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KIA Motors – World Class Benchmarking

Company: KIA Motors Corporation

Bloomberg ticker: 000270 KS

Market cap: US$13,825m

Background: The company is Korea’s second largest auto manufacturer after Hyundai Motor Company (005380 KS) which holds a 34% stake in KIA. Besides Korea, KIA has production plants in China, India, Mexico, Slovakia, and US. About 1/3 of revenue is derived from the domestic market and the rest mainly comes from Americas and Europe.

World Class Benchmarking of KIA Motors



 

  • Profitable Growth rank of 8 was same compared to the prior period’s 8th rank
  • This is below average performance compared to 1,250 large Cons. Disc. companies worldwide
  • Profitability rank of 8 was worse than its Growth rank of 1
  • Profitability rank of 8 was the same compared to the prior period’s 8th rank
  • This is below average performance compared to peers
  • Growth rank of 1 was up compared to the prior period’s 3rd rank
  • This is World Class performance compared to peers

 


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