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Kolon Corporation

Kolon Corporation

21,000.00
KRW
-100.00
(-0.47%)
-13,216.73EPS
597.88BMarket Cap
Nov 18Next Earn
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
368,825.19
271,390.55
273,447.94
298,812.6
332,092.99
330,014.13
313,451.01
356,769.96
394,684.65
412,918.36
426,147.92
431,902.15
426,253.64
458,573.65
Basic EPS, GAAP
-3,736
771
-4,877
1,553
6,558
-358
-1,629
10,889
9,365
11,664
621
13,477
-11,476
-5,245.78
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
-3,338.8
-8,123.34
9,439.31
1,690.06
-1,313.44
-2,699.16
8,760
22,329.37
14,523.73
13,819.19
-12,995.7
-26,620.79
-14,281.18
-20,968.86
Dividend per Share
581.16
552.44
1,697.38
1,128.79
639.16
621.42
646.31
668.78
692.98
743.02
730.7
775.63
735.46
-2,023.53
Book Value per Share
53,547.46
52,536.74
46,891.15
49,322.14
62,125.31
55,626.89
43,587.65
56,668.73
64,614.17
86,033.37
84,543.52
133,557.27
131,985.56
157,025.68
Tangible Book Value per Share
35,785.79
36,077.34
30,447.76
36,378.86
49,746.7
45,062.14
33,576.47
47,179.31
55,590.5
76,427.02
71,121.18
43,958.46
45,709.54
52,632.36
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
4,390,317
3,583,367
3,589,758
3,936,859
4,365,833
4,324,491
4,284,394
4,890,151
5,410,415
5,659,922
5,878,432
5,920,011
5,886,133
6,197,867
Operating Margin (%)
1.19
2.4
2.34
3.51
2.43
2.47
3.23
5.59
6.2
5.68
1.94
-1.51
1.07
2.9
Depreciation Expense
33,026
30,734
31,456
28,115
30,000
34,523
86,496
84,511
81,463
73,409
83,537
94,521
94,098
100,238
Net Income, GAAP
-44,472
10,180
-64,024
20,461
86,214
-4,691
-22,266
149,253
128,377
159,880
8,566
184,727
-158,472
-70,900
Effective Tax Rate (%)
- -
- -
- -
25.89
13.44
138.17
226.58
22.47
35.24
32.11
33.23
24.74
- -
- -
Profit Margin (%)
-1.01
0.28
-1.78
0.52
1.97
-0.11
-0.52
3.05
2.37
2.82
0.15
3.12
-2.69
-1.14
Working Capital
-292,340
-432,752
-468,180
-640,938
-822,926
-676,298
-770,906
-858,110
-623,965
-656,105
-605,125
-732,373
-1,624,155
-1,475,034
LT Debt
625,609
348,352
463,963
336,803
269,350
445,084
584,986
421,757
649,534
690,880
973,727
1,041,952
721,255
882,149
Total Equity
827,445
920,788
805,497
831,295
902,942
829,206
686,084
859,035
987,872
1,300,330
1,310,534
2,346,992
2,423,307
2,717,276
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
4.97
4.35
-1.73
-7.18
8.86
8.8
7.63
1.99
-1.62
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
2.58
5.74
-1.28
-5.34
7.54
5.4
6.1
2.42
7.83
- -
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
-6.56
1.59
-10.68
3.53
12.83
-0.65
-3.55
23.58
16.77
16.81
0.8
13.42
-8.95
-3.75

Capital Structure

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'25
Mar'26
Jun'26
ST Debt
1,905,349
1,707,332
1,823,391
LT Borrowings
583,441
893,882
761,775
LT Finance Leases
137,814
115,952
120,374
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
5,802
5,802
5,802
Shares Outstanding
14
13
13
Market Capitalization
703,406
812,651
597,879

Working Capital

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'25
Mar'26
Jun'26
Total Current Assets
2,047,330
2,195,992
2,158,587
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
442,928
537,919
376,236
Accounts Receivable, Net
865,664
880,401
1,015,190
Inventories
325,988
386,252
387,536
Total Current Liabilities
3,671,485
3,646,736
3,633,622
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
1,905,349
1,707,332
1,823,391
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
14.14%
25.95%
3.25%
Free Cash Flow
-61.45%
-35.37%
-45.95%
Net Income, GAAP
147.48%
357.31%
-185.79%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
5.21%
3.85%
-0.57%
Total Cash Common Dividend
-5.68%
2.16%
-4.47%

Quarterly Revenue

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
1,392,642
1,510,748
1,495,524
1,543,181
5,920,011
2025
1,409,925
1,503,797
1,439,940
1,532,454
5,886,133
2026
1,518,775
1,706,697
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
-173
20,783
-2,871
-3,915.74
13,477
2025
-1,171
-2,677
468.81
-8,138.32
-11,476
2026
1,055.29
1,435
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
68.78
775.63
2025
- -
- -
-2,203.01
34.03
735.46
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Byung-Deok Ahn
Full Time Employees
91
Sector
Retail trade
Industry
Specialty stores
Address
KOLON Tower Gwacheon-si GY South Korea 427-709
IPO Date
Jun 23, 1975
Website
kolon.com
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Business
Kolon Corporation (002020.KS) operates as a diversified holding company primarily engaged in market research, management consulting, intellectual property licensing, trading, construction, and oversight of subsidiaries across chemicals, fashion, mobility, leisure, and life sciences in South Korea and internationally. Founded in 1957 and headquartered in Gwacheon-si, South Korea, the company oversees core products and services through affiliates including tire cords, airbags, PET spunbond, industrial yarns, chamude, aramid, humidity control devices, MEA, PEM, DFR, CPI, petroleum resins, phenolic resins, epoxy resins, PET resins from Kolon Industries; engineering plastics such as PA, PBT, POM; automotive materials like car seat fabrics, modules, artificial turf; films and IT chemicals; golf wear, apparel, accessories; steel and natural resources trading; construction in civil engineering, housing, plants, environmental projects including wind power and hydrogen energy; imported car distribution (BMW, Audi, Volvo, Jeep, Polestar), certified used vehicles, auto finance via Kolon Mobility Group; hotels, resorts, golf courses; active pharmaceutical ingredients, biopharmaceuticals, water treatment products, antimicrobial agents from Kolon Life Sciences; and real estate development, asset management. Kolon Corporation completed the acquisition of an additional 23% stake in Kolon Mobility Group Corporation for KRW 61.6 billion in September 2025, increasing its ownership to 97.5%; acquired DACC Co., Ltd. from Kolon Glotech for KRW 35.5 billion in July 2024; and supports subsidiary mergers such as Kolon Global's integration of MOD and LSI for leisure and real estate expansion in November 2025, Kolon Industries' merger with KOLON ENP in late 2025 to enhance automotive and medical device portfolios following its earlier GLOTEC merger, alongside capacity doubling for aramid pulp production.