SECTORS · MATERIALS
Materials
Chemicals, steel and non-ferrous metals, the makers of raw and basic materials. Commodity prices and demand from customer industries drive them.
Stocks in this sector
By overall scoreKorea 21 stocks
| Rank | Grade | Stock | Overall score | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | d'Alba Global Co., Ltd. | 81 | -2.25% |
| 2 | A | Hansol Chemical Co., Ltd | 79 | -6.64% |
| 3 | A | TOKAI CARBON KOREA CO., LTD | 78 | -12.55% |
| 4 | A | APR Co., Ltd. | 77 | -2.04% |
| 5 | A | DONGJIN SEMICHEM CO., LTD. | 70 | -11.14% |
| 6 | B | Soulbrain Co., Ltd. | 68 | -10.19% |
| 7 | B | AMOREPACIFIC CORP. | 66 | -0.91% |
| 8 | B | KOREA ZINC INC | 62 | -5.85% |
| 9 | B | KOLMAR KOREA CO.,LTD | 55 | -1.46% |
| 10 | B | KUMHO PETRO CHEMICAL CO.,LTD | 55 | -3.77% |
| 11 | B | HANWHA CORP | 53 | -3.26% |
| 12 | B | COSMAX, INC. | 53 | -0.88% |
| 13 | C | LG H&H Co., Ltd. | 49 | +1.70% |
| 14 | C | KCC Corporation | 49 | -5.93% |
| 15 | C | POSCO Holdings Inc. | 46 | -5.02% |
| 16 | C | HYUNDAI STEEL COMPANY | 41 | -4.07% |
| 17 | C | ISU SPECIALTY CHEMICAL CO., LTD. | 35 | -3.50% |
| 18 | C | LG CHEM LTD | 34 | -6.54% |
| 19 | C | LOTTE CHEMICAL CORPORATION | 34 | -7.13% |
| 20 | D | HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION | 25 | -8.55% |
| 21 | D | SKC LTD | 23 | -9.37% |
US 8 stocks
| Rank | Grade | Stock | Overall score | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Nucor Corporation | 83 | +1.30% |
| 2 | A | Linde plc | 75 | +0.12% |
| 3 | A | Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | 75 | -3.87% |
| 4 | A | Vulcan Materials Company | 72 | -0.73% |
| 5 | A | Corteva, Inc. | 70 | +0.30% |
| 6 | B | The Sherwin-Williams Company | 63 | +0.14% |
| 7 | B | DuPont de Nemours, Inc. | 60 | -0.83% |
| 8 | B | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | 56 | +1.24% |
Sector metric profile
Medians of the 29 stocks in Materials, placed next to the medians of the other sectors on Jupick. The left end of each track is the sector with the lowest median and the right end the highest. The vertical line marks the median of all listed stocks.
- PER29.2x · 24 stocks
- PBR2.3x · 29 stocks
- ROE7.3% · 28 stocks
- Operating margin8.8% · 29 stocks
- Debt ratio73.1% · 29 stocks
- Dividend yield1.4% · 26 stocks
The position only orders values by size. A larger value is not better or worse for any metric. Each sector has its own baseline: capital-heavy sectors tend to show higher debt ratios, and sectors with high growth expectations tend to show higher PER. Stocks whose PER or PBR is not meaningful because of losses, and stocks whose financials have not arrived yet, are left out. Metrics with fewer than 5 valid stocks are not shown.
Korea and US medians
Metric medians counted separately for 21 Korean and 8 US stocks in Materials. Only ratio metrics that compare across currencies are used, and only metrics with at least 5 valid stocks on both sides are shown.
| Metric | Korea | US |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 27.0x 16 in sample | 30.5x 8 in sample |
| PBR | 1.7x 21 in sample | 4.2x 8 in sample |
| ROE | 4.7% 21 in sample | 14.6% 7 in sample |
| Operating margin | 6.6% 21 in sample | 19.9% 8 in sample |
| Debt ratio | 76.5% 21 in sample | 57.7% 8 in sample |
| Dividend yield | 1.4% 18 in sample | 1.1% 8 in sample |
Of 6 metrics compared, the Korean median is lower than the US median for 4 and higher for 2.
Even within one sector, Korea and the US differ in the mix and size of listed companies, accounting rules and dividend habits, so the numbers can be far apart. A larger value on either side is not better or worse. Stocks whose PER or PBR is not meaningful because of losses, and stocks whose financials have not arrived yet, are left out, so sample sizes differ by metric.
Sector classification is based on public data and is for information only. Grades and price moves summarize the current state and are not investment advice or a forecast.