■ Market Review

On Oct. 25, SK Chemicals (006120) declined 2.23% to 61,500 won (US$ 54.10). It had declined 8.21% through the past month. Standard deviation, which indicates volatility of stock, records 1.7% on the same period over one month.

Compared with its close competitors within the same industry, KOSPI, since the monthly volatility of SK Chemicals was the lowest, the earnings rate over one month was also relatively lower than that of its peer group. Over the recent month, the return-on-risk, the return on investment with consideration about risk, was -4.8%. Though the volatility was the lowest among its peer group, the return-on-risk was low as stock price decline. Moreover, compared with the KOSPI industry, the return-on-risk is below the industrial mean, -1.5, and thus it is hard to say that the industrial comparison performance was positive.

Close Competitors Earning rate (%) STD (1Mo) Return on Risk (1Mo)
1 Mo 3 Mo 6 Mo
KUMHO TIRE(073240) -3.7% 9.5% 21.1% 2.4% -1.5
KPIC(006650) 3.4% -13.4% -15.6% 2.3% 1.4
DWS(014820) -2.3% -14.8% -30.6% 1.9% -1.2
KOREA KOLMAR(161890) -15.9% -16.5% 0.6% 1.9% -8.3
SK CHEM(006120) -8.2% -12.4% -21.1% 1.7% -4.8
Chemicals -2.6% -2.5% -5.4% 0.9% -2.8
KOSPI -0.9% -0.3% 1.1% 0.6% -1.5

Target price KRW 125,000, has 103% disparate to increase compared with stock price. Per analysts' expectations during the recent month, the average target price of SK CHEM 125,000 won . The stock price is 61,500 won so there is 63,500 won (103%) disparate in order to be able to increase.

■ Earnings & Valuation

SK CHEM(006120): 2Q(Apr ~ June) of 2016 Earnings (reported at Aug. 17. 2016)
Revenue Operating Income Net Income
2Q of 2016 16,242.0 T 557.3 T 588.1 T
Previous Quarter 13.6% increase 17.0% decline 41.9% increase
YoY 31.2% increase 168.6% increase 1251.9% increase

Financial structure Overview

Compared with 4 close competitors with similar market capitalization within its industry, SK CHEM's P/B ratio, a financial ratio of a company's book value, and its P/E ratio, a price-paid ratio of annual net income, are both at a relatively lower level.

P/E ratio and P/B ratio

Close Compatitors ROE PER PBR Basic Date
SK CHEM(006120) 7.6 7.9 0.6 June 2016
KOREA KOLMAR(161890) 20.7 37.2 7.7 June 2016
DWS(014820) 17.5 22.0 3.9 June 2016
KPIC(006650) 19.9 6.2 1.2 June 2016
KUMHO TIRE(073240) -9.3 - 1.4 June 2016

■ Investor Group

Individuals and Foreigners buy, Institutions sell Foreigners bought 556 shares, while institutions sold 5,493 shares. As a shareholding sum by investor group for the past 4 weeks, foreigners have bought 9,316 shares and individuals have bought 194,357 shares with an increasing position. However, during the same period, institutions have sold 203,673 shares with a selling trend.

Cumulated shareholdings per investor group (1Mo) Total shareholdings per investor group

* Other Investor groups, included as "other corporations", are considered as "Individuals".