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KF (Korea Fund) ROE % : 2.53% (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Korea Fund ROE %?

ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. Korea Fund's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $3.51 Mil. Korea Fund's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $138.75 Mil. Therefore, Korea Fund's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 2.53%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Korea Fund's ROE % or its related term are showing as below:

KF' s ROE % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -40.35   Med: 3.96   Max: 55.64
Current: 7.73

During the past 7 years, Korea Fund's highest ROE % was 55.64%. The lowest was -40.35%. And the median was 3.96%.

KF's ROE % is ranked better than
54.01% of 1670 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 6.425 vs KF: 7.73

Korea Fund ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Korea Fund's ROE % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Korea Fund ROE % Chart

Korea Fund Annual Data
Trend Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
ROE %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -5.28 55.64 -40.35 4.50 7.79

Korea Fund Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
ROE % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -64.14 -4.00 13.90 13.02 2.53

Competitive Comparison of Korea Fund's ROE %

For the Asset Management subindustry, Korea Fund's ROE %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROE % 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.


Korea Fund's ROE % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Korea Fund's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Korea Fund's ROE % falls into.



Korea Fund ROE % Calculation

Korea Fund's annualized ROE % for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (A: Jun. 2024 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (A: Jun. 2023 )+Total Stockholders Equity (A: Jun. 2024 ))/ count )
=10.516/( (130.718+139.12)/ 2 )
=10.516/134.919
=7.79 %

Korea Fund's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Dec. 2023 )+Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Jun. 2024 ))/ count )
=3.514/( (138.372+139.12)/ 2 )
=3.514/138.746
=2.53 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual ROE %, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Jun. 2024) net income data. ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


Korea Fund  (NYSE:KF) ROE % Explanation

ROE % measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' equity (also known as net assets or assets minus liabilities). ROE % shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. ROE %s between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can be illustrated with the three-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Jun. 2024 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=3.514/138.746
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(3.514 / 4.94)*(4.94 / 139.738)*(139.738 / 138.746)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=71.13 %*0.0354*1.0071
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=2.52 %*1.0071
=2.53 %

With this breakdown, it is clear that if a company grows its Net Profit Margin, its Asset Turnover, or its Leverage, it can grow its ROE %.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can also be illustrated with the five-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Jun. 2024 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=3.514/138.746
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (3.514 / 3.514) * (3.514 / 4.94) * (4.94 / 139.738) * (139.738 / 138.746)
= Tax Burden * Pretax Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 1 * 71.13 % * 0.0354 * 1.0071
=2.53 %

Note: The net income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Jun. 2024) net income data. The Revenue data used here is two times the semi-annual (Jun. 2024) revenue data. The same rule applies to Pre-Tax Income and Operating Income.
* In the five-step DuPont Analysis, Operating Income is only available for non-financial companies. Thus, for Insurance companies, we use EBIT as a substitution of Operating Income. For Banks, both Operating Income and EBIT is unavailable. Thus we combined Interest Burden and Operating Margin % into Pretax Margin %, and the DuPont Analysis is divided into four components instead.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the equity multiplier when investing in high ROE % companies. Like ROA %, ROE % is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their ROE %s can be extremely high.


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Korea Fund Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
60 Victoria Embankment, London, GBR, EC4Y 0JP
Korea Fund Inc is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation through investment in securities, equity securities, of Korean companies. Its portfolio consists of the different sectors such as the auto components, banks, beverages, chemicals, aerospace and defense, insurance, machinery, and others.
Executives
Matthew J Sippel director 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Yan Hu director 60 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON X0 EC4Y 0JP
Simon James Crinage officer: See Remarks 60 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON X0 EC4Y 0JP
Stephen M Ungerman officer: Chief Compliance Officer 270 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Neil S Martin officer: See Remarks 60 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON X0 EC4Y0JP
Jpmorgan Asset Management (asia Pacific) Ltd other: See Explanation of Response 8 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, 21ST FLOOR, CHATER HOUSE, HONG KONG K3 999077
Ayaz Hatim Ebrahim other: See Explanation of Response 21/F CHATER HOUSE, 8 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG K3 852
Carmine Lekstutis officer: Chief Legal Officer 4 NEW YORK PLAZA, FLOOR 19, NEW YORK NY 10004
Paul Francis Winship officer: Vice President & Secretary 60 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON X0 EC4Y OJP
John Wonki Cho other: See Explanation of Response 21/F CHATER HOUSE, 8 CONNAUGHT ROAD, CENTRAL K3 HK
Chung Jun Yun other: Portfolio Manager 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Gem Pushpaharan other: Affiliated Person 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
John Viggiano other: Affiliated Person 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
Angela Borreggine officer: CLO and Secretary C/O ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS U.S. LLC, 1633 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10019
City Of London Investment Group Plc 10 percent owner 77 GRACECHURCH STREET, LONDON X0 EC3V0AS