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 ₩840T in total. On Oct 29, 2026 the group moved up 1.12% (weighted by market value); the largest members are SK Square, Hyundai Motor, KB Financial Group.

Stocks: 43
Total market value: ₩840T
Day's move: +1.12%
As of: Oct 29, 2026
Largest members: SK Square, Hyundai Motor, KB Financial Group

Earnings tracker · 2Q 2026

Past quarter

42 of 42 reportedOperating profit up vs a year ago: 30 of 42

Revenue+23.0%

Operating profit+98.4%

Net profit+940.8%

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	Aug 14	₩329B	−19.2%	₩19T	+1,272.9%	+132.4%	5,854.7%344.6%
Hyundai Motor	Aug 14	₩49T	+1.9%	₩2.9T	−20.8%	+13.4%	5.8%7.5%
KB Financial Group	Aug 14	—	—	₩2.7T	+27.2%	−0.6%	—
Samsung Life Insurance	Aug 14	—	—	₩623B	−32.0%	−54.1%	—
Samsung C&T	Aug 14	₩12T	+19.7%	₩1T	+37.1%	+43.2%	8.6%7.5%
KIA	Aug 14	₩33T	+12.6%	₩2.6T	−4.9%	+19.2%	8.0%9.4%
Shinhan Financial Group	Aug 14	—	—	₩2.5T	+22.9%	+14.9%	—
SK	Aug 14	₩42T	+40.0%	₩4.8T	+2,326.0%	+31.8%	11.5%0.7%
Hana Financial Group	Aug 14	—	—	₩1.6T	+6.8%	−3.6%	—
Hyundai Mobis	Aug 14	₩16T	+2.4%	₩975B	+12.1%	+21.5%	6.0%5.5%
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance	Aug 14	—	—	₩885B	+9.1%	+2.8%	—
Woori Financial Group	Aug 14	—	—	₩1.3T	+18.7%	+62.8%	—
Meritz Financial Group	Aug 14	—	—	₩968B	+1.9%	+13.2%	—
POSCO Holdings	Aug 14	₩19T	+9.7%	₩819B	+34.9%	+15.9%	4.3%3.5%
KT&G	Aug 14	₩1.7T	+9.9%	₩414B	+18.5%	+13.7%	24.4%22.6%
Korea Zinc	Aug 14	₩6.4T	+66.6%	₩587B	+126.8%	−21.3%	9.2%6.8%
SK Telecom	Aug 13	₩4.4T	+0.5%	₩566B	+67.3%	+5.3%	13.0%7.8%
Industrial Bank of Korea	Aug 14	—	—	₩915B	−1.3%	−1.9%	—
LG	Aug 14	₩2.1T	+19.0%	₩533B	+92.5%	+28.8%	24.9%15.4%
Mirae Asset Securities	Aug 14	₩22T	+181.1%	₩2.5T	+397.5%	+81.1%	11.5%6.5%
Hyundai Glovis	Aug 14	₩8.7T	+15.8%	₩495B	−8.1%	−5.1%	5.7%7.2%
DB Insurance	Aug 14	—	—	₩1.2T	+47.0%	+184.2%	—
KT	Aug 14	₩6.7T	−10.1%	₩648B	−36.1%	+34.3%	9.7%13.7%
Hyundai Engineering & Construction	Aug 14	₩6.8T	−11.4%	₩262B	+20.7%	+44.7%	3.8%2.8%
NH Investment & Securities	Aug 14	—	—	₩681B	+111.6%	+7.0%	—
POSCO International	Aug 14	₩9.6T	+18.2%	₩429B	+36.8%	+20.0%	4.5%3.9%
Hankook Tire & Technology	Aug 14	₩5.7T	+5.8%	₩559B	+58.1%	+10.3%	9.8%6.6%
KIWOOM Securities	Aug 13	₩16T	+256.7%	₩789B	+93.2%	+27.0%	4.9%9.1%
LG Uplus	Aug 14	₩3.7T	−3.9%	₩344B	+13.1%	+26.5%	9.3%7.9%
JB Financial Group	Aug 14	—	—	₩306B	+14.5%	+38.1%	—
BNK Financial Group	Aug 14	—	—	₩236B	−7.9%	−16.8%	—
Hyundaimarine&Fireinsuranceco	Aug 14	—	—	₩529B	+33.0%	+62.9%	—
iM Financial Group	Aug 14	—	—	₩183B	−8.0%	−5.8%	—
Hankook & Company	Aug 14	₩340B	−1.2%	₩100B	+35.6%	−17.7%	29.5%21.5%
Cheil Worldwide	Aug 14	₩1.1T	−4.0%	₩93B	+0.6%	+153.9%	8.6%8.2%
Lotte	Aug 14	₩4.1T	+1.2%	₩129B	−9.3%	+179.9%	3.2%3.5%
SK Networks	—	₩1.4T	−4.7%	₩25B	−42.4%	−25.7%	1.7%2.8%
Daishin Securities	Aug 13	₩2.6T	+92.9%	₩360B	+165.2%	+251.3%	14.1%10.3%
AK Holdings	Aug 14	₩1T	+10.0%	−₩931M	Smaller loss	Turned to loss	−0.1%−2.9%
TY Holdings	Aug 14	₩26B	+13.1%	₩5.1B	+207.6%	Turned to profit	19.5%7.2%
Kook Soon Dang	Aug 14	₩15B	−13.1%	−₩1.4B	Turned to loss	Turned to loss	−9.7%0.4%
HB Investment	Aug 14	₩4.5B	−32.2%	₩2.8B	−27.7%	+222.0%	63.7%59.8%

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 29, 2026

Above 20-day average: 16.4%
Above 60-day average: 5.5%
RSI above 70: 0%
RSI below 30: 6.8%
52-week highs: 0
52-week lows: 4

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 73 members, and only 16.4% are trading above their 20-day averages while just 5.5% are above their 60-day averages. No members are at 52-week highs, while 4 are at 52-week lows, and 6.8% of members show RSI readings in oversold territory with none in overbought territory. The equal-weighted index gauge reads leanBearish over the short term and bearish over the medium term, with an RSI of 36.5 and the index positioned 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 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
Bond dealOct 6, 202680JB Financial Group bond priced at the wide end: 5.9% vs a 5.2% to 5.9% rangeRated A+ (Korea Ratings). From DART filing 20261006000316 (2026-10-06).JB Financial Group

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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.

