Lotte Wellfood (280360) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 280360 does

Lotte Wellfood (280360) is a stock listed on the Korea Exchange in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Confectioners industry. The company manufactures and sells a wide range of confectionery products in South Korea and internationally, including chewing gums, chocolates, biscuits, ice-creams, cakes, snacks, candies, bread, frozen cooked foods, HMR, ham/sausages, dairy products, baby food, edible fats and oils, and food ingredients. Formerly known as Lotte Confectionery Co., Ltd., the company changed its name to Lotte Wellfood Co.,Ltd in April 2023. It was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, with 5,120 employees.

Key numbers explained

• The current price is 124,300 KRW, up +0.32% today. The 52-week range is 90,000 – 155,000, and the price has risen 8% over the last year.
• The forward P/E ratio of 7.7 is based on expected future earnings and is often used to compare how the market values a company relative to its anticipated profit.
• The dividend yield is 2.65%, meaning the annual dividend represents about 2.65% of the current price. The ex-dividend date is 30 mar. 2026, and 34% of earnings are paid out as dividends.
• The beta of 0.17 suggests the stock tends to move much less than the broader market, which is typical for defensive consumer staples.
• Trailing 12-month revenue is 4,36 tril. KRW, growing 8.6% year over year, while the profit margin is 2% and the operating margin is 5.6%.
• The return on equity is 3.8%, and the debt-to-equity ratio is 66.6%, indicating the company uses a mix of debt and equity to finance its operations.

What to watch

As a defensive confectioner, Lotte Wellfood (280360) is often influenced by consumer spending trends, input costs for ingredients, and currency movements given its international operations. Competitive dynamics within the Korean Confectioners industry — including peers like Daesang (001680), Orion Holdings (001800), and LG H&H (051900) — can affect market share and pricing power. Investors also monitor how the company manages its debt-to-equity ratio and sustains its dividend yield over time.