Kia (000270) 🔎 In-depth
KOSPI · Price as of 2026-08-06 · Updated 2026-08-09
Kia is an automaker whose lineup spans SUVs such as the Sportage and Sorento, the Carnival minivan and electric models such as the EV3 and EV6, and with more than 80% of its volume going overseas, US tariffs and the won-dollar exchange rate weigh heavily on the profit left in each vehicle. In the second quarter of 2026 it delivered record quarterly revenue of ₩33.0370 trillion at an 8.0% operating margin, the fourth consecutive quarterly improvement since tariffs pushed the margin down to 5.1% in the third quarter of 2025. What stands out right now is that first-half results have already reached 47% of the ₩10.2 trillion full-year operating profit target the company disclosed, with net cash of ₩11.6542 trillion and a 5.25% dividend yield underneath — while the shares fell 12.9% in a single session on the day second-quarter results were released and remain 37% below their February peak.
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Core valuation metric
This stock's effective sub-sector is “Finished Automobiles” (Automobiles & Parts), a type typically read first through P/E.
Automakers see results move with unit sales, model mix, and incentives, but earnings genuinely accumulate on the back of high-volume selling. That is why trailing P/E, based on already-earned profit, is the first lens.
Price against earnings alone becomes unstable when earnings swing. Reading it together with price against assets helps gauge the downside.
This note explains how each sector is typically valued and is educational context only, not investment advice.
At-a-glance assessment financial health · growth · profitability · valuation
- Debt ratio, current ratio and interest burden all look healthy.
- Revenue rose 6.2% year over year, and the pace is slowing (3-year trend: rising).
- Most recent quarter (Q1 2026) revenue was 5.3% higher than a year earlier.
- ROE is 11.3% (controlling-interest basis). It is above the sector average.
- Operating margin is 7.2%.
- The forward P/E sits below the sector median.
Ownership & governance As of 2025-12-31
Largest shareholder Hyundai Motor 35.17% (individual)
Controlling bloc incl. related parties 36.99%
With the controlling bloc holding 37%, the ownership structure is stable.
🔎 In-depth analysis Reading
Kia builds and markets vehicles itself, and the way it makes money is simple: units delivered multiplied by the profit left in each one. Its products are SUVs such as the Sportage, Sorento and Seltos, the Carnival minivan, the K-series sedans and electric models such as the EV3, EV6 and EV9, built at domestic plants and at overseas plants in the United States, Mexico, Slovakia and India for markets worldwide. The center of gravity is abroad: of the 1,929,417 units delivered from January to July 2026, only 350,383 went to the domestic market while 1,575,421 went overseas, making this effectively an export and overseas-production business. That is why external conditions — the won-dollar rate, US tariffs and local incentives (dealer discount support used to push volume) — move per-vehicle profit directly. Conversely, when higher-priced vehicles such as SUVs and eco-friendly models make up more of the mix, the same number of units generates more profit. There is also a separate special-purpose division covering military and commercial specialty vehicles, but the company's plan for this year is 10,000 units, a small share of the 3.35 million total sales plan. Another distinguishing feature is that Kia does not carry a large financing and installment business, so revenue and profit come almost entirely from the vehicle business itself.
The latest close is ₩133,600 and the market capitalization is ₩52.2 trillion. The price sits below its 20-day moving average (₩136,645) and below its 60-day moving average (₩151,042). It is under both its short- and medium-term moving averages, so the trend looks subdued. The RSI (a supplementary indicator that gauges the strength of gains versus losses over the past 14 days on a 0-100 scale) is 46.0, a neutral level. The one-month change is -13.1%, the three-month change is -13.6%, and the position relative to the 52-week high is -35.1%. Relative strength versus the KOSPI is 36 (on a 1-99 scale, converted from returns against the index over the past year with more weight on recent performance; higher means stronger than the market). It is stronger than roughly 36% of all stocks. Over the past three months it outpaced the index by 0.8%. Chart interpretation is best done alongside trading volume and the dates on which disclosures occur.
