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HITEJINRO Co., Ltd.

HITEJINRO Co., Ltd.

000080.KS
HITEJINRO Co., Ltd.KR flagKorea Exchange
16,470.00
KRW
+570.00
- -
1.13TMarket Cap
HITEJINRO Co., Ltd.
000080.KS
(Korea Exchange)

Recent

price

16,490.00

P/E

ratio

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div

yld

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ROIC.AI

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
TTM
FRC
25,748
28,443.45
30,214.33
28,071.58
27,182.93
27,392.97
27,139.23
27,121.85
27,036.05
29,313.58
32,428.29
31,659.01
35,883.71
36,196.56
37,360.89
35,889.75
35,993.37
Revenue per Share
1,517
1,452.26
1,536
1,169
307
765
551
182
319
-610
1,246
1,031
1,250
512
1,378
596
573.66
Basic EPS, GAAP
1,281.24
3,052.2
-3,318.17
2,051.35
2,122.08
2,655.42
856.4
3,609.11
280.13
-1,935.31
3,284.2
6,984.01
-3,366.06
83.5
-53.27
1,248.25
1,742.89
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
2,088.87
1,212.44
1,253.46
1,248.75
1,088.96
999.39
999.16
898.91
798.4
802.09
700.37
750.3
800.05
949.58
950.34
699.98
- -
Dividend per Share
11,591.12
16,190.77
11,699.91
11,623.95
10,259.19
10,042.05
9,433.71
8,513.05
7,734.4
8,672.52
9,258.86
9,566.48
10,629.65
9,768.02
10,116.21
10,047.26
9,980.45
Book Value per Share
15,377.83
28,380.34
17,560.34
17,016.46
15,970.3
15,883.84
15,516.82
14,534.97
13,905.85
12,282.59
12,974.1
13,442.42
14,528.97
13,992.8
14,899.39
15,841.65
16,195.08
Tangible Book Value per Share
40
48
67
68
69
70
70
70
70
69
70
70
70
70
70
70
69
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
1,034,766
1,373,664
2,034,626
1,897,469
1,872,333
1,907,481
1,890,233
1,889,910
1,885,626
2,035,064
2,256,323
2,202,904
2,497,555
2,520,182
2,599,183
2,498,567
2,476,619
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
12.16
10.36
8.22
8.49
5
7.02
6.56
4.62
4.8
4.34
8.8
7.9
7.64
4.92
8.01
6.9
6.68
Operating Margin (%)
38,275
68,655
121,664
121,191
122,748
119,930
118,707
119,649
124,968
147,975
159,929
145,106
155,688
149,794
149,053
147,441
146,354
Depreciation Expense
60,965
70,136
103,434
79,017
21,146
53,270
38,377
12,682
22,249
-42,349
86,695
71,739
87,002
35,648
95,867
41,492
39,472
Net Income, GAAP
51.05
36.66
24.42
48.84
43.93
33.13
37.16
67.91
46.97
9,520.24
29.91
30.49
28.48
48.13
24.58
38.41
40.74
Effective Tax Rate (%)
5.89
5.11
5.08
4.16
1.13
2.79
2.03
0.67
1.18
-2.08
3.84
3.26
3.48
1.41
3.69
1.66
1.59
Profit Margin (%)
-206,791
-497,758
-660,977
-599,579
-577,931
-583,888
-452,181
-605,625
-603,489
-576,598
-536,213
-532,452
-483,523
-569,932
-630,086
-560,951
-483,315
Working Capital
149,581
533,262
528,373
553,985
550,495
468,901
444,003
367,372
400,830
639,529
560,768
500,107
500,068
436,219
422,111
392,737
429,409
LT Debt
620,491
1,423,259
1,409,072
1,383,121
1,327,928
1,324,600
1,291,903
1,217,509
1,162,379
1,033,196
1,074,278
1,093,159
1,161,028
1,115,876
1,149,496
1,142,139
1,152,601
Total Equity
5.78
4.3
4.11
2.77
1.82
3.16
2.79
0.98
1.65
-305.05
5.36
4.37
4.88
2.44
5.95
4.1
3.73
Return on Invested Capital (%)
7.81
6.21
7.32
5.06
2.59
4.53
3.59
1.49
2.66
-259.58
6.75
5.58
6.57
3.51
7.62
3.89
3.7
Return on Capital (%)
11.69
11.24
13.18
10.04
2.83
7.58
5.66
2.03
3.93
-7.42
13.91
10.95
12.38
5.02
13.85
5.91
5.72
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

FRC

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in mil. unless spec.
Sep'25
Dec'25
Mar'26
ST Debt
635,101
658,703
612,073
LT Borrowings
351,627
316,404
352,615
LT Finance Leases
78,173
76,332
76,794
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
5,674
5,674
5,674
Shares Outstanding
69
70
70
Market Capitalization
1,310,799
1,268,826
1,150,464

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'25
Dec'25
Mar'26
Total Current Assets
1,036,856
946,011
1,027,397
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
329,773
296,080
371,452
Accounts Receivable, Net
341,616
273,272
277,263
Inventories
260,537
267,236
265,597
Total Current Liabilities
1,560,199
1,506,962
1,510,713
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
635,101
658,703
612,073
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
-1.34%
1.29%
-0.64%
Free Cash Flow
-364.27%
-549.33%
-2,444.87%
Net Income, GAAP
-55.73%
11.44%
-56.72%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
2.88%
2.24%
-3.87%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
-26.29%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

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in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
621,149
665,240
685,740
627,054
2,599,183
2025
612,777
646,554
669,533
569,703
2,498,567
2026
590,829
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
377
630
630
- -
1,378
2025
546
483.42
497.54
- -
596
2026
517
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
950.34
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
699.98
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
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Business
HITEJINRO Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells alcoholic beverages in South Korea and internationally. The company produces soju under brands including Chamisul Classic, Chamisul Fresh, Chamisul Nature, Ilpum Jinro, Jinro Gold, Jinro 24 and flavored variants such as grapefruit, green grape and plum; beer under brands including Hite, Hite Extra Cold, Max, Dry Finish D, Stout, Exfeel S and Terra; whiskey under brands including Kingdom and Cutty Sark; wine; and other products such as makgeolli, sake and bottled spring water under the Seoksu and Puriss brands. HITEJINRO operates through segments comprising Korean distilled spirits, beer, bottled water and others; maintains production facilities in Icheon, Cheongwon and Masan; and conducts business primarily in South Korea with exports to over 80 countries including Japan, the United States, China and Southeast Asia. Founded in 1924 and headquartered in Seoul, the company changed its name from Jinro Ltd. to HITEJINRO Co., Ltd. in 2011 following its acquisition by Hite Brewery in 2006. In recent developments, HITEJINRO broke ground in February 2025 on its first overseas production plant in Vietnam's Thai Binh province with a $100 million investment, targeting completion by 2026 and annual capacity of 5 million cases to support Southeast Asian expansion under its Global Vision 2030 plan aiming for 500 billion won in overseas soju sales by 2030; launched new soju products including Ilpoom Jinro Mild at 16.9% ABV in February 2025 and expanded into high-end U.S. wines with Bethel Heights Vineyard and Shea Wine Cellar in December 2024; and through subsidiary Seoyoung e&t acquired cosmetics ODM firm BNB Korea in 2024 to diversify beyond beverages.