Value-up (low P/B, shareholder returns) stocks

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What are Value-up (low P/B, shareholder returns) stocks in Korea?

The Value-up (low P/B, shareholder returns) theme on jonbur groups 66 Korean stocks listed on KOSPI and KOSDAQ, worth ₩2,259T in total. On Oct 27, 2026 the group moved up 3.45% (weighted by market value); the largest members are Samsung Electronics, Samsung Electronics Pref., SK Square.

Stocks: 66
Total market value: ₩2,259T
Day's move: +3.45%
As of: Oct 27, 2026
Largest members: Samsung Electronics, Samsung Electronics Pref., SK Square

Earnings tracker · 2Q 2025

Past quarter

58 of 58 reportedOperating profit up vs a year ago: 30 of 58

Revenue+4.4%

Operating profit−14.1%

Net profitTurned to loss

Combined, for the companies that have reported, vs the same quarter a year ago

Company	Reported	Revenue	vs a year ago	Operating profit	vs a year ago	vs last quarter	Op. margin
Samsung Electronics	Aug 14	₩75T	+0.7%	₩4.7T	−55.2%	−30.1%	6.3%14.1%
SK Square	Aug 14	₩407B	−13.2%	₩1.4T	+80.8%	−15.2%	344.6%165.4%
Hyundai Motor	Aug 14	₩48T	+7.3%	₩3.6T	−15.8%	−0.9%	7.5%9.5%
KB Financial Group	Aug 14	—	—	₩2.1T	−7.4%	−7.0%	—
Samsung Life Insurance	Aug 13	—	—	₩915B	+1.1%	+21.4%	—
Samsung C&T	Aug 14	₩10T	−8.9%	₩753B	−16.4%	+3.9%	7.5%8.2%
KIA	Aug 14	₩29T	+6.5%	₩2.8T	−24.1%	−8.1%	9.4%13.2%
Shinhan Financial Group	Aug 14	—	—	₩2T	+8.7%	+3.6%	—
SK	Aug 14	₩30T	−2.1%	₩200B	−72.0%	−50.1%	0.7%2.3%
Hana Financial Group	Aug 14	—	—	₩1.5T	+9.9%	+0.3%	—
Hyundai Mobis	Aug 14	₩16T	+8.7%	₩870B	+36.8%	+12.0%	5.5%4.3%
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance	Aug 14	—	—	₩811B	+3.7%	+2.4%	—
POSCO Holdings	Aug 14	₩18T	−5.2%	₩607B	−19.3%	+6.8%	3.5%4.1%
Woori Financial Group	Aug 14	—	—	₩1.1T	−11.6%	+27.5%	—
Meritz Financial Group	Aug 14	₩9.4T	−16.7%	₩950B	−5.6%	+31.6%	10.2%9.0%
KT&G	Aug 14	₩1.5T	+8.7%	₩350B	+8.7%	+22.5%	22.6%22.6%
Korea Zinc	Aug 14	₩3.8T	+25.1%	₩259B	−3.7%	−4.5%	6.8%8.8%
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering	Aug 14	₩7.4T	+12.3%	₩954B	+153.3%	+11.0%	12.8%5.7%
SK Telecom	Aug 14	₩4.3T	−1.9%	₩338B	−37.1%	−40.4%	7.8%12.2%
Industrial Bank of Korea	Aug 14	—	—	₩927B	+12.1%	−9.4%	—
LG	Aug 14	₩1.8T	−1.4%	₩277B	−10.5%	−56.6%	15.4%17.0%
Hyundai Glovis	Aug 14	₩7.5T	+6.4%	₩539B	+22.7%	+7.4%	7.2%6.2%
Mirae Asset Securities	Aug 14	₩7.7T	+62.9%	₩500B	+83.1%	+44.6%	6.5%5.8%
DB Insurance	Aug 14	—	—	₩798B	+1.5%	+28.8%	—
