KOSDAQElectronic Components463480

Motivelink

₩3,845▼ 1.28%2026-10-02 close

Market Cap

₩48.5B

Turnover

₩21,366,438

Volume

5,498 shares

Shares out.

12.4M

PER

—

PBR

1.4×

EPS

-₩238

Dividend Yield

0.00%

PER, EPS, PBR and BPS are calculated in-house from the last 4 quarters (2025Q3–2026Q2) · Dividend yield is based on ₩0 per share · Prices as of the 2026-10-02 close

Report overview

Revenue Recovers, Losses Persist for Four Quarters

MotiveLink is pushing a business shift from EV components toward modules and India-based production, while posting operating losses for four consecutive quarters from Q3 2025 through Q2 2026.

1
Annual 2025 revenue rose to KRW 67.4bn from KRW 61.7bn a year earlier, but operating profit swung to a loss of KRW -1.72bn.
2
Over the four quarters from Q3 2025 to Q2 2026, revenue ranged between roughly KRW 13.0bn and KRW 20.2bn, while cumulative owners' net loss reached about KRW -2.91bn.
3
MotiveLink secured the entire order for Hyundai Mobis's SX-3 (third-generation Kona) platform, reportedly worth about KRW 270bn based on 1.4 million units.
4
The company established a wholly owned subsidiary in Chennai, India in September 2025 to prepare local production, and is expanding from single components into module business in partnership with Dongyang E&P.
5
Total equity rose sharply at end-2025 versus a year earlier, lowering the debt ratio, but 2025 operating cash flow turned negative at KRW -0.38bn.

Business structure

Founded in 1977 and renamed Yongin Electronics in 1989, the company spent over three decades as a Tier-1 supplier to Samsung Electronics, providing transformers and EMC filters for TVs and home appliances.

It entered the eco-friendly vehicle power-conversion parts market in 2006 through a hybrid component development project with Hyundai Mobis, changed its name to MotiveLink in 2024, and listed on KOSDAQ in February 2025.

Its core products are transformers, filters, and inductors used in EV inverters and converters (LDC), spanning a full power-conversion solution lineup that also includes EPS (electronic power steering) components and on-board chargers (OBC).

Its largest customer is Hyundai Mobis, through which it supplies key components for Hyundai and Kia's eco-friendly vehicles. The company has also been diversifying customers, including a roughly KRW 40bn project with Hyundai Kefico.

Beyond single-component supply, MotiveLink is co-developing integrated charging control unit (ICCU) and fuel cell battery charging converter (FDC) modules with customers, and pursuing vertical integration from components to modules to production by combining Dongyang E&P's mass-production infrastructure.

Production bases have expanded from its Vietnam subsidiary to a newly established Chennai, India subsidiary set up in September 2025, positioning the company to meet global automakers' demands for local production.

It is also expanding high-voltage power-conversion technology applications into new areas such as satellites, defense, robotics, and urban air mobility (UAM), seeking to diversify beyond its automotive-parts-centered business structure.

Earnings trend

Quarterly revenue · Operating profit

₩20.5B₩100M25Q2₩16.9B-₩500M25Q3₩13B-₩1.3B25Q4₩17.7B-₩1.4B26Q1₩20.2B-₩1.1B26Q2

RevenueOperating profit

Annual revenue · Operating profit

₩82.9B₩4.5B2023₩61.7B₩1.7B2024₩67.4B-₩1.7B2025

RevenueOperating profit

Quarterly results · Last 5 quarters
Quarter	Revenue	Operating profit	Op. margin
2025Q2	₩20.5B	₩100M	0.5%
2025Q3	₩16.9B	-₩500M	−3.2%
2025Q4	₩13B	-₩1.3B	−10.1%
2026Q1	₩17.7B	-₩1.4B	−8.1%
2026Q2	₩20.2B	-₩1.1B	−5.5%

Annual results
Year	Revenue	Operating profit	Net income (parent)	Op. margin	ROE	Debt-to-equity
2023	₩82.9B	₩4.5B	₩4.3B	5.5%	24.2%	167.4%
2024	₩61.7B	₩1.7B	₩1.8B	2.8%	8.9%	123.3%
2025	₩67.4B	-₩1.7B	-₩100M	−2.6%	−0.3%	74.3%

Consolidated basis (financial statements including subsidiaries) · Final figures from DART filings · Net income attributable to owners of the parent · Data as of 2026-09-05

Earnings analysis

Annual revenue fell from KRW 82.9bn in 2023 to KRW 61.7bn in 2024 before recovering to KRW 67.4bn in 2025, while operating profit swung from KRW 4.52bn (a 5.5% margin) in 2023 and KRW 1.72bn (2.8%) in 2024 to a loss of KRW -1.72bn (-2.6%) in 2025.

Owners' net income likewise deteriorated over three straight years, from KRW 4.25bn in 2023 and KRW 1.75bn in 2024 to KRW -0.11bn in 2025.

