REAL-TIME GLOBAL RESEARCH
SOUTH KOREA FIRST TO MARKET
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SOUTH KOREA FIRST TO MARKET
Asia Pacific Equity Research
South Korea First to Market 10 July 2026
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Korea 2Q26 earnings preview by sector (Stanley Yang/Benjamin Kim/Jay Kwon/Jihyun Cho/Sonny Lee/Simon
Han/Mixo Das/MW Kim/Stephen Tsui, CFA/Parsley Ong)
Key bottom-up pre-results trading ideas
Following the preliminary earnings beat from SEC and in-line results from LGES this week, our Korea coverage’s 2Q26
earnings season will commence in the week of 20 July (Table 4). Combining 2Q earnings beat/miss expectations and other
catalysts, we provide key bottom-up pre-results trading ideas. Top picks: SEC, SEMCO, KB, Shinhan, Samsung Life,
Hanwha Aerospace, Hyundai Rotem, LIG D&A, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Biologics, LS Electric and Krafton. Top
Avoids: Hanmi Semiconductor, KEPCO and LG H&H. We also provide 2Q sector earnings outlooks across our coverage
(Positive: Tech, Banks, Defense, Energy/Chem, Insurers and Shipbuilders; Negative: Utilities).
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