KT	Aug 14	₩7.4T	+13.5%	₩1T	+105.4%	+47.3%	13.7%7.5%
Hyundai Engineering & Construction	Aug 14	₩7.7T	−10.4%	₩217B	+47.3%	+1.5%	2.8%1.7%
POSCO International	Aug 14	₩8.1T	−1.7%	₩314B	−10.3%	+16.1%	3.9%4.2%
NH Investment & Securities	Aug 14	—	—	₩322B	+19.7%	+11.4%	—
Hankook Tire & Technology	Aug 14	₩5.4T	+131.7%	₩354B	−15.8%	−0.3%	6.6%18.1%
LG Uplus	Aug 14	₩3.8T	+10.0%	₩305B	+19.9%	+19.2%	7.9%7.3%
KIWOOM Securities	Aug 11	₩4.5T	+97.6%	₩408B	+30.7%	+25.5%	9.1%13.7%
JB Financial Group	Aug 14	—	—	₩267B	+3.1%	+22.7%	—
BNK Financial Group	Aug 14	—	—	₩256B	−13.1%	+24.3%	—
Hyundaimarine&Fireinsuranceco	Aug 14	—	—	₩398B	−14.6%	+40.1%	—
iM Financial Group	Aug 14	—	—	₩199B	+493.3%	−5.0%	—
Cheil Worldwide	Aug 14	₩1.1T	+2.7%	₩92B	+4.4%	+57.5%	8.2%8.1%
Hankook & Company	Aug 14	₩344B	−5.4%	₩74B	−40.8%	−41.8%	21.5%34.3%
Lotte	Aug 14	₩4T	−1.6%	₩142B	−13.9%	+692.0%	3.5%4.0%
LS Eco Energy	Aug 14	₩250B	+7.6%	₩24B	+60.2%	+53.8%	9.4%6.3%
SK Networks	Aug 14	₩1.5T	+17.7%	₩43B	Turned to profit	+161.2%	2.8%−1.1%
Hite Jinro	Aug 13	₩647B	−2.8%	₩64B	−5.5%	+2.8%	10.0%10.3%
Daishin Securities	Aug 13	₩1.3T	+40.6%	₩136B	+274.6%	+249.9%	10.3%3.9%
SNT Holdings	Aug 14	₩561B	+27.7%	₩84B	−3.6%	+58.9%	15.0%19.9%
Korea Ratings	Aug 14	₩43B	+9.5%	₩21B	+10.5%	+334.6%	48.7%48.3%
Samyang Holdings	Aug 14	₩908B	−1.1%	₩43B	−21.9%	+36.9%	4.7%6.0%
Woori Technology Investment	Aug 14	₩171B	+89.2%	₩163B	+87.3%	+960.2%	95.1%96.0%
Gamsung	Aug 13	₩54B	+7.1%	₩8.7B	−12.9%	+27.7%	16.3%20.0%
Muhak	Aug 14	₩39B	−3.6%	₩4.2B	−19.4%	+38.5%	10.7%12.8%
Noroo Holdings	Aug 14	₩349B	+0.9%	₩24B	−16.7%	+92.7%	6.8%8.2%
Haesung Industrial	Aug 14	₩568B	+0.1%	₩5.3B	−82.0%	−18.9%	0.9%5.2%
Hitejinro Holdings	Aug 14	₩643B	−2.8%	₩67B	−7.4%	+4.4%	10.5%11.0%
Solborn	Aug 13	₩40B	+28.7%	₩22B	+134.9%	Turned to profit	54.2%29.7%
Hyundai Corporation Holdings	Aug 13	₩61B	+23.7%	₩5.4B	+13.0%	+9.7%	8.9%9.7%
LB Investment	Aug 14	₩6.9B	+25.7%	₩2.6B	+14.7%	+159.3%	38.4%42.1%
Eagon Holdings	Aug 14	₩115B	+2.1%	₩2.3B	Turned to profit	−43.0%	2.0%−2.1%
Hankuk Package	Aug 14	₩57B	−0.9%	₩3.1B	+30.7%	+34.2%	5.5%4.1%
Taihan Textile	Aug 14	₩47B	+25.9%	₩76M	−91.9%	Turned to profit	0.2%2.5%
Wooree Enterprise	Aug 14	₩236B	−24.4%	−₩2.3B	Turned to loss	Turned to loss	−1.0%3.3%

Single-quarter figures. Preliminary figures are the company's own early numbers and are replaced by the quarterly report when it's filed. Expected dates are around when each company reported a year ago.

