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APR

KRX: 278470 · KOSPI · Chemicals
₩361,000 −5,000 (−1.37%)
At close: Oct 6, 2026 · KRW · Korea Exchange
Market cap₩13.5T
PE ratio31.32
Forward PE22.90
PB ratio20.86
EPS₩11,527
Dividend (yield)₩5,090 (1.41%)
Analysts (1–5)4.00 · Buy
Price target₩538,182 (+49.08%)
Volume235,791
Trading value₩85.3B
Day’s range₩356,500 – ₩374,000
52-week range₩204,000 – ₩475,000
Foreign ownership KR38.40%
Foreign net buy (Oct 2) KR+11,863 sh
Book value / share₩17,309
Founded2014
38.4%36.7%Apr 23, 2026Oct 6, 2026High ₩464,500 · Low ₩315,000

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₩366,000+11,863−18,746+6,58738.40%
Oct 1₩366,000+16,442−4,803−11,77138.36%
Sep 30₩366,000+20,673−9,819−11,48238.32%
Sep 29₩362,500+7,166−18,747+11,24838.22%
Sep 28₩368,500−12,365+13,442−1,80838.18%

Financials

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

ItemFY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026E
Revenue₩523.8B₩722.8B₩1.5T₩3.1T
Operating income₩104.2B₩122.7B₩365.5B₩766.9B
Net income₩81.5B₩107.6B₩289.7B₩592.4B
Operating margin19.89%16.98%23.93%24.85%
Return on equity54.87%41.34%75.30%89.99%
Debt-to-equity45.88%74.68%73.11%–
EPS₩2,249₩2,842₩7,704₩15,763
Dividend per share––₩5,090₩5,312

Peers

Amorepacific 090430₩133,200+0.38%
LG H&H 051900₩265,500−2.03%
Cosmax 192820₩298,000+10.37%
Kolmar Korea 161890₩138,900+1.68%
d'Alba Global 483650₩182,900−0.11%
Amorepacific Holdings 002790₩25,350+0.20%

About

APR makes cosmetics and home beauty devices, running several cosmetics brands and selling a booster device as its main home beauty product. It keeps planning, R&D, production, sales and after-sales service in-house, and checks product safety and runs clinical evaluations through its own skin science research institute. Founded in 2014, it listed on the KOSPI in 2024.

APR Co., Ltd. is listed on the KOSPI market of the Korea Exchange under the ticker 278470. Industry: Chemicals.

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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.