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Cosmax

KRX: 192820 · KOSPI · Chemicals
₩298,000 +28,000 (+10.37%)
At close: Oct 6, 2026 · KRW · Korea Exchange
Market cap₩3.4T
PE ratio18.35
Forward PE19.97
PB ratio5.23
EPS₩16,236
Dividend (yield)₩3,300 (1.11%)
Analysts (1–5)4.00 · Buy
Price target₩310,400 (+4.16%)
Volume186,945
Trading value₩52.9B
Day’s range₩264,500 – ₩298,500
52-week range₩141,000 – ₩306,500
Foreign ownership KR35.26%
Foreign net buy (Oct 2) KR−11,092 sh
Book value / share₩56,990
Founded2014
40.4%35.1%Apr 23, 2026Oct 6, 2026High ₩303,000 · Low ₩144,900

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₩270,000−11,092+13,190−1,36635.26%
Oct 1₩279,000−4,727+11,789−7,49435.39%
Sep 30₩267,000−9,301+10,568+57235.41%
Sep 29₩277,500+753+7,238−6,48935.47%
Sep 28₩271,000+3,023+1,756−4,33835.71%

Financials

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

ItemFY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026E
Revenue₩1.8T₩2.2T₩2.4T₩3.0T
Operating income₩115.7B₩175.4B₩195.8B₩257.0B
Net income₩37.8B₩88.4B₩131.1B₩176.8B
Operating margin6.51%8.10%8.16%8.65%
Return on equity12.11%20.53%23.86%27.12%
Debt-to-equity334.26%280.05%247.10%–
EPS₩5,034₩7,560₩10,843₩14,924
Dividend per share₩500₩2,300₩3,300₩3,642

Peers

APR 278470₩361,000−1.37%
Amorepacific 090430₩133,200+0.38%
LG H&H 051900₩265,500−2.03%
Kolmar Korea 161890₩138,900+1.68%
d'Alba Global 483650₩182,900−0.11%
Amorepacific Holdings 002790₩25,350+0.20%

About

Cosmax develops and makes cosmetics for other brands, with ODM supply making up more than 90% of sales. It covers skincare, colour cosmetics and sheet masks for about 4,000 brand companies in Korea and abroad, with factories in China, the United States, Indonesia and Thailand. It was split off from its former parent in 2014, is listed on the KOSPI and has 34 subsidiaries.

Cosmax, Inc. is listed on the KOSPI market of the Korea Exchange under the ticker 192820. Industry: Chemicals.

www.cosmax.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.