Profits were positive in 10 years (at least 9 needed).
- 10y median
- KRW 416B
- Worst year
- KRW 143B
- Latest · 2025
- KRW 710B
# Jb Financial (175330.KO) Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/175330.KO Analysis as of: 2026-10-16T07:38:24.656Z. Financial observations: FY2016–FY2025. Listing currency: KRW. Reporting currency: KRW. ## Verdict Not a wonderful business Quality tests for Buy: not passed (profit record: pass; earnings resilience is evidence only). Published buy qualification: no. Share price: KRW 26,650.00 per share; close as of 2026-10-15. Estimated value: low KRW 33,003.97 per share, central KRW 41,254.96 per share, high KRW 55,006.61 per share. Buy at or below the central value KRW 41,254.96 per share. Valuation as of 2026-10-16T07:38:24.656Z; scenarios are not confidence intervals. Expected annual return: 12.2% at the stated quote. About 12.2% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%). required return 10.0% a year (10% floor; KR 10-year bond 4.2% + 4 points). ## Checklist ### understandable: pass - Financial history: 10 years - Profitable years in the last ten: 10 - Required profitable years: 9 - Return on common equity variation (informational): 0.22× Chart: Net income; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: KRW 143B - FY2017: KRW 185B - FY2018: KRW 242B - FY2019: KRW 319B - FY2020: KRW 345B - FY2021: KRW 488B - FY2022: KRW 582B - FY2023: KRW 586B - FY2024: KRW 678B - FY2025: KRW 710B ### moat: fail - Tangible common book per share - Parent-total proxy for preferred equity and common earnings - median return on common equity below threshold - Bank / P&C ROTE, median of available years: 10.9% - Required median return: 12.0% - Return uses tangible common equity: Yes - Bank ROTE, second-lowest year: 8.2% - Years with reported combined ratio: 0 Chart: Return on tangible common equity; fiscal year observations. - FY2016: 6.8% - FY2017: 8.3% - FY2018: 8.2% - FY2019: 9.6% - FY2020: 9.6% - FY2021: 12.2% - FY2022: 13.2% - FY2023: 12.2% - FY2024: 12.6% - FY2025: 12.5% ### economics: pass - Tangible common book per share - Parent-total proxy for preferred equity and common earnings - Book value per share + reinvested dividends, annualized return: 20.1% - Book return interval: 9 years - Starting book value per share: KRW 7K - Ending book value per share: KRW 29K Chart: Annual book + dividend return; fiscal year observations. - FY2017: 142.5% - FY2018: -25.0% - FY2019: 23.9% - FY2020: 23.3% - FY2021: 13.7% - FY2022: 10.3% - FY2023: 12.7% - FY2024: 19.1% - FY2025: 10.9% ### management: pass - Tangible common book per share - Parent-total proxy for preferred equity and common earnings - Diluted shares, 10-year annual growth: -4.6% - Diluted shares, 5-year annual growth: 0.2% - Share growth excluding flagged crisis recapitalisations: -4.6% - Five-year share growth excluding flagged crisis recapitalisations: 0.2% - Flagged crisis recapitalisations: 0 - Book created / earnings retained after dividends and buybacks: 1.50× - Book value created per share: KRW 22K - Earnings retained per share after dividends and buybacks: KRW 15K Chart: Shares (first year = 100); fiscal year observations. - FY2016: 100 - FY2017: 44 - FY2018: 79 - FY2019: 72 - FY2020: 65 - FY2021: 65 - FY2022: 67 - FY2023: 68 - FY2024: 66 - FY2025: 66 ### accounting: pass - Financial accounting warning count: 0 - Known restatement years: 0 ## Holders ## Price story The price assumes profits grow 3.8% a year forever · net income +4.9% Story as of 2026-10-16T10:00:09.919Z; price observation 2026-10-15. The price assumes profits grow 3.8% a year forever ### Net income · FY2025 net income +4.9%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16. - FY2016: KRW 143B - FY2017: KRW 185B - FY2018: KRW 242B - FY2019: KRW 319B - FY2020: KRW 345B - FY2021: KRW 488B - FY2022: KRW 582B - FY2023: KRW 586B - FY2024: KRW 678B - FY2025: KRW 710B ## Owner memo Memo as of 2026-10-16T08:06:05.509Z. ### How it makes money Operates in regional banking; annual sales are KRW 2.5 trillion. - Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/175330.KO.json#2025-12-31 (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:24.656Z); FY2025: revenue 2542637000000. