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DB HiTek

KRX: 000990 · KOSPI · Semiconductors & electronic components
₩139,700 −1,100 (−0.78%)
At close: Oct 6, 2026 · KRW · Korea Exchange
Market cap₩6.1T
PE ratio17.71
Forward PE–
PB ratio2.48
EPS₩7,886
Dividend (yield)₩810 (0.58%)
Analysts (1–5)4.00 · Buy
Price target₩205,000 (+46.74%)
Volume511,446
Trading value₩71.0B
Day’s range₩136,800 – ₩143,100
52-week range₩52,400 – ₩230,500
Foreign ownership KR23.51%
Foreign net buy (Oct 2) KR−8,079 sh
Book value / share₩56,254
Founded1953
30.1%22.3%Apr 23, 2026Oct 6, 2026High ₩220,500 · Low ₩71,200

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₩140,800−8,079−3,173+12,95423.51%
Oct 1₩142,500−59,936+48,276+1,71823.56%
Sep 30₩136,600−145,800+18,435+126,41223.65%
Sep 29₩139,800+37,183+169,195−219,39524.06%
Sep 28₩127,100+71,387−42,735−29,00923.95%

Financials

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

ItemFY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026E
Revenue₩1.2T₩1.1T₩1.4T₩1.6T
Operating income₩265.4B₩190.8B₩277.3B₩416.5B
Net income₩264.1B₩229.4B₩252.6B₩405.0B
Operating margin23.00%16.87%19.85%25.40%
Return on equity15.65%12.44%12.52%17.14%
Debt-to-equity17.43%19.80%33.36%–
EPS₩5,934₩5,155₩5,783₩9,194
Dividend per share₩580₩1,230₩810₩1,350

Peers

Samsung Electronics 005930₩272,000−1.45%
SK Hynix 000660₩1,773,000−3.69%
SK Square 402340₩1,161,000+0.09%
Hanmi Semiconductor 042700₩278,000+2.21%
Jusung Engineering 036930₩278,500+17.51%
Isupetasys 007660₩131,900+8.83%

About

DB HiTek, founded in 1953 and listed on the KOSPI in 1975, is a pure-play 8-inch foundry. It manufactures wafers on contract, focusing on higher-value specialty products such as power semiconductors, sensors and display driver chips. It is developing SiC, GaN and silicon capacitor products.

DB HiTek Co., Ltd. is listed on the KOSPI market of the Korea Exchange under the ticker 000990. Industry: Semiconductors & electronic components.

www.dbhitek.co.kr

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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.