Korean listed companies, explained in English
What a company does, how it makes money, and how to read its recent results. Written for investors who follow Korea from abroad and can’t read Korean filings.
Company figures come from DART, Korea’s electronic disclosure system. Won amounts are shown with an approximate US dollar conversion at a dated Bank of Korea rate. Nothing on this site is investment advice.
Latest explainers
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Ecopro BM: what it makes and what its rights issue involves
Ecopro BM makes cathode material for lithium-ion batteries. What its FY2025 filings show, and how its rights offering and the 18R certificate work.
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Jusung Engineering sells the machines that make chips, not chips
Jusung Engineering (KOSDAQ: 036930) makes chip, solar cell and display manufacturing equipment. What it sells, who buys it and how to read its revenue.
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LIG Defense&Aerospace explained: Korea’s air defense missile maker
What LIG Defense&Aerospace makes, who buys it, where it competes abroad, and how to read its FY2025 results against its order backlog.
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HD Hyundai Heavy Industries: why a shipbuilder builds power engines
An English guide to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries: its ships, offshore plants and engines, how its order share is measured, and its power engine and SMR plants.
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Hanwha Ocean explained: LNG carriers, warships and order timing
Hanwha Ocean’s revenue rests mainly on exported commercial ships led by LNG carriers. How to read its order share, results and frigate news.
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HD Hyundai Electric: what it makes and how orders become revenue
What HD Hyundai Electric makes, who buys its grid equipment, and how its revenue, order backlog and framework agreements differ.