HC HomeCenterHC홈센타

HC HomeCenter is loss-making on a trailing basis, with revenue falling and a shares price down sharply over the past year.

HC HomeCenter is a Korean holding company spanning building materials retail and wholesale, leisure facilities, aggregate and concrete production, petroleum distribution, logistics and apartment construction. Trailing twelve-month figures to H1 2026 show revenue of ₩308.5B, an operating loss of ₩18.4B and a net loss of ₩33.1B. The share price closed at ₩1,927 on 21 October 2026, about 44% lower over one year.

What stands out

• Revenue has fallen for two years, from ₩432.1B in 2022 to ₩298.8B in 2025, and the trailing figure to H1 2026 is ₩308.5B.
• The business moved from profit in 2024 (net income ₩4.8B) to losses in 2025 (net loss ₩20.3B) and the trailing period.
• Debt is high relative to equity at 149.1% liabilities-to-equity, against cash of ₩4.7B and borrowings of ₩37.4B; free cash flow is negative at ₩6.7B.
• The stock trades at 0.4 times book value, but no earnings-based valuation is available because earnings are negative.
• Foreign ownership is small at 1.6%, down slightly from 1.7% sixty days earlier, and recent filings are mostly 5%+ holding reports and insider shareholding reports.
• The data contains no recent news headlines, so no company-specific news context is available.

What to watch

• The next periodic results and any updates to the half-year report, which was amended on 29 September 2026.
• Whether losses narrow and revenue stabilises, given the negative operating margin of -6% on a trailing basis.
• Debt levels and cash generation, since borrowings exceed cash by a wide margin and free cash flow is negative.