For an automaker, the first measure to check is the P/E — how many times one year's earnings the share price represents — set against earnings already booked. Rather than relying on the stored value, it was recalculated directly. On 2025 net profit attributable to controlling shareholders of ₩7.5610 trillion, the P/E is 6.90x. Shifting the reference period to the most recent four quarters (Q3 2025 through Q2 2026) gives net profit of ₩7.0582 trillion and a P/E of 6.90x, because the second half of 2025, when the tariff hit was heaviest, still falls inside that twelve-month window. Reflecting the business plan the company disclosed for this year, by contrast, gives a forward P/E of 5.97x. Across those three reference periods, in other words, the same measure sits in a 5.4-7.2x range. On an asset basis, the P/B (how many times book net assets the share price represents) is 0.85x, meaning the shares trade below book value per share of ₩156,726. Profitability is ahead of the field: ROE (return on equity, or how much was earned in a year on shareholders' money) is 12.36%, twice the sector median of 6%, and the 2025 operating margin of 7.95% is far above the 3% median. The balance sheet carries almost no strain, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 61.76%, a current ratio of 1.57x and interest coverage (how many times operating profit covers interest) of 15.7x. Above all, cash and equivalents exceed borrowings by ₩11.6542 trillion, a net cash position. That is why enterprise value (EV, market capitalization plus net debt) is smaller than market capitalization. Recalculated at the latest close, EV is ₩38.9433 trillion, giving EV/EBIT (effectively a P/E that also reflects debt) of 4.29x, EV/EBITDA (a multiple on operating profit before depreciation) of 3.30x and EV/Sales (enterprise value against revenue) of 0.34x — all below the P/E. Free cash flow is ₩4.0611 trillion and the FCF yield (the cash actually kept, as a percentage of market capitalization — the higher, the stronger the cash generation) is 8.0%. The dividend is ₩6,800 per share, a 5.25% yield with a 34.95% payout ratio. For reference, the EV measures stored on the site (EV/EBIT 4.96x, FCF yield 7.2%) were derived when the share price was higher, so they differ from the recalculated values above.
The top line has grown in each of the past five years. Revenue rose from ₩69.8624 trillion in 2021 to ₩114.1409 trillion in 2025, an average of 13.1% a year. Even over the last three years the climb held: ₩99.8084 trillion in 2023, ₩107.4488 trillion in 2024 and ₩114.1409 trillion in 2025. Profit, however, dipped once in 2025: operating profit fell 28.3%, from ₩12.6671 trillion to ₩9.0781 trillion, and net profit fell 22.6%, from ₩9.7730 trillion to ₩7.5610 trillion. Why it fell and where things stand now becomes clear in the quarterly operating margin. It ran at 10.7% in the first quarter of 2025 and 9.4% in the second, sank to 5.1% in the third as US tariffs came through in full, then climbed for four consecutive quarters — 6.6% in the fourth quarter, 7.5% in the first quarter of 2026 and 8.0% in the second. That pattern points to an external cost that was added and is now receding, not to a broken business. The company said much the same in its filings, noting in the April 30, 2026 progress report on its corporate value-up plan that the 2025 operating margin was 8.0%, or about 10.7% excluding the impact of US tariffs. Second-quarter 2026 revenue of ₩33.0370 trillion is a quarterly record, and operating profit of ₩2.6286 trillion is 19.2% above the prior quarter. This year's profit outlook rests on the company's official plan. In a January 28, 2026 filing it set out a business plan of ₩122.3 trillion of revenue, ₩10.2 trillion of operating profit and an 8.3% operating margin, and in a January 5 filing it gave a sales target of 3.35 million units (565,000 domestic, 2,775,000 overseas and 10,000 special-purpose). Progress is running at or above that line: first-half operating profit of ₩4.8337 trillion equals 47% of the annual plan, and January-July sales of 1,929,417 units equal 57.6% of the annual target, close to the 58.3% of the calendar year elapsed. Volumes seasonally ease in the second half, but three factors offset that: July sales were 13.4% higher than the same month a year earlier, expanded US local production reduces the volume exposed to tariffs, and a rising share of eco-friendly models is lifting the average selling price per vehicle. Net profit falls less than operating profit, because interest income from the net cash position and gains from equity investments push pre-tax profit above operating profit (in the second quarter of 2026, pre-tax profit of ₩3.0681 trillion exceeded operating profit of ₩2.6286 trillion). The forward P/E corresponding to that level of earnings is 5.79x. The company has also filed longer-range coordinates: an April 9, 2026 disclosure of future business and management plans set out revenue of ₩150 trillion and operating profit of ₩13.5 trillion (9%) for 2028, revenue of ₩170 trillion and operating profit of ₩17 trillion (10%) for 2030, sales of 4.13 million units in 2030 (1 million battery electric and 1.15 million hybrid-family vehicles) and roughly ₩49 trillion of investment over five years.
