Korea Zinc (010130) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 010130 does

Korea Zinc (010130) is a general non-ferrous metal smelting company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It primarily produces zinc slab ingots, alloy jumbo blocks, anode ingots, and die cast ingots, along with lead and lead alloy ingots and copper cathodes. The company also supplies gold, silver, and rare metals such as indium, bismuth, and antimony, as well as sulfuric acid, semi sulfuric acid, and oleum. Beyond smelting, Korea Zinc is involved in non-ferrous metals import and export, wholesale and product brokerage, logistics warehousing, shipping, construction equipment operation, waste lubricant refining, and electricity, gas, and steam supply. It also offers private equity fund services, media content production, electrolytic copper foil for secondary batteries, and electronic waste collection, dismantling, shredding, and processing services. The company was incorporated in 1974 and trades on the Korea Exchange, where it is part of the KOSPI 200.

Key numbers explained

• The current price of 1.116.000 KRW reflects the latest trading value of one share on the Korea Exchange.
• A dividend yield of 2.69% means that for every 100 KRW invested at the current price, the company pays out roughly 2.69 KRW in dividends per year, based on the most recent annual dividend.
• The ex-dividend date of 19 aug. 2026 is the cutoff: you must own the stock before this date to receive the upcoming dividend payment.
• A forward P/E ratio of 20,1 indicates the market is willing to pay about 20.1 times the company’s expected future earnings per share, a common way to compare valuation across peers like Seah Besteel (001430) or Asia Holdings (002030).
• The beta of 0,7 suggests the stock tends to move about 70% as much as the broader market, typically indicating lower volatility than the average equity.
• The 52-week range of 877.000 – 2.188.000 KRW shows the lowest and highest prices traded over the past year, illustrating the stock’s price swing during that period.
• A price change over the last 52 weeks of 21,7% measures the total return from one year ago to the current price, excluding dividends.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 66,2% means the company carries 66.2 KRW of debt for every 100 KRW of shareholder equity, a measure of financial leverage.

What to watch

• Korea Zinc operates in the basic materials sector, where commodity prices for zinc, lead, copper, and precious metals can significantly influence revenue and margins.
• The company’s revenue growth of 66,6% year over year and a trailing 12-month revenue of 21,37 tril. KRW reflect recent expansion, but margins remain modest with a profit margin of 4,6% and an operating margin of 9,2%.
• The return on equity of 10,2% indicates how effectively the company generates profit from shareholders’ capital, while the share of earnings paid out as dividends of 50% shows that half of net income is returned to shareholders.
• As a member of the KOSPI 200, the stock’s performance is often compared with large-cap Korean peers such as Cosmo Chemical (005420) and Miwon Specialty Chemical (268280).
• Investors tracking the Korea Exchange may also look at related companies like Lotte Fine Chemical (004000) and TKG Huchems (069260) for sector context.