EcoPro Materials raises interest rate on ₩234.9B loan from 5.5% to 7%
Predicted impact: Medium
Loan of ₩234.9B (about 9% of market value) has rate raised from 5.5% to 7%.
Ecopro Materials에코프로머티
450080 · KOSPI · ₩450080 · 에코프로머티
₩28,550▼ ₩1,800 (5.93%)End-of-day · Oct 29, 2026 · End-of-day prices.
Price · 1Y −57.07%
- Market cap
- ₩2T
- Enterprise value
- ₩3T
- P/E
- 28.2×
- P/B
- 1.7×
- Dividend yield
- 0.0%
- ROE
- 6.2%
- Net margin
- 13.7%
Trailing 12 months from filed financial statements, as of H1 2026. Dividend yield: the 2025 dividend per share from the annual report ÷ today's price.
52-week range−67.8% from the high
₩27,100Today: ₩28,500 – ₩30,400₩88,800
Returns
- 1W−7.9%
- 1M−16.9%
- 3M−3.1%
- 6M−64.4%
- YTD−45.2%
- 1Y−57.1%
- Volume today
- 285,583
- 0.7× the 20-day average
- Traded today
- ₩8.3B
- Listed shares
- 70,813,870
- EPS (12 months)
- ₩1,011
- Earnings yield 3.5%
AI research · InitiationEcopro Materials: Revenue Recovering, Operating Losses and Heavy Cash Burn PersistThe data shows a company whose revenue is recovering and whose losses at the operating level have narrowed, with valuation multiples that are lower than at the end of 2025 and near the low end of peers on price-to-book.Read the full report →
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Why is it moving?
−5.9% on Oct 29, 2026.
- • Foreign investors sold a net ₩878M that day
We found no news, filing or broker report explaining it yet. Moves without news happen; it may come later.
Possible reasons, not certainties. Not financial advice.
Signals
Quiet- BuzzQuietBuzz 35 of 100 (50 is a normal day for this stock).
- MomentumWeak-20.3% over the last month; the price is below its 20-day average.
- News impactSome3 news items and filings in two weeks; 0 rated high impact, 1 medium.
Signals describe activity, not recommendations. Not financial advice.
Knock-on effects
Knock-on from news elsewhere
Samsung SDI · Samsung SDI Q3 operating profit ₩407.8B, turns to surplus
Contract with SDI, ~22% of revenue (FY25 report); moved with SDI on 16 of its 18 biggest days
Ecopro BM · EcoPro BM Rights Offering Subscription Rate at 103.3%; New Shares to List on the 5th of Next Month
Moves with ECOPRO BM (corr 0.84); moved with ECOPRO BM on 18 of its 20 biggest days
News about other companies that has, in the past, moved this stock too. Evidence-based, not a prediction.
Leveraged ETF flows
Estimated leveraged-ETF rebalance on Oct 29: sell ₩71M at the close (0.5% of 20-day average trading value)
On its 32 biggest days of the last 60 (moves of 3%+), the estimated pressure averaged 2.3% of trading value and pointed the same way 19 of 32 times.
- -2× KODEX 200 Futures Inverse 2X −₩50M
- 2× KODEX Leverage −₩6.1M
- 2× TIGER 200IT Leverage −₩3.4M
- -1× KODEX Inverse −₩3M
- 2× TIGER Leverage −₩2.4M
Mostly via futures: index funds hedge with KOSPI 200 / KOSDAQ 150 futures, spread here over the index's largest members by market value.
Final after the close. An intraday "if the close were now" estimate needs real-time prices, which we don't have yet.
Estimate based on ETF size and daily moves; actual trades may differ.
ETFs holding this
All ETFs →Held by 32 funds.
- KODEX 2000.0%
- TIGER 2000.0%
- KODEX 200TR0.0%
- KODEX Leverage2×0.0%
- RISE 2000.0%
- ACE 2000.0%
- KIWOOM 200TR0.0%
- PLUS 2000.0%
Estimated from the funds' index or underlying stock.
