KB Financial Group (BSP:K1BF34) GF Value Rank : 3 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)

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What is KB Financial Group GF Value Rank?

KB Financial Group has the GF Value Rank of 3.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

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Competitive Comparison of KB Financial Group's GF Value Rank

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, KB Financial Group's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

KB Financial Group's GF Value Rank Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, KB Financial Group's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where KB Financial Group's GF Value Rank falls into.

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KB Financial Group (BSP:K1BF34) Business Description

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Address

26, Gukjegeumyung-ro 8-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, KOR, 07331

Website

https://www.kbfg.com

KB Financial is the parent company of KB Kookmin Bank, Korea's largest commercial bank, with a 12.8% share of loans as of 2022. Its predecessor banks were established in the 1960s as government policy banks and privatized in the 1990s. Its credit card subsidiary KB Kookmin Card is the number-three player behind Shinhan Card and Samsung Card. KB has in recent years expanded its nonbank business by buying LIG Insurance and Hyundai Securities, making KB a top-five player in nonlife insurance and in securities, and most recently by buying Prudential Life Insurance Korea. It also has KB Capital, which provides leasing and installment finance.

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