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SK Discovery · 006120 · Holding companies

SK Discovery: Shares Rally Sharply While Multiples Stay Low and Margins Stay Thin

Why this report

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

SK Discovery closed at ₩68,300 on 2026-10-12, up 41.0% over three months and 30.6% over one year, with a market cap of about ₩1.28T. Trailing figures show revenue of ₩11.6T but thin margins, a P/B of 0.4 and a dividend yield of 6.6%.

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

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Thesis

The data supports a picture of a large-revenue holding company valued at a steep discount to book value. The P/E is 6.8, the P/B is 0.4 and the dividend yield is 6.6%. Profitability is modest, though: trailing operating margin is 2.8%, net margin 1.6% and ROE 5.9%. A low P/B alongside a low ROE is consistent with each other, so the data does not show that the discount is unwarranted. Free cash flow over the trailing period was negative at about ₩144.3B, which tempers the dividend yield. The share price is up 19.0% in one month and sits near the 52-week high of ₩73,000 (low ₩42,750). The company has recently filed buyback trust items, including a trust contract signed on 2026-10-13 and the termination of an earlier trust on 2026-09-07. The filings give no details on size. Investor flow, foreign ownership and short-balance data are not available, so the data cannot show who is driving the rally.

Business overview

SK Discovery is a KOSPI-listed holding company, founded in 1969 and listed since 1976, with 18,785,855 listed shares. Its CEOs are listed as 최창원 and 손현호. Revenue has grown from ₩6.6T in 2021 to ₩10.2T in 2025, and trailing revenue to H1 2026 is ₩11.6T. The data does not break revenue down by segment or subsidiary, so the sources of the sales are not visible here. Recent filings mention subsidiary facility investment, sales or supply contracts and a merger decision, but without detail on what they involve.

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Model estimate of fair value

The valuation model has no estimate for this company yet (not enough data, or no positive value with the base case).

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Report history

  1. Oct 28, 2026Update note5%+ holder changeSK Discovery: Dalton Investments Discloses New 5.0% Stake
  2. Oct 13, 2026InitiationStart of coverage (300 largest)SK Discovery: Shares Rally Sharply While Multiples Stay Low and Margins Stay Thin

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