside -67.6%, quality 60 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 24, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range 662.00 KRW – 3,980 KRW · fair‑value band 156.22 KRW – 270.48 KRW · the 669.00 KRW price screens above the 217.05 KRW fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 24, 2026.
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Essen Tech Co., Ltd. provides brass alloy valves for refrigeration, air conditioning, gas, housing, automobile, and shipbuilding industries in South Korea. It offers refrigeration and air conditioning valve, LPG cylinder valve, ball valve, and flange end ball valves, as well as pipe fitting and system dividers.
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Essen Tech Co., Ltd. provides brass alloy valves for refrigeration, air conditioning, gas, housing, automobile, and shipbuilding industries in South Korea. It offers refrigeration and air conditioning valve, LPG cylinder valve, ball valve, and flange end ball valves, as well as pipe fitting and system dividers. The company was formerly known as Wooil Metal and changed its name to Essen Tech Co., Ltd. in December 1999. Essen Tech Co., Ltd. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Gunsan-si, South Korea.
Stock analysis
Essen Tech Co. Ltd (043340) currently trades at 669.00 KRW, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is 217.05 KRW, implying the stock looks roughly 208.3% overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth DCF group reads highest at a median of 379.72 KRW per share, and 1 of the 22 models we run sit above the 669.00 KRW price.
Bear case: the Growth Earnings group reads lowest at 85.90 KRW, and 21 of the 22 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is low.
Scenario range: 156.22 KRW (bear) to 270.48 KRW (bull), the price of 669.00 KRW sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 60/100 (solid quality), in the Industrials sector.
Weak Growth: Revenue growth is inconsistent: the periods point in different directions, so there is no trend to rely on.
Essen Tech Co. Ltd reported revenue of 57.9B KRW in FY2025 versus 56.6B KRW in FY2021, a compound +0.6%/yr. Reported net income was 378M KRW in FY2025.
Key figures
Market cap 38.6B KRW (≈ $28.3M) · P/S ratio 0.64 · Net margin 0.7% · Return on equity 3.1% · Return on assets (EBIT) −1.1% · Operating margin 5.1% · Revenue (TTM) 60.3B KRW · Revenue growth (YoY) +17.0%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 38 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 49% below its 52-week high and 1% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Industrials peers we cover trades at −35% fair-value upside, at −68%, 043340 screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
Bear 156.22 KRWFair Value 217.05 KRWBull 270.48 KRW
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above is their evidence-weighted blend, not the output of a single model.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.Evidence ⓘEvidence = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.40/100
Revenue growth is inconsistent: the periods point in different directions, so there is no trend to rely on.
Revenue growth 1 year
+6.5%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
−2.5%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+3.0%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: −2.2% a year
Revenue growth 11 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
−3.3%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 3 years), in KRW ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 3 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Measured in KRW: this currency has depreciated against the euro and dollar over the long run, so part of the nominal rate is currency erosion that never reaches a EUR/USD investor.
+15.7%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+15.7%
Dividend (yield on the price)0.0%
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.2% → 3%
⚠ Revenue per share shrinking 6.5%/yr over ~7Y (margins eroding too) ⓘStructural-decline marker: revenue PER SHARE has fallen over the last decade (robust median trend, not a single year). Backtested across 2005 to 2017, such businesses trailed the market by about 2.5 percentage points per year. Display only: it does not change the fair value or the quality score.
Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes more growth than the company has delivered so far.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+30.2%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect
n/a
No analyst forecast available.
After inflation (South Korea: IMF forecast 2.1% a year to 2030, 2.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +27.5% a year for the price.
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Metal Fabrication · 263 stocks
Beats the industry median on 5/10 measures
A mixed picture versus its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score60 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside−68% · Bottom 25%
Profitability
Return on equity (TTM)3% · Below median
Return on assets2% · Below median
Net margin (TTM)1% · Below median
Operating margin (TTM)5% · Above median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth17% · Above median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.43× · Highest 25%
Valuation Multiplesvs Metal Fabrication median · lower = cheaper
P/FCF0.0× · Cheapest 25%
EV/EBITDA1.8× · Cheapest 25%
Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)
This stockSector peers
VALUE (fair-value potential)0· sector 0
FUTURE (revenue growth)85· sector 35
PAST (return on equity)13· sector 20
HEALTH (low debt)79· sector 95
DIVIDEND (yield)0· sector 25
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
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Is Essen Tech Co. Ltd (043340) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Sep 24, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of 217.05 KRW versus a price of 669.00 KRW, about −68% upside (overvalued).
What is the fair value of 043340?
Our model-based fair value for Essen Tech Co. Ltd is 217.05 KRW (as of Sep 24, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: 669.00 KRW.
What is the quality score of 043340?
Essen Tech Co. Ltd has a Quality Score of 60/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Essen Tech Co. Ltd (043340)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of 217.05 KRW (as of Sep 24, 2026) from 22 valuation models. Cautious scenario 156.22 KRW, optimistic scenario 270.48 KRW. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Essen Tech Co. Ltd stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at 217.05 KRW, about −68% upside versus a price of 669.00 KRW (overvalued). Cautious scenario 156.22 KRW, optimistic scenario 270.48 KRW. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Essen Tech Co. Ltd (043340)?
