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Kolmar Korea

KRX: 161890 · KOSPI · Chemicals
₩145,600 +6,700 (+4.82%)
At close: Oct 7, 2026 · KRW · Korea Exchange
Market cap₩3.4T
PE ratio18.59
Forward PE17.64
PB ratio3.43
EPS₩7,832
Dividend (yield)₩864 (0.59%)
Analysts (1–5)4.00 · Buy
Price target₩174,238 (+19.67%)
Volume501,018
Trading value₩72.3B
Day’s range₩139,800 – ₩150,600
52-week range₩60,600 – ₩165,900
Foreign ownership KR41.08%
Foreign net buy (Oct 6) KR+56,458 sh
Book value / share₩42,430
Founded2012
41.2%36.3%Apr 24, 2026Oct 7, 2026High ₩161,700 · Low ₩77,400

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₩138,900+56,458−47,054−6,67541.08%
Oct 2₩136,600−98,997−121,809+201,45340.66%
Oct 1₩146,500−12,976+20,593−3,71841.18%
Sep 30₩146,000+21,522−33,250+14,62441.24%
Sep 29₩150,000−3,754+4,630−2,07641.15%

Financials

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

ItemFY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026E
Revenue₩2.2T₩2.5T₩2.7T₩3.2T
Operating income₩136.1B₩193.9B₩239.6B₩346.0B
Net income₩25.1B₩125.3B₩168.2B₩249.2B
Operating margin6.32%7.91%8.80%10.81%
Return on equity0.79%12.50%14.69%19.53%
Debt-to-equity112.14%107.65%107.38%–
EPS₩227₩3,830₩5,299₩8,254
Dividend per share₩600₩720₩864₩970

Peers

APR 278470₩379,000+4.99%
Amorepacific 090430₩138,500+3.98%
LG H&H 051900₩271,000+2.07%
Cosmax 192820₩308,500+3.52%
d'Alba Global 483650₩182,800−0.05%
Amorepacific Holdings 002790₩26,500+4.54%

About

Kolmar Korea develops and manufactures cosmetics for client brands on an ODM basis. Through subsidiaries it also sells prescription drugs, including infusion solutions, runs a health and beauty business and makes cosmetics containers. It was split off from its former parent in 2012, and in the first half of 2026 it bought a 99.46% stake in another company, making it a consolidated subsidiary.

Kolmar Korea Co., Ltd. is listed on the KOSPI market of the Korea Exchange under the ticker 161890. Industry: Chemicals.

www.kolmar.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 7, 2026; investor flows as of Oct 6, 2026. Delayed data, not investment advice.