It's no secret that a large cash pile can be a tried and tested insurance policy in the face of good-old volatility. And these companies are taking that knowledge very seriously, as they're currently sitting on oodles of cash reserves. On the other hand though, perhaps these businesses are hoarding their capital when they should be using it to maximize shareholder value instead. Whatever your take, here's a list of the most cash rich companies in South Korea.
Symbol | Cash on hand (FQ) | Price | Change % 1D | Volume 1D | Market cap | P/E | EPS diluted (TTM) | EPS diluted growth % (TTM YoY) | Dividend yield % (TTM) | Sector | Analyst Rating |
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97.125T KRW | 68600 KRW | −1.15% | 12.633M | 459.315T KRW | 13.09 | 5240.16 KRW | −20.52% | 2.08% | Electronic Technology | Strong Buy | |
33.091T KRW | 190700 KRW | −1.14% | 301.305K | 45.44T KRW | 5.23 | 36461.75 KRW | 51.00% | 3.89% | Consumer Durables | Strong Buy | |
0032190DAOU DATA | 29.818T KRW | 12640 KRW | −1.63% | 181.571K | 492.155B KRW | 2.03 | 6216.90 KRW | 149.26% | 2.33% | Distribution Services | — |
0023590DAOU TECH | 29.671T KRW | 17310 KRW | −0.29% | 22.538K | 751.108B KRW | 1.67 | 10382.67 KRW | 66.59% | 3.46% | Finance | — |
25.519T KRW | 146200 KRW | −2.21% | 84.955K | 8.244T KRW | — | −17138.35 KRW | −128.91% | 3.34% | Finance | Strong Buy | |
20.554T KRW | 80900 KRW | −1.46% | 796.59K | 32.644T KRW | 4.33 | 18678.16 KRW | 41.39% | 4.26% | Consumer Durables | Strong Buy | |
19.704T KRW | 533000 KRW | −1.11% | 859.038K | 40.883T KRW | 32.09 | 16611.27 KRW | — | 1.67% | Non-Energy Minerals | Buy | |
13.825T KRW | 53400 KRW | −3.78% | 109.172K | 3.165T KRW | 4.15 | 12878.54 KRW | −48.69% | 4.14% | Finance | Strong Buy | |
12.785T KRW | 149600 KRW | −3.61% | 991.296K | 13.971T KRW | — | −9906.01 KRW | −134.11% | 0.00% | Energy Minerals | Strong Buy | |
12.543T KRW | 16460 KRW | 0.12% | 705.55K | 8.04T KRW | 3.69 | 4466.08 KRW | −58.48% | 7.30% | Transportation | Neutral | |
11.306T KRW | 37000 KRW | −2.50% | 172.378K | 3.389T KRW | 6.14 | 6024.41 KRW | −23.19% | 4.48% | Finance | Strong Buy | |
10.122T KRW | 242000 KRW | −1.83% | 144.728K | 22.373T KRW | 7.44 | 32518.65 KRW | 24.90% | 1.62% | Producer Manufacturing | Strong Buy | |
8.211T KRW | 95100 KRW | −1.76% | 23.58K | 2.49T KRW | 3.86 | 24668.01 KRW | 6.42% | 3.10% | Finance | Strong Buy | |
8.126T KRW | 23900 KRW | −1.04% | 205.296K | 1.674T KRW | 2.20 | 10848.45 KRW | −4.29% | 3.11% | Process Industries | Buy | |
7.491T KRW | 115000 KRW | −1.71% | 3.139M | 80.452T KRW | — | −11909.92 KRW | −171.44% | 1.03% | Electronic Technology | Strong Buy | |
7.481T KRW | 100700 KRW | −2.61% | 728.055K | 17.624T KRW | 44.21 | 2277.73 KRW | −77.75% | 0.68% | Consumer Durables | Strong Buy | |
