Daechang
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Daechang makes brass rods, solid metal bars formed from a copper-zinc alloy, used as a foundational material in semiconductors, electrical and electronic components, automobiles, ships, and industrial machinery.
Listed on KOSPI, Korea's main stock exchange, it supplies these products to a broad range of manufacturers both domestically and across roughly twenty countries, including markets in Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Europe, and India. The vast majority of its revenue comes from brass rods, with other copper-alloy products making up a small share.
Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings
Raw-material costs are directly linked to global copper and zinc prices set on the London Metal Exchange and the New York commodities exchange, making commodity-price swings a key operating variable.
Daechang in five facts
What does Daechang do?
Daechang makes brass rods, solid metal bars formed from a copper-zinc alloy, used as a foundational material in semiconductors, electrical and electronic components, automobiles, ships, and industrial machinery.
Where is Daechang listed and in which sector?
Daechang (Korean name: 대창) trades under KRX code 012800 on KOSPI, the main board of the Korea Exchange. It is classified in the Materials sector, Metals.
How large is Daechang?
Its market capitalisation was US$72.2M on 2026-10-21, which puts it in this site's small-cap group. US$ amounts are converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21).
What were Daechang's latest annual revenue and operating profit?
For fiscal year 2025, Daechang reported revenue of US$1.1B, operating profit of US$38.9M and net income of US$2.5M, per its annual report on DART (data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-08). Revenue was up 10.0% on the previous year.
Where does this data come from?
Financial statements and filings come from DART, Korea's official corporate-filing system. Share prices, market capitalisation and trading status come from KRX. Company summaries are AI-generated from the filings and may contain errors; financial figures are mapped directly from DART.
Data sources and last updated
- Filings and financial statements
- DART (dart.fss.or.kr), Korea's official corporate-filing system
- Prices, market cap, trading status
- KRX (Korea Exchange), via FinanceDataReader
- Latest annual financials
- Fiscal year 2025, data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-08
- Share price and market cap
- Close of 2026-10-21
- Currency
- US$, 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.
- [Amended] Change of 30% or more in revenue or profit/loss structure (15% for large companies)
Daechang updated its previously filed consolidated results for FY2025: revenue of US$998M (+9.98% year on year), operating profit of US$35M (+64.37% year on year) and net income of US$2.23M (−8.57% year on year).
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