Sentiment Summary
Recent Events
Woori Financial Group approved and then signed a comprehensive share exchange to acquire the remaining minority shares of Tongyang (Dongyang) Life Insurance and make it a wholly owned subsidiary, issuing 8,696,875 new Woori common shares at an exchange ratio of 1:0.2521056.
Q2 2026 earnings release is scheduled.
Ex-dividend date for Q1 2026 cash dividend of ₩150 per share on 2026-05-14; Low importance estimated based on 25% dividend increase scheduled.
Announced Q1 2026 results on 2026-05-13 with revenue of KRW 6.84 trillion (+9.9% YoY) and operating profit of KRW 1.26 trillion (+56.7% YoY). The strong performance was largely attributed to temporary inventory valuation gains from rising oil prices.
Announced Q1 2026 consolidated results on May 13, 2026, with revenue of KRW 378.4 billion (-2.7% YoY) and operating profit of KRW 121.7 billion (-4.1% YoY).
The National Tax Service (NTS) launched a special (non-routine) tax investigation into Hana Financial Group and Hana Bank on May 12, 2026.
Multiple news outlets reported that Lotte Group's major listed subsidiaries showed significant earnings improvements in Q1 2026, suggesting a strong upcoming earnings announcement for the holding company, with an estimated 5% impact due to subsidiary turnaround, expected.
Daishin Securities announced its 1Q 2026 earnings on May 8, 2026. The company reported a consolidated operating profit of KRW 102.5 billion, a 164.2% increase year-over-year, and a net profit of KRW 145.5 billion, an 89.3% increase year-over-year. The strong performance was attributed to increased brokerage commissions and trading income amid a favorable stock market.
A quarterly cash dividend of KRW 1,145 per share was confirmed, with the ex-dividend date on May 8, 2026.
Announced Q1 2026 consolidated results on May 7, 2026, with revenue of KRW 1.80 trillion (-7.0% YoY) and operating profit of KRW 413.8 billion (-35.1% YoY), which was below market expectations, expected; high importance estimated due to significant earnings miss.
Announced a plan on May 7, 2026, to cancel the remaining 2.0% of its acquired treasury stock (worth approx. KRW 320 billion) within the first half of 2026, scheduled; medium importance estimated due to scale of shareholder return.
Ex-dividend date for Q1 2026 cash dividend of KRW 1,143 per share on 2026-05-07, which was approved on 2026-04-23.