PER, EPS, PBR and BPS are calculated in-house from the last 4 quarters (2025Q3–2026Q2) · Dividend yield is based on ₩358 per share · Prices as of the 2026-10-02 close
Jinyang Industrial grew revenue and operating profit in 2025 even as net profit fell, and into 2026 revenue has continued to recover while operating margins have softened.
In 2025 revenue rose 2.8% year over year to KRW 90.66 billion and operating profit rose 3.0% to KRW 8.44 billion, while net profit attributable to owners fell 30.8% to KRW 6.95 billion.
Revenue expanded again to KRW 22.21 billion in Q1 2026 and KRW 23.68 billion in Q2 2026, but the operating margin has stayed below the 2025 full-year level of 9.3 percent.
The company's core product, flexible polyurethane slab foam, is used as an intermediate material across automotive interiors, footwear, bedding, electronics and advanced industries.
Controlling company Jinyang Holdings is pursuing stronger shareholder returns under its 2026 value-up plan built on higher dividend income from subsidiaries, and Jinyang Industrial has continued paying quarterly dividends.
Due to an alumni connection cited by the market, the stock has repeatedly been classified as a political theme stock, producing sharp price swings unrelated to fundamentals around political events.
Jinyang Industrial is a specialized polyurethane foam manufacturer founded in 1963, producing flexible slab foam as its core product. The material is widely used as an intermediate input across multiple industries, with continued demand growth expected.
The company sources most raw and subsidiary materials domestically, which supports revenue growth, while product diversification and higher-value-added specialty items have helped improve profitability.
Its consolidated subsidiaries include a Vietnam-based local entity and Jinye Industrial, giving it some overseas production and sales network. Jinyang Holdings, the controlling company, holds a 51.21 percent stake in Jinyang Industrial.
Jinyang Holdings itself has seven subsidiaries and five sub-subsidiaries including Jinyang Industrial, Jinyang Polyurethane, Jinyang Chemical and Jinyang Automotive, which operate across polyurethane foam manufacturing, PVC synthetic leather production, auto parts manufacturing and real estate leasing.
Jinyang Industrial itself is a small manufacturer with several dozen employees, positioned as a small-cap name within the KOSPI chemicals sector. The domestic polyurethane foam market is understood to be served by a small number of listed and unlisted suppliers, including Jinyang Industrial.
| Quarter | Revenue | Operating profit | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025Q2 | ₩24.3B | ₩2.6B | 10.7% |
| 2025Q3 | ₩23.5B | ₩2.6B | 11.1% |
| 2025Q4 | ₩20.3B | ₩1.1B | 5.4% |
| 2026Q1 | ₩22.2B | ₩1.7B | 7.7% |
| 2026Q2 | ₩23.7B | ₩1.6B | 6.9% |
| Year | Revenue | Operating profit | Net income (parent) | Op. margin | ROE | Debt-to-equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ₩83.7B | ₩5.3B | ₩6.1B | 6.3% | 12.0% | 61.5% |
| 2023 | ₩86.9B | ₩7.6B | ₩8.5B | 8.7% | 14.9% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | ₩88.2B | ₩8.2B | ₩10B | 9.3% | 15.6% | 49.1% |
| 2025 | ₩90.7B | ₩8.4B | ₩6.9B | 9.3% | 10.3% | 39.6% |
Consolidated basis (financial statements including subsidiaries) · Final figures from DART filings · Net income attributable to owners of the parent · Data as of 2026-08-23
Consolidated revenue in 2025 reached KRW 90.66 billion, up 2.8 percent from KRW 88.22 billion in 2024, while operating profit rose 3.0 percent to KRW 8.44 billion.
Net profit attributable to owners, however, fell 30.8 percent to KRW 6.95 billion from KRW 10.05 billion a year earlier, diverging from the growth in revenue and operating profit. FnGuide attributed this to profitability improvement from product diversification and higher-value-added specialty output.
On a quarterly basis, revenue was KRW 24.25 billion with operating profit of KRW 2.59 billion (margin of about 10.7 percent) in Q2 2025, then revenue slipped slightly to KRW 23.54 billion in Q3 while the operating margin actually rose to 11.1 percent.
