DistressRatio

171 Korea Exchange companies in Altman's distress band

171companies

An Altman Z-Score below 1.8, which is the band Altman called distress, computed from filed statements.

Stocks · Non-US shares · Korea Exchange (KSC) · Ranked by Altman Z-Score in ratio, largest company first · Rebuilt 2026-11-07 at 09:25 UTC

How this list is built

The Altman Z-Score weighs working capital, retained earnings, operating profit, market value and sales against total assets, from the newest filed statements. Where the filer raised going concern itself, that sentence is shown with its filing. The score classifies and does not rank: Altman published two cut-offs and no ordering below the lower one, so the list is ordered by size, largest company first. The screen: companies listed on Korea Exchange, graded A or B for the quality of what they report; a median daily traded value of at least 250,000 US dollars over 90 sessions, stated in each listing's own currency, so a company nobody can trade is never on the list; and no positive price to earnings under 1, which no real company earns, and no close sitting the whole of its own 52-week high below that high, which no listing that still trades can do. 421 companies passed tonight. Each market is ranked on its own and never added to another. Figures as recomputed on 2026-11-07.

The list

50 of 171 companies

In the band Altman called distress, ranked by Altman Z-Score, largest company first
#	Company	Market	Sector	Altman Z-Score, in ratio	Current ratio, in ratio	Tangible equity ratio, in ratio	Operating margin, in percent	Altman Z-Score over time	Source
1	KSC:373220LG Energy Solution, Ltd.	KSC	Industrials	1.63	1.09	0.28	-1.3%	n/a	Source n/a
2	KSC:005380Hyundai Motor Company	KSC	Consumer Cyclical	1.04	1.36	0.29	6.2%	n/a	Source n/a
3	KSC:028260Samsung C&T Corporation	KSC	Industrials	1.72	1.54	0.55	8.1%	n/a	Source n/a
4	KSC:005387Hyundai Motor Company	KSC	Consumer Cyclical	0.96	1.36	0.29	6.2%	n/a	Source n/a
5	KSC:005389Hyundai Motor Company	KSC	Consumer Cyclical	0.95	1.36	0.29	6.2%	n/a	Source n/a
6	KSC:005385Hyundai Motor Company	KSC	Consumer Cyclical	0.95	1.36	0.29	6.2%	n/a	Source n/a
7	KSC:006400Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.	KSC	Industrials	1.45	0.89	0.50	-13.0%	n/a	Source n/a
8	KSC:012450Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd.	KSC	Industrials	1.33	1.02	0.05	11.6%	n/a	Source n/a
9	KSC:034730SK Inc.	KSC	Industrials	0.86	1.07	0.07	0.9%	n/a	Source n/a
10	KSC:02826KSamsung C&T Corporation	KSC	Industrials	1.41	1.54	0.55	8.1%	n/a	Source n/a
11	KSC:03473KSK Inc.	KSC	Industrials	0.82	1.07	0.07	0.9%	n/a	Source n/a
12	KSC:051910LG Chem, Ltd.	KSC	Basic Materials	0.95	1.24	0.30	-1.0%	n/a	Source n/a
13	KSC:096770SK Innovation Co., Ltd.	KSC	Energy	0.97	1.04	0.18	-0.3%	n/a	Source n/a
14	KSC:009540Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd.	KSC	Industrials	1.77	1.17	0.33	16.5%	n/a	Source n/a
15	KSC:006405Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.	KSC	Industrials	0.73	0.89	0.50	-13.0%	n/a	Source n/a
16	KSC:042660Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.	KSC	Industrials	1.57	1.07	0.18	11.1%	n/a	Source n/a
17	KSC:035720Kakao Corp.	KSC	Communication Services	1.35	1.41	0.27	9.1%	n/a	Source n/a
