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South Korean (KOSPI) Diversified Financial Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D4.4%
  • 3M4.6%
  • 1Y25.5%
  • YTD5.5%

The Diversified Financial industry is up 4.4% in the last week, with Meritz Financial Group up 7.0%. During this same period, the Kakao Pay underperformed, falling 6.2%. This means that the industry has gained 26% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 19% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Diversified Financial Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 19 Jan 2025₩25.9t₩22.9t₩2.5t6.7x10.6x1.1x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024₩24.5t₩23.0t₩2.5t7.8x10x1.1x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024₩24.4t₩22.6t₩2.4t8.7x10x1.1x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024₩24.5t₩22.6t₩2.4t8.9x10x1.1x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024₩22.1t₩22.6t₩2.4t8.4x9x1x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024₩19.4t₩22.2t₩2.3t9.1x8.4x0.9x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024₩21.4t₩22.2t₩2.3t9.9x9.3x1x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024₩20.2t₩22.4t₩2.2t10x9x0.9x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024₩21.7t₩22.2t₩2.3t12.4x9.6x1x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024₩23.4t₩25.7t₩1.8t12.2x12.9x0.9x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024₩25.1t₩25.5t₩1.9t15.5x13.5x1x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024₩21.3t₩25.5t₩1.9t13.7x11.3x0.8x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023₩20.5t₩25.5t₩1.9t12.4x10.8x0.8x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023₩20.1t₩26.0t₩1.7t10.5x11.7x0.8x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023₩18.6t₩26.0t₩1.7t10.3x10.9x0.7x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023₩19.6t₩26.0t₩1.7t11x11.4x0.8x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023₩19.0t₩25.7t₩1.4t11.8x13.2x0.7x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023₩17.1t₩25.7t₩1.4t12.3x11.9x0.7x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023₩20.1t₩25.7t₩1.4t12.7x14x0.8x
Wed, 03 May 2023₩10.2t₩7.5t₩273.6b12.6x37.3x1.4x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023₩10.4t₩7.6t₩300.3b17.1x34.5x1.4x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023₩585.0b₩2.8t₩44.1b117x13.3x0.2x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023₩679.7b₩2.8t₩45.2b115.9x15x0.2x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022₩698.0b₩2.8t₩45.2b114.1x15.4x0.2x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022₩686.8b₩2.7t₩41.2b116.2x16.7x0.3x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022₩650.6b₩2.7t₩41.1b477.6x15.8x0.2x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022₩764.1b₩2.7t₩41.1b494.1x18.6x0.3x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022₩4.0t₩18.5t₩963.8b9.7x4.2x0.2x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022₩3.7t₩18.5t₩963.8b10.6x3.8x0.2x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022₩4.7t₩18.5t₩964.5b11.2x4.9x0.3x
Thu, 05 May 2022₩5.3t₩18.1t₩819.9b10.7x6.5x0.3x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022₩5.8t₩17.8t₩735.7b13.1x7.9x0.3x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022₩5.8t₩17.8t₩735.7b12.9x7.8x0.3x
Wed, 26 Jan 2022₩6.9t₩17.8t₩736.3b13x9.4x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.4x


Total Market Cap: ₩6.9tTotal Earnings: ₩736.3bTotal Revenue: ₩17.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
South Korean Diversified Financial Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the South Korean Diversified Financial industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 10.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 12.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.68x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Diversified Financial industry have grown 49% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.8% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

KR Market0.33%
Financials0.33%
Diversified Financial4.39%
Other Diversified Financial Services6.97%
Multi-Sector Holdings0%
Specialized Finance-2.02%
Transaction and Payment Processing Services-3.82%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 32.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 91.7%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 22.3% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Transaction and Payment Processing Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 92% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 22% per year.
  • In contrast, the Other Diversified Financial Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 2.8% 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
A138040 Meritz Financial Group₩111.80k7.0%
+₩1.3t
87.0%PE8.8x
A094480 Galaxia Moneytree₩8.25k6.0%
+₩18.4b
1.2%PE138.2x
A064260 Danal₩3.30k2.5%
+₩5.3b
-22.5%PS0.8x
A046440 KG Mobilians₩4.87k1.4%
+₩2.4b
-7.5%PE6.6x
A468510 Samsung Special Purpose Acquisition 9₩1.97k0.9%
+₩198.9m
-1.2%n/a
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