KNS

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Industrials Machinery · KOSDAQ

Small-cap

Market cap US$60.6M (₩83.7B)

Overview

KNS makes specialized assembly machines used to manufacture cylindrical batteries, the type of rechargeable cells found in electric vehicles, as well as automated equipment that produces battery module assemblies (BMA), which bundle individual cells into a protective frame and monitor their temperature and voltage.

Listed on KOSDAQ, Korea's tech and small-cap board, it supplies this equipment to first-tier vendors serving major Korean battery makers. Its product range spans assembly, riveting, and inspection machines for the next-generation large-format cylindrical battery form factor, covering the full equipment lineup for that cell type.

Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings

Financials

Source: DART · FY ending Dec · latest FY2025
Revenue · FY2025
US$29.9M
▲ +53.0% YoY
Operating profit · FY2025
−US$1.1M
Turned to loss
Net income · FY2025
−US$757.5K
Turned to loss

Revenue

  • FY2023US$21.8M
  • FY2024US$19.5M
  • FY2025US$29.9M

Operating profit

  • FY2023US$2.9M
  • FY2024US$585.2K
  • FY2025−US$1.1M

Net income

  • FY2023US$2.3M
  • FY2024US$1.4M
  • FY2025−US$757.5K

Key ratios (FY2025)

ROE
-1.8%
Debt/Eq
57.7%
Op. margin
-3.8%
Net margin
-2.5%
Rev. YoY
▲ +53.0%

Why it matters

KNS supplies its BMA automation equipment to first-tier vendors of LGES and SK on, placing it one step removed from two of Korea's largest battery manufacturers.

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Data from DART, Korea's official corporate-filing system. Data sourced from official DART filings. Accuracy is not guaranteed. Figures are as of the date shown. As of 2026-06-12 (KST). · FX: 1 USD ≈ ₩1,380 (2026-06-01).

Company summaries are generated and may contain errors; financial figures are mapped directly from official filings.