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LIG Defense & Aerospace

KRX: 079550 · KOSPI · Fabricated metal products
₩762,000 +38,000 (+5.25%)
At close: Oct 2, 2026 · KRW · Korea Exchange
Market cap₩16.8T
PE ratio58.29
Forward PE46.15
PB ratio10.39
EPS₩13,022
Dividend (yield)₩2,950 (0.39%)
Analysts (1–5)4.00 · Buy
Price target₩1,126,765 (+47.87%)
Volume92,580
Trading value₩69.5B
Day’s range₩713,000 – ₩765,000
52-week range₩360,000 – ₩1,118,000
Foreign ownership KR27.18%
Foreign net buy (Oct 2) KR+2,023 sh
Book value / share₩73,022
Founded1998
27.5%22.9%Apr 22, 2026Oct 2, 2026High ₩1,020,000 · Low ₩620,000

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₩762,000+2,023+22,272−24,83227.18%
Oct 1₩724,000+10,766+29,478−39,87427.18%
Sep 30₩682,000+1,400−2,571+1,30127.08%
Sep 29₩678,000−10,439−7,614+17,23327.10%
Sep 28₩693,000+8,939−81−9,06327.20%

Financials

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

ItemFY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026E
Revenue₩2.3T₩3.3T₩4.3T₩5.1T
Operating income₩186.4B₩223.4B₩319.4B₩449.3B
Net income₩175.0B₩212.8B₩237.5B₩346.4B
Operating margin8.07%6.82%7.42%8.76%
Return on equity17.61%19.40%19.20%22.44%
Debt-to-equity262.59%389.91%446.35%–
EPS₩7,953₩9,974₩11,516₩16,445
Dividend per share₩1,950₩2,400₩2,950₩3,362

Peers

Hanwha Aerospace 012450₩1,072,000+3.68%
Hanwha Systems 272210₩82,900+5.07%
Korea Aerospace Industries 047810₩133,500+5.04%
Hyundai Rotem 064350₩116,500+3.56%
Woori Technology 032820₩12,700+1.28%
Sphere 347700₩24,600+7.19%

About

LIG Defense & Aerospace is a defence company founded in 1998, with roots in a precision industry company set up in 1976 to support national self-reliance in defence. It adopted its current name in 2026 and set up LIG Defense Americas Inc. to enter the US defence market. Its subsidiaries include LNGR LLC, LIG Defense Americas Inc. and LIG Defense U.S. Inc.

LIG Defense & Aerospace Co., Ltd. is listed on the KOSPI market of the Korea Exchange under the ticker 079550. Industry: Fabricated metal products.

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Data: Korea Exchange closing prices, investor flows and foreign ownership via Naver Finance; company information from DART (Financial Supervisory Service). Updated after each Korean market close; ratios and flows as of Oct 2, 2026. Delayed data, not investment advice.