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DMS swung to a large trailing net profit on one-off gains while operating results stayed in the red, and the stock is down sharply over the past year.

DMS, a KOSDAQ-listed maker of display-panel wet-process equipment, reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of ₩145.3B and an operating loss of ₩5.3B to H1 2026, yet net income of ₩142.6B, a gap the data does not explain. The shares closed at ₩7,390 on 2026-10-23, about 19% lower over one year, and the data shows a DCF fair value model range of ₩6,326 to ₩14,406 with a base of ₩9,327.

What stands out

• Trailing net income of ₩142.6B far exceeds the operating loss of ₩5.3B, so the profit appears to come from non-operating items; the data does not break these down.
• Revenue fell 7.3% in 2025 to ₩155.5B, and the operating margin dropped from 18.3% in 2024 to 2.7% in 2025 before turning negative in the trailing period.
• Cash of ₩23.4B against borrowings of ₩3.0B, with trailing free cash flow of -₩2.2B.
• Headlines from mid-October 2026 say DMS is moving into semiconductor glass substrate equipment, but the data gives no revenue or order figures for this.
• Shares trade at about 1.2x trailing earnings and 0.4x book, with a 3.4% dividend yield, though those multiples rest on the unusual net income figure.

What to watch

• The H1 2026 filing breakdown of the gap between operating loss and net income, and whether it recurs.
• Progress and any financial impact of the glass substrate equipment push, which the data does not quantify.
• The August 2026 CEO change and treasury stock and share cancellation activity, which the data does not explain in detail.