Firstec
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Firstec makes specialized military hardware, including fire-control systems, drive mechanisms, cooling units, and automatic fire-suppression systems, used in South Korean defense platforms such as self-propelled artillery, armed helicopters, and guided-missile systems.
It supplies these components to South Korea's defense sector as a state-designated defense contractor. The company operates a single business segment focused entirely on defense, listed on KOSPI, South Korea's main stock exchange.
Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings
Firstec traces its origins to a predecessor company designated as a national defense contractor, giving it a long-established position within South Korea's regulated defense procurement system.
Firstec in five facts
What does Firstec do?
Firstec makes specialized military hardware, including fire-control systems, drive mechanisms, cooling units, and automatic fire-suppression systems, used in South Korean defense platforms such as self-propelled artillery, armed helicopters, and guided-missile systems.
Where is Firstec listed and in which sector?
Firstec (Korean name: 퍼스텍) trades under KRX code 010820 on KOSPI, the main board of the Korea Exchange. It is classified in the Industrials sector, Aerospace & Defense.
How large is Firstec?
Its market capitalisation was US$200.3M on 2026-10-21, which puts it in this site's small-cap group. US$ amounts are converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21).
What were Firstec's latest annual revenue and operating profit?
For fiscal year 2025, Firstec reported revenue of US$222.5M, operating profit of US$8M and net income of US$11.1M, per its annual report on DART (data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-08). Revenue was up 42.3% on the previous year.
Where does this data come from?
Financial statements and filings come from DART, Korea's official corporate-filing system. Share prices, market capitalisation and trading status come from KRX. Company summaries are AI-generated from the filings and may contain errors; financial figures are mapped directly from DART.
Data sources and last updated
- Filings and financial statements
- DART (dart.fss.or.kr), Korea's official corporate-filing system
- Prices, market cap, trading status
- KRX (Korea Exchange), via FinanceDataReader
- Latest annual financials
- Fiscal year 2025, data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-08
- Share price and market cap
- Close of 2026-10-21
- Currency
- US$, 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.