6.871T KRW | 505000 KRW | −0.79% | 227.705K | 38.097T KRW | 26.36 | 19160.31 KRW | −32.77% | 1.96% | Process Industries | Strong Buy | |
6.699T KRW | 43750 KRW | −2.34% | 1.861M | 19.363T KRW | 166.56 | 262.66 KRW | −94.77% | 0.13% | Commercial Services | Buy | |
6.629T KRW | 22000 KRW | −0.23% | 510.207K | 8.147T KRW | 6.09 | 3611.14 KRW | −13.05% | 3.40% | Transportation | Strong Buy | |
6.608T KRW | 10280 KRW | −1.53% | 363.008K | 3.642T KRW | 8.03 | 1280.70 KRW | −35.06% | 6.70% | Finance | Strong Buy | |
6.572T KRW | 64500 KRW | −2.71% | 160.237K | 4.685T KRW | 10.36 | 6225.68 KRW | −50.51% | 6.94% | Producer Manufacturing | Strong Buy | |
5.193T KRW | 107800 KRW | −1.01% | 169.397K | 17.785T KRW | 7.90 | 13639.12 KRW | 41.85% | 2.11% | Industrial Services | Strong Buy | |
4.981T KRW | 17980 KRW | −0.66% | 639.574K | 11.62T KRW | — | −31973.89 KRW | −32.47% | 0.00% | Utilities | Buy | |
4.946T KRW | 135500 KRW | −0.66% | 96.52K | 10.551T KRW | 10.38 | 13058.49 KRW | 32.78% | 2.35% | Technology Services | Buy | |
4.883T KRW | 475500 KRW | −0.11% | 251.344K | 111.384T KRW | 80.66 | 5895.26 KRW | 1215.15% | 0.00% | Producer Manufacturing | Buy | |
4.612T KRW | 114500 KRW | −1.55% | 153.644K | 8.224T KRW | 195.86 | 584.59 KRW | — | 0.00% | Producer Manufacturing | Buy | |
4.524T KRW | 137800 KRW | −0.22% | 83.939K | 5.907T KRW | — | −1499.75 KRW | −110.43% | 2.53% | Process Industries | Buy | |
4.472T KRW | 201000 KRW | −2.66% | 652.718K | 30.783T KRW | 42.61 | 4717.43 KRW | −29.39% | 0.64% | Technology Services | Buy | |
4.32T KRW | 35600 KRW | −2.73% | 433.405K | 4.131T KRW | 11.00 | 3236.27 KRW | −35.95% | 1.64% | Consumer Durables | Strong Buy | |
4.006T KRW | 184000 KRW | −0.97% | 71.48K | 6.968T KRW | 5.93 | 31026.92 KRW | 12.37% | 3.07% | Transportation | Strong Buy | |
3.853T KRW | 13320 KRW | −1.62% | 1.05M | 4.845T KRW | — | −13299.87 KRW | −4293.22% | 0.00% | Electronic Technology | Neutral | |
3.69T KRW | 522000 KRW | 0.19% | 157.679K | 34.446T KRW | 16.59 | 31462.81 KRW | 39.46% | 0.20% | Producer Manufacturing | Strong Buy | |
3.612T KRW | 89700 KRW | −1.54% | 176.49K | 2.862T KRW | 96.92 | 925.51 KRW | −90.42% | 2.74% | Consumer Non-Durables | Buy | |
3.464T KRW | 13800 KRW | −2.54% | 924.88K | 1.202T KRW | — | −1264.57 KRW | −122.65% | 9.18% | Consumer Durables | Neutral | |
0000150DOOSAN | 3.322T KRW | 111500 KRW | 1.83% | 510.73K | 1.704T KRW | — | −34143.74 KRW | −77.54% | 1.83% | Electronic Technology | Buy |
3.081T KRW | 32850 KRW | −0.15% | 597.305K | 8.317T KRW | 6.69 | 4913.92 KRW | −19.31% | 5.96% | Communications | Strong Buy | |
3.057T KRW | 85000 KRW | −0.12% | 159.185K | 13.568T KRW | 12.77 | 6654.77 KRW | −32.69% | 3.53% | Consumer Durables | Buy | |
