Digital Chosun디지틀조선

Digital Chosun's trailing profit has grown sharply, but the share price has been flat over three months and sits far below its 52-week high.

Digital Chosun is a small Korean internet, media and education group with a mix of news, outdoor billboards, newspaper automation and education services. Over the last twelve months to the first half of 2026 it reported revenue of about ₩43.0B... written in won as ₩43.0B and net income of about ₩9.6B, well above its 2025 full-year figures. At ₩1,708 the shares trade at a P/E of 6.6 and P/B of 0.7 on the data provided.

What stands out

• Trailing twelve-month operating margin is 24.5%, up from 13.8% in 2025 and 6.4% in 2024, though the data does not explain the drivers of this shift.
• Revenue has grown modestly each year since 2021, from ₩33.5B to ₩39.9B in 2025, so the recent profit jump is much larger than sales growth.
• Cash of ₩7.6B and borrowings of ₩0.13B suggest a low-debt balance sheet, with liabilities at 15.4% of equity.
• The discounted cash flow model gives a base value of ₩2,015 per share, with a bear case of ₩1,510 and a bull case of ₩2,897; these are model outputs, not forecasts.
• Foreign ownership fell from 2.4% to 1.1% over the past 60 days, and foreign investors were net sellers over the last 20 days, while retail investors were net buyers.

What to watch

• The amended half-year report filed on 18 August 2026 and how its figures compare with the original report.
• The next quarterly report and whether profit levels hold after the strong trailing results.
• Continued 5%+ holding filings, which the recent filings list shows several of since May 2026; the data does not say what caused them.