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Dongwon Industries · 006040 · Holding companies

Dongwon Industries: Low Multiples and Recovering Profit, With Wide Model Range

Why this report

Start of coverage: one of the 300 largest companies, written once its financial statements were in.

Dongwon Industries (KOSPI, holding companies) closed at ₩35,100 on 2026-10-12, down 19.3% over one year, while trailing 12-month net income reached ₩431.3B. It trades at 3.2x earnings and 0.4x book value, and the model's estimate range is extremely wide.

Written Oct 13, 2026 · Data as of Oct 12, 2026 · 0 views

This is not financial advice. The report does not recommend buying or selling anything.

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Thesis

The data supports a picture of a large, steady-revenue holding company whose profit has recovered after a weak 2024. Net income rose from ₩75.3B in 2024 to ₩367.0B in 2025 and ₩431.3B over the 12 months to H1 2026, and ROE moved from 2.7% to 13.0%. Valuation multiples are low versus the listed peers shown, and the dividend yield is 3.9%.

What the data does not support is a clear explanation for the discount. Operating margin has stayed in a narrow 5.2% to 5.6% band since 2022, and borrowings of ₩2.37T are far larger than cash of ₩443.4B. Investor flows, foreign ownership, short balance and news headlines are not available in the data, so market sentiment cannot be assessed.

Business overview

Dongwon Industries is a KOSPI-listed holding company founded in 1969 and listed in 1989, with 39,624,084 listed shares and a market capitalisation of about ₩1.39T. Revenue was ₩2.80T in 2021 and ₩9.03T in 2022 (growth of 222.1%), and has stayed near ₩9T since, reaching ₩9.58T in 2025. The data does not describe the underlying business lines. The filing list includes debt guarantees for other parties and a large business group disclosure, but no details are given.

Financial analysis

These figures come from filed financial statements (DART). TTM revenue to H1 2026 is ₩10.01T, with operating income of ₩555.3B (5.5% margin) and net income of ₩431.3B (4.3% margin). Annual revenue growth was 7.1% in 2025 after roughly flat 2023 and 2024. Operating income rose from ₩464.7B in 2023 to ₩516.1B in 2025. Net income was volatile: ₩296.5B in 2022, ₩225.0B in 2023, ₩75.3B in 2024, ₩367.0B in 2025.

ROE is 13.0% TTM versus 11.6% in 2025. Liabilities to equity is 99.6%. Borrowings are ₩2.37T against cash of ₩443.4B. TTM free cash flow is ₩117.5B.

Valuation

Current multiples are P/E 3.2x, P/B 0.4x, P/S 0.1x and EV/EBITDA 4.1x, with an enterprise value of ₩3.32T. Year-end 2025 showed P/E 4.5x and P/B 0.5x, so the stock is below that level on both. Among the peers listed, P/E ranges from 4.0x (SK Square) to 10.2x (KB Financial) and P/B from 0.8x to 2.4x. SK, the closest holding company peer, is at 4.9x and 1.1x. These peers are much larger and include financial groups, so comparability is limited.

The valuation model (5-year DCF, rate 4.2%, based on TTM to H1 2026) gives a base estimate of ₩145,089 per share, with a bear case of ₩0 and a bull case of ₩728,307. This is a model estimate based on the assumptions shown, not a target. The extreme width of the range shows high sensitivity to assumptions, and the base figure is about 4.1 times the ₩35,100 share price.

Catalysts

  • The 2026-09-07 amended cash dividend decision and related record-date filings are relevant to the 3.9% dividend yield.
  • A 2026-09-30 filing responded to a rumour or news report, though the data gives no content.
  • Repeated debt guarantee decisions for other parties (2026-08-12, 08-24, 09-02, 09-21) could affect how investors view group exposure.
  • The H1 2026 report filed on 2026-08-14 showed TTM net income of ₩431.3B, up from ₩367.0B in 2025.
  • The share price is 8.1% lower over one month, but 1.7% higher over three months, and sits between its 52-week low of ₩29,850 and high of ₩51,500.

Risks

  • Borrowings of ₩2.37T are about 5.3 times cash of ₩443.4B, which exposes the company to financing conditions.
  • Net income has been volatile, falling to ₩75.3B in 2024, so the recovery may not be steady.
  • Operating margin has stayed near 5.5% with little improvement, limiting operating leverage.
  • Debt guarantees for other parties are being filed repeatedly, and the data does not show their size or the risk involved.
  • The model range of ₩0 to ₩728,307 is too wide to give a reliable valuation anchor, and flow, ownership and short data are unavailable.

Closing view

The data shows a company with stable revenue near ₩10T, recovering profit, a 13.0% ROE and low multiples of 3.2x earnings and 0.4x book value. Against that, leverage is meaningful, free cash flow is modest at ₩117.5B, earnings have been uneven, and the share price has fallen 19.3% over one year without an explanation in the data. The model's base estimate is well above the market price, but its very wide bear-to-bull range means it should be read as a sensitivity check rather than a conclusion. The picture is mixed, and this report makes no recommendation.

Model estimate of fair value

Bear
₩0
-100%
Base
₩145,089
+327%
Bull
₩728,307
+2042%

Model estimate based on the assumptions shown. Not a price target and not a buy or sell signal.

Base case of the 5-year discounted cash flow model on the stock's Valuation tab (statements TTM to H1 2026; discount rate 4.2%). Bear and Bull move the main assumptions by fixed steps. See and change the assumptions

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Report history

  1. Oct 13, 2026InitiationStart of coverage (300 largest)Dongwon Industries: Low Multiples and Recovering Profit, With Wide Model Range

Built only from jonbur's own data: prices and investor flows, filed financial statements and filings, and news headlines. Disclosed (filed) data is labelled as such. Written by AI and may contain mistakes.

This is not financial advice. The report does not recommend buying or selling anything.

Source: KRX statistical information