Technical breadth

After the close on Oct 27, 2026

Above 20-day average: 9.1%
Above 60-day average: 9.1%
RSI above 70: 0%
RSI below 30: 21.2%
52-week highs: 0
52-week lows: 4

Index gauge · Short term

Bearish

0 bullish, 2 neutral, 7 bearish

Index gauge · Medium term

Bearish

0 bullish, 0 neutral, 8 bearish

Technical read

The value-up theme covers 66 Korean stocks, and only 9.1% of them trade above both their 20-day and 60-day averages. No member recorded a 52-week high, while 4 hit a 52-week low, and the RSI reading of 21.2 at the low end points to deeply oversold conditions for at least one name. The equal-weighted member index is bearish on both horizons, with 7 short-term and 8 medium-term signals reading bearish and none bullish, its RSI sits at 31.8, and it trades below its cloud.

Written by AI from the indicator values above. Not advice.

Share of members, from each member's own indicators; the gauge reads an equal-weighted index of the members. Technical indicators describe past price and volume patterns. They are not predictions or recommendations.

Credit & macro

MacroOct 22, 202673US 10y −17bp to 4.96%That's about 3.3 times its typical daily swing over the last 60 trading days.KB Financial Group Shinhan Financial Group Hana Financial Group Samsung Life Insurance Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance DB Insurance
MaturitiesOct 23, 202675Inveni: ₩50bn of bonds due in the next 6 months vs ₩31bn cash₩70bn due within 12 months, from the bond filings so far; cash and cash equivalents as of 2026 H1.Inveni Gaon Cable LS Networks LS LS Electric E1
MaturitiesOct 22, 202675Lotte Chilsung Beverage: ₩200bn of bonds due in the next 6 months vs ₩191bn cash₩270bn due within 12 months, from the bond filings so far; cash and cash equivalents as of 2026 H1.Lotte Chilsung Beverage LOTTE Fine Chemical Lotte Lotte Chemical Lotte Energy Materials Lotte Shopping
MaturitiesOct 20, 202685SK Reit: ₩130bn of bonds due in the next 6 months vs ₩54bn cash₩350bn due within 12 months, from the bond filings so far; cash and cash equivalents as of 2025 FY.SK Reit SK hynix SK Networks SK Discovery SKC SK Telecom
MaturitiesOct 20, 202685Lotte Reit: ₩160bn of bonds due in the next 6 months vs ₩39bn cash₩330bn due within 12 months, from the bond filings so far; cash and cash equivalents as of 2026 H1.Lotte Reit LOTTE Fine Chemical Lotte Lotte Chilsung Beverage Lotte Chemical Lotte Energy Materials
MaturitiesOct 20, 202675DB Securities: ₩1.3tn of bonds due in the next 6 months vs ₩821bn cash₩1.4tn due within 12 months, from the bond filings so far; cash and cash equivalents as of 2026 H1.DB Securities DB HiTek DB Insurance DB

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Value-up (low P/B, shareholder returns)

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The Value-up theme groups Korean listed companies that trade at low price-to-book (P/B) ratios and are encouraged by government initiatives to improve valuation through higher dividends, share buybacks, better governance, and clearer shareholder-return policies. Korean investors often cluster these stocks together because the 'Corporate Value-up Program' and related policies have made low P/B levels, a long-standing feature of the Korea discount, a focal point for reform. The theme is commonly discussed alongside financial holding companies, utilities, and other mature sectors where balance-sheet value is high relative to market price.

