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Cosmo Chemical

KSC:005420 · KR7005420005
ChemicalsSmall

360

3
Medium confidence — indicative
EV / EBIT12
Price / Owner Earnings81
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales57
EV / Gross Profit5
Price/Book13
Return on Capital21
Cash Return on Capital25
Return on Equity25
EBIT Margin23
Gross Profitability19
Accruals46
Owner Earnings Margin23
Sales growth87
Profit growth25
Reinvestment17
Price momentum12
Debt load34
Refinancing53
Debt Payback1
Liquidity21
Analyst ratings—
Expectations trend—
Market mood4
Value Creation0/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Cosmo Chemical doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountrySouth Korea
IndustryChemicals
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeKOSE
Employees5
Websitecosmochem.co.kr
ISINKR7005420005
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
KOSPI (South Korea)
Themes
CleanTechBio-based and Renewable MaterialsChemicalIndustrialManufacturing

Description

Analysis

Story stock

Cosmo Chemical Co., Ltd. trades at an expensive price on a weak set of business metrics, a combination we flag as a story stock.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is mixed; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 0/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
1
2026

All-time high

4

Mar 2026

All-time low

1

Jun 2026

Average rank

3

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
57
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Price/Earnings
24
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Price/Book
13
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Dividend Yield
1
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Value (overall)
14
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Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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