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281820.KS KSC Semiconductor Equipment & Testing

KCTech Co Ltd

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1,82T KRW
P/E
EV / Rev
Div yield
0,73 %
Op margin
15,7 %
ROE
10,1 %
Net margin
13,9 %
Debt / equity
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About

KCTech Co Ltd is a semiconductor equipment and testing company that generates revenue through the design, manufacturing, and sale of semiconductor testing equipment and related services.

Business. KCTech Co Ltd (281820.KS) is a South Korean company operating in the semiconductor equipment and testing industry. The firm primarily engages in the sale of semiconductor-related products and equipment. Specific details regarding its operating segments and geographic revenue mix are not available. The company is listed on the Korean exchange under the ticker 281820.KS.

Classification92 %
SectorTechnology
Business sectorTechnology Equipment
IndustrySemiconductor Equipment & Testing
ActivitySemiconductors
Generated · model-assisted
Sell-side consensus
BUY3 analysts
3 buy0 hold0 sell
Avg 12m price target61 000,00

Analyst recommendations

3 analysts · consensus Buy
Buy3
Hold0
Sell0
12-month price target
61 000,00
Consensus of sell-side coverage.
Upcoming events
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At a glance

Score
78
composite score
Valuation
valuation pending
Analysts
Buy
3 analysts · indicative
Ownership
not yet wired
Profitability
10,1 %
return on equity
Quality
60
quality score (0-100)

What drives this business

The watch-list the newsroom runs for this company — derived from its sector path, sharpened layer by layer. Not investment advice.

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News & coverage

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    Developing storylines

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    Analysis

    AI analysis
    Generated · analysis pipeline · tier hybrid · as of 2026-07-07 ↑ At a glance

    Opportunity

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    Upcoming catalysts

    Scheduled public events. Informational only — not investment advice.

    • Peers
    • EarningsQ2 2026 earnings (expected)2026-07-23 · estimated · Intel (INTC)
    • EarningsQ2 2026 earnings (expected)2026-08-26 · estimated · NVIDIA (NVDA)
    • EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-09-28 · estimated · Broadcom (AVGO)
    • Macro
    • Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-08 · AU
    • Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-15 · CA
    • Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-16 · EU
    • Rate decisionBank of Japan rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-16 · JP
    • Rate decisionFederal Reserve rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-29 · US
    • Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
    • Macro & political
    • ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
    • ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
    • ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR

    Pre-earnings brief

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    Signals & dispatch

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    Composite-score breakdown

    Composite score78 / 100
    Composite score 0-100 · Data quality 0,60
    Data quality0,60 / 1.00

    Synthesis

    Business

    KCTech Co Ltd (281820.KS) is a South Korean company operating in the semiconductor equipment and testing industry. The firm primarily engages in the sale of semiconductor-related products and equipment. Specific details regarding its operating segments and geographic revenue mix are not available. The company is listed on the Korean exchange under the ticker 281820.KS.

    Classification92 %
    SectorTechnology
    Business sectorTechnology Equipment
    IndustrySemiconductor Equipment & Testing
    ActivitySemiconductors
    AI synthesis
    GENERATED

    KCTech maintains a strong liquidity position with a current ratio of 7.14, indicating the company can easily cover its short-term liabilities with its current assets. However, the company has a negative net cash position after subtracting total debt, which raises some liquidity concerns. The company's price-to-book ratio of 2.7 suggests that the market values the company at a premium to its book value, while the price-to-tangible-book ratio is identical, indicating no significant intangible assets are being capitalized.

    In terms of profitability, KCTech's return on equity (ROE) of 10.07% and return on assets (ROA) of 8.89% are strong, but the company's operating margin and gross margin are not explicitly provided. The company's operating income of 59.98 billion KRW and net income of 53.39 billion KRW indicate a healthy bottom line, but the comparison to industry medians is not available in the provided data.

    KCTech's revenue concentration is not explicitly detailed in the provided data, but the company operates in a single business segment focused on semiconductor equipment and testing. The company's geographic exposure is not specified, but the industry is typically global in nature.

    The company's growth trajectory is not explicitly detailed in the provided data, but the company's revenue of 382.86 billion KRW and operating cash flow of 60.16 billion KRW suggest a stable financial position. The company's capital expenditure of -28.62 billion KRW indicates a reduction in capital spending, which may be a strategic move to preserve cash.

    KCTech's risk assessment indicates a medium liquidity risk and a low dilution risk. The company's debt-to-equity ratio is 0.0, indicating no long-term debt, but the company has a negative net cash position after subtracting total debt, which is a key flag. The company's dilution potential is low, and no significant adjustments have been applied to the valuation metrics.

    Recent events and filings are not explicitly detailed in the provided data, but the company's analyst estimates suggest a mixed outlook with a mean price target of 61,000 KRW and a mean recommendation of 1.67, indicating a slight bias towards a buy recommendation.