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 175330.KO: JB Financial Group Co., Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of financial services in South Korea and internationally. It is involved in banking business for smaller enterprises, merchants, and households; and installment financing, rental of facilities business. The company also offers asset management in the energy and resources fund markets; venture investment; finance, microfinance; new technology; and securities business. JB Financial Group Co., Ltd. was founded in 2013 and is based in Jeonju-si, South Korea. ### Why customers stay It earns 10.9% on shareholders’ money, excluding intangible assets. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:24.656Z); 10-year return on tangible equity observations [[2016,0.06755345673382233],[2017,0.08250776084947363],[2018,0.08160890529608468],[2019,0.09626710153443281],[2020,0.09556872468134704],[2021,0.12158766476124963],[2022,0.13205573079655825],[2023,0.12192846312511951],[2024,0.12607622665833995],[2025,0.12485846809841938]]; median 0.10892738314784123. ROIC follows the displayed moat series; financial companies use return on tangible equity. ### Where the cash goes Paid dividends in 10 of 10 years; bought back KRW 106.3 billion of shares. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:24.656Z); Dividend observations: [[2016,20530000000],[2017,20530000000],[2018,31055000000],[2019,58048000000],[2020,77026000000],[2021,91408000000],[2022,158456000000],[2023,188825000000],[2024,220359000000],[2025,246799000000]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement. - Source: https://eodhd.com/api/fundamentals/175330.KO.json#2025-12-31 (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:24.656Z); FY2025: cash repurchases 106346000000 KRW. ### Are managers owners Insiders own 28.3% of the company. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 175330.KO SharesStats.PercentInsiders = 28.273 percentage points; cache date 2026-10-16. ### What the price says The price assumes profits grow 3.8% a year forever. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:38:24.656Z); Price 26650; FX 1; original perpetual distributable cash 1650.1982797046683; discount 0.1; growth 0.03807886380095054. Same book-value model and 4× ceiling; no ten-year operating fade applies. Closing-price date 2026-10-15. ## Monthly share-price history (KRW per share) - 2016-10: KRW 5,940.00 per share - 2016-11: KRW 5,720.00 per share - 2016-12: KRW 5,780.00 per share - 2017-01: KRW 5,600.00 per share - 2017-02: KRW 5,680.00 per share - 2017-03: KRW 5,960.00 per share - 2017-04: KRW 6,050.00 per share - 2017-05: KRW 6,190.00 per share - 2017-06: KRW 6,360.00 per share - 2017-07: KRW 6,930.00 per share - 2017-08: KRW 6,220.00 per share - 2017-09: KRW 6,000.00 per share - 2017-10: KRW 5,890.00 per share - 2017-11: KRW 5,970.00 per share - 2017-12: KRW 6,070.00 per share - 2018-01: KRW 6,600.00 per share - 2018-02: KRW 6,350.00 per share - 2018-03: KRW 6,190.00 per share - 2018-04: KRW 6,150.00 per share - 2018-05: KRW 6,060.00 per share - 2018-06: KRW 5,570.00 per share - 2018-07: KRW 5,950.00 per share - 2018-08: KRW 6,210.00 per share - 2018-09: KRW 6,030.00 per share - 2018-10: KRW 5,490.00 per share - 2018-11: KRW 5,700.00 per share - 2018-12: KRW 5,700.00 per share - 2019-01: KRW 6,210.00 per share - 2019-02: KRW 5,940.00 per share - 2019-03: KRW 5,570.00 per share - 2019-04: KRW 5,690.00 per share - 2019-05: KRW 5,580.00 per share - 2019-06: KRW 5,910.00 per share - 2019-07: KRW 5,510.00 per share - 2019-08: KRW 5,490.00 per share - 2019-09: KRW 5,620.00 per share - 2019-10: KRW 5,340.00 per share - 2019-11: KRW 5,400.00 per share - 2019-12: KRW 5,490.00 per share - 2020-01: KRW 5,110.00 per share - 2020-02: KRW 5,010.00 per share - 2020-03: KRW 4,475.00 per share - 2020-04: KRW 4,835.00 per share - 2020-05: KRW 4,750.00 per share - 2020-06: KRW 4,740.00 per share - 2020-07: KRW 4,600.00 per share - 2020-08: KRW 4,290.00 per share - 2020-09: KRW 4,520.00 per share - 2020-10: KRW 5,100.00 per share - 2020-11: KRW 5,470.00 per share - 2020-12: KRW 5,640.00 per share - 2021-01: KRW 5,180.00 per share - 2021-02: KRW 5,830.00 per share - 2021-03: KRW 6,550.00 per share - 2021-04: KRW 7,300.00 per share - 2021-05: KRW 7,690.00 per share - 2021-06: KRW 7,530.00 per share - 2021-07: KRW 7,740.00 per share - 2021-08: KRW 8,290.00 per share - 2021-09: KRW 8,930.00 per share - 2021-10: KRW 8,870.00 per share - 2021-11: KRW 8,030.00 per share - 2021-12: KRW 8,350.00 per share - 2022-01: KRW 8,130.00 per share - 2022-02: KRW 8,220.00 per share - 2022-03: KRW 