KakaoBank Valuation

Is A323410 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of A323410 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: A323410 (₩22650) is trading above our estimate of fair value (₩14109.32)

Significantly Below Fair Value: A323410 is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for A323410?

Key metric: As A323410 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for A323410. This is calculated by dividing A323410's market cap by their current earnings.
What is A323410's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio25.1x
Earnings₩431.27b
Market Cap₩11.33t

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does A323410's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for A323410 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average5.3x
A024110 Industrial Bank of Korea
4.7x6.1%₩11.6t
A316140 Woori Financial Group
4.5x9.6%₩11.7t
A086790 Hana Financial Group
4.7x5.4%₩16.9t
A105560 KB Financial Group
7.3x8.6%₩32.7t
A323410 KakaoBank
25.1x13.3%₩11.3t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: A323410 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.1x) compared to the peer average (5.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does A323410's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Asian Banks Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
A323410 25.1xIndustry Avg. 8.8xNo. of Companies82PE0612182430+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: A323410 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.1x) compared to the Asian Banks industry average (8.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is A323410's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

A323410 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio25.1x
Fair PE Ratio7.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: A323410 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.2x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst A323410 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current₩22,650.00
₩27,552.63
+21.6%
19.1%₩37,000.00₩18,000.00n/a19
Dec ’25₩22,350.00
₩27,625.00
+23.6%
18.6%₩37,000.00₩18,000.00n/a20
Nov ’25₩21,750.00
₩27,620.00
+27.0%
19.8%₩37,000.00₩17,000.00n/a20
Oct ’25₩21,150.00
₩27,685.00
+30.9%
19.7%₩37,000.00₩17,000.00n/a20
Sep ’25₩22,100.00
₩27,685.00
+25.3%
19.7%₩37,000.00₩17,000.00n/a20
Aug ’25₩21,550.00
₩28,800.00
+33.6%
20.5%₩37,000.00₩17,000.00n/a20
Jul ’25₩21,000.00
₩29,150.00
+38.8%
19.6%₩37,000.00₩17,000.00n/a20
Jun ’25₩22,250.00
₩29,795.24
+33.9%
18.5%₩37,000.00₩17,000.00n/a21
May ’25₩25,100.00
₩31,333.33
+24.8%
16.8%₩38,500.00₩17,000.00n/a21
Apr ’25₩27,400.00
₩31,400.00
+14.6%
18.1%₩38,500.00₩17,000.00n/a20
Mar ’25₩28,450.00
₩31,400.00
+10.4%
18.1%₩38,500.00₩17,000.00n/a20
Feb ’25₩26,850.00
₩30,330.00
+13.0%
19.4%₩38,500.00₩17,000.00n/a20
Jan ’25₩28,500.00
₩29,075.00
+2.0%
20.2%₩37,000.00₩17,000.00n/a20
Dec ’24₩25,450.00
₩29,285.71
+15.1%
20.0%₩37,000.00₩17,000.00₩22,350.0021
Nov ’24₩18,760.00
₩29,430.00
+56.9%
22.1%₩39,000.00₩17,000.00₩21,750.0020
Oct ’24₩23,350.00
₩29,452.63
+26.1%
21.7%₩39,000.00₩18,000.00₩21,150.0019
Sep ’24₩25,600.00
₩29,311.11
+14.5%
22.3%₩39,000.00₩18,000.00₩22,100.0018
Aug ’24₩29,650.00
₩28,588.89
-3.6%
22.0%₩39,000.00₩18,000.00₩21,550.0018
Jul ’24₩23,750.00
₩27,582.35
+16.1%
24.7%₩39,000.00₩18,000.00₩21,000.0017
Jun ’24₩26,250.00
₩26,994.44
+2.8%
23.4%₩39,000.00₩18,000.00₩22,250.0018
May ’24₩22,000.00
₩25,716.67
+16.9%
23.9%₩39,000.00₩17,000.00₩25,100.0018
Apr ’24₩24,150.00
₩25,670.59
+6.3%
25.1%₩39,000.00₩16,200.00₩27,400.0017
Mar ’24₩26,650.00
₩25,258.82
-5.2%
24.6%₩39,000.00₩16,200.00₩28,450.0017
Feb ’24₩27,750.00
₩25,400.00
-8.5%
26.2%₩39,000.00₩16,200.00₩26,850.0018
Jan ’24₩24,300.00
₩25,677.78
+5.7%
34.5%₩47,000.00₩14,000.00₩28,500.0018
Dec ’23₩26,500.00
₩25,600.00
-3.4%
35.6%₩47,000.00₩14,000.00₩25,450.0017

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 07:39
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

KakaoBank Corp. is covered by 31 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jeehoon ParkBofA Global Research
Junghwan LeeCGS International
Miseon LeeCitigroup Inc