KD Chem Co (221980) Fair Value & Analysis
Basic Materials · KR · Market cap 35.7B KRW
Fair value as of: Jul 22, 2026
From 24 valuation models · updated 19 days ago
Share price −3.5% over the past month.
A solid business, screening 68% undervalued on our models.
What matters now
- The price is below even our cautious bear case (11,933 KRW). The market is more pessimistic than our downside scenario.
- Solid quality (66/100) at a price below fair value, the discount is the argument here, not the business quality.
Price vs Fair Value (5 years)
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 22, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range 9,250 KRW – 18,288 KRW · fair‑value band 11,933 KRW – 19,889 KRW · the 9,460 KRW price screens below the 15,911 KRW fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 22, 2026.
Analysis
KD Chem Co (221980) currently trades at 9,460 KRW, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is 15,911 KRW, implying the stock looks roughly 68.2% undervalued today. The Quality Score stands at 66/100 (solid quality), in the Basic Materials sector. Bull case: trading below our estimate, it may offer upside if the fundamentals hold. Bear case: a low price can be a value trap when quality is weak or the data is thin (evidence: high), always confirm before acting.
Over the trailing twelve months, KD Chem Co generated revenue of 64.1B KRW at a net margin of 4.5%. Revenue grew 8.1% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 2.8%. Net debt stands at 2.5B KRW. Fundamentals as of Jul 22, 2026
Our scenario range runs from 11,933 KRW (bear case) to 19,889 KRW (bull case); at 9,460 KRW, the current price sits below that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. The share trades about 15% below its 52-week high, currently below its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Basic Materials peers we cover trades at -58% fair-value upside, at 68%, 221980 screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small.
All 24 models by family
Widest divergence: Growth DCF (35,987 KRW) versus Dividend Discount (6,422 KRW). Highest evidence: Growth DCF (80).
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Key figures & financial health
More key figures
Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Jul 22, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.
Quality Score breakdown
Of which business quality 66 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 46
Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.
About the company
KD Chem Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells fine chemicals in South Korea. It provides general purpose stabilizers for suspension PVC applications; calendar foaming stabilizers for suspension PVC applications; kickers for emulsion PVC applications; stabilizers for emulsion PVC applications; Ca-Zn type stabilizers for wires/hoses; organotin type stabilizers; …
Full company description
KD Chem Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells fine chemicals in South Korea. It provides general purpose stabilizers for suspension PVC applications; calendar foaming stabilizers for suspension PVC applications; kickers for emulsion PVC applications; stabilizers for emulsion PVC applications; Ca-Zn type stabilizers for wires/hoses; organotin type stabilizers; co-stabilizers; and lubricants and other additives. The company also exports its products to approximately 30 countries. The company was formerly known as Korea Daehyup Chemical Co., Ltd. and changed its name to KD Chem Co., Ltd. in July 2008. KD Chem Co., Ltd. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Boeun-Gun, South Korea.
Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.
Revenue & earnings trend
FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years
KD Chem Co reported revenue of 62.9B KRW in FY2025 versus 54.1B KRW in FY2021, a compound +3.9%/yr. Reported net income was 3.5B KRW in FY2025, compounding −18.6%/yr from FY2021.
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Peer Group
Specialty Chemicals · 673 stocks
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.
Valuation Multiples vs Specialty Chemicals median · lower = cheaper
Snowflake
Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.
Values & ESG
Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.
ESG scores are not available for this stock yet. Values and ESG data are contextual and can differ between providers.
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Each company is valued through a stack of independent intrinsic-value models (DCF variants, residual-income, multiples and more), blended into one family-balanced consensus and weighted by how much trustworthy data backs it. A separate quality layer scores the fundamentals. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.
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