Woori Financial Group's board approved a comprehensive share exchange to make Tongyang Life Insurance a wholly owned subsidiary, issuing up to 8,696,875 new Woori Financial common shares to Tongyang minority shareholders at an exchange ratio of 1 Woori Financial share for 0.2521056 Tongyang Life shares. The board also approved Woori Financial's KRW 1 trillion subscription to its subsidiary Woori Investment & Securities' rights offering.
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DB Insurance is scheduled to release its Q2 2026 earnings on August 19, 2026. Analysts forecast a significant earnings surprise, with an expected net profit of around KRW 500 billion, which would be a strong rebound from Q1 and beat market consensus by over 15%, forecasted.
Q2 2026 earnings release scheduled; medium impact expected as a routine financial disclosure, scheduled.
Q2 2026 earnings release scheduled for August 18, 2026, with analysts forecasting continued strong performance exceeding market expectations; a medium impact is forecasted based on historical earnings volatility.
Q2 2026 earnings release scheduled. Analysts at Daol Investment & Securities forecast revenue of KRW 5.7 trillion and operating profit of KRW 509 billion in a preview report dated July 6, 2026. A price impact of ≥5% is estimated based on historical earnings volatility, scheduled.
Tongyang Life Insurance—not Woori Financial Group—will hold the extraordinary general meeting on 2026-07-24 to approve the comprehensive share exchange. Woori Financial Group will approve the transaction through a board resolution in lieu of a shareholders' meeting. The exchange is scheduled to make Tongyang Life a wholly owned subsidiary, with Woori issuing 8,696,875 new common shares to Tongyang shareholders. The claimed concurrent 2Q 2026 earnings release was not confirmed.
The ex-dividend date for a semi-annual cash dividend of ₩1,500 per common share is scheduled for August 10, 2026, with payment expected on August 28, 2026 scheduled. Low importance is estimated as the dividend amount is relatively small compared to the share price.
LG Uplus is scheduled to release its Q2 2026 earnings results. Analysts forecast a strong performance with operating profit expected to exceed market consensus, driven by cost controls and growth in enterprise infrastructure, scheduled.
First-ever quarterly dividend to be implemented with a record date of July 31, 2026, marking a significant change in the bank's shareholder return policy; high impact expected from policy shift, expected.
Q2 2026 earnings release scheduled. Analysts forecast results may exceed consensus due to recovery in cloud and logistics businesses, estimated.
Hyundai Mobis is scheduled to release its Q2 2026 earnings on July 24, 2026, with analysts forecasting revenue of approximately 16.84 trillion KRW scheduled. Medium importance is estimated due to potential volatility from earnings surprises.
2nd quarter 2026 earnings release scheduled for July 23, 2026; analysts forecast a year-over-year decline in operating profit due to production disruptions and US tariff impacts, which is estimated to cause a 10% price impact and is forecasted.
Q2 2026 earnings release scheduled for 2026-07-23. Analysts forecast a consolidated net income of approximately 252.5 billion KRW forecasted. High importance due to expected >10% price impact from earnings surprise scheduled.
Q2 2026 earnings release is scheduled for 2026-07-16. Analysts forecast operating profit to be below market consensus due to rising raw material costs and continued losses in the battery materials segment, which is forecasted to result in a 5% price impact, forecasted and scheduled.
The labor union is scheduled to hold a partial strike for two hours daily from July 13 to July 15, 2026, following failed wage negotiations; this minor disruption is estimated to have a 1% price impact and is scheduled.
Scrapped a proposed stock-based performance pay plan on July 8, 2026, after failing to secure majority employee approval. The controversy led to the formation of the company's first labor union, estimated to have a high market impact.
Announced the 'Bu-Ul-Gyeong Economic Leap BNK Project' on 2026-07-08 to strengthen financial support for the regional economy. Medium importance due to estimated 5% impact on regional sentiment expected.
Kia's extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to approve the appointment of a new internal director on July 8, 2026, scheduled. This routine governance event is estimated to have a price impact of ≥1%.
Published the '2025-2026 ESG Report', detailing enhanced governance structures, including a new compensation committee, and a mid-to-long term (2025-2027) shareholder return policy.
LG Electronics announced record preliminary Q2 2026 earnings on July 7, 2026, with revenue of KRW 23.83 trillion (+14.9% YoY) and operating profit of KRW 1.58 trillion (+146.9% YoY), significantly beating market expectations.
Announced a major strategic shift to become an 'AX (AI Transformation) Platform Company', with plans to invest KRW 18 trillion, including KRW 12 trillion over three years in networks/IT/security and KRW 5 trillion in AI data centers; this massive investment is estimated to have a high market impact.