    Key takeaways
    • KCTech has a strong liquidity position with a current ratio of 7.14.
    • The company's ROE of 10.07% and ROA of 8.89% indicate strong profitability.
    • The company's price-to-book ratio of 2.7 suggests a premium valuation.
    • KCTech has a negative net cash position after subtracting total debt, which raises liquidity concerns.
    • The company's capital expenditure is negative, indicating a reduction in capital spending.

    Bull / Bear case

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    In focus — financials by report

    Valuation

    Market price
    $92 000,00
    Market cap
    $1.43T
    Enterprise value
    $1.43T
    P/E
    Non-GAAP P/E
    EV / Revenue
    EV / Op income
    EV / OCF
    23.8x
    P / B
    2.7x
    P / Tangible book
    2.7x
    Tangible book
    $530.24B
    Net cash
    -$764.6M
    Current ratio
    7.1
    Debt / equity
    0.0
    ROA
    8.9%
    ROE
    10.1%
    Cash conversion
    113.0%
    CapEx / revenue
    -7.5%
    SBC / revenue
    Dilution ratio
    0.0%

    Revenue by segment

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    Market position

    Stress test

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    Predictor forecast

    Next quarternear-term
    Earnings · next quarterconf 45 %
    EPS
    Consensus EPS
    3 104,00
    Predicted surprise
    +0,00
    Beat probability
    45 %
    Analysts
    3
    Other metrics
    Revenue
    no estimate
    Segment revenue
    no estimate
    Margin
    no estimate
    Segment margin
    no estimate
    as of 2026-05-21 · Earnings Surprise V1
    Period note: consensus is not fiscal-period-aligned at source — read as consensus vs the last reported actual, not a calibrated same-quarter surprise.
    Full fiscal year~1 year ahead
    Full fiscal year · our forecast vs guidance vs consensus
    MetricOur forecastGuidanceConsensus
    EPSno estimateno estimate3 104,00
    Revenueno estimateno estimate436,5B KRW
    Operating incomeno estimateno estimate72,3B KRW
    Full-year consensus mean (period as reported by source) · consensus in KRW. Company-level full-year forecast and management guidance are not yet modelled at scale — shown as "no estimate", never inferred.
    Probabilistic model output — not investment advice. · generated 2026-07-07

    Options

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    Consensus distribution

    sell-side coverage
    Recommendation distribution3 analysts
    Strong buy1
    Buy2
    Hold0
    Sell0
    Strong sell0
    12-month price target$61 000,00 · Median $61 000,00
    Low $50 000,00High $72 000,00
    Operating income · consensus72,3B KRW
    EPS surprise
    −13,5 %
    reported vs consensus · miss
    Revenue surprise
    −12,3 %
    reported vs consensus · miss

    Estimate revisions

    consensus EPS · 26-week trend
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    Sell-side observations

    Low$50 000,00
    Mean$61 000,00
    Median$61 000,00
    High$72 000,00
    Spot$92 000,00
    −33.7 %implied to mean12-month sell-side price targets · ▲ spot

    Themes

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    ESG

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    Risk factors

    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskMedium
    Filing-based flags
    • Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.

    Benchmarks vs cohort

    Op Margin15,7 %Above median
    Net Margin14,0 %Above median
    ROE10,1 %Above P75
    Capex / Rev-7,5 %Below median
    D/E0,00Above P75
    Cash Conv1,13Above median

    Corporate actions / M&A

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    FX exposure

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    Actions

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    Data sources
    • Market data
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    • Issuer disclosures
    • Public news
    • Earnings transcripts
    • Consensus estimates
    • ESG data
    How metrics are computed
    • Ev To Operating Cash Flow
      enterprise_value / operating_cash_flow
    • Return On Equity
      net_income / total_equity
    • Price To Earnings
      market_price / (net_income / shares_outstanding_diluted)
    • Price To Book
      market_price / (adjusted_book_value / shares_outstanding_diluted)
    • Dilution Ratio
      (shares_outstanding_diluted - shares_outstanding_basic) / shares_outstanding_basic
    • Market Price
      input from market-data provider (delayed close or quote-shim mid)
    Source documents
    • KCTech Co Ltd Market data — financials · 2026-05-26
    • KCTech Co Ltd Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-05-26

    Ownership & reference

    Insider activity

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    Short positioning

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    Geographic breakdown

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    Listings · one canonical issuer all listings resolve to the canonical
    281820.KSCanonical
    KSC · KRW

    Intel & risk

    PredictorBeat prob45 %Surprise+0,00Full forecast →
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    OSINT findings
    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskMedium
    Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.
    Relationship graph
    281820NVDAINTCAVGOSemiconductor
    This companyPeerSector

    Evidence & claims

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    The Thread

    Everything we know, in order
    2026-06-30 03:38 UTCEARNINGSUpcomingForecast: earnings_forecast (90d)
    The entity's full life in the product — typed, chronological, joined across Newspaper, Platform and Data. Our memory, made visible.
    Sources filings · IR · transcripts · market data · tier hybrid · as of 2026-07-07 Market data · Issuer disclosures · Public news · Earnings transcripts · Consensus estimates · ESG data Premium coverage