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 43 Korean stocks listed on KOSPI and KOSDAQ, worth ₩816T in total. On Oct 30, 2026 the group moved down 2.68% (weighted by market value); the largest members are SK Square, Hyundai Motor, KB Financial Group.

Stocks: 43
Total market value: ₩816T
Day's move: −2.68%
As of: Oct 30, 2026
Largest members: SK Square, Hyundai Motor, KB Financial Group

Earnings tracker · 3Q 2025

Past quarter

42 of 42 reportedOperating profit up vs a year ago: 22 of 42

Revenue+3.6%

Operating profit−1.7%

Net profit+10.3%

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
SK Square	Nov 13	₩408B	−10.8%	₩2.6T	+127.7%	+88.8%	648.6%254.0%
Hyundai Motor	Nov 14	₩47T	+8.8%	₩2.5T	−29.1%	−29.6%	5.4%8.3%
KB Financial Group	Nov 14	—	—	₩2.3T	−1.0%	+9.5%	—
Samsung Life Insurance	Nov 14	—	—	₩816B	+2.5%	−10.9%	—
Samsung C&T	Nov 14	₩10T	−1.5%	₩993B	+34.9%	+32.0%	9.8%7.1%
Shinhan Financial Group	Nov 14	—	—	₩2T	+4.5%	−3.0%	—
KIA	Nov 14	₩29T	+8.2%	₩1.5T	−49.2%	−47.1%	5.1%10.9%
SK	Nov 14	₩31T	+1.3%	₩827B	+61.3%	+314.6%	2.7%1.7%
Hana Financial Group	Nov 14	—	—	₩1.5T	+11.0%	−1.0%	—
Hyundai Mobis	Nov 14	₩15T	+7.4%	₩780B	−14.1%	−10.3%	5.2%6.5%
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance	Nov 14	—	—	₩664B	−7.4%	−18.2%	—
Woori Financial Group	Nov 14	—	—	₩988B	−16.1%	−10.9%	—
Meritz Financial Group	Nov 14	₩7.4T	−32.4%	₩862B	−4.4%	−9.2%	11.7%8.3%
POSCO Holdings	Nov 14	₩17T	−5.8%	₩639B	−14.0%	+5.2%	3.7%4.1%
KT&G	Nov 14	₩1.8T	+11.6%	₩465B	+11.4%	+33.0%	25.5%25.5%
Korea Zinc	Nov 13	₩4.2T	+29.7%	₩273B	+82.3%	+5.6%	6.6%4.7%
SK Telecom	Nov 13	₩4T	−12.2%	₩48B	−90.9%	−85.7%	1.2%11.8%
Industrial Bank of Korea	Nov 14	—	—	₩977B	−13.3%	+5.3%	—
LG	Nov 14	₩2T	+2.7%	₩419B	−12.1%	+51.3%	21.0%24.5%
Mirae Asset Securities	Nov 14	₩6.7T	+22.5%	₩223B	−39.9%	−55.5%	3.3%6.8%
Hyundai Glovis	Nov 14	₩7.4T	−1.5%	₩524B	+11.7%	−2.8%	7.1%6.3%
DB Insurance	Nov 14	—	—	₩441B	−29.8%	−44.7%	—
KT	Nov 14	₩7.1T	+7.1%	₩538B	+16.0%	−47.0%	7.6%7.0%
Hyundai Engineering & Construction	Nov 14	₩7.8T	−5.2%	₩104B	−9.4%	−52.3%	1.3%1.4%
NH Investment & Securities	Nov 14	—	—	₩391B	+107.9%	+21.6%	—
POSCO International	Nov 14	₩8.2T	−1.3%	₩316B	−11.6%	+0.7%	3.8%4.3%
Hankook Tire & Technology	Nov 13	₩5.4T	+122.3%	₩586B	+24.6%	+65.7%	10.8%19.3%
LG Uplus	Nov 14	₩4T	+5.5%	₩162B	−34.3%	−46.9%	4.0%6.5%
KIWOOM Securities	Nov 12	₩3.4T	+24.1%	₩409B	+52.6%	+0.1%	12.1%9.9%
JB Financial Group	Nov 14	—	—	₩281B	+7.7%	+5.3%	—
BNK Financial Group	Nov 14	—	—	₩380B	+57.5%	+48.7%	—
Hyundaimarine&Fireinsuranceco	Nov 14	—	—	₩708B	+139.4%	+78.0%	—
iM Financial Group	Nov 14	—	—	₩156B	+37.0%	−21.6%	—
Hankook & Company	Nov 13	₩385B	+0.9%	₩137B	−0.1%	+85.6%	35.6%36.0%
Lotte	Nov 14	₩4.2T	+0.3%	₩185B	+3.4%	+30.1%	4.5%4.3%
Cheil Worldwide	Nov 14	₩1.2T	+10.9%	₩96B	+0.3%	+4.1%	8.1%8.9%
SK Networks	Nov 14	₩2T	−3.4%	₩22B	−22.0%	−48.1%	1.1%1.4%
Daishin Securities	Nov 13	₩826B	−16.5%	₩74B	+1,922.2%	−45.7%	8.9%0.4%
TY Holdings	Nov 14	₩21B	−8.8%	₩140M	Turned to profit	−91.6%	0.7%−226.5%
AK Holdings	Nov 14	₩963B	−14.3%	−₩56B	Turned to loss	Bigger loss	−5.8%5.1%
Kook Soon Dang	Nov 14	₩19B	+6.5%	₩197M	+35.4%	+224.3%	1.0%0.8%
HB Investment	Nov 14	₩3.7B	+3.4%	₩1.6B	−47.2%	−58.2%	44.9%88.0%

