Korean turnaround stocks
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280 Korean listed companies match this signal: latest quarter swung to an operating profit from a loss a year earlier. Based on Q2 2026 reports. 65 are on KOSPI and 215 on KOSDAQ. Sorted by largest latest-quarter operating profit, the list starts with SK Innovation, S-Oil and Samsung SDI. 26 of them also carry a red flag such as losses or dilution; check the signals column.
Turnaround 280
| Company | Articles 24h | Latest quarter op. profit | Dividend yield | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK Innovation KOSPI · Refined petroleum | 40 | ₩3.49tn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% News surge Dividend cut |
| S-Oil KOSPI | 1 | ₩965bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% Insider buying Supply contract Insider selling |
| Samsung SDI KOSPI · Batteries | 11 | ₩204bn | – | Turnaround Dividend cut |
| Hyosung Chemical KOSPI | 0 | ₩171bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Lotte Chemical KOSPI | 0 | ₩110bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| OCI Holdings Company KOSPI | 1 | ₩108bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| PearlAbyss KOSDAQ · Software publishing | 10 | ₩67.6bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% Op. margin 20%+ |
| Daeduck KOSPI | 1 | ₩67.4bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Simmtech Holdings KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩57.6bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| OCI Company KOSPI · Basic chemicals | 8 | ₩43.3bn | – | Turnaround Dividend cut |
| Aekyung Chemical KOSPI | 0 | ₩42.8bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Oscotec KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩38.7bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% Op. margin 20%+ |
| Alteogen KOSDAQ | 3 | ₩34.2bn | 0.1% | Turnaround Revenue +30% Op. margin 20%+ |
| Korea District Heating KOSPI | 0 | ₩33.1bn | – | Turnaround |
| SK Chemicals KOSPI | 0 | ₩32.3bn | – | Turnaround |
| Yas KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩28.0bn | – | Turnaround Op. margin 20%+ Share pledge |
| Seowon KOSPI | 0 | ₩27.6bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Jahwa Electronics KOSPI | 0 | ₩22.4bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Daechang KOSPI | 1 | ₩22.4bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Dongkuk Coated Metal KOSPI | 0 | ₩22.0bn | – | Turnaround |
| L&F KOSPI | 0 | ₩20.8bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Yunsung F&C KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩17.1bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% Op. margin 20%+ |
| Fadu KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩16.2bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% Op. margin 20%+ New 5% holder Major holder adding Supply contract |
| Studio Dragon KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩15.4bn | – | Turnaround |
| Hanyang Digitech KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩15.4bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Hanwha Galleria KOSPI · Department stores & general retail | 11 | ₩15.1bn | – | Turnaround |
| LB Semicon KOSDAQ | 1 | ₩13.1bn | – | Turnaround Major holder adding Stake purpose change Share pledge |
| KBI Metal KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩12.9bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Wonik Holdings KOSDAQ | 1 | ₩12.8bn | – | Turnaround |
| Showbox KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩12.5bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| PJ Metal KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩11.8bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| NEXON Games KOSDAQ · Software publishing | 4 | ₩10.7bn | – | Turnaround Op. margin 20%+ |
| Seoul Viosys KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩10.2bn | – | Turnaround |
| Choil Aluminum KOSPI | 0 | ₩10.0bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% Insider selling |
| Doosan Tesna KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩9.9bn | – | Turnaround |
| POSCO M-tech KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩9.7bn | – | Turnaround |
| Fidelix KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩9.6bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% Op. margin 20%+ Supply contract |
| Hands KOSPI | 0 | ₩9.5bn | – | Turnaround |
| Xi S&D KOSPI | 0 | ₩9.0bn | – | Turnaround |
| L&C Bio KOSDAQ | 2 | ₩8.6bn | 0.1% | Turnaround Revenue +30% Op. margin 20%+ |
| Dongil Industries KOSPI | 0 | ₩8.0bn | – | Turnaround |
| Asicland KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩8.0bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Jaeyoung Solutec KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩8.0bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| UniTest KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩7.9bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Gradiant KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩7.8bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Isu Specialty Chemical KOSPI | 0 | ₩7.7bn | – | Turnaround |
| Cosmochemical KOSPI | 0 | ₩7.6bn | – | Turnaround |
| KX Hitech KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩7.3bn | – | Turnaround |