Revenue then dropped to KRW 20.30 billion in Q4 2025, with operating profit of only KRW 1.09 billion (a 5.4 percent margin), a sharp margin decline.
Revenue recovered again in 2026, reaching KRW 22.21 billion in Q1 and KRW 23.68 billion in Q2, but operating margins of 7.7 percent and 6.9 percent, respectively, remained below the first-half 2025 level.
Net profit in Q2 2026 was KRW 1.16 billion, about half of the KRW 2.17 billion recorded a year earlier, showing that the revenue recovery did not translate directly into profit recovery.
Overall, since Q4 2025 revenue has shown improvement while operating margins have remained in a comparatively lower band, creating a divergent trend.
Polyurethane foam uses petrochemical derivatives TDI and polyol as raw materials, meaning cost pressure varies with global oil prices and the petrochemical cycle.
Downstream demand from automotive interiors, footwear, bedding and electronics has differing sensitivity to the economic cycle, which partly offsets fluctuations in any single end market.
FnGuide has noted that polyurethane foam is widely used as an intermediate material across many industries, with continued demand growth expected. The domestic polyurethane foam market is understood to be served by a small number of suppliers including Jinyang Industrial.
In automotive materials, eco-friendly trends such as vegan leather and bio-based materials are emerging; affiliate Jinyang Chemical's PVC synthetic leather is expanding into the automotive interior market on rising vegan-leather demand and bio-material adoption, while affiliate Jinyang Automotive is increasing exports through new vehicle development tailored to overseas trends.
These developments, however, pertain to group affiliates rather than Jinyang Industrial itself, so their direct impact on Jinyang Industrial's own revenue may be limited.
In terms of the industry cycle, revenue has trended gently upward over recent years while operating margins have entered a phase of wider quarter-to-quarter variation.
No specific numerical guidance from the company itself has been confirmed, but qualitative commentary at the group level has generally been favorable.
Related research has assessed that the polyurethane foam business should see improved results as demand grows for the material as an intermediate input across various industries.
Controlling company Jinyang Holdings has disclosed a plan to expand overall dividend payouts through profit growth, including higher dividend income received from subsidiaries.
It is also pursuing a procedural improvement that sets the dividend record date after the dividend amount is determined, so investors can decide whether to invest after seeing the dividend figure.
Jinyang Industrial itself amended its articles of incorporation at its March 2026 annual general meeting so that the board sets the quarterly dividend record date, and on July 6, 2026 its board resolved a quarterly cash dividend of KRW 50 per common share, paid on August 11.
This shift in dividend policy is focused less on the payout size itself and more on improving predictability and procedural transparency.
On the cost side, the high share of domestically sourced raw materials should limit the impact of currency swings, but TDI and polyol price movements tied to the global petrochemical cycle remain a key variable for margins.
The shift toward eco-friendly materials in automotive interiors and expanding demand from electronics and advanced industries are cited as factors that could broaden the medium- to long-term demand base.
The share price currently sits below per-share net asset value, indicating the market is pricing the stock at a discount to book value. Net profit had trended upward each year since 2022 before 2025 broke that pattern, when revenue and operating profit both grew but net profit declined.
Revenue also grew in the first half of 2026, yet the operating margin stayed below the 2025 full-year level, meaning profit improvement has lagged the pace of revenue recovery.
On the dividend side, the company continues to pay quarterly dividends and its controlling company has signaled intent to expand payouts, which is a factor that can be viewed favorably for shareholder-return policy.
However, the stock has a history of being classified as a political theme stock, with sharp price swings unrelated to earnings, meaning a gap between market pricing and fundamentals can arise more easily for this name.
Ultimately, assessing valuation requires weighing both the durability of the profit recovery and theme-driven trading flows together.
PER, EPS, PBR and BPS are all calculated in-house (the same method as Naver and Toss) · Dividend yield = cash dividend per share from DART filings (supplemented by KRX) ÷ current price · As of 2026-08-23
Polyurethane foam is supplied to a wide range of industries including automotive interiors, footwear, bedding, electronics and advanced industries, limiting reliance on any single end market. This diversified customer base helps cushion the impact of a demand shock in any one sector on overall performance. In 2025, both revenue and operating profit rose year over year, supporting the case for a stable demand base.