3.054T KRW | 148700 KRW | −0.13% | 55.799K | 6.878T KRW | 15.30 | 9716.74 KRW | −26.57% | 0.00% | Technology Services | Buy | |
0001500HMSEC | 3.01T KRW | 8370 KRW | −0.71% | 19.327K | 267.337B KRW | 5.14 | 1627.88 KRW | −43.85% | 6.52% | Finance | — |
2.997T KRW | 40150 KRW | −0.37% | 129.21K | 3.807T KRW | 3.14 | 12770.05 KRW | −45.33% | 6.20% | Producer Manufacturing | Strong Buy | |
2.88T KRW | 16330 KRW | −1.33% | 2.979M | 10.6T KRW | — | −349.68 KRW | −798.53% | 0.00% | Producer Manufacturing | Strong Buy | |
2.771T KRW | 29500 KRW | −0.84% | 574.929K | 5.149T KRW | 42.58 | 692.77 KRW | −65.80% | 0.00% | Electronic Technology | Strong Buy | |
0006120SK DISCOVERY | 2.68T KRW | 39950 KRW | −2.68% | 25.813K | 822.53B KRW | 1.87 | 21382.48 KRW | 107.77% | 4.14% | Health Technology | — |
2.644T KRW | 71900 KRW | −3.49% | 87.05K | 2.106T KRW | — | −8458.04 KRW | −98.43% | 4.43% | Retail Trade | Buy | |
2.606T KRW | 6460 KRW | −2.86% | 705.034K | 3.542T KRW | 6.95 | 929.06 KRW | −40.38% | 3.01% | Finance | Strong Buy | |
0003540DAISHIN SECU | 2.538T KRW | 14350 KRW | −1.31% | 49.21K | 929.59B KRW | 12.26 | 1170.53 KRW | −73.07% | 8.25% | Finance | Neutral |
0004990LOTTE | 2.523T KRW | 25700 KRW | −0.77% | 78.863K | 1.852T KRW | 69.40 | 370.34 KRW | −92.13% | 5.79% | Consumer Non-Durables | Neutral |
2.396T KRW | 38050 KRW | −1.81% | 322.411K | 5.097T KRW | 9.63 | 3951.33 KRW | −73.21% | 2.58% | Non-Energy Minerals | Buy | |
2.344T KRW | 10270 KRW | −2.56% | 196.237K | 783.007B KRW | 3.48 | 2950.66 KRW | — | 0.00% | Transportation | Neutral | |
2.327T KRW | 104200 KRW | −0.19% | 255.884K | 5.279T KRW | 6.56 | 15893.64 KRW | 420.78% | 0.96% | Electronic Technology | Buy | |
2.246T KRW | 40400 KRW | −1.94% | 200.478K | 5.525T KRW | 109.45 | 369.10 KRW | — | 0.00% | Commercial Services | Neutral | |
2.216T KRW | 30350 KRW | −1.46% | 157.249K | 1.265T KRW | 3.99 | 7608.96 KRW | −37.57% | 3.25% | Industrial Services | Buy | |
2.174T KRW | 224500 KRW | −1.97% | 66.928K | 4.701T KRW | 15.63 | 14367.86 KRW | −42.46% | 2.92% | Technology Services | Buy | |
0030610KYOBO SECURITIES | 2.127T KRW | 5020 KRW | −1.76% | 22.822K | 576.762B KRW | 6.68 | 751.46 KRW | −49.88% | 3.91% | Finance | — |
2.007T KRW | 30600 KRW | −1.45% | 393.814K | 8.956T KRW | — | −11700.15 KRW | −21.11% | 0.00% | Producer Manufacturing | Neutral | |
1.956T KRW | 77700 KRW | −0.38% | 186.093K | 8.983T KRW | 19.57 | 3970.21 KRW | −81.57% | 4.10% | Energy Minerals | Strong Buy | |
1.913T KRW | 51500 KRW | 0.98% | 962.746K | 11.021T KRW | 10.69 | 4819.77 KRW | −31.19% | 6.51% | Communications | Strong Buy | |
1.898T KRW | 39400 KRW | −1.99% | 189.115K | 4.904T KRW | 9.54 | 4128.01 KRW | −26.20% | 1.99% | Consumer Durables | Buy | |