Recent filings run along four strands: results, shareholder returns, capital allocation and governance. The largest is the July 24 preliminary second-quarter release: revenue of ₩33.0370 trillion (a quarterly record, +12.6% year on year), operating profit of ₩2.6286 trillion (-4.9% year on year, +19.2% versus the prior quarter) and net profit of ₩2.3277 trillion (+2.6%), with first-half cumulative revenue of ₩62.5389 trillion (+9.0%). On August 3 the company disclosed July sales of 298,037 units worldwide (+13.4%) and a January-July cumulative total of 1,929,417 units (+4.3%). Shareholder returns show up in execution, not just in words: a January 28 dividend resolution set ₩6,800 per share, and the April 30 progress report on the corporate value-up plan confirmed that the total shareholder return ratio of around 35% for 2025-2027 remains in place (a payout ratio of at least 25%, a minimum dividend of ₩5,000 per share, and treasury share purchases of up to 10% of net profit). Earlier, on October 31, 2025, the company resolved to cancel 3,376,272 treasury shares, cutting shares outstanding from 393.78 million to 390.41 million. On capital allocation, a resolution of April 24, amended on May 21, commits the company to a 29.5% stake and ₩2.3635 trillion in total, paid in installments through 2030, in a research and office hub entity being established together with group affiliates — equal to 3.9% of shareholders' equity. On governance, an extraordinary general meeting on July 8 approved the appointment of Song Min-soo as an inside director (97.0% in favor on votes cast), creating a co-representative structure with Song Ho-sung. The new representative serves as head of domestic production and chief safety and health officer, an appointment covering the production and safety side following the fatal accident on an internal road at AutoLand Hwaseong in December 2025 that triggered a serious-accident disclosure.
Three strengths stand out. First, the price is low relative to earnings. The trailing P/E is 6.90x and the multiple on the last four quarters is 7.17x, while the forward P/E reflecting the company's official business plan is 5.97x. That is below the 6.94x median forward P/E for the auto sector calculated the same way, and below Hyundai Motor at 7.5x, Hankook Tire & Technology at 7.1x and Hyundai Mobis at 10.7x. Cheap valuations usually come with weak profitability; here the opposite applies, with ROE of 12.36% the highest in the peer group. Second, the direction of profit has already turned. The operating margin has risen for four consecutive quarters from a 5.1% trough in the third quarter of 2025 to 8.0%, first-half operating profit equals 47% of the annual plan and sales through July equal 57.6% of the annual target — both at or above plan. That makes it hard to argue the cycle is at its peak. Third, cash and returns: net cash of ₩11.6542 trillion, a 5.25% dividend yield and an 8.0% FCF yield, together with treasury share cancellations under a 35% total shareholder return policy, provide support underneath. The cautions are equally clear. First, much of the profit depends on variables the company cannot control. US tariff rates, the won-dollar exchange rate and incentive competition in North America and Europe cut directly into per-vehicle profit — as shown when the operating margin dropped from 9.4% to 5.1% in a single quarter in the third quarter of 2025. The company's point that the margin would be 10.7% excluding tariffs also means, read the other way, that the target margin is hard to reach while tariffs persist. Second, costs concentrated in particular quarters, such as year-end warranty provisions, can widen the swing in second-half profit. Third, roughly ₩49 trillion of investment over five years and the ₩2.3635 trillion contribution paid in installments point toward the current thick net cash position being drawn down over time. Fourth, at 0.85x the P/B is actually above the 0.43x auto sector median, so the discount on an asset basis is not large. Fifth, the market is already wary: the shares fell 12.9% on the day record quarterly revenue was reported and sit 37% below the February peak. The safer reading is that a low multiple carries a matching amount of uncertainty.
