Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong's Stock Valuation Decreased by 3 Trillion Won Last Year

CXO Research Institute, Analysis of Group Heads' Stock Valuation
Stock Wealth of 44 Group Heads Decreased by 6.6 Trillion Won in One Year

Due to last year's stock price decline, the stock asset value of 6 out of 10 major group heads decreased.

The Korea CXO Institute, a corporate analysis specialist, announced on the 6th that a survey was conducted targeting group heads with stock valuations exceeding 100 billion KRW as of early 2025 among 88 large business groups designated by the Fair Trade Commission, and the results showed this trend.

The stock valuation of the surveyed group heads at the beginning of this year was 58.1584 trillion KRW, down 6.6144 trillion KRW from 64.7728 trillion KRW at the beginning of last year. The decrease rate was about 10.2%. During this period, 28 out of 44 individuals (63.6%) saw a decline in stock value, while 16 (36.4%) experienced an increase.

Lee Jae-yong, Chairman of Samsung Electronics. Photo by Yonhap News

The group head with the largest stock asset decrease rate over the past year was Lee Dong-chae, former chairman of Ecopro. Due to the decline in Ecopro's stock price, the stock value dropped 56.7%, from 3.1995 trillion KRW at the beginning of last year to 1.3841 trillion KRW at the beginning of this year.

Other group heads whose stock assets decreased by more than 30% include Lee Yong-han, chairman of Wonik (239 billion KRW → 129.7 billion KRW, down 45.7%), Kim Beom-su, founder of Kakao (6.1186 trillion KRW → 3.9527 trillion KRW, down 35.4%), and Kim Hong-guk, chairman of Harim (193.8 billion KRW → 132.3 billion KRW, down 31.7%).

In terms of amount, Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong, who holds the largest stock assets, saw his valuation decrease from 14.8673 trillion KRW to 11.0999 trillion KRW, a drop of 2.9574 trillion KRW, marking the largest decline.

On the other hand, the highest stock valuation growth rate was recorded by Park Jung-won, chairman of Doosan. Thanks to the rise in Doosan Co., Ltd.'s stock price, his valuation increased 185.1%, from 121.2 billion KRW at the beginning of last year to 345.6 billion KRW at the beginning of this year.

Jang Hyung-jin, advisor of Yeongpoong, who is undergoing a management dispute, saw his stock valuation rise 82.8%, from 384.3 billion KRW at the beginning of last year to 702.3 billion KRW at the beginning of this year, influenced by the increase in Korea Zinc's stock price.

Additionally, Chung Mong-gyu, chairman of HDC (202.0 billion KRW → 336.4 billion KRW, up 66.5%), and Jang Byung-gyu, chairman of Krafton’s board (1.5415 trillion KRW → 2.4917 trillion KRW, up 61.6%), also showed high stock asset growth rates. In particular, Jang Byung-gyu's stock valuation increased by 1.9502 trillion KRW, the largest increase in amount among the group heads.

Oh Il-seon, director of the Korea CXO Institute, explained, "The 44 group heads hold about 140 stock items, of which approximately 70% have seen a decline in stock value over the past year, causing the overall stock assets of the group heads to inevitably decrease."

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