004370.KS
Strong BuyFull HouseAI neutralNongshim Co., Ltd. · Consumer Defensive · South Korea · $1.7B
KRW 397,500 -0.6% · close 8 Oct · scored 9 Oct
StockRank up 1.6 since 8 Oct.
Full House: Strong business, sensible price, market agrees. The rare full house.
As of 9 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Nongshim Co., Ltd. (004370.KS) is 85/100: Quality 54, Value 68, Momentum 60, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets.
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Nongshim is Korea's leading instant noodle maker, with strong brands such as Shin Ramyun and growing sales in the US. Its main costs are wheat, palm oil and freight, which are all rising, and it is unclear whether price increases can keep pace.
ABOUT NONGSHIM CO., LTD.
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Nongshim Co., Ltd. is a leading South Korean food and beverage company, primarily known for its instant noodles and snacks, with popular brands like Shin Ramyun. It holds a dominant market share in South Korea's instant noodle sector and has a growing international presence driven by strong brand recognition and extensive distribution. As a consumer staples powerhouse, Nongshim benefits from defensive product categories and strong brand equity, resilient to economic fluctuations.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (KRW)
| Year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | — | 3.1T | 3.4T | 3.4T | 3.5T | 3.9% | 3.6T | 4.9T | 6.6T | 36.9% |
| EPS (KRW) | 17,263 | 20,081 | 29,728 | 27,202 | 29,342 | 14.2% | 29,307 | 35,096 | 36,742 | 11.9% |
| Shares | — | 5.8M | 5.8M | 5.8M | 6.1M | +5.2% | 5.8M | — | — | — |
| Debt | — | 64.2B | 61.1B | 203.1B | 176.6B | 40.1% | 182.9B | — | — | — |
| Equity | — | 2.3T | 2.4T | 2.7T | 2.8T | 7.1% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | — | 159.7B | 327.2B | 272.5B | 268.7B | 19.0% | 370.1B | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | — | -106.9B | -267.4B | -381.9B | -116.8B | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | — | -86.2B | -44.8B | 95.1B | -41.2B | — | — | — | — | — |
No new 52-week low for 13 weeks, 25% above that low, but not back above a rising 50-day average.
The Momentum score still reads 60: it looks back six months, so it has not caught up with this fall.
Calmer than 63% of stocks we rank over the past year (34% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Consumer Defensive, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of 004370.KS are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 004370.KS | Nongshim Co., Ltd.(you) | $1.7B | 85 | Strong Buy |
| 006040.KS | Dongwon Industries Co., Ltd. | $1.1B | 68 | Buy |
| 005180.KS | Binggrae Co., Ltd. | $550M | 98 | Strong Buy |
| 044820.KS | Cosmax BTI, Inc. | $184M | 87 | Strong Buy |
| 072710.KS | Nongshim Holdings Co.,Ltd. | $308M | 70 | Buy |
| 267980.KQ | Maeil Dairies Co., Ltd. | $180M | 96 | Strong Buy |
| 097950.KS | CJ Cheiljedang Corporation | $2.1B | 32 | Sell |
| 145990.KS | Samyang Corporation | $338M | 59 | Hold |
| 007310.KS | Otoki Corporation | $791M | 39 | Hold |
| 003380.KQ | Harim Holdings Co., Ltd. | $846M | 37 | Hold |
Peer medians: ROE 5.3% · P/E 13.2x · Gross margin 26.1%
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