The Born Korea
475560 · KOSPI · Consumer Cyclical · ₩199.4B (approx. $149.6M)· Nat'l Pension stake 0.55% (2024-12-31)
₩13,450-0.6%vs prev closeclose of 2026-10-30 · not real-time
Valuation summary
Looks expensive
The Born Korea engages in the restaurant business. It operates direct and franchise restaurants in South Korea, the United States, China, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.· Source: company profile (yfinance/Yahoo Finance)
Valuation summary33/100Downside rigidity31/100Upside potential22/100
⚠ Value-trap warning
This stock is flagged by our value-trap filter (e.g. shrinking earnings, negative free cash flow, or losses). Cheap can stay cheap — read why before acting.
Which value-trap type
- Negative free cash flow — FCF yield -21.4% (the business isn't generating cash).
- Catastrophic, unrecovered drawdown — max drawdown -75% (worse than −65% with a still-negative 1-year return).
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
Peers
| Company | PER | PBR | ROE | Div | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 더본코리아 | – | 0.8 | -3% | 3.7% | 33 |
| 경방 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 7% | 2.1% | 62 |
| 대원산업 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 12% | 2.4% | 54 |
| LS네트웍스 | – | 0.2 | 2% | 0.0% | 39 |
| 모토닉 | 9.7 | 0.5 | 6% | 7.8% | 56 |
| 화신 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 13% | 2.6% | 54 |
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: 0.0~0.5 zone · Downtrend channelStructure as of 2026-10-30
Channel levels (price by multiple)
- Baseline (0)₩14,803
- Current price₩13,450
- ×0.5₩12,008
- ×1₩9,213
- ×1.5₩6,417
- ×2₩3,622
- ×2.5₩827
Unfilled gaps
- Gap downabove price₩22,427–₩22,427 · Gap width 0.00% · 2026-03-04
- Gap downabove price₩22,916–₩23,062 · Gap width 0.64% · 2026-03-03
- Gap downabove priceBeyond chart₩39,848–₩39,848 · Gap width 0.00% · 2024-11-21
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.
Why it looks cheap
- Dividend Yield3.7%
- EV/Sales0.2
Why it might be risky
- Net Debt / EBITDA15.40
Strategy ranks
Top-tier in 0 of 4 evaluated strategies
Ranks within the Korea market — tap to open that ranking (ranks are per market).
Valuation
- P/E (Price/Earnings)
- –
- Forward P/E
- –
- P/B (Price/Book)
- 0.8
- PEG
- –
- P/S (Price/Sales)
- 0.6
- Dividend Yield
- 3.7%
- FCF Yield
- –
- EV/EBITDA
- –
- EV/Sales
- 0.2
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 15.40
- P/CF (Price/Cash Flow)
- –
Quality & growth
- ROE (Return on Equity)
- -2.7%
- ROA (Return on Assets)
- -3.5%
- Rule of 40
- 5.5
- Earnings Growth
- –
Past returns
1M
-6.2%
3M
+3.2%
6M
-36.4%
1Y
-45.0%
3Y
–
5Y
–
Past returns — they do not guarantee future results.
Enterprise value
Market cap
₩199.4B
Enterprise value (EV)
₩60.6B
Net cash
₩138.9B
vs market cap
30.4%
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
-1.95
Downside vol
26.36%
Max drawdown (3y)
-74.60%
Deep historical drawdown
Volatility (annual.)
41.14%
Moderate price swings
RSI(14) daily
39.70
RSI(14) weekly
34.80
RSI(14) monthly
12.40
Oversold zone
vs 200d MA
-25.83%
Below 200-day avg
Trend slope (annualized)
-37.42%
Recent downtrend
FCF margin
-12.60%
Golden cross
✕ not 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
Below the cloud (weak)
W
Below the cloud (weak)
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.
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Weekly · observational
Observational — no predictive edge confirmed in backtest (not a signal).
📈 Bullish divergence (observed)
Low pivots
2026-08-07 → 2026-10-30
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.