Financial Analysis

Pan Ocean Posts 24% Operating Profit Jump in Q1 2026 as LNG Segment Delivers Record Margins

Pan Ocean reports Q1 2026 revenue of KRW 1.51T (+8.3% YoY) and operating income of KRW 140.9B (+24.4%), driven by LNG segment delivering a 44.5% operating margin. Net income rose 31.2% to KRW 94.5B with EPS of KRW 177.

SGI Seoul Guarantee Posts KRW 57.5B Quarterly Profit as Guarantee Premiums Climb 28% Year-on-Year

SGI Seoul Guarantee reported Q1 2026 net profit of KRW 57.5 billion, nearly tripling year-on-year, as guarantee premiums climbed 28% and operating margins expanded sharply. K-ICS solvency ratio held at 395.1%, well above the 130% regulatory minimum.

Hansol Chemical Posts 10.6% Revenue Jump in Q1 2026 on Semiconductor Materials Demand

Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) Logs KRW 910B Operating Profit in Q1 2026 as LNG Import Costs Fall 14.5%

Lotte Chemical (011170.KS) Q1 2026: ₩4.99T Revenue Rebounds 8% as Naphtha +21% Crushes Polymer Spreads

Netmarble (251270.KS) Q1 2026: Net Profit Surges 163% on ₩320.8B HYBE Divestiture, Core Gaming Up 7%

Netmarble (251270.KS) Q1 2026: Profit Surges 163% on ₩320B HYBE Exit

Kumho Petrochemical (011780.KS) Q1 2026: Operating Profit Halved as Iran War Stalls Spread Recovery

LG H&H (051900.KS) Q1 2026: Operating Profit Slides 24% as China Exit Erodes Revenue Base

LG Household & Health Care posted Q1 2026 consolidated revenue of ₩1,576.6 billion (-7.1% YoY), with operating profit falling 24.3% to ₩107.8 billion as China market withdrawal deepens and Beijing JV enters liquidation.

Orion (271560.KS) Q1 2026: Profit Surges 26% Despite Cocoa Spike

BNK Financial (138930.KS) Q1 2026: Earnings Surge 27%, NIM 1.88%

*Provisions fell 40% and fee income rebounded sharply, but with NIM pinned in the high-1% range, the durability of the earnings surge depends on whether the regional credit cycle has genuinely turned

Hyundai Steel (004020.KS) Q1 2026: Operating Loss Reversed but Net Red Ink Persists as $5.8B Louisiana Mill Adds ₩1T in Debt