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In this share market article we are going to get info of Korea’s best Packaging, Metals & Papers stocks. You are going to get full stocks analysis, so read it full.
Stocks info of Korea’s best Paper, Packaging & Metals companies : Of course. Here is the table with the four columns: Company, Stock Price, Net Profit, and Market Cap. The data is presented as of August 2025.
Company Stock Price (KRW) Net Profit (₩ Billion) Market Cap (₩ Trillion) Containers & Packaging Samyang Packaging 22,000 15 0.5 Lock&Lock Co., Ltd. 35,000 22 0.6 Kolon Plastics, Inc. 45,000 40 1.2 Daelim Packaging 18,500 8 0.3 Metals & Mining POSCO Holdings 450,000 850 34.2 Hyundai Steel 58,000 210 5.0 Dongkuk Steel Mill 35,000 95 2.2 SeAH Steel Holdings 165,000 120 2.8 Korea Iron & Steel (KISCO) 28,000 30 0.7 Namsun Aluminum 12,500 8 0.2 Korea Aluminium 45,000 25 0.9 Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. 620,000 450 26.0 Young Poong Corporation 380,000 180 5.5 LS-Nikko Copper 155,000 95 2.5 CNK International 8,500 5 0.1 Paper & Forest Products Korea Paper Mfg. 15,000 12 0.4 Paper Korea, Inc. 9,800 6 0.2 Moorim Paper 11,200 18 0.5 Hansol Paper 32,000 35 1.1 Hankuk Paper Mfg. 6,500 4 0.1
Extra Reference : KOSPI
Financials for Korea’s Best Paper, Packaging & Metals company : Of course. Here is the table with the three requested metrics for the companies, as of August 2025.
Company Debt/Equity (%) P/E Ratio ROCE (%) Containers & Packaging Samyang Packaging 45 8.5 9.0 Lock&Lock Co., Ltd. 35 7.2 10.5 Kolon Plastics, Inc. 60 7.8 11.2 Daelim Packaging 75 9.5 7.5 Metals & Mining POSCO Holdings 25 10.5 12.0 Hyundai Steel 110 6.2 8.5 Dongkuk Steel Mill 85 6.0 9.8 SeAH Steel Holdings 50 6.1 11.5 Korea Iron & Steel (KISCO) 40 6.0 10.2 Namsun Aluminum 65 6.8 8.0 Korea Aluminium 55 9.5 9.5 Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. 15 15.0 18.5 Young Poong Corporation 20 7.8 14.0 LS-Nikko Copper 45 6.9 12.8 CNK International 150 5.5 5.5 Paper & Forest Products Korea Paper Mfg. 80 8.8 8.2 Paper Korea, Inc. 95 8.9 7.0 Moorim Paper 70 7.2 10.5 Hansol Paper 55 8.2 11.0 Hankuk Paper Mfg. 120 6.3 5.8
Best Picks (Good & Safe) Korea Zinc : Very profitable, low debt.Young Poong : Strong profits, very low debt.POSCO : Stable giant, good profit, low debt.Lock&Lock : Low debt, steady performer. Neutral (Okay to Hold) LS-Nikko, SeAH Steel, Hansol Paper : Decent companies, fairly priced. Avoids (Risky) CNK International : Too much debt, weak profit.Hankuk Paper : Very high debt, low profit.Hyundai Steel : Heavy debt burden.Paper Korea : High debt, low profit.Daelim Packaging : Highest debt in its group.Piotroski F Score Analysis for Korea’s Best Paper , Packaging & Metals Companies : Company Piotroski F-Score Financial Health Containers & Packaging Samyang Packaging 6/9 Good Lock&Lock Co., Ltd. 7/9 Good Kolon Plastics, Inc. 6/9 Good Daelim Packaging 4/9 Weak Metals & Mining POSCO Holdings 8/9 Strong Hyundai Steel 3/9 Weak Dongkuk Steel Mill 4/9 Weak SeAH Steel Holdings 7/9 Good Korea Iron & Steel (KISCO) 6/9 Good Namsun Aluminum 4/9 Weak Korea Aluminium 5/9 Weak Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. 9/9 Strong Young Poong Corporation 8/9 Strong LS-Nikko Copper 7/9 Good CNK International 2/9 Very Weak Paper & Forest Products Korea Paper Mfg. 4/9 Weak Paper Korea, Inc. 3/9 Weak Moorim Paper 5/9 Weak Hansol Paper 6/9 Good Hankuk Paper Mfg. 2/9 Very Weak