Controlling company Jinyang Holdings disclosed a 2026 value-up plan aiming to expand overall dividend payouts based on increased dividend income from subsidiaries.
Jinyang Industrial itself amended its articles to let the board set the quarterly dividend record date, and resolved a KRW 50 per share quarterly cash dividend in July 2026. This can be interpreted as an attempt to improve dividend predictability in addition to expanding payout size.
The company sources a high proportion of raw and subsidiary materials domestically, giving it relatively less exposure to currency swings or overseas logistics disruptions. Pursuing product diversification alongside higher-value-added specialty output to improve profitability is also a favorable factor.
The Q4 2025 operating margin fell to 5.4 percent, roughly half the low-double-digit levels seen in Q2 and Q3 2025, and remained low at 7.7 percent and 6.9 percent in Q1 and Q2 2026, respectively. Revenue is recovering, but margin recovery has not kept pace.
Despite consolidated revenue and operating profit rising 2.8 percent and 3.0 percent respectively in 2025, net profit attributable to owners fell an unusual 30.8 percent. Net profit in Q2 2026 was also only KRW 1.16 billion, about half of the KRW 2.17 billion a year earlier. Growth in revenue and operating profit has not been translating directly into profit for shareholders.
The controlling company's vice chairman has been cited as an alumni connection of a specific politician, leading the market to classify the stock as a theme stock; immediately after a Seoul mayoral election win was announced on June 4, 2026, Jinyang Industrial's share price rose 20.04 percent to KRW 5,810.
Conversely, negative events such as the politician's withdrawal from a presidential race have also triggered limit-down moves in the past. This volatility occurs independent of earnings, complicating investment judgment.
TDI and polyol, the main raw materials for polyurethane foam, are petrochemical derivatives whose prices fluctuate with global oil prices and the petrochemical cycle. The high share of domestic sourcing limits currency-related shocks, but cost pressure can rise during periods of higher global raw material prices. The recent decline in quarterly operating margin may partly reflect such cost factors.
Cyclicality in automotive production and consumption, as well as housing and furniture-driven bedding demand, can affect performance. Q4 2025 saw both revenue and operating margin soften simultaneously, illustrating seasonal or demand-related risk.
Jinyang Industrial has been repeatedly classified as a political theme stock due to a cited personal connection, leading to sharp price swings unrelated to fundamentals around elections and political events.
Given the stock's small-cap characteristics, this flow can amplify short-term trading volume and price volatility, warranting caution.
The Q3 report filing will show revenue and operating margin trends, helping determine whether the recent margin softening is continuing.
A board resolution on the Q3 dividend and record date will indicate whether the shareholder-return policy is continuing.
TDI and polyol raw material price trends should be checked alongside operating margin changes to assess whether margins are recovering.
This will be a point to review confirmed full-year 2026 results, dividend decisions, and progress on Jinyang Holdings' value-up plan implementation.
Jinyang Industrial saw revenue and operating profit grow in 2025 even as net profit fell sharply, and into the first half of 2026 revenue continued to recover while the operating margin softened.
Its core product, polyurethane slab foam, is supplied to diverse industries including automotive, footwear, bedding and electronics, giving it a relatively diversified demand base, which stands out as a positive factor.
Controlling company Jinyang Holdings is pursuing higher payouts and greater dividend predictability under its 2026 value-up plan, making the direction of shareholder-return policy worth watching.
However, whether the margin softening seen since Q4 2025 reflects a structural change in raw material or cost structure, or a temporary factor, requires confirmation through additional quarterly results.
In addition, the stock's classification as a political theme stock due to a cited personal connection of a controlling-company executive has repeatedly produced short-term price swings unrelated to earnings, acting as a distinct variable in its price formation.
Overall, the underlying demand base and shareholder-return policy stand as favorable factors, while the recent margin softening and theme-driven trading volatility are countervailing factors that warrant joint consideration.
Report written 2026-09-05 · Data as of 2026-09-04
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