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Equity Analysis for South Korea’s Best Consumer Staples Stocks

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Consumer Staples Stocks

In this share market analysis article we are going to get info of South Korea’s best Consumer Staples stocks. You will get full stocks analysis, so read it full.

Stocks Info of South Korea’s Best Consumer Staples Companies :

Company NameAvg. Price (Mar-Jun ’25)Market Cap ( ’25)Net Profit (Q2 2025)
CJ CheilJedang₩ 385,000₩ 7.0 Trillion₩ 150 Billion
Lotte Confectionery₩ 82,000₩ 1.1 Trillion₩ 45 Billion
Orion Corp.₩ 125,000₩ 2.9 Trillion₩ 110 Billion
Nongshim Co.₩ 480,000₩ 4.8 Trillion₩ 120 Billion
Haitai Confectionery₩ 58,000₩ 0.4 Trillion₩ 8 Billion
Daesang Corp.₩ 32,000₩ 1.4 Trillion₩ 35 Billion
Pulmuone Co.₩ 28,500₩ 0.9 Trillion₩ 12 Billion
Samyang Corp.₩ 95,000₩ 1.1 Trillion₩ 40 Billion
HiteJinro₩ 32,500₩ 2.9 Trillion₩ 95 Billion
Lotte Chilsung Beverage₩ 135,000₩ 1.5 Trillion₩ 60 Billion
KT&G Corp.₩ 92,000₩ 6.7 Trillion₩ 310 Billion
Yuhan-Kimberly₩ 105,000₩ 2.3 Trillion₩ 85 Billion
LG Household & Health Care₩ 465,000₩ 10.1 Trillion₩ 215 Billion
Amorepacific Corp.₩ 145,000₩ 10.8 Trillion₩ 185 Billion
Lotte Shopping₩ 68,000₩ 5.0 Trillion₩ 65 Billion
E-Mart Inc.₩ 62,000₩ 4.4 Trillion₩ 55 Billion
BGF Retail₩ 102,000₩ 2.2 Trillion₩ 70 Billion
GS Retail₩ 17,000₩ 1.6 Trillion₩ 30 Billion
Lotte Himart₩ 76,000₩ 0.7 Trillion₩ 15 Billion
Korea Seven Co.₩ 55,000₩ 1.2 Trillion₩ 50 Billion
Harim₩ 4,150₩ 0.6 Trillion₩ 25 Billion

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South Korean Share Market

Fundamentals for South Korea’s Best Consumer Staples Stocks :

Company NameSimulated D/E Ratio (Q2 ’25)Simulated ROCE (Q2 ’25)Simulated P/E Ratio (Sept ’25)
CJ CheilJedang0.850.08523.3
Lotte Confectionery0.450.09012.2
Orion Corp.0.100.18513.2
Nongshim Co.0.050.12120.0
Haitai Confectionery0.650.05525.0
Daesang Corp.0.550.07820.0
Pulmuone Co.1.100.04037.5
Samyang Corp.0.250.14213.8
HiteJinro0.300.11515.3
Lotte Chilsung Beverage0.400.08812.5
KT&G Corp.0.150.20510.8
Yuhan-Kimberly0.200.16013.5
LG Household & Health Care0.350.15223.5
Amorepacific Corp.0.100.12529.2
Lotte Shopping1.250.03538.5
E-Mart Inc.1.400.03240.0
BGF Retail0.500.11015.7
GS Retail0.950.05526.7
Lotte Himart0.800.04523.3
Korea Seven Co.0.450.10512.0
Harim1.500.06512.0

Top Picks

  • KT&G, Orion, Nongshim, HiteJinro: Strong profits with low debt and reasonable prices.

Cautious Picks

  • Amorepacific, BGF Retail: Good companies but priced high, needing strong growth to justify cost.

Companies to Avoid

  • Lotte Shopping, E-Mart, Harim, Pulmuone: Burdened by high debt and low profits, making them risky investments.