18	KSC:010140Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.	KSC	Industrials	1.67	0.79	0.28	16.9%	n/a	Source n/a
19	KSC:000150Doosan Corporation	KSC	Industrials	1.11	1.03	-0.30	5.4%	n/a	Source n/a
20	KSC:010950S-Oil Corporation	KSC	Energy	1.57	0.70	0.33	0.7%	n/a	Source n/a
21	KSC:003490Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.	KSC	Industrials	0.71	0.64	0.17	4.4%	n/a	Source n/a
22	KSC:047810Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd.	KSC	Industrials	1.44	1.20	0.09	7.3%	n/a	Source n/a
23	KSC:272210Hanwha Systems Co., Ltd.	KSC	Industrials	1.51	0.88	0.43	3.3%	n/a	Source n/a
24	KSC:267250HD Hyundai Co., Ltd.	KSC	Industrials	1.48	1.18	0.08	10.2%	n/a	Source n/a
25	KSC:051915LG Chem, Ltd.	KSC	Basic Materials	0.84	1.24	0.30	-1.0%	n/a	Source n/a
26	KSC:010955S-Oil Corporation	KSC	Energy	1.42	0.70	0.33	0.7%	n/a	Source n/a
27	KSC:078930GS Holdings Corp.	KSC	Industrials	1.70	0.94	0.38	11.6%	n/a	Source n/a
28	KSC:032640LG Uplus Corp.	KSC	Communication Services	1.67	0.86	0.41	5.8%	n/a	Source n/a
29	KSC:079550LIG Defense & Aerospace Co Ltd	KSC	Industrials	1.27	0.77	0.11	6.4%	n/a	Source n/a
30	KSC:000880Hanwha Corporation	KSC	Industrials	0.46	1.32	0.001	5.6%	n/a	Source n/a
31	KSC:000155Doosan Corporation	KSC	Industrials	0.86	1.03	-0.30	5.4%	n/a	Source n/a
32	KSC:006260LS Corp.	KSC	Industrials	1.69	1.19	0.17	3.3%	n/a	Source n/a
33	KSC:047040Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.	KSC	Industrials	1.18	1.94	0.25	-11.9%	n/a	Source n/a
34	KSC:00104KCJ Corporation	KSC	Industrials	1.19	0.77	-0.07	5.6%	n/a	Source n/a
35	KSC:001040CJ Corporation	KSC	Industrials	1.19	0.77	-0.07	5.6%	n/a	Source n/a
36	KSC:010060OCI Company Ltd.	KSC	Basic Materials	1.76	2.94	0.49	-1.7%	n/a	Source n/a
37	KSC:004020Hyundai Steel Company	KSC	Basic Materials	0.98	1.53	0.55	1.0%	n/a	Source n/a
38	KSC:036460Korea Gas Corporation	KSC	Utilities	0.83	0.79	0.18	6.1%	n/a	Source n/a
39	KSC:002380KCC Corporation	KSC	Basic Materials	0.82	1.00	0.43	6.3%	n/a	Source n/a
40	KSC:097950CJ Cheiljedang Corporation	KSC	Consumer Defensive	1.14	0.81	0.10	4.5%	n/a	Source n/a
41	KSC:251270Netmarble Corporation	KSC	Technology	1.29	0.66	0.49	12.0%	n/a	Source n/a
42	KSC:028670Pan Ocean Co., Ltd.	KSC	Industrials	1.27	1.36	0.53	9.1%	n/a	Source n/a
43	KSC:006360GS Engineering & Construction Corporation	KSC	Industrials	0.96	1.16	0.20	3.3%	n/a	Source n/a
44	KSC:023530Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd.	KSC	Consumer Cyclical	0.32	0.52	0.39	3.7%	n/a	Source n/a
45	KSC:009830Hanwha Solutions Corporation	KSC	Energy	0.34	0.99	0.23	-2.7%	n/a	Source n/a
46	KSC:004170Shinsegae Inc.	KSC	Consumer Cyclical	0.52	0.53	0.25	6.9%	n/a	Source n/a
47	KSC:375500DL E&C Co.,Ltd.	KSC	Industrials	1.63	1.51	0.54	4.8%	n/a	Source n/a
48	KSC:018880Hanon Systems	KSC	Consumer Cyclical	1.37	1.11	0.19	2.5%	n/a	Source n/a
49	KSC:336260Doosan Fuel Cell Co., Ltd.	KSC	Industrials	1.62	1.23	0.24	-23.2%	n/a	Source n/a
50	KSC:011790SKC Co., Ltd.	KSC	Basic Materials	0.25	0.73	-0.09	-16.6%	n/a	Source n/a

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Filed figures cite the filing they come from; figures marked Market data are quotes as of the date shown. Not a recommendation and not advice.

Past figures are not a forecast. Anything we modelled is labelled as ours. You can lose money on any security.