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KB Financial Group

KSC:105560 · KR7105560007
BanksSmall

360

85
Profit price72
Cash yield43
Price/Sales37
EV / Gross Profit63
Price/Book23
Returns on capital43
Profit margins
Cash Conversion34
Accruals42
Owner Earnings Margin51
Sales growth69
Profit Growth72
Long-Term EPS Growth52
Owner Earnings Growth48
Reinvestment6
Price momentum57
Debt load40
Debt serviceability54
Liquidity74
Analyst ratings92
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside77
Market mood76
Value Creation13/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

KB Financial Group clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Based on 3/5 components.

Profile

CountrySouth Korea
IndustryBanks
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeKOSE
Founded2008
Employees179
Websitekbfg.com
ISINKR7105560007
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
BankingFinancial Services

Description

KB Financial Group Inc. operates as a financial holding company in Korea. The company’s operations include Kookmin Bank, one of the leading commercial banks in Korea. The company’s subsidiaries collectively engage in a broad range of businesses, inc…

Analysis

Deep value

KB Financial Group Inc. looks superficially cheap, but weak underlying metrics raise the question of whether this is value or a trap.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 8.7×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around -5% a year, against analyst forecasts of 10%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 13/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
91
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Oct 2023

All-time low

74

Mar 2026

Average rank

91

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
37
66
71
56
Price/Earnings
34
88
90
79
Price/Book
23
61
66
48
Dividend Yield
43
59
48
77
Value (overall)
31
79
67
91

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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