66 companies · 48 up · 3 flat · 15 down

Traded value: ₩6.2T
Value vs 20-day average: 0.82×
Top gainer: SK Square
Largest company: Samsung Electronics

Companies in this theme

Market cap Value traded Gainers Losers NPS stake

All KOSPI KOSDAQ

NPS owns > 5%

Company	Price	Daily	Traded value	Market cap	NPS
Samsung Electronics005930 · KOSPI	₩222,000	+4.23%	₩3.2T	₩1,298T	7.76%
Samsung Electronics Pref.005935 · KOSPI	₩171,100	+4.20%	₩488B	₩137T	1.09%
SK Square402340 · KOSPI	₩828,000	+7.67%	₩702B	₩109T	8.80%
Hyundai Motor005380 · KOSPI	₩290,500	+0.87%	₩206B	₩59T	7.75%
KB Financial Group105560 · KOSPI	₩147,600	+0.27%	₩159B	₩52T	9.33%
Samsung Life Insurance032830 · KOSPI	₩255,000	+3.45%	₩64B	₩51T	6.80%
Samsung C&T028260 · KOSPI	₩301,000	+3.08%	₩95B	₩49T	8.19%
KIA000270 · KOSPI	₩106,500	+1.33%	₩66B	₩42T	7.24%
Shinhan Financial Group055550 · KOSPI	₩85,800	+0.35%	₩133B	₩40T	9.03%
SK034730 · KOSPI	₩497,500	+6.87%	₩98B	₩36T	7.75%
Hana Financial Group086790 · KOSPI	₩113,300	+0.80%	₩80B	₩31T	8.67%
Hyundai Mobis012330 · KOSPI	₩332,500	+1.99%	₩40B	₩30T	9.51%
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance000810 · KOSPI	₩597,000	+0.34%	₩64B	₩27T	6.35%
POSCO Holdings005490 · KOSPI	₩276,000	+2.41%	₩47B	₩22T	8.30%
Woori Financial Group316140 · KOSPI	₩28,850	−1.37%	₩88B	₩21T	6.70%
Meritz Financial Group138040 · KOSPI	₩123,000	−1.76%	₩54B	₩21T	6.54%
KT&G033780 · KOSPI	₩186,700	−1.16%	₩54B	₩19T	7.73%
Korea Zinc010130 · KOSPI	₩856,000	+1.30%	₩9B	₩18T	5.48%
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering009540 · KOSPI	₩246,500	+1.44%	₩67B	₩17T	7.42%
SK Telecom017670 · KOSPI	₩73,500	+1.94%	₩74B	₩16T	8.46%
Industrial Bank of Korea024110 · KOSPI	₩18,730	−2.14%	₩23B	₩15T	5.40%
LG003550 · KOSPI	₩98,600	−0.20%	₩34B	₩15T	6.29%
Hyundai Glovis086280 · KOSPI	₩180,400	+2.38%	₩16B	₩14T	9.05%
Mirae Asset Securities006800 · KOSPI	₩24,350	+1.46%	₩16B	₩13T	6.19%
DB Insurance005830 · KOSPI	₩178,400	−0.72%	₩23B	₩12T	9.36%
KT030200 · KOSPI	₩44,700	−2.19%	₩18B	₩11T	7.05%
Hyundai Engineering & Construction000720 · KOSPI	₩91,700	+1.10%	₩38B	₩10T	10.22%
POSCO International047050 · KOSPI	₩49,850	+0.61%	₩25B	₩8.8T	7.05%
NH Investment & Securities005940 · KOSPI	₩22,850	+1.33%	₩11B	₩8.4T	7.94%
Hankook Tire & Technology161390 · KOSPI	₩56,800	−2.41%	₩29B	₩7T	7.72%
