KB Financial Group Reports Record High Q2 Net Profit of 1.4991 Trillion KRW

KB Financial Group announced on the 25th that its net profit for the second quarter reached 1.4991 trillion KRW. This represents a 23.9% increase compared to the previous year, marking the highest quarterly record ever.

The net profit for the first half of the year was 2.9967 trillion KRW, up 12.2% year-on-year. The net interest income for the first half was 5.759 trillion KRW, a 5.2% increase from the previous year. This was driven by the expansion of the group's net interest margin (NIM) and the recovery of loan growth in the second quarter.

KB Financial's credit loss provisions for the first half amounted to 1.3195 trillion KRW, an increase of 843.9 billion KRW compared to the previous year. The provision ratio for the first half was 0.59%. KB Financial stated that it proactively prepared for the expanding credit risk environment through a conservative provisioning policy. The group's non-performing loan (NPL) ratio stood at 0.44% as of the end of June, and the Basel III (BIS) capital adequacy ratio was 16.95%.

Looking at the performance by major affiliates, KB Kookmin Bank's net profit for the second quarter was 927 billion KRW, a 23.7% increase year-on-year but a 4.5% decrease compared to the previous quarter. The net profit for the first half was 1.8585 trillion KRW, up 7.7% year-on-year. This was the result of increased net interest income and net fee income, along with cost reduction efforts. As of the end of June, the delinquency rate was 0.23% and the NPL ratio was 0.25%, slightly higher than the previous quarter but managed at a stable level, according to the company.

KB Securities reported a net profit of 109 billion KRW for the second quarter, down 31.6 billion KRW from the previous quarter. The net profit for the first half was 249.6 billion KRW, approximately a 37.1% increase year-on-year.

KB Insurance's net profit for the second quarter was 271.4 billion KRW, a 6.9% increase from the previous quarter due to higher insurance operating profit. The net profit for the first half was 525.2 billion KRW, similar to the previous year. KB Life Insurance recorded a net profit of 94.4 billion KRW for the second quarter, down 26.9 billion KRW from the previous quarter, with a first-half net profit of 215.7 billion KRW.

KB Kookmin Card's net profit for the second quarter was 110.9 billion KRW, a 35.2% increase from the previous quarter, while the first-half net profit was 192.9 billion KRW, down 52.8 billion KRW compared to the same period last year.

The Chief Financial Officer of KB Financial Group forecasted, "In the second half, the expansion of the group's interest income will be limited due to downward pressure on NIM and a slowdown in loan growth." KB Financial plans to pursue appropriate growth centered on high-quality assets while promoting growth in non-bank and non-interest sectors and implementing company-wide cost management efforts to achieve stable and steady profit growth throughout the year.

Meanwhile, KB Financial resolved a dividend of 510 KRW per share for the second quarter and decided to repurchase and retire treasury shares worth 300 billion KRW. KB Financial added that it will continue to expand shareholder returns through various methods within the scope of maintaining sound capital adequacy.

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