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Gaon Cable

KRX: 000500 · KOSPI · Electrical equipment
₩327,000 −2,000 (−0.61%)
At close: Oct 6, 2026 · KRW · Korea Exchange
Market cap₩9.7T
PE ratio151.46
Forward PE–
PB ratio18.36
EPS₩2,159
Dividend (yield)₩56 (0.02%)
Analysts (1–5)4.00 · Buy
Price target₩325,000 (−0.61%)
Volume137,046
Trading value₩44.8B
Day’s range₩321,000 – ₩334,000
52-week range₩29,229 – ₩352,860
Foreign ownership KR2.70%
Foreign net buy (Oct 2) KR+29,168 sh
Book value / share₩17,807
Founded1947
3.6%0.6%Apr 23, 2026Oct 6, 2026High ₩564,000 · Low ₩107,600

Close (KRW) Foreign ownership, % of shares (right axis)

Foreign, institutional and retail net buying KR data

Shares by trading day; positive means net buying. Korea publishes investor-type flows for every stock — global sites such as Yahoo or StockAnalysis do not show them.

DateCloseForeignersInstitutionsRetailForeign ownership
Oct 2₩329,000+29,168+14,101−44,8112.70%
Oct 1₩318,000+4,579+3,592−8,2842.59%
Sep 30₩315,000−7,375+4,441+1,8182.62%
Sep 29₩314,500−14,003+11,192+2,6852.67%
Sep 28₩300,500−5,522−4,078+9,7332.84%

Financials

Annual, consolidated where available, KRW. Columns ending in E are analyst consensus estimates. Source: company filings (DART) via Naver Finance.

ItemFY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026E
Revenue₩1.5T₩1.7T₩2.5T₩3.3T
Operating income₩43.7B₩45.0B₩79.2B₩143.4B
Net income₩17.9B₩25.4B₩51.4B₩100.6B
Operating margin2.92%2.61%3.11%4.28%
Return on equity5.64%6.46%10.96%18.37%
Debt-to-equity142.23%129.86%184.82%–
EPS₩1,521₩1,802₩1,787₩3,377
Dividend per share––₩56₩100

Peers

LS Electric 010120₩217,500+3.82%
Hyosung Heavy Industries 298040₩2,807,000+0.79%
HD Hyundai Electric 267260₩683,000+0.74%
LS 006260₩299,500+0.34%
Sanil Electric 062040₩235,000+3.52%
Taihan Cable & Solution 001440₩31,750+0.79%

About

Gaon Cable, founded in 1947, is one of Korea's three major wire and cable makers, producing power and communication cables. It runs 4 divisions: power, communications, special cables and wooden drums. It has 10 subsidiaries and recently took full ownership of a US unit to expand in North America and other global markets.

Gaon Cable Co., Ltd. is listed on the KOSPI market of the Korea Exchange under the ticker 000500. Industry: Electrical equipment.

www.gaoncable.com

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Data: Korea Exchange regular-session closing prices, volume and day’s range via Daum Finance, checked against a Naver Finance snapshot at the close; investor flows, foreign ownership and ratios via Naver Finance; company information from DART (Financial Supervisory Service). Updated after each Korean market close; ratios as of Oct 6, 2026; investor flows as of Oct 2, 2026. Delayed data, not investment advice.