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KFY · against 496 other Industrials companies of similar size
Valuation
77/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #101 of 497 · scores higher than 79% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score65 peers with a valuation score of 70–79, including KFY · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 77?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, free cash flow yield and EBITDA yield, which are stronger than most Industrials peers.
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 70% of peers. EBITDA yield: 12.9% vs peer median 6.9%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 74% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 7.7% vs peer median 3.7%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 76% of peers. Earnings yield: 6.8% vs peer median 3.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = KFY, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | KFY | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 490 reported | 6.9% | 4.4% | 76% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 502 reported | 10.6% | 7.8% | 71% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 202 reported | 7.5% | 4.1% | 77% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 491 reported | 51.6% | 42.0% | 60% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KFY| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.69T KRW (≈$3.4B) | 100 | 59 | |
| 1 | 3.0B USD | 100 | 62 | |
| 1 | 3.5B USD | 100 | 57 | |
| 4 | 22.0B HKD (≈$2.8B) | 99 | 82 | |
| 4 | 26.4B HKD (≈$3.4B) | 99 | 63 | |
| 94 | 5.0B USD | 78 | 53 | |
| 94 | 2.2B GBP (≈$2.8B) | 78 | 59 | |
| 101 | 15.6B CNY (≈$2.2B) | 77 | 61 | |
| 101 | 7.3B USD | 77 | 65 | |
| 101 | 4.3B USD | 77 | 64 | |
| 104 | 44.2B HKD (≈$5.7B) | 76 | 66 | |
| 104 | 580.8B JPY (≈$3.9B) | 76 | 70 | |
| 104 | 799.4B JPY (≈$5.4B) | 76 | 68 | |
| 104 | 26.9B CNY (≈$3.8B) | 76 | 60 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score