JinroDistillers
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JinroDistillers produces fermented alcohol, a highly purified grain spirit used as the base ingredient in soju, Korea's most widely consumed distilled liquor.
It supplies this ingredient primarily to soju makers, with smaller volumes going to other beverage and food producers. Listed on KOSDAQ, Korea's small-cap board, the company operates in a tightly licensed industry where the government controls manufacturing permits, making new competition structurally difficult to enter.
Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings
Korean tax authorities license and regulate alcohol-spirit manufacturing, and the number of licensed producers nationwide has been capped for decades, limiting new entrants by law.
JinroDistillers in five facts
What does JinroDistillers do?
JinroDistillers produces fermented alcohol, a highly purified grain spirit used as the base ingredient in soju, Korea's most widely consumed distilled liquor.
Where is JinroDistillers listed and in which sector?
JinroDistillers (Korean name: 진로발효) trades under KRX code 018120 on KOSDAQ, the Korea Exchange's board for smaller and growth companies. It is classified in the Consumer Staples sector, Food & Beverage.
How large is JinroDistillers?
Its market capitalisation was US$82.9M on 2026-10-21, which puts it in this site's small-cap group. US$ amounts are converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21).
What were JinroDistillers's latest annual revenue and operating profit?
For fiscal year 2025, JinroDistillers reported revenue of US$75.3M, operating profit of US$10.6M and net income of US$9.5M, per its annual report on DART (data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-08). Revenue was down 1.6% on the previous year.
Where does this data come from?
Financial statements and filings come from DART, Korea's official corporate-filing system. Share prices, market capitalisation and trading status come from KRX. Company summaries are AI-generated from the filings and may contain errors; financial figures are mapped directly from DART.
Data sources and last updated
- Filings and financial statements
- DART (dart.fss.or.kr), Korea's official corporate-filing system
- Prices, market cap, trading status
- KRX (Korea Exchange), via FinanceDataReader
- Latest annual financials
- Fiscal year 2025, data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-08
- Share price and market cap
- Close of 2026-10-21
- Currency
- US$, 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.