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BGF retail · 282330 · Retail & Trade
BGF retail: Steady Revenue Growth and Thin Margins, With a Recent 1-Month Share Price Pullback
BGF retail (KOSPI: 282330) has grown revenue every year in the data, reaching ₩9.1T in 2025, while operating margins stayed near 3%. The shares closed at ₩128,600 on 2026-10-12, down 11.3% over one month but up 22.2% over one year.
Written Oct 13, 2026 · Data as of Oct 12, 2026 · 0 views
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Thesis
The data supports a picture of a large, steadily growing, low-margin retailer. Revenue rose from ₩6.8T in 2021 to ₩9.1T in 2025, and trailing twelve-month (TTM) revenue to H1 2026 is ₩9.3T. Net income has been almost flat at about ₩195B for 2022 to 2025, so growth in sales has not yet translated into higher profit. Return on equity has declined from 21.8% in 2022 to 15.6% in 2025, though it was 17.2% on a TTM basis.
The TTM figures show some improvement: operating income of ₩284.9B and net income of ₩215.2B are above any full-year figure shown. Free cash flow of ₩550.2B is strong relative to net income. What the data does not show is investor flows, foreign ownership, short balance, or news, so market sentiment cannot be assessed from it.
Business overview
BGF retail is listed on KOSPI in the Retail & Trade sector. It was founded on 2017-11-01 and listed on 2017-12-08, with 17,283,906 listed shares. The CEO is listed as 민승배. Market capitalization is about ₩2.2T and enterprise value is about ₩1.9T. Revenue has grown for each year shown: 12.3% in 2022, 7.6% in 2023, 6.2% in 2024 and 4.2% in 2025, so the growth rate has slowed each year. The data does not give a breakdown of business lines or store counts.
Financial analysis
Figures come from filed financial statements (DART). Revenue was ₩6.78T in 2021, ₩7.62T in 2022, ₩8.19T in 2023, ₩8.70T in 2024 and ₩9.06T in 2025. Operating income was ₩199.4B in 2021 and then held in a narrow band of ₩252B to ₩254B from 2022 to 2025. Operating margin eased from 3.3% in 2022 to 2.8% in 2025. Net income was ₩193.5B in 2022 and ₩195.3B in 2025.
Over the TTM to H1 2026, revenue was ₩9.30T, operating income ₩284.9B (3.1% margin) and net income ₩215.2B (2.3% margin). ROE was 17.2%. Liabilities to equity were 170.1%. Cash was ₩325.9B and free cash flow was ₩550.2B. Borrowings data is not available.
Valuation
The stock trades at a P/E of 10.3, P/B of 1.7 and P/S of 0.2, with a dividend yield of 3.2%. EV/EBITDA is not available. At the end of 2025 the P/E was 9.3 and the P/B was 1.4, so both multiples are somewhat higher now. Earlier year-end multiples are not available.
The peers in the data are diverse and not close business matches. P/E ratios: Samsung C&T 19.1, POSCO International 11.6, ISC 52.3, Youngone 5.5 and Shinsegae 17.3. P/B ratios range from 0.5 to 7.0. BGF retail's P/E sits within this range, but its P/B of 1.7 is above all peers except ISC.
Catalysts
- The H1 2026 half-year report was filed on 2026-08-14, with an amendment the same day, and TTM profit is above the full-year 2025 level.
- Several IR events were held on 2026-08-05 and 2026-08-12, and 2026-08-18, which may indicate active investor communication after earnings.
- A change in the largest shareholder's holdings was filed on 2026-09-10, which could matter for ownership structure.
- 5%+ holding reports were filed on 2026-08-10, 2026-09-10 and 2026-10-02, suggesting shifts in large holders' positions.
Risks
- Net income has been flat at about ₩195B for four years, so growth in sales has not lifted profit.
- Operating margin is thin at 2.8% to 3.3%, leaving earnings sensitive to small cost changes.
- Liabilities to equity of 170.1% indicates meaningful leverage, and borrowings detail is not available.
- The share price fell 11.3% in one month and sits below its 52-week high of ₩156,600, showing recent volatility.
- Investor flow, foreign ownership, short balance and news data are not available, so these signals cannot be assessed.
Closing view
The data shows a large retailer with consistent revenue growth, strong free cash flow and recent improvement in trailing profit, set against flat annual earnings, thin margins and moderate leverage. Valuation multiples are within the range of the varied peer group but above the company's own year-end 2025 levels. Missing flow and news data limit the view of market sentiment, so the picture is incomplete.
Model estimate of fair value
The valuation model has no estimate for this company yet (not enough data, or no positive value with the base case).
Report history
Source: KRX statistical information