LK CHEM Co (489500) Fair Value & Analysis
Basic Materials · KR · Market cap 117B KRW
Fair value as of: Jul 22, 2026
From 14 valuation models · updated 19 days ago
Share price +3.0% over the past month.
Below-average quality, and screening another 49% overvalued on our models.
What matters now
- The price sits above even our optimistic bull case (13,665 KRW). The favourable scenario is already priced in.
- Weak quality (42/100) and above fair value at the same time, the margin of safety is missing on both counts.
Price vs Fair Value (17 months)
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
17‑month range 15,230 KRW – 58,800 KRW · fair‑value band 7,718 KRW – 13,665 KRW · the 20,600 KRW price screens above the 10,512 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
LK CHEM Co (489500) currently trades at 20,600 KRW, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is 10,512 KRW, implying the stock looks roughly 49.0% overvalued today. The Quality Score stands at 42/100 (below-average quality), in the Basic Materials sector. Bear case: priced above our estimate, the market already discounts strong expectations. Bull case: above-average quality can justify a premium, the entry price still matters most (evidence: medium).
Over the trailing twelve months, LK CHEM Co generated revenue of 22.9B KRW at a net margin of 23.0%. Revenue grew 79.6% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 9.0%. Net debt stands at 1.4B KRW. Fundamentals as of Jul 22, 2026
Our scenario range runs from 7,718 KRW (bear case) to 13,665 KRW (bull case); at 20,600 KRW, the current price sits above 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 65% below its 52-week high and 26% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Basic Materials peers we cover trades at -58% fair-value upside, at -49%, 489500 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 14 models by family
Widest divergence: Multiples (11,787 KRW) versus Dividend Discount (476.99 KRW). Highest evidence: Residual Income (76).
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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 46 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 13
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
LK CHEM Co., Ltd., a technology-oriented company, engages in the silicon chemical material business in South Korea. It offers semiconductor chemicals, functional hair resins, and perovskite precursors; and chemical products, including acrylic acid, ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, 2-ethyl hexyl acrylate, methacrylic acid, methyl methacrylate, n-butyl …
Full company description
LK CHEM Co., Ltd., a technology-oriented company, engages in the silicon chemical material business in South Korea. It offers semiconductor chemicals, functional hair resins, and perovskite precursors; and chemical products, including acrylic acid, ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, 2-ethyl hexyl acrylate, methacrylic acid, methyl methacrylate, n-butyl methacrylate, i-butyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, pvc, plasticizer, isoprophyl alcohol, ascobic acid, and mono ethanol amine. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Cheonan-si, South Korea.
Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.
Revenue & earnings trend
FY2022 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years
LK CHEM Co reported revenue of 20.2B KRW in FY2025 versus 13.7B KRW in FY2022, a compound +13.7%/yr. Reported net income was 4.4B KRW in FY2025, compounding +6.5%/yr from FY2022.
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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.
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.
VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.
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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