8,450.00 per share - 2022-04: KRW 8,950.00 per share - 2022-05: KRW 8,940.00 per share - 2022-06: KRW 7,350.00 per share - 2022-07: KRW 7,460.00 per share - 2022-08: KRW 7,590.00 per share - 2022-09: KRW 6,960.00 per share - 2022-10: KRW 7,180.00 per share - 2022-11: KRW 8,420.00 per share - 2022-12: KRW 7,890.00 per share - 2023-01: KRW 10,140.00 per share - 2023-02: KRW 9,250.00 per share - 2023-03: KRW 8,740.00 per share - 2023-04: KRW 8,360.00 per share - 2023-05: KRW 8,500.00 per share - 2023-06: KRW 8,470.00 per share - 2023-07: KRW 8,560.00 per share - 2023-08: KRW 9,710.00 per share - 2023-09: KRW 9,960.00 per share - 2023-10: KRW 10,100.00 per share - 2023-11: KRW 10,390.00 per share - 2023-12: KRW 11,390.00 per share - 2024-01: KRW 11,440.00 per share - 2024-02: KRW 13,160.00 per share - 2024-03: KRW 13,200.00 per share - 2024-04: KRW 13,310.00 per share - 2024-05: KRW 14,620.00 per share - 2024-06: KRW 14,640.00 per share - 2024-07: KRW 14,440.00 per share - 2024-08: KRW 14,160.00 per share - 2024-09: KRW 15,310.00 per share - 2024-10: KRW 17,910.00 per share - 2024-11: KRW 19,680.00 per share - 2024-12: KRW 16,280.00 per share - 2025-01: KRW 19,770.00 per share - 2025-02: KRW 17,240.00 per share - 2025-03: KRW 17,410.00 per share - 2025-04: KRW 17,070.00 per share - 2025-05: KRW 18,870.00 per share - 2025-06: KRW 20,550.00 per share - 2025-07: KRW 23,100.00 per share - 2025-08: KRW 23,500.00 per share - 2025-09: KRW 22,950.00 per share - 2025-10: KRW 22,450.00 per share - 2025-11: KRW 24,100.00 per share - 2025-12: KRW 25,650.00 per share - 2026-01: KRW 25,150.00 per share - 2026-02: KRW 31,750.00 per share - 2026-03: KRW 29,700.00 per share - 2026-04: KRW 27,300.00 per share - 2026-05: KRW 23,900.00 per share - 2026-06: KRW 24,800.00 per share - 2026-07: KRW 26,450.00 per share - 2026-08: KRW 28,350.00 per share - 2026-09: KRW 29,100.00 per share - 2026-10: KRW 28,200.00 per share ## Annual estimated value (KRW per share) - FY2017: low KRW 12,749.03 per share, central KRW 14,023.93 per share, high KRW 15,582.15 per share - FY2018: low KRW 5,568.25 per share, central KRW 6,960.31 per share, high KRW 9,280.41 per share - FY2019: low KRW 6,919.82 per share, central KRW 8,649.77 per share, high KRW 11,533.03 per share - FY2020: low KRW 10,784.83 per share, central KRW 13,481.04 per share, high KRW 17,974.72 per share - FY2021: low KRW 14,694.43 per share, central KRW 18,368.04 per share, high KRW 24,490.72 per share - FY2022: low KRW 16,781.45 per share, central KRW 20,976.82 per share, high KRW 27,969.09 per share - FY2023: low KRW 20,024.54 per share, central KRW 25,030.67 per share, high KRW 33,374.23 per share - FY2024: low KRW 22,909.81 per share, central KRW 28,637.27 per share, high KRW 38,183.02 per share - FY2025: low KRW 30,480.22 per share, central KRW 38,100.28 per share, high KRW 50,800.37 per share Historical values use today's bond yield for every fiscal year Historical values use today's FX rate into trading currency for every fiscal year Historical values use current restated fundamentals and current commodity classification; they are not point-in-time estimates Prior published observations retained from 2026-10-15T06:44:22.259Z where newer inputs omit a numeric field or fiscal period. ## Sources Estimates depend on assumptions and are not guarantees or investment advice. 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175330 · KO
KOSPI 200
Not a wonderful business
1 quality test fails. A lower price would not fix the business.
Profits were positive in 10 years (at least 9 needed).
Earned a median 10.9% on tangible equity (minimum 12%).
Book value plus dividends grew 20.1% a year (minimum 7%).
Ordinary share growth was -4.6% over the full period and 0.2% over five years (either must be at most 2% a year).
0 accounting warnings were found (none allowed).
Profit record · pass 0 loss years in 10 (at most 2), three-year average earnings per share 3,321.67 KRW.
| Value range | KRW 33,003.97 – KRW 55,006.61 |
|---|---|
| Buy at or below | Central value KRW 41,254.96 |
| Discount to value | 1 − 26650.00 / 41254.96 = 35.4% |
| Return / year | About 12.2% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%) |
| Cash-flow inputs | Book KRW 31384.74/share; ROE 11.3%; first payout KRW 1650.20/share, growing 6.0% perpetually (4× book payout cap applied). |
| Required return | 10.0% / year, earned by construction at the central value |