43 companies · 28 up · 1 flat · 14 down

Traded value: ₩3.7T
Value vs 20-day average: 1.60×
Top gainer: Meritz Financial Group
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	₩953,000	+3.47%	₩872B	₩126T	8.80%
Hyundai Motor005380 · KOSPI	₩292,500	−1.18%	₩262B	₩60T	7.75%
KB Financial Group105560 · KOSPI	₩156,800	+1.82%	₩138B	₩56T	9.33%
Samsung Life Insurance032830 · KOSPI	₩278,000	+0.18%	₩134B	₩56T	6.80%
Samsung C&T028260 · KOSPI	₩323,500	−0.31%	₩138B	₩52T	8.19%
KIA000270 · KOSPI	₩108,300	+0.37%	₩98B	₩42T	7.24%
Shinhan Financial Group055550 · KOSPI	₩88,500	+0.80%	₩111B	₩42T	9.03%
SK034730 · KOSPI	₩535,000	−0.93%	₩1T	₩39T	7.75%
Hana Financial Group086790 · KOSPI	₩119,700	+3.82%	₩82B	₩32T	8.67%
Hyundai Mobis012330 · KOSPI	₩353,000	+0.28%	₩77B	₩32T	9.51%
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance000810 · KOSPI	₩651,000	+2.20%	₩82B	₩29T	6.35%
Woori Financial Group316140 · KOSPI	₩30,800	+3.01%	₩70B	₩23T	6.70%
Meritz Financial Group138040 · KOSPI	₩131,400	+6.40%	₩31B	₩22T	6.54%
POSCO Holdings005490 · KOSPI	₩275,500	−2.30%	₩56B	₩22T	8.30%
KT&G033780 · KOSPI	₩193,100	+2.66%	₩65B	₩20T	7.73%
Korea Zinc010130 · KOSPI	₩878,000	−1.46%	₩9.9B	₩18T	5.48%
SK Telecom017670 · KOSPI	₩76,600	−1.79%	₩39B	₩16T	8.46%
Industrial Bank of Korea024110 · KOSPI	₩19,180	+1.80%	₩19B	₩15T	5.40%
LG003550 · KOSPI	₩99,500	−0.30%	₩30B	₩15T	6.29%
Mirae Asset Securities006800 · KOSPI	₩26,450	+0.57%	₩25B	₩14T	6.19%
Hyundai Glovis086280 · KOSPI	₩188,800	+0.96%	₩19B	₩14T	9.05%
DB Insurance005830 · KOSPI	₩182,000	+0.94%	₩25B	₩12T	9.36%
KT030200 · KOSPI	₩45,750	+0.88%	₩20B	₩12T	7.05%
Hyundai Engineering & Construction000720 · KOSPI	₩91,400	−4.29%	₩124B	₩10T	10.22%
NH Investment & Securities005940 · KOSPI	₩24,450	+2.52%	₩14B	₩9T	7.94%
POSCO International047050 · KOSPI	₩49,250	−1.01%	₩20B	₩8.7T	7.05%
Hankook Tire & Technology161390 · KOSPI	₩56,800	0.00%	₩17B	₩7T	7.72%
KIWOOM Securities039490 · KOSPI	₩236,500	+2.38%	₩18B	₩6.2T	10.59%
LG Uplus032640 · KOSPI	₩13,940	+1.09%	₩6.9B	₩5.9T	6.38%
JB Financial Group175330 · KOSPI	₩25,550	+4.50%	₩11B	₩4.8T	6.44%
BNK Financial Group138930 · KOSPI	₩13,500	+2.12%	₩19B	₩4.1T	7.57%
Hyundaimarine&Fireinsuranceco001450 · KOSPI	₩43,250	+2.85%	₩18B	₩3.7T	11.71%
iM Financial Group139130 · KOSPI	₩15,610	+3.04%	₩12B	₩2.5T	8.88%
Hankook & Company000240 · KOSPI	₩22,900	+0.44%	₩1.2B	₩2.2T	2.43%
Cheil Worldwide030000 · KOSPI	₩18,780	+1.46%	₩8.1B	₩2.2T	9.17%
Lotte004990 · KOSPI	₩21,500	+0.47%	₩1.8B	₩2.1T	6.34%
SK Networks001740 · KOSPI	₩5,820	−0.51%	₩3.9B	₩1.2T	5.04%
Daishin Securities003540 · KOSPI	₩23,050	−0.22%	₩1.3B	₩1.1T	7.12%
SK Pref.03473K · KOSPI	₩383,000	+1.46%	₩338M	₩217B	0.16%
AK Holdings006840 · KOSPI	₩6,410	−2.88%	₩22M	₩85B	0.76%
TY Holdings363280 · KOSPI	₩1,831	+0.60%	₩9.9M	₩83B	0.01%
Kook Soon Dang043650 · KOSDAQ	₩3,405	−1.16%	₩67M	₩61B	—
HB Investment440290 · KOSDAQ	₩1,608	−1.59%	₩40M	₩44B	—

Source: KRX statistical information