Flags

Financial distress

KSS Line

KSC:044450 · KR7044450005

MarineX-Small

360

Medium confidence — indicative

Value47

Profit price33

EV / EBIT34

Price / Owner Earnings31

Cash yield17

Owner Earnings Yield33

Dividend Yield1

Sales & asset price55

Price/Sales56

EV / Gross Profit25

Price/Book84

Quality40

Returns on capital53

Return on Capital47

Cash Return on Capital32

Return on Equity81

Profit margins43

EBIT Margin66

Gross Profitability20

Cash backing30

Cash Conversion37

Accruals23

Owner Earnings Margin30

Growth44

Sales growth39

Profit growth59

Profit Growth97

Long-Term EPS Growth55

Owner Earnings Growth26

Reinvestment53

Price momentum52

Safety15

Debt load3

Debt serviceability14

Refinancing21

Debt Payback6

Liquidity45

Sentiment40

Analyst ratings—

Expectations trend—

Market mood8

Value Creation8/20creating some 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

KSS Line clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountrySouth Korea

IndustryMarine

SizeX-Small

TypePublic Company

ExchangeKOSE

Employees51

Websitekssline.com

ISINKR7044450005

Last UpdateApr 2, 2026

Indices

KOSPI (South Korea)

Themes

Freight ServiceMarine TransportationLogisticsShippingWater Transportation

Description

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

KSS Line Ltd. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 14.5×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is fragile. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

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

2026

All-time high

Mar 2026

All-time low

Jun 2026

Average rank

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023

Price/Sales

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Price/Earnings

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Price/Book

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Dividend Yield

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Value (overall)

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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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