🔎 Valuation vs peers Undervalued
The comparison is narrowed to large listed Korean auto and parts companies whose businesses genuinely overlap: fellow automaker Hyundai Motor, core group parts supplier Hyundai Mobis, and Hankook Tire & Technology and HL Mando, which share the same end demand. All figures come from the same stored basis used across the site.
| Peer | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Motor | 8.67x | 0.68x | 7.23% |
| Hyundai Mobis | 12.61x | 0.91x | 6.93% |
| Hankook Tire & Technology | 8.02x | 0.69x | 9.04% |
| HL Mando | 24.03x | 0.85x | 4.19% |
Start with position. The forward P/E reflecting the company's official business plan is 5.97x, below the 6.94x median forward P/E for the auto sector and below Hyundai Motor at 7.5x, Hankook Tire & Technology at 7.1x and Hyundai Mobis at 10.7x. The trailing P/E of 6.90x is also at the lower end of the group, and the P/B is 0.85x. Next, how to read that gap. A low multiple is usually the price of low profitability, but here the relationship is reversed: ROE of 12.36% exceeds Hyundai Motor at 8.18%, Hankook Tire & Technology at 9.00%, Hyundai Mobis at 7.44% and HL Mando at 3.69%. The 5.25% dividend yield is also the highest in the group. With the strongest profitability and shareholder returns yet the lowest price relative to earnings, a discount to the peer group is the natural reading. Factoring in the net cash position widens the gap further: enterprise value, market capitalization plus net debt, is ₩38.9433 trillion at the current share price — smaller than market capitalization — with EV/EBIT of 4.29x, EV/EBITDA of 3.30x and EV/Sales of 0.34x. For balance, though, the P/B of 0.83x is above the 0.43x auto sector median, so the discount on an asset basis is not large. Finally, the limits and the evidence, kept separate. The trailing P/E uses 2025 as its denominator, a year in which US tariffs cut operating profit by 28.3%, so it makes the shares look more expensive than they are; even summing the last four quarters gives 7.17x, still mixed with the tariff-burdened period. The forward P/E of 5.97x, by contrast, rests on the ₩10.2 trillion operating profit target for this year that the company disclosed following a board resolution, supported by real-world progress: first-half operating profit at 47% of that target and sales through July at 57.6% of the annual goal, both on or above plan. If tariff rates and exchange rates turn unfavorable again, however, that premise shifts, so the multiple alone cannot serve as an absolute yardstick.
Price history Close · MA20 · MA60
The latest close is ₩133,600 and the market capitalization is ₩52.2 trillion. The price sits below its 20-day moving average (₩136,645) and below its 60-day moving average (₩151,042). It is under both its short- and medium-term moving averages, so the trend looks subdued. The RSI (a supplementary indicator that gauges the strength of gains versus losses over the past 14 days on a 0-100 scale) is 46.0, a neutral level. The one-month change is -13.1%, the three-month change is -13.6%, and the position relative to the 52-week high is -35.1%. Relative strength versus the KOSPI is 36 (on a 1-99 scale, converted from returns against the index over the past year with more weight on recent performance; higher means stronger than the market). It is stronger than roughly 36% of all stocks. Over the past three months it outpaced the index by 0.8%. Chart interpretation is best done alongside trading volume and the dates on which disclosures occur.