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 30, 2026

Above 20-day average: 14%
Above 60-day average: 11.6%
RSI above 70: 0%
RSI below 30: 9.3%
52-week highs: 1
52-week lows: 1

Index gauge · Short term

Leaning bearish

2 bullish, 1 neutral, 6 bearish

Index gauge · Medium term

Bearish

0 bullish, 0 neutral, 8 bearish

Technical read

The value-up theme covers 43 Korean stocks, and 14 of them (about 33%) sit above their 20-day average while 11.6 sit above their 60-day average on the breadth measure given. Only one member is at a 52-week low and one at a 52-week high, and the lowest RSI reading is 9.3 while no member registers an RSI extreme on the high side. The equal-weighted member index has a short-term gauge that leans bearish with six bearish signals against two bullish, a medium-term gauge labelled bearish with eight bearish signals and none bullish, an RSI of 37.9, and a position 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 30, 202674Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) −3.5% to 690.49That's about 2.8 times its typical daily swing over the last 60 trading days.NAVER Kakao Samsung SDS SK hynix SK Telecom
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 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)

−1.68%

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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.

43 companies · 15 up · 2 flat · 26 down

Traded value: ₩2.3T
Value vs 20-day average: 0.98×
Top gainer: LG Uplus
Largest company: SK Square

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
SK Square402340 · KOSPI	₩897,000	−5.88%	₩552B	₩118T	8.80%
Hyundai Motor005380 · KOSPI	₩282,000	−3.59%	₩171B	₩57T	7.75%
KB Financial Group105560 · KOSPI	₩155,500	−0.83%	₩168B	₩55T	9.33%
Samsung Life Insurance032830 · KOSPI	₩270,500	−2.70%	₩118B	₩54T	6.80%
Samsung C&T028260 · KOSPI	₩312,000	−3.55%	₩99B	₩51T	8.19%
Shinhan Financial Group055550 · KOSPI	₩89,600	+1.24%	₩118B	₩42T	9.03%
KIA000270 · KOSPI	₩95,600	−11.73%	₩218B	₩37T	7.24%
SK034730 · KOSPI	₩503,000	−5.98%	₩81B	₩36T	7.75%
Hana Financial Group086790 · KOSPI	₩120,500	+0.67%	₩61B	₩33T	8.67%
