Nexen

KSC:005720 · KR7005720008

Auto ComponentsMedium

360

Medium confidence — indicative

Value63

Profit price65

Cash yield32

Owner Earnings Yield63

Dividend Yield1

Sales & asset price86

Price/Sales93

EV / Gross Profit72

Price/Book93

Quality68

Returns on capital52

Return on Capital35

Cash Return on Capital62

Return on Equity59

Profit margins59

EBIT Margin61

Gross Profitability57

Cash backing82

Cash Conversion86

Accruals87

Owner Earnings Margin72

Growth58

Sales growth53

Profit growth74

Profit Growth71

Long-Term EPS Growth72

Owner Earnings Growth80

Reinvestment59

Price momentum62

Safety47

Debt load38

Debt serviceability69

Refinancing99

Debt Payback38

Liquidity41

Sentiment54

Analyst ratings—

Expectations trend—

Market mood6

Value Creation10/20creating 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

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

Profile

CountrySouth Korea

IndustryAuto Components

SizeMedium

TypePublic Company

ExchangeKOSE

Employees16

Websitenexencorp.co.kr

ISINKR7005720008

Last UpdateApr 2, 2026

Indices

KOSPI (South Korea)

Description

Analysis

Quality compounder

Nexen Corporation earns the quality_compounder label: good underlying economics priced fairly, with no obvious bargain or excess.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 1.4×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some 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

2026

All-time high

Jun 2026

All-time low

Mar 2026

Average rank

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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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