Relative performance stock vs index · start = 100
Excess return vs index · 3M +0.84% / 6M -30.03% / 12M -37.45%
Key metrics Computed vs sector median
Valuation
The P/E is 6.90x. The P/B of 0.85x is above the sector median (0.50x).
Enterprise value (EV)
EV = market cap + net debt. It reflects cash and debt, so it captures the real cost of the whole business that market cap alone misses; lower multiples are cheaper relative to earnings or sales.
Intrinsic value (DCF estimate) Estimate
Model output — not a price target. This is what the formula returns under the assumptions below, not a view on where the share price should go.
DCF (discounted cash flow) estimate — discount rate 9.8%, initial growth 10.0%→terminal 2.0%, 10-yr forecast, free-cash-flow basis, forward earnings power normalized 1.156x. A reference range that shifts materially with assumptions.
Profitability & financials
Return on equity (ROE) is 11.3%, above the sector average (7.0%). The operating margin is 7.2%. The debt ratio is 70.9%, so the financial structure is stable.
Growth FY2025 · annual report (consolidated)
| Item | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $70.1B | $75.5B | $80.2B | +6.23% ↓ slower |
| Operating profit | $8.2B | $8.9B | $6.4B | -28.33% ↓ slower |
| Net profit | $6.2B | $6.9B | $5.3B | -22.63% ↓ slower |
| 5-year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $49.1B | $60.8B | $70.1B | $75.5B | $80.2B |
| Operating profit | $3.6B | $5.1B | $8.2B | $8.9B | $6.4B |
| Net profit | $3.3B | $3.8B | $6.2B | $6.9B | $5.3B |
| Revenue CAGR | 4-yr avg 13.06% | ||||
Revenue rose 6.2% year over year (2023 ₩99.8 trillion → 2024 ₩107.4 trillion → 2025 ₩114.1 trillion), and the three-year trend is 'rising'. That said, the pace of growth slowed from the prior year. Operating profit fell 28.3% year over year. The decline widened. Over the 5 years on record, revenue compound annual growth (CAGR) is 13.1%. The two-year revenue CAGR is 6.9%. In the most recent quarter (Q1 2026), revenue was 5.3% higher than the same period a year earlier.
Latest quarterly results Source Q1 2026 · vs year-ago
Technical indicators Computed
What stands out
- P/E and P/B are both low versus peers, so the price looks inexpensive relative to earnings and assets.
- The dividend yield, at 5.1%, is on the high side.
- ROE of 11.3% points to solid profitability.
- The balance sheet is stable in terms of debt and liquidity.
Points to watch
- Revenue rose 6.2% year over year, and the pace is slowing (3-year trend: rising).