LG Uplus032640 · KOSPI	₩13,640	−2.78%	₩14B	₩5.8T	6.38%
KIWOOM Securities039490 · KOSPI	₩216,000	+2.61%	₩12B	₩5.7T	10.59%
Hyundai Motor 2nd Pref.005387 · KOSPI	₩155,900	+1.56%	₩18B	₩5.3T	6.88%
JB Financial Group175330 · KOSPI	₩24,300	+0.62%	₩10B	₩4.5T	6.44%
BNK Financial Group138930 · KOSPI	₩12,620	+7.13%	₩53B	₩3.9T	7.57%
Hyundaimarine&Fireinsuranceco001450 · KOSPI	₩41,950	+0.48%	₩11B	₩3.6T	11.71%
Hyundai Motor Pref.005385 · KOSPI	₩155,100	+0.91%	₩4.8B	₩3.5T	1.06%
iM Financial Group139130 · KOSPI	₩14,880	−1.39%	₩9.4B	₩2.4T	8.88%
Cheil Worldwide030000 · KOSPI	₩19,010	−0.83%	₩4.7B	₩2.2T	9.17%
Hankook & Company000240 · KOSPI	₩22,850	−0.22%	₩3.3B	₩2.2T	2.43%
Lotte004990 · KOSPI	₩21,100	0.00%	₩1.8B	₩2.1T	6.34%
LS Eco Energy229640 · KOSPI	₩56,500	+4.24%	₩11B	₩1.7T	6.06%
SK Networks001740 · KOSPI	₩5,680	+1.97%	₩4.3B	₩1.1T	5.04%
Hite Jinro000080 · KOSPI	₩15,660	−1.20%	₩6B	₩1.1T	5.08%
Daishin Securities003540 · KOSPI	₩22,700	+2.02%	₩940M	₩1T	7.12%
SNT Holdings036530 · KOSPI	₩45,750	+7.65%	₩734M	₩681B	1.64%
Korea Ratings034950 · KOSDAQ	₩100,800	0.00%	₩34M	₩458B	0.01%
Samyang Holdings000070 · KOSPI	₩52,000	+0.78%	₩206M	₩404B	2.68%
Woori Technology Investment041190 · KOSDAQ	₩4,680	+2.41%	₩3B	₩373B	0.76%
Hyundai Motor 3rd Pref.005389 · KOSPI	₩154,400	+0.72%	₩696M	₩359B	1.86%
Gamsung036620 · KOSDAQ	₩3,525	+1.00%	₩3.2B	₩317B	4.03%
Muhak033920 · KOSPI	₩7,210	+0.98%	₩299M	₩205B	0.96%
SK Pref.03473K · KOSPI	₩357,000	+6.57%	₩330M	₩202B	0.16%
Noroo Holdings000320 · KOSPI	₩14,030	+1.59%	₩94M	₩186B	2.28%
Haesung Industrial034810 · KOSDAQ	₩5,600	+0.36%	₩107M	₩177B	0.76%
Hitejinro Holdings000140 · KOSPI	₩7,450	−0.53%	₩63M	₩173B	0.75%
Solborn035610 · KOSDAQ	₩4,780	+0.84%	₩29M	₩131B	—
Hyundai Corporation Holdings227840 · KOSPI	₩12,200	0.00%	₩54M	₩111B	0.30%
LB Investment309960 · KOSDAQ	₩3,835	+1.99%	₩74M	₩89B	—
Eagon Holdings039020 · KOSDAQ	₩2,615	+0.77%	₩259M	₩59B	—
Hankuk Package037230 · KOSDAQ	₩1,233	+0.98%	₩48M	₩37B	—
Taihan Textile001070 · KOSPI	₩5,530	+6.14%	₩99M	₩29B	0.06%
Wooree Enterprise037400 · KOSDAQ	₩3,950	+2.86%	₩22M	₩21B	—
Haesung Industrial Pref.03481K · KOSDAQ	₩5,720	−0.17%	₩4.3M	₩7.9B	0.03%
Noroo Holdings Pref.000325 · KOSPI	₩27,650	+0.55%	₩358,950	₩6.7B	—
Hitejinro Holdings Pref.000145 · KOSPI	₩9,050	+0.33%	₩27,180	₩4.3B	—

Source: KRX statistical information