Risk factor
Very poor trading liquidity
Profitability factor
Greatly undervalued vs peers
About
Dongkuk Steel Mill Company Limited operates as a leading global manufacturer and distributor of steel products, serving both domestic and international markets from its base in South Korea. The company's extensive product line encompasses pre-coated metals like Luxteel, Appsteel, and supersmp, specifically designed for home appliance manufacturing. It also produces various types of galvanized steel: standard galvanized steel for applications including household appliances, automotive components, ducts, soundproofing, and general construction; electro-galvanized steel for fire doors and receivers; galvalume steel suitable for roofing, walls, pipes, fences, and home appliances; and Mg alloy galvanized steel for roofing and wall structures. Additionally, Dongkuk Steel supplies steel plates, including its proprietary DK-LP plates, which are critical for shipbuilding, marine plant construction, boilers, pressure vessels, and piping. Its offerings extend to a comprehensive range of reinforcing bars—standard, seismic-resistant, threaded, and coiled—essential for civil engineering and general construction projects. The company's structural steel portfolio features H-beams for buildings, factories, and civil engineering; angles used in trusses, shipbuilding, and iron towers; channels for trusses, braces, and studs; flat bars for machinery, construction materials, and studs; F-shape and C-shape profiles for formworks, construction sites, and studs; round bars (including deformed varieties) for stiffeners in civil engineering and tunnel construction; and DK-deck plates for road surfacing. Established in 1954, the company's headquarters are located in Seoul, South Korea.
Company Valuation
Based on key historical and expected multiples, the stock is greatly undervalued relative to its peers. In particular, the stock is underpriced on P/E, 'cheap' on EV/EBIT
Target Price
The average target price of 001230.KS is 2520 and suggests 39% upside potential. Usually, this means a BUY recommendation among investment firms, or a recommendation to i