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Korea Ratings 034950.KQ · KRW

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About Korea Ratings

Its shares trade on KOSDAQ under the ticker 034950.KQ. It has been listed since 7 February 2002. In the fiscal year to 31 December 2025, it reported revenue before interest expense of ₩109.78bn and net income of ₩25.23bn. At that date it held total assets of ₩187.50bn and shareholders' equity of ₩132.25bn.

Korea Ratings Corp. engages in the provision of credit rating services. The company is headquartered in Seoul, Seoul. The company went IPO on 2002-02-07. The company operates its business through three divisions: credit rating division, business valuation division and solution division. Its credit rating division assesses debt payment capability of companies and provides rating services of commercial papers, various bonds, guarantors, asset-backed securities (ABS) and others. Its business valuation division provides strategy consulting, business feasibility studies, financial advisory consulting, project finance consulting, real estate consulting, financial advisory consulting and asset management services. Its solution division provides market risk management solutions (RMSs) and others. On January 1, 2013, the Company divested its risk management solution (RMS) business into a newly established wholly owned subsidiary.

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Company facts

Sector
Financials
Industry
Capital Markets
Listed since
7 Feb 2002

Leadership

Pay as last reported

  • Gi Beom KimChief Executive Officer, Director, since 2017
  • Wu Yeong YoonManaging Director
  • Won Ho ByunInternal Auditor
  • Ng Sing ChanDirector
  • Mr. Brett HemsleyDirector
  • Bernard LattreDirector
  • Jang Gu KangNon-Executive Independent Director
  • Mr. Ji Hong KimNon-Executive Independent Director
  • Yil Jin KangIR Contact Officer

Environmental, social and governance

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SWOT analysis

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Strengths

  • Korea Ratings Corp operates in the Financial Services sector with a focus on credit rating services in Seoul, KR.
  • The company's credit rating division provides services for commercial papers, bonds, and asset-backed securities (ABS).
  • Korea Ratings Corp has a business valuation division offering strategy consulting and financial advisory services.

Weaknesses

  • Korea Ratings Corp's solution division was divested in 2013, reducing its service offerings.
  • The company's IPO occurred in 2002, indicating a long-standing but potentially outdated business model.
  • Korea Ratings Corp operates primarily in the KR country, limiting its international market reach.

Opportunities

  • The credit rating division can expand into new financial instruments beyond commercial papers and ABS.
  • The business valuation division's strategy consulting services could be leveraged for international clients.
  • Korea Ratings Corp could explore new markets in the Financial Services industry within KR.

Threats

  • The divestiture of the solution division in 2013 may have reduced the company's competitive edge in risk management solutions.
  • Korea Ratings Corp faces competition from other financial data providers in the KR market.
  • The company's reliance on the KR market could be a vulnerability if the domestic economy weakens.

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