AhnLab, Inc.
053800 · KOSDAQ · Technology · ₩1.1T (approx. $796.1M)· Nat'l Pension stake 0.90% (2024-12-31)
₩118,100+18.0%vs prev closeclose of 2026-10-30 · not real-time
Valuation summary
Looks fairly valued
AhnLab, Inc. provides information security solutions and services for consumers, enterprises, and small and medium businesses worldwide.· Source: company profile (yfinance/Yahoo Finance)
💰 Net stock buybacks last fiscal year: ₩32.0B · 3.02% of market cap
Valuation summary54/100Downside rigidity62/100Upside potential55/100
Score summary
A summary of valuation factors — not a buy recommendation. You decide.
Data as of: 2026-10-30 · end-of-day, not real-timeData as of — price/valuation/technicals: the close date above · NPS stake: US=quarterly SEC 13F, Korea=annual · short interest: exchange's latest settlement · fundamentals: latest filing🔊 Volume 8.3×📉 Bearish divergence (observed)· 2026-08-11 → 2026-10-30
Peers
| Company | PER | PBR | ROE | Div | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안랩 | 27.1 | 2.9 | 12% | 1.4% | 54 |
| 디아이 | 36.8 | 4.9 | 21% | 0.6% | 50 |
| 브이엠 | 15.9 | 4.1 | 32% | 2.0% | 69 |
| 삼화콘덴서 | 54.9 | 3.7 | 7% | 0.4% | 35 |
| 티에프이 | 47.9 | 7.0 | 18% | 0.0% | 45 |
| 샘씨엔에스 | 30.4 | 4.7 | 17% | 0.0% | 48 |
Same sector, nearest by market cap · – = no data (value traps excluded)
Chart patterns matched (observational)
Technical patterns for reference — not a buy recommendation.
Price chart
View on Naver Finance →· Chart: Naver Finance
The chart (long-term trend, Ichimoku cloud) is for observation only — not a buy or sell signal.
Structure analysis · observation only
Shows only where the current price sits within the channel structure (based on past swings).
Position: 0.5~1.0 zone · Uptrend channelStructure as of 2026-10-30
Channel levels (price by multiple)
- ×3₩211,576
- ×2.5₩188,566
- ×2₩165,556
- ×1.5₩142,546
- ×1₩119,535
- Current price₩118,100
- ×0.5₩96,525
- Baseline (0)₩73,515
The channel, levels and gaps are observational geometry showing where the current price sits within past swing structure. They are not a rebound/bottom probability, a price target, or a buy/sell signal — plain chart patterns carry no reliable predictive edge (our backtest conclusion).
A highlight of the key metrics detailed below.
Undervalued vs sector 33/100 within Technology — higher means lower multiples (PER·PB·EV/EBITDA·PSR) than sector peers. Growth sectors carry higher multiples, so this is a same-sector relative view, not absolute cheapness (observational).
PER vs its own history PER is in the top 11% of its own 8-year range (historically expensive)Range 26.1–75 · median 38.8Observational only — a lower PER can reflect slowing growth, so 'cheap' isn't always undervalued.
Why it looks cheap
- –
Why it might be risky
- P/E (Price/Earnings)27.1
- P/B (Price/Book)2.9
- P/S (Price/Sales)3.8
Strategy ranks
Top-tier in 2 of 6 evaluated strategies
Ranks within the Korea market — tap to open that ranking (ranks are per market).
Valuation
- P/E (Price/Earnings)
- 27.1
- Forward P/E
- –
- P/B (Price/Book)
- 2.9
- PEG
- –
- P/S (Price/Sales)
- 3.8
- Dividend Yield
- 1.4%
- FCF Yield
- 3.2%
- EV/EBITDA
- 16.7
- EV/Sales
- 2.7
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- -6.51
- P/CF (Price/Cash Flow)
- 16.8
Quality & growth
- ROE (Return on Equity)
- 12.3%
- ROA (Return on Assets)
- 4.5%
- Rule of 40
- 22.0
- Earnings Growth
- -42.1%
Past returns
1M
+56.6%
3M
+127.1%
6M
+81.7%
1Y
+103.7%
3Y
+97.6%
5Y
+95.1%
Past returns — they do not guarantee future results.
Enterprise value
Market cap
₩1.1T
Enterprise value (EV)
₩764.5B
Net cash
₩298.0B
vs market cap
72.0%
EV as reported by our data provider (Yahoo Finance) · net debt is our own calc (total debt − cash) · definitions differ, so EV need not equal market cap + net debt (minority interest, preferred stock)
More indicators
Sortino
3.06
Downside vol
28.03%
Max drawdown (3y)
-52.97%
Deep historical drawdown
Volatility (annual.)
52.48%
Large price swings
RSI(14) daily
70.70
Overbought zone
RSI(14) weekly
78.60
Overbought zone
RSI(14) monthly
76.60
Overbought zone
vs 200d MA
86.81%
Above 200-day avg
Trend slope (annualized)
0.41%
No clear trend
FCF margin
12.04%
Beta
0.81
Moves with market
Payout ratio
26.31%
Sustainable
Price/Graham
1.87
Pricey vs assets/earnings
Buyback yield
3.02%
Active buyback
Golden cross
○ aligned
Color: green = healthy, red = caution (absolute thresholds, value/quality metrics only). Downside vol & Sortino are annualized. Max drawdown = largest drop from a 3-year peak; volatility = 1-year annualized. Price/Graham < 1 = below Graham fair value (profitable, positive-equity names only). RSI < 30 = oversold. For reference only.
Long-term trend (Ichimoku)
A Japanese trend tool. Price above the 'cloud' is supportive; below is weak. A strong uptrend doesn't mean it's cheap — stocks that have run up are usually more expensive.
D
Above the cloud (supportive)
W
Above the cloud (supportive)
M
Inside the cloud (neutral)
RSI divergence (timeframes)
Daily · cleared gate (tiny effect)
Of 24 backtested chart patterns, only the daily bullish variant cleared the 20-day excess-return gate (t=2.23). The excess was +0.68% — economically negligible — and the bearish variant did not clear it. Treat it as an observation, not a probability or buy signal.
📉 Bearish divergence (observed)
High pivots
2026-08-11 → 2026-10-30
Weekly · observational
Observational — no predictive edge confirmed in backtest (not a signal).
–
Monthly · observational
Observational — no predictive edge confirmed in backtest (not a signal). Over long holds it has tended to underperform the average.
–
When price falls while RSI makes a higher low, you are 'observing' selling pressure fading — not a forecast or a buy signal.