Youngwire
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Youngwire makes steel wire and wire-based products, including cold-drawn wire rods used in industrial fasteners and coil and leaf springs for vehicles, and supplies them to automotive and industrial customers.
It also runs logistics (transport and cargo handling) and packaging operations, and distributes steel wire products in the United States, Japan, and China through overseas subsidiaries. Listed on KOSPI, Korea's main stock exchange, the company is restructuring its business around cold-drawn wire and automotive parts after halting production at one of its manufacturing facilities.
Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings
The company operates overseas subsidiaries in the United States, Japan, and China that handle steel wire distribution, giving it an international supply-chain footprint beyond its Korean base.
Youngwire in five facts
What does Youngwire do?
Youngwire makes steel wire and wire-based products, including cold-drawn wire rods used in industrial fasteners and coil and leaf springs for vehicles, and supplies them to automotive and industrial customers.
Where is Youngwire listed and in which sector?
Youngwire (Korean name: 영흥) trades under KRX code 012160 on KOSPI, the main board of the Korea Exchange. It is classified in the Materials sector, Steel.
How large is Youngwire?
Its market capitalisation was US$25.8M on 2026-10-21, which puts it in this site's small-cap group. US$ amounts are converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21).
What were Youngwire's latest annual revenue and operating profit?
For fiscal year 2025, Youngwire reported revenue of US$327.2M, an operating loss of US$9.9M and a net loss of US$41.1M, per its annual report on DART (data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-08). Revenue was down 9.8% on the previous year.
Where does this data come from?
Financial statements and filings come from DART, Korea's official corporate-filing system. Share prices, market capitalisation and trading status come from KRX. Company summaries are AI-generated from the filings and may contain errors; financial figures are mapped directly from DART.
Data sources and last updated
- Filings and financial statements
- DART (dart.fss.or.kr), Korea's official corporate-filing system
- Prices, market cap, trading status
- KRX (Korea Exchange), via FinanceDataReader
- Latest annual financials
- Fiscal year 2025, data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-08
- Share price and market cap
- Close of 2026-10-21
- Currency
- US$, 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 in shares held by the largest shareholderOct 19
- Report on large shareholdings (5% rule) (standard)Oct 19
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersOct 19
- Results of extraordinary shareholders' meetingOct 16
- Proxy solicitation reference documentSep 29
- Notice of general shareholders' meetingSep 29
- Completion report on merger, etc. (asset transfer)
Youngwire reports that its sale of land in Seongsan-gu, Changwon to Kumah Hydro Power Co., Ltd. for a book value of US$44M (transaction price US$25.5M) closed on 2026-09-04 after delays in land survey and subdivision procedures; 66,786 of 67,348 shares tendered under appraisal rights by dissenting shareholders were purchased at US$0.28/share for US$18.9K, with 112 shares (post-consolidation) still unresolved.
M&A · Sep 4 - Report on large shareholdings (5% rule) (abbreviated)Sep 4
- Change of 30% or more in revenue or profit/loss structure (15% for large companies)
Youngwire reported consolidated results for FY2025: revenue of US$303M (−9.8% year on year), an operating loss of US$9.19M (from a profit a year earlier) and a net loss of US$37.9M.
Earnings · Feb 27