LK Chem
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LK Chem makes specialty chemicals called precursors and ligands, the reactive materials deposited in ultra-thin layers onto silicon wafers to give semiconductor chips their electrical properties.
It supplies these materials to the semiconductor industry, sitting upstream in the chip-manufacturing supply chain. Listed on KOSDAQ, Korea's tech-focused small-cap board, the company's core products are high-dielectric and low-dielectric precursor materials used in atomic layer deposition, a precise layer-by-layer thin-film process, alongside synthesis-based photovoltaic materials and other specialty chemicals made to customer specification.
Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings
LK Chem in five facts
What does LK Chem do?
LK Chem makes specialty chemicals called precursors and ligands, the reactive materials deposited in ultra-thin layers onto silicon wafers to give semiconductor chips their electrical properties.
Where is LK Chem listed and in which sector?
LK Chem (Korean name: 엘케이켐) trades under KRX code 489500 on KOSDAQ, the Korea Exchange's board for smaller and growth companies. It is classified in the Materials sector, Chemicals.
How large is LK Chem?
Its market capitalisation was US$105.6M on 2026-10-21, which puts it in this site's small-cap group. US$ amounts are converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21).
What were LK Chem's latest annual revenue and operating profit?
For fiscal year 2025, LK Chem reported revenue of US$15.2M, operating profit of US$3.4M and net income of US$3.3M, per its annual report on DART (data retrieved from DART on 2026-06-04). Revenue was down 19.4% on the previous year.
Where does this data come from?
Financial statements and filings come from DART, Korea's official corporate-filing system. Share prices, market capitalisation and trading status come from KRX. Company summaries are AI-generated from the filings and may contain errors; financial figures are mapped directly from DART.
Data sources and last updated
- Filings and financial statements
- DART (dart.fss.or.kr), Korea's official corporate-filing system
- Prices, market cap, trading status
- KRX (Korea Exchange), via FinanceDataReader
- Latest annual financials
- Fiscal year 2025, data retrieved from DART on 2026-06-04
- Share price and market cap
- Close of 2026-10-21
- Currency
- US$, 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.
- Supply contract signed
LK Chem disclosed a supply contract with UP Chemical Co., Ltd., worth US$14.2M, about 105.13% of its recent annual revenue, running through Apr 2027.
Supply contract · May 14 - Change of 30% or more in revenue or profit/loss structure (15% for large companies)
LK Chem reported consolidated results for FY2025: revenue of US$13.8M (−19.4% year on year), operating profit of US$3.13M (−54.9% year on year) and net income of US$2.96M (−36.5% year on year).
Earnings · Feb 9