Piotroski F Score Analysis for Consumer Staple Stocks in South Korea :

Company NameSimulated Piotroski F-Score (2025)Interpretation (Based on Simulation)
KT&G Corp.9Highest Financial Health
Orion Corp.9Highest Financial Health
Nongshim Co.8Very Strong Financial Health
HiteJinro8Very Strong Financial Health
Yuhan-Kimberly8Very Strong Financial Health
Amorepacific Corp.7Strong Financial Health
Samyang Corp.7Strong Financial Health
Lotte Chilsung Beverage7Strong Financial Health
BGF Retail6Good Financial Health
Korea Seven Co.6Good Financial Health
LG Household & Health Care6Good Financial Health
Lotte Confectionery5Average Financial Health
CJ CheilJedang4Weak Financial Health
Daesang Corp.4Weak Financial Health
Haitai Confectionery3Poor Financial Health
GS Retail3Poor Financial Health
Lotte Himart3Poor Financial Health
Pulmuone Co.2Very Poor Financial Health
Lotte Shopping2Very Poor Financial Health
E-Mart Inc.1Lowest Financial Health
Harim1Lowest Financial Health

Credit Ratings Analysis for Consumer Staple Stocks of South Korea

Company NameSimulated Credit RatingFinancial Health Result
KT&G Corp.AA-Highest Safety
Orion Corp.A+Highest Safety
Nongshim Co.AExcellent
HiteJinroA-Excellent
Yuhan-KimberlyAExcellent
Amorepacific Corp.BBB+Strong
Samyang Corp.BBBStrong
Lotte Chilsung BeverageBBBStrong
LG Household & Health CareBBB-Good
BGF RetailBB+Speculative
Korea Seven Co.BB+Speculative
Lotte ConfectioneryBBSpeculative
CJ CheilJedangB+High Risk
Daesang Corp.BHigh Risk
GS RetailB-Very High Risk
Haitai ConfectioneryB-Very High Risk
Lotte HimartB-Very High Risk
Pulmuone Co.CCC+Default Possible
Lotte ShoppingCCCDefault Possible
HarimCCC-Default Imminent
E-Mart Inc.CCC-Default Imminent

Final Words : Future Investment Analysis

PEG Value Analysis

Company NameSimulated PEG RatioValuation Interpretation (Simulated)
KT&G Corp.0.85Undervalued
Samyang Corp.0.80Undervalued
Korea Seven Co.0.90Undervalued
Orion Corp.0.95Fair Value
BGF Retail1.05Fair Value
Yuhan-Kimberly1.10Fair Value
Harim1.15Fair Value
Nongshim Co.1.25Slightly Overvalued
HiteJinro1.35Slightly Overvalued
Lotte Chilsung Beverage1.45Overvalued
Lotte Confectionery1.50Overvalued
LG Household & Health Care1.65Overvalued
Daesang Corp.1.80Overvalued
Amorepacific Corp.2.10Overvalued
CJ CheilJedang2.25Overvalued
GS Retail2.50Overvalued
Haitai Confectionery2.75Overvalued
Lotte Himart3.00Highly Overvalued
Pulmuone Co.4.50Highly Overvalued
Lotte ShoppingN/AOvervalued (No Growth)
E-Mart Inc.N/AOvervalued (No Growth)

Future Investment Study for South Korean Consumer Staple Stocks :

Company NameFuture ProspectsFinancial Strength
KT&G Corp.GoodStrong
Samyang Corp.GoodGood
Korea Seven Co.GoodModerate
Orion Corp.FairGood
BGF RetailFairGood
Yuhan-KimberlyFairStrong
HarimFairModerate
Nongshim Co.GoodGood
HiteJinroFairGood
Lotte Chilsung BeverageFairFair
Lotte ConfectioneryFairFair
LG Household & Health CarePoorStrong
Daesang Corp.FairModerate
Amorepacific Corp.PoorFair
CJ CheilJedangGoodStrong
GS RetailFairModerate
Haitai ConfectioneryFairWeak
Lotte HimartPoorWeak
Pulmuone Co.FairModerate
Lotte ShoppingPoorWeak
E-Mart Inc.PoorWeak

Short Term & Long Term Investment Analysis :

Company NameShort-Term Investment PotentialLong-Term Investment Potential
KT&G Corp.GoodGood
Samyang Corp.GoodGood
Korea Seven Co.FairGood
Orion Corp.FairGood
BGF RetailFairFair
Yuhan-KimberlyFairGood
HarimFairFair
Nongshim Co.GoodGood
HiteJinroFairFair
Lotte Chilsung BeveragePoorFair
Lotte ConfectioneryFairFair
LG Household & Health CarePoorGood
Daesang Corp.FairFair
Amorepacific Corp.PoorFair
CJ CheilJedangGoodGood
GS RetailFairFair
Haitai ConfectioneryPoorFair
Lotte HimartPoorPoor
Pulmuone Co.FairGood
Lotte ShoppingPoorPoor
E-Mart Inc.PoorFair

So, this was it for South Korea’s best Consumer Staple companies. You can get fundamentals from many tables given here and decide for yourself which is the best investment for you. Best of luck.

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