On a quarterly basis, Q2 2025 posted a modest profit with revenue of KRW 20.48bn, operating profit of KRW 0.11bn, and net profit of KRW 0.63bn, but the company turned loss-making from Q3 2025 (revenue KRW 16.93bn, operating loss KRW -0.54bn, net loss KRW -0.14bn) and revenue bottomed in Q4 2025 (KRW 13.03bn, operating loss KRW -1.32bn, net loss KRW -0.64bn).

In 2026, revenue recovered to KRW 17.69bn in Q1 and KRW 20.22bn in Q2, yet operating losses remained sizable at KRW -1.44bn and KRW -1.12bn respectively.

Net losses widened even further than operating losses in some periods, reaching KRW -1.01bn in Q1 2026 and KRW -1.12bn in Q2 2026, suggesting added pressure from non-operating items. As a result, cumulative owners' net loss across the four quarters from Q3 2025 through Q2 2026 totaled about KRW -2.91bn.

Meanwhile, total equity jumped to KRW 36.7bn at end-2025 from KRW 19.7bn at end-2024 despite the net loss for the year, a pattern consistent with external capital-raising activity during the period.

This lowered the debt ratio from 167.4% in 2023 and 123.3% in 2024 to 74.3% in 2025, though operating cash flow turned negative at KRW -0.38bn in 2025 from KRW 6.27bn in 2024, indicating that the profit decline also weighed on cash generation.

Industry analysis

The EV market has been in a 'chasm' phase of slowing demand growth since the second half of 2023, weighing on revenue and profitability across automakers and automotive parts suppliers broadly.

MotiveLink itself saw 2024 revenue decline year over year, and even in 2025, when a recovery was anticipated, revenue grew but operating profit swung into a loss, showing that the profitability recovery has lagged the revenue recovery in the post-chasm period.

Because Hyundai Mobis is its key sales channel, the company's results are closely tied to the EV production plans and sales trends of the Hyundai Motor and Kia group.

Industry observers note that the electrified-component market is shifting from individual part supply toward integrated module supply, and market research firm Global Market Insights projected the integrated automotive module market to expand substantially through 2032.

Amid this shift, automakers and Tier-1 customers are increasingly demanding not just individual part design capability but also module design and mass-production capability that improves quality, cost, and space efficiency by integrating multiple parts.

MotiveLink is responding by pursuing a module business transition in partnership with Dongyang E&P, though the risk of competitive position changes from potential new entrants — flagged as a risk factor at the time of listing — remains a factor.

Outlook

The company has secured the entire order for Hyundai Mobis's SX-3 (third-generation Kona) platform, slated for mass production in 2027, with management stating the project is worth about KRW 270bn based on 1.4 million units and could expand to KRW 350bn (1.7 million units) if additional models are added.

Building on EMC-based design technology, the company also secured additional inverter component orders, which management said will be produced at the India plant, securing a long-term production base through 2033.

Mass production for Hyundai/Kia and Saudi Arabia's CEER is scheduled to begin in the second half of this year, with Hyundai Mobis-related volume expected to be fully reflected from 2027 onward, according to the company.

A bidding process for the new NE-2 (Ioniq 5) project remains pending in the second half, and its outcome could affect the scope of future production volume secured.

The Chennai, India subsidiary is in the production preparation stage, with a structure being pursued to shift a substantial portion of newly secured order volume to India-based production.

To transition toward the module business — which management expects to bring significantly improved revenue scale and profitability compared with the component business — the company is co-developing ICCU and FDC modules with customers, with production planned to be centered on overseas bases including India and Vietnam.

Valuation

PER

—

PBR

1.4×

ROE

-8.1%

EPS

-₩238

BPS

₩2,831

Dividend per share

₩0

MotiveLink has posted net losses for four consecutive quarters from Q3 2025 through Q2 2026, a period in which per-share earnings-based metrics are difficult to apply meaningfully.

The stock appears to trade at a certain premium to net asset value, which can be read as a combination of growth expectations carried over from its early listing period and the more recent earnings weakness.

Dividend history has not been confirmed for recent periods, making dividend-based metrics difficult to apply at this time.

Compared with the profitable 2023–2024 period, the recent shift to losses means that valuation is better approached by weighing market value against capital scale and book value rather than through earnings-based multiples.

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 2026-09-05

Bull factors

Large SX-3 Order and Long-Term Production Base

By securing the entire SX-3 platform order from Hyundai Mobis, the company has locked in a long-term revenue base worth about KRW 270bn, with potential to expand to KRW 350bn if additional models are added.

Because the related volume will be produced at the India plant with a long-term production base through 2033, this provides multi-year revenue visibility rather than a single-year contribution. Additional inverter component orders further broaden the product portfolio.

Business Shift from Components to Modules

Through partnership with Dongyang E&P, the company is pursuing vertical integration from components to modules to production, co-developing ICCU and FDC modules with customers.

