LK CHEM Co., Ltd.

LK CHEM Co., Ltd.

KKRX:489500
20,550.00
KRW
0.00
(0.00%)
956.89EPS
23.31P/E
141.26BMarket Cap
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
13,744.66
3,812.46
5,601.24
3,282.16
3,931.33
Basic EPS, GAAP
3,606
845
1,532
708
965.4
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
-990.38
-778.8
738.48
-875.94
-85.64
Dividend per Share
- -
73.56
- -
- -
- -
Book Value per Share
1,374.09
1,864.75
5,480.54
9,491.16
10,181.88
Tangible Book Value per Share
1,343.45
1,859.76
5,446.9
9,419.66
10,102.2
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
1
4
4
6
6
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
13,746
15,257
25,044
20,180
24,749
Operating Margin (%)
34.49
36.77
40.47
22.65
21.62
Depreciation Expense
458
684
1,151
1,838
2,619
Net Income, GAAP
3,606
3,382
6,850
4,353
6,077
Effective Tax Rate (%)
16.06
19.11
22.17
8.61
12.41
Profit Margin (%)
26.24
22.16
27.35
21.57
24.56
Working Capital
2,749
-430
16,031
32,195
32,861
LT Debt
3,114
4,049
3,618
3,301
3,103
Total Equity
8,627
11,765
34,439
59,589
63,907
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
27.6
26.84
8.05
7.26
Return on Capital (%)
- -
22.02
25.31
8.81
9.7
Return on Common Equity (%)
- -
33.26
29.71
9.26
10.09

Capital Structure

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'25
Mar'26
Jun'26
ST Debt
368
366
447
LT Borrowings
3,228
3,195
3,038
LT Finance Leases
73
77
66
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
6
6
6
Market Capitalization
227,893
200,898
141,256

Working Capital

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'25
Mar'26
Jun'26
Total Current Assets
35,137
36,626
35,865
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
28,353
29,168
28,368
Accounts Receivable, Net
2,036
2,777
3,116
Inventories
4,334
4,140
3,726
Total Current Liabilities
2,942
3,046
3,004
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
368
366
447
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
- -
- -
73.02%
Free Cash Flow
- -
- -
-263.1%
Net Income, GAAP
- -
- -
-36.45%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
- -
- -
-19.42%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
5,343
9,105
5,386
5,211
25,044
2025
3,374
5,761
5,555
5,490
20,180
2026
6,060
7,644
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
436
759
27
310.34
1,532
2025
77.57
166
249.81
207.26
708
2026
213.75
294
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

CEO
Chang-Yeop Lee
Full Time Employees
70
Sector
Process industries
Industry
Chemicals: specialty
Address
Cheonan South Korea
IPO Date
Feb 25, 2025
Business
LK CHEM Co., Ltd. is a South Korea-based specialty chemical and advanced electronic materials company primarily engaged in the research, development, synthesis, and commercial manufacturing of high-purity chemical precursors and organic ligands for semiconductor, display, and renewable energy manufacturing processes. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Cheonan, South Korea, the company specializes in precision organometallic chemistry and advanced deposition materials designed for atomic layer deposition and chemical vapor deposition processes utilized in high-density memory and advanced logic semiconductor fabrication. The company operates through three principal business segments: Semiconductor Precursor Materials, Functional Organic Ligands, and Next-Generation Energy and Electronic Materials. Its core product and service portfolio includes silicon precursors, featuring mass-produced diiodosilane precursors used for uniform low-dielectric constant and silicon nitride thin-film deposition in 3D NAND flash memory and advanced system semiconductors; high-dielectric constant precursor materials, including hafnium- and zirconium-based chemical precursors utilized in deep sub-micron DRAM capacitor dielectric layers; proprietary organometallic ligands, including cyclopentadienyl ligands and commercially produced substituted cyclopentadienyl ligands engineered to enhance precursor thermal stability and thin-film uniformity; transition metal precursors, comprising cobalt, molybdenum, and ruthenium compounds developed for low-resistance metallization lines, barrier layers, and advanced interconnect structures; and specialty energy materials, comprising perovskite precursor compounds and charge transport materials for high-efficiency solar cells as well as functional additives for lithium-ion batteries. LK CHEM supplies integrated device manufacturers, pure-play foundries, and chemical formulation partners across South Korea and international semiconductor manufacturing hubs. The company operates primary synthesis and purification facilities in Cheonan, an advanced research and development center in Daejeon at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology campus, and a major production facility site in the Seokmun National Industrial Complex in Dangjin, South Korea. In recent developments, LK CHEM completed its initial public offering and listed its common stock on the KOSDAQ market under ticker 489500 in February 2025; advanced the construction of its third manufacturing plant in Dangjin to establish commercial-scale domestic synthesis of hafnium tetrachloride raw materials and next-generation perovskite compounds; expanded high-volume commercial supply agreements for proprietary diiodosilane precursors and high-dielectric constant ligands tailored for sub-2nm foundry processes and high-stack 3D NAND architectures; and accelerated strategic development initiatives covering high-purity molybdenum precursor chemistries and tandem perovskite photovoltaic materials.