Risk factor
Poor trading liquidity
Profitability factor
Greatly undervalued vs peers
About
KSS Line Ltd. provides marine transportation services for liquefied petroleum gas and petrochemical products in South Korea and internationally. The company's gas cargoes include anhydrous ammonia, butadiene, butane, butane 1, C4 raffinate, ethylene, propane, propylene, vinyl chloride monomer, and others. Its chemical cargoes consist of acetic acid, acetone, acrylonitrile monomer, aniline, benzene, toluene, xylene, base oil cumene, cyclohexane, dioctyl phthalate, kerosene, ethanol, methanol, methyl ethyl ketone mono ethylene glycol, nitric acid, octanol, phenol, pyrolysis gasoline, styrene monomer vinyl acetate monomer, and others. The company operates a fleet of 20 gas vessels, 5 chemical vessels, 2 tanker vessels, and 4 LNG vessels. The company was formerly known as Korea Special Shipping Co., Ltd. and changed its name to KSS Line Ltd. in July 1999. KSS Line Ltd. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
Company Valuation
Based on key historical and expected multiples, the stock is greatly undervalued relative to its peers. Specifically, the stock is 'cheap' on P/E, neutral on EV/EBITD.