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KSS Line

KRX: 044450 · KOSPI · Shipping
₩12,230 +280 (+2.34%)
At close: Oct 7, 2026 · KRW · Korea Exchange
Market cap₩276.1B
PE ratio2.48
Forward PE–
PB ratio0.41
EPS₩4,826
Dividend (yield)₩450 (3.77%)
Analysts (1–5)–
Price target–
Volume41,031
Trading value₩498.9M
Day’s range₩11,850 – ₩12,270
52-week range₩8,540 – ₩14,400
Foreign ownership KR8.69%
Foreign net buy (Oct 6) KR+27,134 sh
Book value / share₩29,178
Founded1984
9.1%7.3%Apr 23, 2026Oct 6, 2026High ₩13,460 · Low ₩9,060

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 6₩11,950+27,134−1,613−28,9418.81%
Oct 2₩11,910+3,411+1,544−18,7038.69%
Oct 1₩11,990−41,785−731−51,6608.67%
Sep 30₩12,600+28,558+491−39,6888.87%
Sep 29₩12,430−5,149−133−81,5758.74%

Financials

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

ItemFY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026E
Revenue₩472.6B₩517.9B₩561.4B–
Operating income₩88.4B₩104.1B₩110.3B–
Net income₩17.0B₩57.4B₩36.6B–
Operating margin18.70%20.10%19.65%–
Return on equity4.12%12.09%6.81%–
Debt-to-equity293.84%257.32%255.33%–
EPS₩738₩2,487₩1,584–
Dividend per share₩350₩400₩450–

Peers

HMM 011200₩21,400−0.23%
Pan Ocean 028670₩6,210+3.50%
Korea Line 005880₩2,070+1.47%
Heung-a Shipping 003280₩1,841+1.71%
Y-entec 067900₩5,8600.00%
Taewoong Logistics 124560₩1,981+0.56%

About

KSS Line was founded in 1969 and carries liquefied gas and petrochemical products by sea in Northeast Asia. It relaunched in 1984 under a shipping industry rationalization policy. It operates gas, product and chemical carriers, transporting LPG and other gas cargo and petrochemical products.

KSS Line Ltd. is listed on the KOSPI market of the Korea Exchange under the ticker 044450. Industry: Shipping.

www.kssline.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 6, 2026. Delayed data, not investment advice.