Recent news & events searched · sourced
- 2026-08-03EarningsJuly sales disclosure — 298,037 units worldwide, up 13.4% from the same month a year earlierDomestic 54,604 units (+21.3%), overseas 242,556 units (+11.6%) and special-purpose 877 units. The January-July cumulative total of 1,929,417 units (+4.3%) equals 57.6% of the 3.35 million annual target, close to the calendar pace. Double-digit growth in the first month of the second half made for a firm start to the seasonally slower stretch. The filing notes that the figures are provisional and may be revised. Source
- 2026-07-24EarningsPreliminary consolidated Q2 2026 results — revenue ₩33.0370 trillion (a quarterly record), operating profit ₩2.6286 trillionRevenue rose 12.6% year on year and 12.0% versus the prior quarter, while operating profit rose 19.2% versus the prior quarter. The 8.0% operating margin marks a fourth consecutive quarter of improvement since the 5.1% trough in the third quarter of 2025. Pre-tax profit was ₩3.0681 trillion and net profit ₩2.3277 trillion. First-half cumulative operating profit of ₩4.8337 trillion equals about 47% of the ₩10.2 trillion official annual plan. Source
- 2026-07-08FilingExtraordinary general meeting appoints Song Min-soo as an inside director — moving to a co-representative structure under Song Ho-sung and Song Min-sooThe newly appointed representative serves as head of domestic production and chief safety and health officer, and comes from the production floor, most recently as head of the AutoLand Hwaseong plant. The term runs to the next annual general meeting in 2027, and the resolution passed with 97.0% in favor on votes cast. It marks a structural change in which production and safety management sit with a separate representative. Source
- 2026-04-30DividendProgress report on the corporate value-up plan — total shareholder return ratio maintained at around 35%, dividend per share raised from ₩6,500 to ₩6,800The targets of average annual revenue growth of at least 10% and an operating margin of at least 10% for 2025-2027 (excluding the impact of US tariffs) were left unchanged. The company also reaffirmed a payout ratio of at least 25%, a minimum dividend of ₩5,000 per share and treasury share purchases of up to 10% of net profit. The same filing carried the company's explanation that the 2025 operating margin was 8.0%, or about 10.7% excluding tariffs. The 2025 payout ratio was 34.95% and total dividends came to ₩2.6425 trillion. Source
- 2026-04-09FilingFuture business and management plans — targets of 4.13 million units, ₩170 trillion of revenue and ₩17 trillion of operating profit by 2030The company set out revenue of ₩150 trillion and operating profit of ₩13.5 trillion (a 9% operating margin) for 2028, and revenue of ₩170 trillion and operating profit of ₩17 trillion (10%) for 2030. Of the 4.13 million unit sales target for 2030, 1 million are battery electric vehicles and 1.15 million hybrid-family models. A plan for roughly ₩49 trillion of investment over the five years from 2026 to 2030 was filed alongside it. Source
- 2026-01-28Filing2026 business plan disclosure — revenue ₩122.3 trillion, operating profit ₩10.2 trillion, operating margin 8.3%These are the company's official earnings targets for this year, disclosed following a board resolution. The sales target filed earlier, on January 5, is 3.35 million units (565,000 domestic, 2,775,000 overseas and 10,000 special-purpose). First-half operating profit of ₩4.8337 trillion and cumulative sales through July of 1,929,417 units are running at or above that plan. The filing notes, however, that as forward-looking plans these may change with the business environment. Source
- 2025-10-31FilingApproval to cancel 3,376,272 treasury shares — shares outstanding reduced from 393.78 million to 390.41 millionThe cancellation covers treasury shares acquired within distributable profit, with a book value of ₩323.0 billion and a scheduled cancellation date of November 12, 2025. Only the share count falls while paid-in capital is unchanged, so earnings per share and net assets per share both rise. It is a case of the 35% total shareholder return policy actually being executed. Source
- 2025-12-05UpdateDisclosure of a serious industrial accident — one death in a traffic accident on an internal road at AutoLand HwaseongThe accident occurred on December 4, 2025 and was reported to the Ministry of Employment and Labor the same day, with on-site verification and the preparation of preventive measures listed as planned actions. It shows that safety management on the production floor remains a variable in both regulatory and cost terms, and it connects to the July 2026 appointment of a co-representative who also serves as chief safety and health officer. Source
