Suheung
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Suheung makes hard capsules, the two-piece shell casings used to hold powdered or granular medicines and supplements, as well as soft capsules, functional health foods, and basic cosmetics, and it also produces gelatin and collagen as raw materials.
Its customers include pharmaceutical companies and health-supplement brands that rely on it for capsule supply and contract manufacturing. Listed on KOSPI, Korea's main stock exchange, the company holds a dominant position in the domestic hard-capsule market and is among the leading hard-capsule suppliers globally.
Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings
The hard-capsule division is Suheung's core business and accounts for the bulk of its activity, with the company also performing full-process contract manufacturing for soft-capsule drug formulations on behalf of pharmaceutical clients.
Suheung in five facts
What does Suheung do?
Suheung makes hard capsules, the two-piece shell casings used to hold powdered or granular medicines and supplements, as well as soft capsules, functional health foods, and basic cosmetics, and it also produces gelatin and collagen as raw materials.
Where is Suheung listed and in which sector?
Suheung (Korean name: 서흥) trades under KRX code 008490 on KOSPI, the main board of the Korea Exchange. It is classified in the Materials sector, Chemicals.
How large is Suheung?
Its market capitalisation was US$163.4M on 2026-10-21, which puts it in this site's small-cap group. US$ amounts are converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21).
What were Suheung's latest annual revenue and operating profit?
For fiscal year 2025, Suheung reported revenue of US$545.2M, operating profit of US$37.9M and net income of US$35.6M, per its annual report on DART (data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-08). Revenue was up 10.6% on the previous year.
Where does this data come from?
Financial statements and filings come from DART, Korea's official corporate-filing system. Share prices, market capitalisation and trading status come from KRX. Company summaries are AI-generated from the filings and may contain errors; financial figures are mapped directly from DART.
Data sources and last updated
- Filings and financial statements
- DART (dart.fss.or.kr), Korea's official corporate-filing system
- Prices, market cap, trading status
- KRX (Korea Exchange), via FinanceDataReader
- Latest annual financials
- Fiscal year 2025, data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-08
- Share price and market cap
- Close of 2026-10-21
- Currency
- US$, converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21 close)
- Company data updated
- 2026-10-21
- Company summary
- AI-generated from filings; may contain errors. Information only, not investment advice.
- Change of 30% or more in revenue or profit/loss structure (15% for large companies)
Suheung reported consolidated results for FY2025: revenue of US$501M (+10.6% year on year), operating profit of US$34.8M (+48.4% year on year) and net income of US$32.7M (+118.7% year on year).
Earnings · Feb 13 - Cash/in-kind dividend decision
Suheung declared a cash dividend of US$0.34 per share.
Dividend · Feb 9