Korea Petrochemical (006650) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 006650 does

Korea Petrochemical (006650) is a chemicals company listed on the Korea Exchange that produces and supplies petrochemicals in Korea and internationally. It offers olefins such as ethylene and propylene, aromatics including benzene and toluene, EO/EG products like MEG and DEG, and polyolefins such as PP and HDPE used in injection, film, pipe, wire and cable, and LiBS separator products. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Within the Korean market, it operates alongside peers such as Hankuk Carbon (017960), SKC (011790), and SK Chemicals (285130).

Key numbers explained

• 90,800 KRW is the current share price, the amount you would pay for one share at this moment.
• -6.2% is today's price change, showing the percentage drop relative to the previous close.
• 560.79B KRW is the market capitalisation, the total value of all outstanding shares.
• The forward P/E ratio of 4.2 divides the share price by expected future earnings, a lower figure often interpreted as the market expecting lower growth or a cheaper valuation relative to earnings.
• The dividend yield of 1.43% shows the annual dividend as a percentage of the current share price.
• 11% is the share of earnings paid out as dividends, indicating the portion of profit returned to shareholders.
• 1.32 is the beta, a measure of the stock's sensitivity to overall market movements.
• 79,300 – 202,500 is the 52-week price range, the lowest and highest traded price over the past year.
• -21% is the price change over the last 52 weeks, the total return from one year ago to today.
• 3.56T KRW is the trailing 12-month revenue, the total sales over the past twelve months.
• 12.9% is the year-over-year revenue growth, showing how much sales have increased compared with the same period a year earlier.
• 2.1% is the profit margin, the percentage of revenue that becomes net profit.
• -0.4% is the operating margin, the percentage of revenue left after operating expenses, negative here.
• 5.4% is the return on equity, showing how much profit the company generates for each unit of shareholder equity.
• 17.8% is the debt-to-equity ratio, a measure of financial leverage.

What to watch

Korea Petrochemical operates in the Basic Materials sector, where prices are influenced by global commodity cycles, feedstock costs, and demand from downstream industries such as plastics and textiles. The company's financial profile shows a low forward P/E ratio of 4.2, a modest dividend yield of 1.43%, and a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.8%, which together suggest a conservative capital structure and a focus on returning a portion of earnings. Investors tracking the KOSPI 200 may look at this stock as part of the broader Korean market, while those comparing peers might consider Taekwang Industrial (003240), KCC (002380), and Miwon Specialty Chemical (268280). General factors to watch include raw material price fluctuations, exchange rate movements, and changes in demand for petrochemical products.