0006260LS | 1.865T KRW | 100000 KRW | 0.00% | 129.16K | 2.777T KRW | 6.40 | 15625.79 KRW | 35.16% | 1.55% | Producer Manufacturing | Strong Buy |
0003470YUANTA SECURITIES | 1.845T KRW | 2485 KRW | 0.20% | 115.179K | 510.259B KRW | 11.51 | 215.85 KRW | — | 4.44% | Finance | — |
1.835T KRW | 680000 KRW | −2.02% | 78.71K | 49.395T KRW | 58.61 | 11601.35 KRW | 54.15% | 0.00% | Health Technology | Strong Buy | |
1.829T KRW | 30600 KRW | −0.97% | 126.515K | 2.426T KRW | 29.26 | 1045.76 KRW | 102.03% | 0.66% | Consumer Non-Durables | Buy | |
1.755T KRW | 4150 KRW | −4.60% | 1.946M | 1.787T KRW | 2.95 | 1405.90 KRW | 37.67% | 0.00% | Consumer Durables | Buy | |
0003380HARIM HOLDINGS | 1.711T KRW | 6940 KRW | 0.73% | 335.562K | 655.745B KRW | — | — | — | 1.74% | Distribution Services | — |
1.663T KRW | 70400 KRW | −1.54% | 104.325K | 1.987T KRW | 10.04 | 7010.46 KRW | −88.79% | 2.80% | Retail Trade | Buy | |
1.655T KRW | 307000 KRW | 2.50% | 58.424K | 4.577T KRW | 16.80 | 18277.75 KRW | −54.87% | 1.84% | Transportation | Strong Buy | |
0030210DAOL SEC | 1.647T KRW | 3750 KRW | −7.98% | 725.961K | 242.955B KRW | 26.37 | 142.20 KRW | −94.01% | 3.68% | Finance | — |
1.631T KRW | 30550 KRW | −0.33% | 71.825K | 3.271T KRW | 5.46 | 5594.06 KRW | 2.07% | 8.16% | Finance | Buy | |
1.624T KRW | 135800 KRW | −1.88% | 210.727K | 10.251T KRW | 16.88 | 8046.22 KRW | −41.08% | 1.52% | Electronic Technology | Strong Buy | |
1.522T KRW | 63200 KRW | −1.10% | 58.321K | 1.158T KRW | 10.61 | 5955.34 KRW | −21.97% | 2.35% | Process Industries | — | |
1.514T KRW | 247500 KRW | −2.17% | 31.361K | 1.861T KRW | — | −5839.61 KRW | 81.88% | 3.16% | Process Industries | Strong Buy | |
1.503T KRW | 95800 KRW | −5.71% | 157.537K | 1.647T KRW | 1.63 | 58718.67 KRW | 28.81% | 3.58% | Process Industries | Strong Buy | |
0016610DBFI | 1.487T KRW | 3900 KRW | −0.13% | 40.199K | 161.78B KRW | 26.25 | 148.59 KRW | −89.93% | 4.35% | Finance | — |
1.466T KRW | 515000 KRW | −1.15% | 38.289K | 9.726T KRW | 16.69 | 30851.33 KRW | −36.01% | 5.76% | Non-Energy Minerals | Buy | |
0009970YOUNGONE HOLDINGS | 1.461T KRW | 79700 KRW | −2.09% | 9.829K | 944.639B KRW | 2.00 | 39826.19 KRW | 46.50% | 3.75% | Consumer Non-Durables | Buy |
1.443T KRW | 48600 KRW | 0.21% | 344.419K | 4.728T KRW | 66.23 | 733.77 KRW | −15.69% | 0.52% | Electronic Technology | Strong Buy | |
1.434T KRW | 29550 KRW | −1.50% | 583.757K | 5.88T KRW | 6.46 | 4577.82 KRW | 110.61% | 0.00% | Industrial Services | Strong Buy | |
1.407T KRW | 242500 KRW | 0.00% | 131.83K | 10.101T KRW | 160.26 | 1513.17 KRW | −73.39% | 0.00% | Commercial Services | Buy | |
1.37T KRW | 72700 KRW | −0.14% | 1.137M | 12.807T KRW | 18.17 | 4001.03 KRW | −7.25% | 1.37% | Producer Manufacturing | Strong Buy | |
