Which Company Has the Highest Market Cap in Daegu? Korea Gas Corporation at 3.291 Trillion Won... Isu Petasys Ranks Second
by Gu Daeseon
Published 02 Apr.2025 16:54(KST)
Updated 31 Jul.2025 17:07(KST)
L&F's Market Cap Decreases by 769.5 Billion KRW
The Daegu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Chairperson Park Yunkyung) analyzed the market capitalization status (as of the closing price on March 31) of 55 listed companies (22 KOSPI, 33 KOSDAQ) in the Daegu area as of April 2. The results showed that at the end of the first quarter of 2025, the market capitalization of local listed companies was 17.6231 trillion KRW, an increase of 1.5% (263.1 billion KRW) compared to the fourth quarter of 2024.
The KOSPI market capitalization was 13.3422 trillion KRW, up 2.6% (333.5 billion KRW) from the previous quarter, while the KOSDAQ was 4.2809 trillion KRW, down 1.6% (70.4 billion KRW) from the previous quarter.
Korea Gas Corporation maintained its position as the company with the highest market capitalization in the Daegu area, the same as at the end of the fourth quarter of 2024. ISU Petasys Co., Ltd. rose one rank to take second place, followed by L&F Co., Ltd., SL Co., Ltd., and iM Financial Holdings Co., Ltd. JVM Co., Ltd., which was ranked 12th last year, entered the TOP 10 at 10th place.
The company with the largest increase in market capitalization was ISU Petasys Co., Ltd. (up 521.8 billion KRW), followed by SL Co., Ltd. (up 380.9 billion KRW), S&S Tech Co., Ltd. (up 123.3 billion KRW), iM Financial Holdings Co., Ltd. (up 110.6 billion KRW), and Korea Gas Corporation (up 87.7 billion KRW).
The company with the largest decrease in market capitalization was L&F Co., Ltd. (down 769.5 billion KRW), followed by YJ Link Co., Ltd. (down 68.5 billion KRW), T'way Air Co., Ltd. (down 61.4 billion KRW), AB Pro Bio Co., Ltd. (down 39.6 billion KRW), and Namseon Aluminum Co., Ltd. (down 34.1 billion KRW).
The change in market capitalization at the end of the first quarter of 2025 is analyzed to be due to the rise in corporate value of companies related to digital transformation and increased demand for high-performance computing, while the continued chasm phenomenon in the electric vehicle industry led to a slowdown in demand, negatively affecting the performance of the materials and components industry.