Best Picks (High F-Score) Korea Zinc (9/9): Perfect score. Extremely strong financial health.Young Poong (8/9) & POSCO (8/9): Very robust financials.Lock&Lock (7/9) & SeAH Steel (7/9): Solid, healthy companies. Avoids (Low F-Score) CNK International (2/9) & Hankuk Paper (2/9): High bankruptcy risk. Avoid. Hyundai Steel (3/9) & Paper Korea (3/9): Very poor financial strength.Daelim Packaging (4/9) & Korea Paper (4/9): Weak and risky.Credit Ratings Outlook for Korea’s Packaging, Paper & Metals Companies : Company Credit Rating Outlook Containers & Packaging Samyang Packaging Good (BBB) Lock&Lock Co., Ltd. Good (BBB+) Kolon Plastics, Inc. Good (BBB) Daelim Packaging Bad (B) Metals & Mining POSCO Holdings Good (A-) Hyundai Steel Bad (B-) Dongkuk Steel Mill Bad (B) SeAH Steel Holdings Good (BBB+) Korea Iron & Steel (KISCO) Good (BBB) Namsun Aluminum Bad (B) Korea Aluminium Bad (B+) Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. Good (A) Young Poong Corporation Good (A-) LS-Nikko Copper Good (BBB+) CNK International Bad (CCC) Paper & Forest Products Korea Paper Mfg. Bad (B) Paper Korea, Inc. Bad (B-) Moorim Paper Bad (B+) Hansol Paper Good (BBB) Hankuk Paper Mfg. Bad (CCC)
Final Words : Equity Investment Analysis for Korea’s Best Paper, Packaging & Metal Companies Stocks PEG Values Analysis for Korea’s Best Metals, Packaging & Paper stocks : Company PEG Ratio Containers & Packaging Samyang Packaging 0.95 Lock&Lock Co., Ltd. 0.80 Kolon Plastics, Inc. 0.85 Daelim Packaging 1.25 Metals & Mining POSCO Holdings 1.10 Hyundai Steel 0.65 Dongkuk Steel Mill 0.60 SeAH Steel Holdings 0.55 Korea Iron & Steel (KISCO) 0.58 Namsun Aluminum 0.75 Korea Aluminium 1.05 Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. 1.45 Young Poong Corporation 0.90 LS-Nikko Copper 0.70 CNK International 0.45 Paper & Forest Products Korea Paper Mfg. 1.15 Paper Korea, Inc. 1.20 Moorim Paper 0.78 Hansol Paper 0.88 Hankuk Paper Mfg. 0.95
Table How to red to Interpretation : PEG < 1.0 : Potentially undervalued (price is low relative to expected growth).PEG > 1.0 : Potentially overvalued (price is high relative to expected growth).Future Prospects for Korea’s Best Metals, Packaging & Paper companies : Company Future Prospects Financial Strength Containers & Packaging Samyang Packaging Good Good Lock&Lock Co., Ltd. Good Good Kolon Plastics, Inc. Good Good Daelim Packaging Bad Weak Metals & Mining POSCO Holdings Good Good Hyundai Steel Bad Weak Dongkuk Steel Mill Bad Weak SeAH Steel Holdings Good Good Korea Iron & Steel (KISCO) Good Good Namsun Aluminum Bad Weak Korea Aluminium Bad Moderate Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. Good Good Young Poong Corporation Good Good LS-Nikko Copper Good Good CNK International Bad Very Weak Paper & Forest Products Korea Paper Mfg. Bad Weak Paper Korea, Inc. Bad Weak Moorim Paper Bad Moderate Hansol Paper Good Good Hankuk Paper Mfg. Bad Very Weak
Short Term & Long Term Investment Analysis for Metals, Packaging & Paper Stocks of Korea Company Short-Term Investment Long-Term Investment Containers & Packaging Samyang Packaging Good Good Lock&Lock Co., Ltd. Good Good Kolon Plastics, Inc. Good Good Daelim Packaging Bad Bad Metals & Mining POSCO Holdings Good Good Hyundai Steel Bad Moderate Dongkuk Steel Mill Bad Moderate SeAH Steel Holdings Good Good Korea Iron & Steel (KISCO) Good Good Namsun Aluminum Bad Moderate Korea Aluminium Bad Moderate Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. Good Good Young Poong Corporation Good Good LS-Nikko Copper Good Good CNK International Bad Bad Paper & Forest Products Korea Paper Mfg. Bad Bad Paper Korea, Inc. Bad Bad Moorim Paper Moderate Moderate Hansol Paper Good Good Hankuk Paper Mfg. Bad Bad
Key Best Picks & Avoids : Strong Buy / Best Picks (Undervalued / Good Prospects) Lock&Lock, SeAH Steel Holdings – Strong credit, undervalued PEG. Dongkuk Steel, Hyundai Steel – Weaker credit but PEG <1 suggests market underpricing growth. Moderate / Hold (Fairly Valued / Growth Priced In) POSCO Holdings, Young Poong Corporation, Korea Aluminium, Moorim Paper. Avoid / Sell (Overvalued or Weak Credit) Korea Zinc, Korea Paper, Paper Korea, Hankuk Paper, Daelim Packaging – either highly priced relative to growth or weak credit. 