| Shinsegae International KOSPI | 3 | ₩7.0bn | – | Turnaround |
| Ontide KOSPI | 0 | ₩6.6bn | – | Turnaround |
| SungEel HiTech KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩6.3bn | – | Turnaround |
| Dong-a ST KOSPI | 0 | ₩6.3bn | – | Turnaround |
| DS Dansuk KOSPI | 0 | ₩6.3bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Iljin Diamond KOSPI | 0 | ₩5.7bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Ecocab KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩5.7bn | – | Turnaround |
| Ray KOSDAQ · Medical devices | 9 | ₩5.7bn | – | Turnaround Control change |
| LIG Accuver KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩5.6bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Top Engineering KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩5.5bn | – | Turnaround |
| PaperCorea KOSPI | 0 | ₩5.5bn | – | Turnaround |
| Actoz Soft KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩5.4bn | – | Turnaround Op. margin 20%+ |
| T.S.Investment KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩5.4bn | – | Turnaround Op. margin 20%+ |
| Kisan Telecom KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩5.3bn | – | Turnaround Op. margin 20%+ |
| NAU IB Capital KOSDAQ | 3 | ₩5.1bn | 1.5% | Turnaround Op. margin 20%+ Dividend grower Capital reduction |
| KCC Glass KOSPI | 2 | ₩4.8bn | – | Turnaround |
| Megatouch KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩4.8bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Power Logics KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩4.6bn | – | Turnaround |
| meerecompany KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩4.5bn | – | Turnaround |
| Asflow KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩4.4bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Great New wave Coming KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩4.3bn | – | Turnaround |
| Point Mobile KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩4.2bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Exicon KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩4.1bn | – | Turnaround |
| Hanchang Paper KOSPI | 0 | ₩4.0bn | – | Turnaround Major holder adding |
| AeroSpace Technology of Korea KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩3.8bn | – | Turnaround |
| Jeil M&S KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩3.8bn | – | Turnaround |
| Chemtros KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩3.6bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Seoul Semiconductor KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩3.5bn | – | Turnaround |
| Sam Chun Dang Pharm KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩3.4bn | – | Turnaround |
| Nobland International KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩3.4bn | – | Turnaround |
| Inno Instrument KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩3.3bn | – | Turnaround Op. margin 20%+ |
| DaeChang Steel KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩3.2bn | – | Turnaround |
| Telechips KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩3.2bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Telcoware KOSPI | 2 | ₩3.1bn | – | Turnaround Op. margin 20%+ Asset deal |
| Taesung KOSDAQ · Special-purpose machinery | 0 | ₩3.1bn | – | Turnaround |
| Daesung Industrial KOSPI | 0 | ₩3.0bn | – | Turnaround |
| Narae Nanotech KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩3.0bn | – | Turnaround |
| KEPCO Engineering & Construction Company KOSPI · Engineering & technical services | 1 | ₩3.0bn | 1.5% | Turnaround Dividend grower |
| Nsys KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩2.9bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Samick Musical Instruments KOSPI | 0 | ₩2.9bn | – | Turnaround Share pledge |
| IL KOSDAQ | 3 | ₩2.8bn | – | Turnaround M&A / stake deal Dilution risk |
| Jolse KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩2.7bn | – | Turnaround Op. margin 20%+ |
| Dentis KOSDAQ | 2 | ₩2.6bn | – | Turnaround |
| Theragen Etex KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩2.6bn | – | Turnaround |
| CammSys KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩2.6bn | – | Turnaround |
| Exem KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩2.6bn | – | Turnaround Op. margin 20%+ |
| Wooriro KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩2.6bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% Supply contract |
| MDSsphere KOSPI | 0 | ₩2.5bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Rayence KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩2.5bn | – | Turnaround |
| Yjlink KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩2.5bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| Curexo KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩2.4bn | – | Turnaround Revenue +30% |
| RBW KOSDAQ | 0 | ₩2.4bn | – | Turnaround |
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What this list means
Companies that posted an operating profit this quarter after an operating loss in the same quarter a year earlier. Comparing the same quarter avoids seasonal effects. A one-off gain or cost cut can drive a turnaround, so revenue trends and the next quarter are worth checking.
Lists are generated automatically from filings and are not investment advice.