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Watos Corea Co., Ltd.

Watos Corea Co., Ltd.

KKRX:079000
3,555.00
KRW
-55.00
(-1.52%)
-494.46EPS
44.36BMarket Cap
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
2,397.99
2,457.82
2,535.47
2,325.36
2,976.6
2,956.79
2,540.29
2,543.53
2,775.61
2,710.65
2,452.81
2,447.94
2,127.84
2,082.45
Basic EPS, GAAP
420.33
864.49
673.74
445.78
506
403
250
202
197
738
370
289
-413
-494.46
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
-3.32
579.62
626.37
358.5
475.45
609.86
167.93
400.88
404.16
412.65
296.03
584.81
-520.26
44.06
Dividend per Share
87.88
- -
100.4
112.27
131.29
188.81
199.62
199.99
199.54
200.02
199.76
201.42
210.94
398.06
Book Value per Share
8,853.77
9,538.57
10,310.44
10,456.97
10,620.31
10,224.15
10,271.14
10,284.59
10,278.92
10,821.94
11,013.44
11,264.52
11,332.54
10,796.78
Tangible Book Value per Share
8,825.81
9,515.66
10,285.54
10,435.29
10,581.89
10,186.64
10,233.32
10,248.81
10,242.76
10,787.33
10,979.76
11,241.02
11,313.08
10,777.32
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
18,910
19,564
19,698
17,709
21,421
21,298
18,321
18,311
20,027
19,511
17,678
17,498
14,126
13,411
Operating Margin (%)
13.64
19.74
21.56
14.45
16.52
9.42
2.76
0.85
2.02
0.7
-0.51
-1.41
-30.55
-32.59
Depreciation Expense
882
950
858
897
1,058
1,138
1,325
1,326
1,317
1,276
1,208
1,139
881
799
Net Income, GAAP
3,315
6,881
5,234
3,395
3,641
2,903
1,803
1,454
1,421
5,312
2,667
2,066
-2,742
-3,184
Effective Tax Rate (%)
11.91
16.55
13.01
13.01
9.34
15.4
14.61
14.29
14.49
21.02
16.6
17.22
- -
- -
Profit Margin (%)
17.53
35.17
26.57
19.17
17
13.63
9.84
7.94
7.1
27.23
15.08
11.81
-19.41
-23.74
Working Capital
24,339
37,631
46,016
48,314
50,951
52,653
53,232
54,405
54,361
61,549
63,829
64,822
55,881
48,921
LT Debt
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
604
686
657
627
596
547
- -
- -
Total Equity
55,763
62,654
67,166
69,742
72,218
73,600
73,938
74,035
73,994
77,903
79,281
78,869
71,111
67,749
Return on Invested Capital (%)
4.15
5.38
5.61
3.23
4.49
2.31
0.58
0.18
0.46
0.14
-0.09
-0.26
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
6.08
11.62
8.06
4.96
5.13
3.98
2.47
1.97
1.93
6.95
3.39
2.61
- -
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
6.08
11.62
8.06
4.96
5.13
3.98
2.44
1.97
1.92
6.99
3.39
2.61
-3.66
-4.42

Capital Structure

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'25
Dec'25
Mar'26
ST Debt
- -
- -
- -
LT Borrowings
- -
- -
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
6
6
6
Market Capitalization
35,230
40,160
44,364

Working Capital

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'25
Dec'25
Mar'26
Total Current Assets
61,111
58,661
58,165
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
55,452
53,511
52,358
Accounts Receivable, Net
2,139
2,246
2,043
Inventories
2,933
2,531
2,807
Total Current Liabilities
2,653
2,780
9,244
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
- -
- -
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
0.65%
-0.67%
-9.84%
Free Cash Flow
-3.63%
-22.39%
-182.62%
Net Income, GAAP
-13.9%
-6.72%
-232.72%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
-2.67%
-4.58%
-19.27%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
-2.74%

Quarterly Revenue

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
4,405
4,306
4,215
4,571
17,498
2025
3,735
3,331
3,580
3,480
14,126
2026
3,020
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
66
62
51
108.99
289
2025
31
-5.03
-10.6
-447.65
-413
2026
-37.43
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
201.42
2025
209.09
- -
- -
- -
210.94
2026
408.52
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
Full Time Employees
90
Sector
Producer manufacturing
Industry
Building products
Address
Jangseong-gun South Korea
IPO Date
Nov 15, 2005
Website
watos.com
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Business
Watos Corea Co., Ltd. is a South Korea-based manufacturer specializing in sanitary ware fittings, plumbing components, and water-saving bathroom systems. The company operates through two primary business segments: Sanitary Ware Fittings and Real Estate Leasing. Its extensive product portfolio comprises toilet tank internal mechanisms, including fill valves, flush valves, dual-flush water-saving valves, flappers, and siphon jet assemblies; sanitary fixture connectors and installation hardware, such as eccentric floor flanges, centered flanges, multi-flanges, angle valves, and flexible supply hoses; bathroom drainage and accessory components, consisting of washbasin pop-up assemblies, P-traps, S-traps, toilet seats, showerheads, and layered noise-reducing piping materials; and complete eco-friendly sanitary fixtures, headlined by its proprietary Grade 1 ultra-water-saving toilet systems, including the K-TOS 4.0L series. In addition to manufacturing, Watos Corea provides after-sales technical support, replacement parts distribution, and commercial property leasing services. The company primarily caters to sanitary ceramic manufacturers, residential and commercial construction contractors, plumbing wholesalers, and home renovation markets across the Republic of Korea. In recent corporate developments, Watos Corea completed a major leadership succession in 2024, transitioning executive management from founder Song Gong-seok to Chief Executive Officer Song Tae-yang, supported by continued equity consolidation by the controlling leadership. To adapt to tightened environmental label certification standards and residential construction sector headwinds, the company has focused strategic investment into high-efficiency fluid-dynamics research, commercializing proprietary siphon-flush mechanisms and ultra-low-consumption bathroom solutions alongside corporate value enhancement initiatives. Founded in July 1973 as Namyoung Industrial Co., the company was incorporated in 1997, adopted its current name in 2003, and is headquartered in Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea, maintaining additional sales, customer service, and research operations in Incheon.