Management has stated the module business offers a significantly larger revenue scale and better profitability structure than the component business. Market researchers project the integrated automotive module market to grow substantially through 2032, supporting the direction of this expansion.

Strengthened Customer Responsiveness via India Production Base

The company established a wholly owned subsidiary in Chennai, India in September 2025 to prepare local production, positioning itself to respond to the growing trend among global automakers demanding local production.

Mass production for Hyundai/Kia and Saudi Arabia's CEER is set to begin in the second half, advancing both customer and production-base diversification simultaneously. Together with its Vietnam subsidiary, the overseas production network is expected to support cost competitiveness.

Bear factors

Four Consecutive Quarters of Operating Losses

Operating results were in the red every quarter from Q3 2025 through Q2 2026, with operating losses of KRW -1.44bn and KRW -1.12bn in Q1 and Q2 2026, respectively.

Even as revenue recovered from the KRW 13.0bn range to the KRW 20.2bn range over the same period, profitability did not improve, revealing a structural issue where revenue recovery has not translated into profitability recovery.

Net losses in Q1 and Q2 2026 (KRW -1.01bn and KRW -1.12bn, respectively) widened beyond the operating losses, indicating added pressure from non-operating factors as well.

Operating Cash Flow Turning Negative

Operating cash flow, which stood at KRW 6.27bn in 2024, turned negative at KRW -0.38bn in 2025. This can be read as a signal that the earnings deterioration has begun to affect actual cash-generating capacity as well.

While the debt ratio has fallen thanks to capital expansion, a prolonged period of not generating cash from operations could increase reliance on external financing.

EV Chasm and Customer Concentration

The slowdown in EV demand growth has persisted since the second half of 2023, weighing on results across automakers and automotive parts suppliers broadly.

MotiveLink's structure is heavily reliant on the Hyundai Motor and Kia group through Hyundai Mobis, meaning its results can be significantly affected by changes in that group's EV production and sales plans. This was flagged as a structural risk factor at the time of listing and remains unresolved.

Risk factors

Demand and Industry Risk

If the EV demand chasm persists, automakers' production plan adjustments could directly affect component orders and revenue. The fact that revenue over the past four quarters ranged between roughly KRW 13.0bn and KRW 20.2bn reflects this demand volatility. Raw material price fluctuations and exchange rate movements are also factors that could affect margins.

Business Transition Execution Risk

The transition from components to modules involves multiple execution challenges, including partnership with Dongyang E&P and establishing new production bases.

The Chennai, India subsidiary is still in the production preparation stage, and delays in reaching normal operation by the targeted timeline could postpone planned revenue contribution.

The joint development of ICCU and FDC modules could also see its schedule adjusted depending on the outcome of discussions with customers.

Capital Financing and Financial Structure Risk

The sharp increase in total equity despite a net loss in 2025 suggests external capital was raised, and any further capital raising going forward could carry potential shareholder dilution.

With operating cash flow having turned negative, continued investment in India and module business could increase the need for financing. While the debt ratio has fallen, financial burden could rise again if profit improvement does not follow.

What to watch next

Mid-November 2026
Check the Q3 2026 earnings disclosure (preliminary) — key is whether the four-quarter streak of operating losses eases and whether revenue recovery begins translating into profit improvement.
During H2 2026
Confirmation of mass production start for Hyundai/Kia and Saudi CEER, and the outcome of the NE-2 (Ioniq 5) volume bidding — events that will determine the scope of newly secured order volume.
H2 2026 through 2027
The timing of production start-up at the Chennai, India subsidiary and its initial utilization rate — a key indicator of whether the India strategy is progressing as planned.
2027
Whether Hyundai Mobis's SX-3 (third-generation Kona) volume is fully reflected — necessary to confirm the timing at which the roughly KRW 270bn in revenue the company cited actually flows through to earnings.

Overall view

Since 2023, MotiveLink has seen both revenue and profit slow, and in 2025 revenue recovered while operating profit swung to a loss, an asymmetric pattern.

Operating losses continued for four consecutive quarters from Q3 2025 through Q2 2026, with periods where net losses exceeded operating losses, pointing to added non-operating pressure.

While capital expansion lowered the debt ratio, operating cash flow turned negative, creating a gap between improved financial structure and actual cash-generating capacity.

On the other hand, the company has laid out concrete plans for medium- to long-term growth drivers, including the large SX-3 order from Hyundai Mobis, the new India production base in Chennai, and module business cooperation with Dongyang E&P.

However, the timing for these plans to actually flow through to revenue and earnings is set for the second half of 2026 and beyond into 2027, meaning a gap currently exists between plans and realized results.

Investors will need to monitor both whether operating profitability improves in coming quarters and the execution progress of the India and module business initiatives.

Sources

Korea Exchange (KRX) — Prices · Market Cap · Volume
FSS electronic disclosure system (DART) — Financial statements · Dividend filings

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Report written 2026-09-05 · Data as of 2026-09-04

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