What changed
$KB โ ADD ๐ | 6 MONTHS THESIS
๐ฏ latest | Rev $5.8T | EPS $2034.00 vs $1611.27 ๐ข
๐ก Consensus sees the beat as oneโoff from trading gains and writeโbacks, expecting EPS to revert to ~KRW 1,700. We model sustainable runโrate EPS of KRW 1,900โ2,100, as net interest margin (NIM) stabilises and credit costs remain benign, which is 15โ25% above street estimates.
๐ Reward/risk: 2.3:1
๐ข Business Quality: 7/10 - Dominant Korean commercial bank with strong funding, diversified income, and improving capital efficiency, but constrained by cyclical credit risks and regulatory caps.
๐ Valuation: cheap on P/B at 0.5x (10โyear average 0.6x, peer median 0.55x); rich on trailing P/E of ~75x but fair on normalized P/E of ~8x when oneโoffs are...
๐ฎ Catalyst: Q2 2025 earnings release, expected early July 2025
๐ฐ Entry: $113.815, stop $105, target $140
๐ Our read: ADD. Full analysis โ
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