Simmtech (222800)
심텍 · KOSDAQ · Package substrates for memory
KOSDAQ · Price as of · Delayed Quote · Converted at ₩1342 per dollar
- Code222800
- ExchangeKOSDAQ
- Korean name심텍
- Quoted inKorean won
- US listingNone
- Run byJeon Young-sun and Kim Young-gu
- Analysts7
- Implied upside+32.8%
- Target range₩150,000 to ₩190,000
- Target in dollars$129.83
Reported fundamentals
There is no stock score on this page. The score is computed from audited XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR and includes a 20-point insider component built from Form 4s, and a Korean company files neither, so a grade here would be measuring something different from the same letter on a US hub. These are the reported figures instead.
| Revenue | ₩1.4T ($1.1B) | +14.5% against the prior year |
| Net income | ₩-164.2B ($-122.3M) | -11.6% net margin |
| Capital spending | ₩56.4B | 4.0% of revenue |
| Shares outstanding | 37,333,952 | +17.2% 2022 to 2025, dilution |
| Cash | ₩91.1B ($67.8M) | Current ratio 1.0 |
| Total debt | ₩738.4B ($550.0M) | Debt to equity 113.6 |
| Forward P/E | 16.5 | On analyst estimates, not on reported earnings |
Simmtech closed at ₩131,200 on Sep 11, up 25.4% since Aug 12. Daily closes on the KOSDAQ, in won. Source: Yahoo Finance.
What Simmtech does
Simmtech makes the substrates that memory chips are packaged on. Every DRAM module and every memory package sits on one, and the substrate carries the connections between the silicon and the board it plugs into. The company's customers are the memory makers, which puts it one step down the same chain as Samsung and SK Hynix.
Stacked memory changed what those substrates have to do. A high bandwidth memory package has far more connections in the same area than a conventional module, and the substrate under it has to be built to a tighter specification. That shift is the reason a substrate maker gets discussed as an AI supplier at all. It is also a commodity business at heart, with pricing that moves against the memory cycle, so the AI mix does not insulate it from a downturn in ordinary memory.
Simmtech is run by Jeon Young-sun and Kim Young-gu (전영선, 김영구), Joint representative directors.
Simmtech has no US listing. Buying the shares means buying the Seoul line, which most US brokerage accounts cannot do directly.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Simmtech's stock code?
Simmtech trades on the KOSDAQ in Seoul under the code 222800. Data providers usually write it as 222800.KQ. The company has no US listing, so the Seoul line is the only place the shares trade.
Why is Simmtech an AI stock?
Simmtech makes the substrates that memory chips are packaged on. Every DRAM module and every memory package sits on one, and the substrate carries the connections between the silicon and the board it plugs into. The company's customers are the memory makers, which puts it one step down the same chain as Samsung and SK Hynix.
What do analysts expect for Simmtech?
7 analysts covering Simmtech have an average price target of ₩174,286 (about $129.83), which is +32.8% against the last close. Coverage of Korean listings is overwhelmingly domestic, so these are Korean brokerage estimates rather than the US sell-side names that cover an American chip stock.
Does Simmtech file with the SEC?
No. Simmtech is a Korean company listed in Seoul, so it reports to the Korea Exchange and the Financial Supervisory Service, not the SEC. That is why this page has no filings, Form 4 insider or congressional trading sections: those are built from EDGAR, which has nothing on a company that does not file there.