LG Display vs Posco
LPL and PKX side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LPL and PKX compare
LG Display grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−3.0% versus −6.1% for Posco).
Posco keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 1.0% compared with 0.88% at LG Display.
LG Display scores higher on the StockData Score (2 against 1 for Posco), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | LPL | PKX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $2.54 | $50.09 |
| Change, 1 year | −43.9% | −9.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −72.8% | −13.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.23 | 1.04 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −3.0% (better) | −6.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 1.2% | 3.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −38.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −27.7% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −14.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 13.1% (better) | 7.4% |
| Operating margin | – | 2.1% |
| Net margin | 0.88% | 1.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 3.9% (better) | −1.6% |
| Return on equity | 3.4% (better) | 1.2% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 0.97% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.84 | 0.51 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.76 (better) | 3.80 |
| Interest coverage | – | 0.4× |
| Current ratio | 0.73 | 1.89 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | – | 133% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 15.6% | 17.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Go deeper
- LPL stock overview
- LPL income statement
- LPL valuation and score
- PKX stock overview
- PKX income statement
- PKX valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.