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South Korean (KOSPI) Capital Markets Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 24, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies143
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M-4.1%
  • 1Y16.0%
  • YTD2.9%

The Capital Markets industry is up 2.2% in the last week, with NH Investment & Securities up 3.3%. During this same period, the Woori Technology Investment underperformed, falling 5.2%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 18%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 13% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Capital Markets Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 24 Jan 2025₩32.1t₩98.7t₩3.8t9.2x8.4x0.3x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024₩32.0t₩98.7t₩3.8t9.2x8.3x0.3x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024₩32.5t₩81.6t₩3.7t9x8.8x0.4x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024₩33.7t₩97.5t₩3.5t10.1x9.7x0.3x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024₩33.1t₩97.5t₩3.5t10.1x9.5x0.3x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024₩31.8t₩80.5t₩3.4t12.6x9.4x0.4x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024₩32.4t₩95.7t₩3.2t12.7x10x0.3x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024₩30.6t₩95.4t₩3.4t13.2x8.9x0.3x
Sun, 05 May 2024₩30.7t₩101.7t₩3.7t13.6x8.2x0.3x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024₩30.6t₩78.9t₩3.6t14.5x8.5x0.4x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024₩31.8t₩74.3t₩3.8t16.6x8.5x0.4x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024₩32.6t₩142.4t₩4.6t36.5x7.1x0.2x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023₩32.9t₩142.4t₩4.6t40.3x7.1x0.2x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023₩31.1t₩135.0t₩4.6t26.8x6.8x0.2x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023₩30.3t₩155.5t₩4.4t26.6x6.9x0.2x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023₩31.5t₩155.5t₩4.4t30.9x7.1x0.2x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023₩30.7t₩166.3t₩4.3t37.3x7.1x0.2x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023₩29.9t₩166.6t₩4.3t37.3x7x0.2x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023₩31.4t₩166.9t₩4.3t26.7x7.2x0.2x
Mon, 08 May 2023₩29.8t₩161.2t₩4.2t35.4x7.1x0.2x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023₩31.7t₩161.2t₩4.2t54.6x7.5x0.2x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023₩33.0t₩143.5t₩4.5t19.4x7.3x0.2x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023₩33.2t₩161.9t₩4.7t18.3x7.1x0.2x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022₩30.7t₩161.9t₩4.7t18.6x6.6x0.2x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022₩29.6t₩149.1t₩6.6t11.5x4.5x0.2x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022₩25.7t₩135.9t₩6.6t8.8x3.9x0.2x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022₩29.3t₩136.0t₩6.6t11.6x4.4x0.2x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022₩31.3t₩103.0t₩8.1t10x3.9x0.3x
Fri, 15 Jul 2022₩28.2t₩112.4t₩8.3t9.4x3.4x0.3x
Sun, 12 Jun 2022₩33.4t₩112.3t₩8.3t11.8x4x0.3x
Tue, 10 May 2022₩35.2t₩102.2t₩9.8t9.4x3.6x0.3x
Thu, 07 Apr 2022₩37.8t₩100.5t₩9.7t9.9x3.9x0.4x
Sat, 05 Mar 2022₩37.6t₩85.9t₩8.7t8.7x4.3x0.4x
Mon, 31 Jan 2022₩36.2t₩98.3t₩8.7t7.7x4.2x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

4.2x


Total Market Cap: ₩36.2tTotal Earnings: ₩8.7tTotal Revenue: ₩98.3tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Capital Markets Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 6.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the South Korean Capital Markets industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 8.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 6.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.28x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Capital Markets industry have declined 24% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South Korean Financials industry?

KR Market-0.43%
Financials-1.50%
Capital Markets0.64%
Investment Banking and Brokerage1.36%
Diversified Capital Markets-0.61%
Financial Exchanges and Data-1.60%
Asset Management-1.95%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Financial Exchanges and Data industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 23.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 26.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 23.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 5.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Financial Exchanges and Data industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 27% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 24% per year.
  • In contrast, the Investment Banking and Brokerage industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
A005940 NH Investment & Securities₩14.29k2.7%
+₩131.4b
40.5%PE7.4x
A071050 Korea Investment Holdings₩77.50k2.4%
+₩105.1b
32.3%PE6.1x
A016360 Samsung SecuritiesLtd₩44.65k2.6%
+₩102.7b
23.2%PE5.4x
A039490 Kiwoom Securities₩124.10k2.0%
+₩63.9b
33.7%PE8.9x
A003540 Daishin SecuritiesLtd₩16.39k1.4%
+₩15.5b
10.6%PS0.4x
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A039490

₩124,100.00

Kiwoom Securities

7D

2.0%

1Y

33.7%

A003530

₩3,565.00

Hanwha Investment & Securities

7D

-5.8%

1Y

-2.6%

A041190

₩7,500.00

Woori Technology Investment

7D

-6.1%

1Y

26.3%

A293580

₩1,134.00

NAU IB Capital

7D

-7.4%

1Y

1.5%

A027830

₩1,851.00

Daesung Private Equity

7D

-5.6%

1Y

8.5%

A027360

₩2,360.00

AJU IB INVESTMENT

7D

-1.9%

1Y

-11.8%

A294570

₩15,750.00

COOCON

7D

-3.6%

1Y

-31.1%

A071050

₩77,500.00

Korea Investment Holdings

7D

2.4%

1Y

32.3%

A030610

₩5,500.00

Kyobo SecuritiesLtd

7D

1.3%

1Y

15.3%

A003540

₩16,390.00

Daishin SecuritiesLtd

7D

1.4%

1Y

10.6%

A003470

₩2,705.00

Yuanta Securities Korea

7D

1.7%

1Y

11.3%

A289080

₩1,287.00

SV Investment

7D

-5.9%

1Y

-43.6%

A016360

₩44,650.00

Samsung SecuritiesLtd

7D

2.6%

1Y

23.2%

A005940

₩14,290.00

NH Investment & Securities

7D

2.7%

1Y

40.5%