Essen Tech Co. Ltd reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about 60.3B KRW (latest available figure, as of Sep 24, 2026).
What growth is priced into Essen Tech Co. Ltd (043340)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Essen Tech Co. Ltd would have to grow free cash flow by +30.2 % per year for five years (discount rate 8.9 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +3.0 % per year. As of Sep 24, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of 043340 use?
Our models discount Essen Tech Co. Ltd at 8.9 %: a base by market capitalisation (nano), damped by beta 0.40, country premium for South Korea. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Essen Tech Co. Ltd that is +30.2 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (8.9 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Essen Tech Co. Ltd (043340) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Essen Tech Co. Ltd grew +3.0 % a year. The price currently implies +30.2 % per year free-cash-flow growth a year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Essen Tech Co. Ltd (043340) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +1.9 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Essen Tech Co. Ltd (+30.2 % per year a year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Essen Tech Co. Ltd (043340)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 2.82 %: that much free cash flow Essen Tech Co. Ltd produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (8.9 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Essen Tech Co. Ltd (043340)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Essen Tech Co. Ltd it is 217.05 KRW per share (as of Sep 24, 2026), against a price of 669.00 KRW. It is the blended result of 22 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).
Is Essen Tech Co. Ltd stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Sep 24, 2026, 043340 trades above its calculated fair value: price 669.00 KRW, fair value 217.05 KRW, a gap of about −68% (overvalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of 043340?
No. The price is what the market pays today (669.00 KRW); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify (217.05 KRW). For Essen Tech Co. Ltd the two are 451.95 KRW per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Essen Tech Co. Ltd worth?
The market values Essen Tech Co. Ltd at about 38.6B KRW (market capitalisation, as of Sep 24, 2026). Per share that is 669.00 KRW; our models calculate a fair value of 217.05 KRW per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about 043340?
Our models span a range for Essen Tech Co. Ltd: cautious scenario 156.22 KRW, base 217.05 KRW, optimistic 270.48 KRW per share (as of Sep 24, 2026, price 669.00 KRW). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
How solid is the balance sheet of Essen Tech Co. Ltd (043340)?
Balance-sheet figures for Essen Tech Co. Ltd (as of Sep 24, 2026): return on equity 3.1%, debt of 0.43 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 60/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is 043340 from its 52-week high?
Essen Tech Co. Ltd trades at 669.00 KRW, about 49% below its 52-week high of 1,310 KRW and 1% above the low of 662.00 KRW (as of Sep 23, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of 217.05 KRW is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Essen Tech Co. Ltd?
From the same area (Industrials) we also value Carpenter Technology Corporation, ATI Inc, Mueller Industries, Inc, Aurubis AG, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Essen Tech Co. Ltd stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Sep 24, 2026: price 669.00 KRW, calculated fair value 217.05 KRW (−68%), Quality Score 60/100, from 22 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of 043340 calculated?
We run Essen Tech Co. Ltd through 22 models from four families: discounted cash flow, earnings models, asset and balance-sheet models, and dividend models. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the result is the weighted average of 217.05 KRW, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 14.0 % above its aggregate fair value. Essen Tech Co. Ltd itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Essen Tech Co. Ltd (043340)?
The closing price on Sep 23, 2026 was 669.00 KRW. Our model-based fair value is 217.05 KRW, about −68% upside (overvalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Essen Tech Co. Ltd right now?
The price sits above even our optimistic bull case (270.48 KRW). The favourable scenario is already priced in. The large gap to fair value rests on thin data (low evidence): fewer applicable models and a shorter history. Read it with extra caution. Solid but not exceptional quality (60/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder.
Key figures of Essen Tech Co. Ltd
How large is the market capitalisation of Essen Tech Co. Ltd (043340)?
The market capitalisation of Essen Tech Co. Ltd is 38.6B KRW (≈ $28.3M). The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Essen Tech Co. Ltd (043340)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Essen Tech Co. Ltd is 0.64 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What is the net margin of Essen Tech Co. Ltd (043340)?
The net margin of Essen Tech Co. Ltd is 0.7% (fiscal year 2025). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Essen Tech Co. Ltd (043340)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Essen Tech Co. Ltd is 3.1% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Essen Tech Co. Ltd (043340)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Essen Tech Co. Ltd is −1.1% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Essen Tech Co. Ltd (043340)?
The operating margin of Essen Tech Co. Ltd is 5.1% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Essen Tech Co. Ltd (043340)?
Revenue at Essen Tech Co. Ltd is growing +17.0% versus a year earlier (3y avg −2.5%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Essen Tech Co. Ltd (043340)?
Earnings per share at Essen Tech Co. Ltd are growing +11.6% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Essen Tech Co. Ltd (043340) carry?
The net debt of Essen Tech Co. Ltd is 33.1B KRW (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 36.9 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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