Hyundai Mobis012330 · KOSPI	₩334,000	−5.38%	₩75B	₩30T	9.51%
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance000810 · KOSPI	₩659,000	+1.23%	₩63B	₩29T	6.35%
Woori Financial Group316140 · KOSPI	₩30,800	0.00%	₩72B	₩23T	6.70%
Meritz Financial Group138040 · KOSPI	₩133,200	+1.37%	₩35B	₩22T	6.54%
POSCO Holdings005490 · KOSPI	₩273,500	−0.73%	₩46B	₩22T	8.30%
KT&G033780 · KOSPI	₩196,200	+1.61%	₩57B	₩20T	7.73%
Korea Zinc010130 · KOSPI	₩876,000	−0.23%	₩17B	₩18T	5.48%
SK Telecom017670 · KOSPI	₩75,400	−1.57%	₩33B	₩16T	8.46%
Industrial Bank of Korea024110 · KOSPI	₩19,380	+1.04%	₩14B	₩15T	5.40%
LG003550 · KOSPI	₩96,200	−3.32%	₩44B	₩15T	6.29%
Mirae Asset Securities006800 · KOSPI	₩25,500	−3.59%	₩19B	₩14T	6.19%
Hyundai Glovis086280 · KOSPI	₩183,800	−2.65%	₩44B	₩14T	9.05%
DB Insurance005830 · KOSPI	₩184,700	+1.48%	₩35B	₩12T	9.36%
KT030200 · KOSPI	₩46,300	+1.20%	₩16B	₩12T	7.05%
Hyundai Engineering & Construction000720 · KOSPI	₩83,600	−8.53%	₩57B	₩9.3T	10.22%
NH Investment & Securities005940 · KOSPI	₩24,050	−1.64%	₩9.8B	₩8.9T	7.94%
POSCO International047050 · KOSPI	₩48,650	−1.22%	₩14B	₩8.6T	7.05%
Hankook Tire & Technology161390 · KOSPI	₩56,800	0.00%	₩14B	₩7T	7.72%
LG Uplus032640 · KOSPI	₩14,230	+2.08%	₩17B	₩6T	6.38%
KIWOOM Securities039490 · KOSPI	₩219,500	−7.19%	₩25B	₩5.8T	10.59%
JB Financial Group175330 · KOSPI	₩25,900	+1.37%	₩7.4B	₩4.8T	6.44%
BNK Financial Group138930 · KOSPI	₩13,230	−2.00%	₩10B	₩4.1T	7.57%
Hyundaimarine&Fireinsuranceco001450 · KOSPI	₩43,950	+1.62%	₩10B	₩3.7T	11.71%
iM Financial Group139130 · KOSPI	₩15,770	+1.02%	₩7.8B	₩2.5T	8.88%
Hankook & Company000240 · KOSPI	₩23,050	+0.66%	₩852M	₩2.2T	2.43%
Lotte004990 · KOSPI	₩21,550	+0.23%	₩1.7B	₩2.1T	6.34%
Cheil Worldwide030000 · KOSPI	₩18,380	−2.13%	₩7.5B	₩1.9T	9.17%
SK Networks001740 · KOSPI	₩5,640	−3.09%	₩3.6B	₩1.1T	5.04%
Daishin Securities003540 · KOSPI	₩22,650	−1.74%	₩878M	₩1T	7.12%
SK Pref.03473K · KOSPI	₩368,500	−3.79%	₩312M	₩209B	0.16%
TY Holdings363280 · KOSPI	₩1,836	+0.27%	₩3.2M	₩84B	0.01%
AK Holdings006840 · KOSPI	₩6,130	−4.37%	₩34M	₩81B	0.76%
Kook Soon Dang043650 · KOSDAQ	₩3,380	−0.73%	₩74M	₩60B	—
HB Investment440290 · KOSDAQ	₩1,589	−1.18%	₩54M	₩44B	—

Source: KRX statistical information