Figure cross-check computed ↔ external
| Metric | Computed | External | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 consolidated operating profit and the first-half cumulative total | base 2026 1 | 2 operating profit 2 6,285 5,900, revenue 33 370 5,500, operating profit 4 8,336 5,000 | Confirmed | link |
| Direct recalculation of the P/E — the first metric to check for an automaker | 6.69x | 6.69x . 4 7.17x | Confirmed | link |
| The 2026 annual business plan (revenue, operating profit, operating margin and unit sales) | base | revenue ₩122.3 trillion, operating profit ₩10.2 trillion, operating margin 8.3% / 335 | Confirmed | link |
| Global unit sales for July 2026 | base | 29 8,037, +13.4% | Confirmed | link |
| Total shares outstanding (reflecting the treasury share cancellation) | 390,412,998 | 393,789,270 - 3,376,272 = 390,412,998 | Confirmed | link |
| Enterprise value and free cash flow yield (stored values versus the current share price) | EV 45 ₩33.8 billion, EV/EBIT 4.96x, EV/EBITDA 3.82x, FCF 7.16% | ₩129,600· 50 ₩597.5 billion EV 38 ₩943.3 billion, EV/EBIT 4.29x, EV/EBITDA 3.30x, FCF 8.03% | Mismatch | link |
Recent filings Source
- 2026-06-05Disclosure
- 2026-06-05Shareholders' meeting notice
- 2026-06-02Disclosure
- 2026-06-01EarningsFair-disclosure notice
- 2026-05-29Large-business-group status disclosure
- 2026-05-29Corporate governance report
- 2026-05-21Amended filing
- 2026-05-20Disclosure
- 2026-05-20Shareholders' meeting notice
- 2026-05-19Disclosure
- 2026-05-19Disclosure
- 2026-05-18Disclosure
📖 Plain-language glossary — expand if you are new to this
- P/E
- How many times a year's net profit the price is worth (lower is cheaper relative to earnings). The P/E here is on trailing (last full-year) results; for companies whose earnings swing fast (memory chips and other cyclicals/high-growth), a forward P/E on this year's expected earnings is more accurate.
- P/B
- Price relative to net assets (equity). Around 1x means it trades near book value; below 1x means below book.
- P/S
- Price relative to a year's revenue — useful for growth companies with thin earnings.
- Net debt / EV
- Net debt = interest-bearing debt − cash. Negative means more cash than debt (net cash). EV (enterprise value) = market cap + net debt, closer to what it would cost to buy the whole business.
- EV/EBIT · EV/EBITDA · EV/Sales
- Enterprise value against operating profit (EBIT), EBITDA, or revenue. Unlike P/E these reflect debt and cash; lower is cheaper relative to earnings power or sales.
- FCF / FCF yield
- Free cash flow = operating cash − capex, the cash actually left over. FCF yield = FCF ÷ market cap; higher means more cash generated per unit of market value.
- Intrinsic value (DCF)
- Future free cash flow (or, for some capex-heavy but profitable names, forecast earnings) discounted to today to estimate per-share value. Because it shifts a lot with the discount-rate and growth assumptions, it is shown as a bear/base/bull range, and the basis and assumptions are disclosed in one line beneath it.
- ROE
- How much profit the company earns in a year on its equity (%). Higher means better returns on capital.
- EPS / BPS
- Earnings per share / net assets (book value) per share.
- Operating / net margin
- Profit left from the core business / final profit after tax and interest, per unit of revenue.
- Debt ratio
- Debt relative to equity (%). Higher means more reliance on borrowing (norms vary by sector).
- Current ratio
- Assets convertible to cash within a year against debt due within a year. Above 100% leaves some short-term headroom.
- Interest coverage
- How many times operating profit covers the interest owed. Below 1x means operating profit alone struggles to cover interest.
- Dividend yield / payout ratio
- The year's dividend as a % of today's price / the share of earnings paid out as dividends.
- Revenue CAGR
- Multi-year growth expressed as a single yearly average (compound annual growth rate).
- RSI (short-term signal)
- Whether recent price action is overheated or beaten down. Above 70 is overbought, below 30 oversold.
- MA20 / MA60 (moving averages)
- The 20- and 60-day average price. Price above them signals a firmer short-term trend.
- vs 52-week high
- How far below the past year's peak the price sits now (%).
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