KG Steel
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KG Dongbusteel makes steel products used across a range of industrial and manufacturing applications, supplying customers that rely on processed steel as a core input material.
The company is listed on KOSPI, South Korea's main stock exchange. Its majority shareholder is KG Eco Solution Co., Ltd., which holds the controlling stake following a merger that absorbed the previous parent entity.
Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings
The controlling shareholder is KG Eco Solution Co., Ltd., which became the majority owner after absorbing the prior parent company, KG Steel Holdings Co., Ltd., through a merger.
KG Steel in five facts
What does KG Steel do?
KG Dongbusteel makes steel products used across a range of industrial and manufacturing applications, supplying customers that rely on processed steel as a core input material.
Where is KG Steel listed and in which sector?
KG Steel (Korean name: KG스틸) trades under KRX code 016380 on KOSPI, the main board of the Korea Exchange. It is classified in the Materials sector, Steel.
How large is KG Steel?
Its market capitalisation was US$398.5M on 2026-10-21, which puts it in this site's small-cap group. US$ amounts are converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21).
What were KG Steel's latest annual revenue and operating profit?
For fiscal year 2025, KG Steel reported revenue of US$2.4B, operating profit of US$113.8M and net income of US$102.3M, per its annual report on DART (data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-08). Revenue was down 3.3% on the previous year.
Where does this data come from?
Financial statements and filings come from DART, Korea's official corporate-filing system. Share prices, market capitalisation and trading status come from KRX. Company summaries are AI-generated from the filings and may contain errors; financial figures are mapped directly from DART.
Data sources and last updated
- Filings and financial statements
- DART (dart.fss.or.kr), Korea's official corporate-filing system
- Prices, market cap, trading status
- KRX (Korea Exchange), via FinanceDataReader
- Latest annual financials
- Fiscal year 2025, data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-08
- Share price and market cap
- Close of 2026-10-21
- Currency
- US$, 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.
- DisclosureOct 16
- Share cancellation decisionOct 15
- Material event report (treasury share disposal)
KG Steel disclosed a plan to sell treasury shares worth US$10.2M, about 2.5% of its market value.
Treasury Shares · Oct 15 - Change in shares held by the largest shareholderOct 14
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersOct 14
- Report on large shareholdings (5% rule) (standard)Oct 14
- Executives/major shareholders' securities trading planOct 7
- [Amended] Report on large shareholdings (5% rule) (standard)Oct 6
- [Amended] DisclosureSep 30
- Change in shares held by the largest shareholderSep 9
- Completion report on merger, etc. (asset transfer)
KG Steel Co., Ltd. (formerly KG Dongbusteel) completed its acquisition of 25,632,810 shares of K Car Co., Ltd. from Hahn & Company Auto Service Holdings LLC for a total of US$289M, with final payment and closing completed on August 31, 2026.
M&A · Aug 31 - [Amended] Decision to acquire shares/equity in another company
KG Steel updated the disclosed terms of an acquisition, now worth US$72.4M.
M&A · Aug 27 · 3 versions - [Amended] Material event report (equity acquisition)
KG Steel's amendment finalized the terms of its March 2026 decision to acquire a 52.50% stake (25,632,810 shares) in Kcar Co., Ltd. from Hahn & Co. Auto Services Holdings LLC, setting the final acquisition price at US$286M (reduced from the originally disclosed US$290M) with the final-payment date fixed at August 31, 2026.
M&A · Aug 27 - [Amended] Material event report (equity acquisition)
KG Dongbusteel (filed as KG Steel) amended its March 2026 report on acquiring a 52.50% stake (25,632,810 shares) in K Car Co., Ltd. for US$282M from Hahn & Co. Auto Service Holdings, adding details of US$70.4M in secured borrowings from KB Securities, KDB Capital, and SBI Savings Bank used to fund the deal.
M&A · Jul 31 - Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
KG Steel filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q2 2026: revenue of US$622M (+11.34% year on year), operating profit of US$29.9M (+16.86% year on year) and net income of US$64.8M (+123.75% year on year).
Earnings · Jul 29 - Operating results (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
KG Steel filed provisional (unaudited) separate results for Q2 2026: revenue of US$547M (+1.57% year on year), operating profit of US$23.1M (−23.81% year on year) and net income of US$64.1M (+92.26% year on year).
Earnings · Jul 29 - [Amended] Material event report (equity acquisition)M&A · Jun 29
- Treasury share disposal: results reportTreasury Shares · Jun 8
- Completion report on merger, etc. (merger)M&A · Jun 2
- Completion report on merger, etc. (merger)M&A · Jun 2
- Material event report (treasury share disposal)
KG Steel disclosed a plan to sell treasury shares worth US$2.83M, about 0.7% of its market value.
Treasury Shares · Jun 2 - Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
KG Steel filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q1 2026: revenue of US$541M (−0.9% year on year), operating profit of US$14.5M (−66.99% year on year) and net income of US$30.3M (−3.05% year on year).
Earnings · Apr 29 - Operating results (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
KG Steel filed provisional (unaudited) separate results for Q1 2026: revenue of US$486M (−4.08% year on year), operating profit of US$14.7M (−64.56% year on year) and net income of US$28.6M (−5.64% year on year).
Earnings · Apr 29 - [Amended] Material event report (equity acquisition)M&A · Apr 22
- Decision to acquire shares/equity in another company
KG Steel disclosed an acquisition of Taihan Cable & Solution, worth US$74M.
M&A · Apr 21 - [Attachment added] Material event report (equity acquisition)M&A · Apr 1
- [Attachment amended] Material event report (merger)M&A · Mar 13
- [Attachment amended] Material event report (merger)M&A · Mar 13
- Material event report (merger)M&A · Mar 9
- Material event report (merger)M&A · Mar 9
- Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
KG Steel filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for FY2025: revenue of US$2.19B, operating profit of US$104M and net income of US$92.5M.
Earnings · Feb 10 - Operating results (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
KG Steel filed provisional (unaudited) separate results for FY2025: revenue of US$2.01B, operating profit of US$91.5M and net income of US$81.9M.
Earnings · Feb 10 - Cash/in-kind dividend decision
KG Steel declared a cash dividend of US$0.21 per share.
Dividend · Feb 9 - Change of 30% or more in revenue or profit/loss structure (15% for large companies)Earnings · Jan 26