Futures and options
All stock futures →Futures (2026-11): 28,600
Basis +0.18% · implied rate +4.6%
Open interest 43,933 contracts
Futures and options can lose more than you put in. Figures describe the market; they are not predictions or recommendations. Paper trading only.
Ecopro Materials stock overview
Ecopro Materials (에코프로머티, KRX: 450080) is listed on KOSPI, in the Batteries sector. EcoPro Materials produces precursor materials, the key raw material for the cathode of lithium-ion batteries, and also runs a raw material smelting business that processes nickel, cobalt, and manganese into intermediate sulfate metals. Its shares closed at ₩28,550 on Oct 29, 2026, down 5.93% on the day, giving it a market value of ₩2T.
Key facts
- Market cap
- ₩2T
- Sector
- Batteries
- Latest price change
- −5.93%
- As of
- Oct 29, 2026
- Main business
- EcoPro Materials produces precursor materials, the key raw material for the cathode of lithium-ion batteries, and also runs a raw material smelting business that processes nickel, cobalt, and manganese into intermediate sulfate metals.
Quick answers about Ecopro Materials
- What does Ecopro Materials do?
- EcoPro Materials produces precursor materials, the key raw material for the cathode of lithium-ion batteries, and also runs a raw material smelting business that processes nickel, cobalt, and manganese into intermediate sulfate metals. Its precursors are used in batteries for electric vehicles, power tools, and energy storage systems, and it sells both domestically and abroad. The company's main production site is in Pohang, South Korea, and it has added a nickel smelter in Indonesia.
- What is the market cap of Ecopro Materials?
- The market capitalisation of Ecopro Materials was ₩2T at the close on Oct 29, 2026.
- Who are the largest shareholders of Ecopro Materials?
- According to the latest official filings, the largest reported holders are Ecopro (45.46%, as of Sep 16, 2026); BRVLOTUSGROWTHFUND2015,L.P. (10.39%, as of May 6, 2026); National Pension Service (5.08%, as of Jul 1, 2026).
- When is the next earnings report from Ecopro Materials?
- Korean companies rarely announce results dates in advance. Based on when Ecopro Materials filed the same report in past years, its next 3q results is expected around Nov 14, 2026.
- Does the National Pension Service own Ecopro Materials?
- Yes. The National Pension Service held 5.08% of Ecopro Materials shares as of Jul 1, 2026.
Company profile
EcoPro Materials produces precursor materials, the key raw material for the cathode of lithium-ion batteries, and also runs a raw material smelting business that processes nickel, cobalt, and manganese into intermediate sulfate metals. Its precursors are used in batteries for electric vehicles, power tools, and energy storage systems, and it sells both domestically and abroad. The company's main production site is in Pohang, South Korea, and it has added a nickel smelter in Indonesia.
Written by AI from the company's latest annual report.
- Korean name
- 에코프로머티
- Sector
- Batteries
- Business group
- EcoPro
- CEO
- 이규봉
- Founded
- Apr 2017
- Listed
- Nov 2023
- Listed shares
- 70,813,870
- Fiscal year ends
- Month 12
- Website
- ecopromaterials.com/
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Recent news
[Stock Consultation Investor Complaint Desk] Focus on high-nickel precursors, applied to ESS batteries: 'EcoPro Materials'
Predicted impact: Low
General company profile on high-nickel precursors for ESS; no new orders or financial figures.
Recent filings
See all- [Amendment] Decision on Loan ProvisionOct 20, 2026
- Advance Notice of Earnings Results Disclosure (Informational Disclosure)Oct 13, 2026
- Investor relations (IR) eventOct 13, 2026
- [Corrected] New Facility Investment, etc.Sep 30, 2026
- Change in largest shareholder's holdingsSep 16, 2026
Titles in Korean until English translations are added.
Also known as: Ecopro Materials / 에코프로머티 / 450080 / KRX:450080
Source: KRX statistical information