1.336T KRW | 86000 KRW | −1.71% | 365.563K | 10.498T KRW | 11.51 | 7474.78 KRW | −14.31% | 7.09% | Consumer Non-Durables | Buy | |
1.331T KRW | 51400 KRW | −2.10% | 310.489K | 5.263T KRW | 5.55 | 9256.19 KRW | 121.23% | 2.95% | Producer Manufacturing | Strong Buy | |
0011210HYUNDAI WIA | 1.331T KRW | 62600 KRW | 0.00% | 206.642K | 1.663T KRW | — | −5406.39 KRW | −163.50% | 1.12% | Producer Manufacturing | Buy |
0012630HDC HOLDINGS | 1.319T KRW | 6350 KRW | 0.16% | 31.349K | 347.572B KRW | 6.17 | 1029.52 KRW | 278.87% | 3.94% | Finance | — |
0003240TAEKWANG IND | 1.296T KRW | 573000 KRW | −0.52% | 745 | 484.779B KRW | 1.46 | 391351.21 KRW | 94.05% | 0.30% | Energy Minerals | — |
1.281T KRW | 23900 KRW | −1.65% | 207.128K | 2.086T KRW | 3.07 | 7772.84 KRW | −48.83% | 0.00% | Utilities | Strong Buy | |
0001120LG INT | 1.271T KRW | 28400 KRW | −0.70% | 255.435K | 1.029T KRW | 2.76 | 10291.46 KRW | −29.36% | 10.49% | Distribution Services | Strong Buy |
0001200EUGENEIS | 1.259T KRW | 3605 KRW | 1.84% | 277.543K | 336.195B KRW | 29.65 | 121.59 KRW | −82.17% | 1.69% | Finance | — |
1.251T KRW | 42650 KRW | −1.61% | 298.365K | 6.133T KRW | — | −13381.47 KRW | — | 0.00% | Finance | Strong Buy | |
0003530H.I.S.C | 1.227T KRW | 2370 KRW | 0.00% | 330.245K | 523.799B KRW | — | −177.47 KRW | −143.25% | 0.00% | Finance | — |
1.221T KRW | 66700 KRW | −0.89% | 104.313K | 5.168T KRW | 281.53 | 236.92 KRW | −94.57% | 0.00% | Health Technology | Sell | |
0078020EBEST IS | 1.188T KRW | 4085 KRW | 0.37% | 39.475K | 205.151B KRW | 43.58 | 93.75 KRW | −93.84% | 2.46% | Finance | — |
0069960HYUNDAI DEPARTMENT | 1.184T KRW | 63800 KRW | −3.19% | 112.834K | 1.44T KRW | 12.64 | 5048.54 KRW | −48.37% | 1.97% | Retail Trade | Strong Buy |
1.173T KRW | 10360 KRW | 0.58% | 602.46K | 4.433T KRW | 6.40 | 1619.77 KRW | 8.96% | 6.31% | Communications | Buy | |
1.145T KRW | 9090 KRW | −0.22% | 820.065K | 4.862T KRW | 35.19 | 258.35 KRW | −25.82% | 3.95% | Producer Manufacturing | Buy | |
0001800ORION HOLDINGS | 1.108T KRW | 15180 KRW | 0.20% | 28.899K | 911.373B KRW | 9.22 | 1646.86 KRW | −1.21% | 4.62% | Consumer Non-Durables | — |
2271560ORION | 1.062T KRW | 126300 KRW | 0.72% | 121.357K | 4.957T KRW | 12.32 | 10249.12 KRW | 38.66% | 0.76% | Consumer Non-Durables | Strong Buy |
1.062T KRW | 27250 KRW | −1.45% | 687.683K | 3.018T KRW | 12.94 | 2105.20 KRW | 174.79% | 0.00% | Producer Manufacturing | Buy | |
1.051T KRW | 122500 KRW | −1.92% | 153.208K | 7.685T KRW | 53.76 | 2278.47 KRW | 87.10% | 0.54% | Consumer Non-Durables | Strong Buy | |
0004690SAMCHULLY | 1.036T KRW | 97800 KRW | −1.21% | 16.735K | 338.978B KRW | 4.84 | 20217.04 KRW | −7.85% | 3.03% | Utilities | — |
990.877B KRW | 189500 KRW | −6.32% | 123.917K | 1.911T KRW | 4.67 | 40595.66 KRW | −1.28% | 1.85% | Retail Trade | Buy |