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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings and third-party price providers. Scores, valuations, and metrics are algorithmic estimates. This is not investment advice. See our Terms and Methodology.
DB HiTek Co., Ltd. is a leading semiconductor foundry based in South Korea, focusing on the production of analog-based and mixed-signal semiconductor wafers. As a pure-play foundry, the company's core purpose is to supply semiconductor manufacturing services to fabless companies and integrated device manufacturers, enabling them to produce a variety of integrated circuits without a factory of their own. Specializing in technologies such as CMOS image sensors, display driver ICs, and power management ICs, DB HiTek significantly contributes to the electronics industry. The company is well-regarded for its robust process technologies in analog and power semiconductors, catering to sectors that demand precision in communication, consumer electronics, and automotive industries. DB HiTek’s role in the semiconductor supply chain is critical, providing the essential infrastructure for global electronics production, which impacts everything from smartphones to automotive components. Headquartered in Bucheon, South Korea, and established in 1997, the company's strategic position in Asia facilitates its collaboration with tech giants and emerging enterprises, reinforcing its status as a pivotal player in the global semiconductor market.
₩116,800.00
₩16,400.00 (-12.31%)
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19.85% operating margin is respectable but not wide. ROIC at 9.21%. Suggests the business covers its cost of capital, but doesn't point to a wide moat.
Revenue up 23.5% YoY with margins expanding 3.0pp. However, free cash flow softened 19%, worth monitoring whether this is timing or structural.
Free cash flow declined 19% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened.
16.4x earnings, 24.5x FCF. Valuation is in a reasonable range. The main question is whether the business can re-accelerate or if current trajectory is already priced in.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
₩1.47T
▲ +23.5% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
₩293.55B
▲ +10.1% YoY
Op. Margin
19.57%
▲ +3.0pp YoY
ROIC
9.21%
▲ +1.3pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
₩203.74B
▼ -18.6% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
₩378.24B
▼ -3.9% YoY
Net Debt
-₩687.77B
Net Cash Position
Cash & Equiv.
₩1.06T
3Y CAGR: -5.8%
3Y CAGR: -28.1%
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At a P/E of 16.4 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 24.5, DB HiTek Co. (000990.XKRX) trades above a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about KRW 98,565.89 per share, so at KRW 116,800.00 the stock looks overvalued (15.6% above estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, DB HiTek Co. scores 43/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about KRW 98,565.89 per share for 000990.XKRX, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around KRW 73,924.42. At today's KRW 116,800.00, that puts the stock about 15.6% above estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
DB HiTek Co. scores 43 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 19.6% operating margin and a 9.2% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. 000990.XKRX currently trades above its estimated intrinsic value and scores 43/100 on quality (mixed). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.