EBEST Investment & Securities Co (078020) Fair Value & Analysis
Financials · KR · Market cap 329B KRW
Fair value as of: Jul 20, 2026
From 4 valuation models · updated 20 days ago
Share price −0.5% over the past month.
Below-average quality, currently priced close to our fair value.
What matters now
- The price sits close to our fair value, market and models broadly agree here, little valuation tension.
- For a financial, book-value and earnings-based methods matter more than a cash-flow DCF, which fits banks and insurers poorly.
Price vs Fair Value (5 years)
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 20, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range 3,162 KRW – 9,010 KRW · fair‑value band 4,383 KRW – 7,305 KRW · the 6,400 KRW price screens above the 5,844 KRW fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Jul 20, 2026.
Analysis
EBEST Investment & Securities Co (078020) currently trades at 6,400 KRW, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is 5,844 KRW, implying the stock looks roughly 8.7% fairly valued today. The Quality Score stands at 48/100 (below-average quality), in the Financials sector. Bear case: priced above our estimate, the market already discounts strong expectations. Bull case: above-average quality can justify a premium, the entry price still matters most (evidence: high).
Over the trailing twelve months, EBEST Investment & Securities Co generated revenue of 1.3T KRW at a net margin of 5.7%. Revenue declined 9.6% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 167.8%. Net debt stands at 14.6B KRW. Fundamentals as of Jul 20, 2026
Our scenario range runs from 4,383 KRW (bear case) to 7,305 KRW (bull case); at 6,400 KRW, the current price sits within that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. The share trades about 30% below its 52-week high and 47% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Financials peers we cover trades at 20% fair-value upside, at -9%, 078020 screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small.
All 4 models by family
Widest divergence: Economic Profit (12,109 KRW) versus Multiples (5,844 KRW). Highest evidence: Residual Income (76).
Key figures & financial health
More key figures
Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Jul 20, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.
Quality Score breakdown
Of which business quality 53 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 49
Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.
About the company
EBEST Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. engages in the investment brokerage and trading businesses in South Korea. The company provides consignment and consignment-related credit services. It is also involved in the trading of securities and derivatives; acquisition/sale/arrangement of securities; asset securitization; project financing, etc. activities.
Full company description
EBEST Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. engages in the investment brokerage and trading businesses in South Korea. The company provides consignment and consignment-related credit services. It is also involved in the trading of securities and derivatives; acquisition/sale/arrangement of securities; asset securitization; project financing, etc. activities. The company was formerly known as E*TRADE Korea Co., Ltd. and changed its name to EBEST Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. in April 2015. EBEST Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.
Revenue & earnings trend
FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years
EBEST Investment & Securities Co reported revenue of 197B KRW in FY2025 versus 1.2T KRW in FY2021, a compound −36.8%/yr. Reported net income was 23.0B KRW in FY2025, compounding −38.5%/yr from FY2021.
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Peer Group
Investment Banking & Investment Services · 17 stocks
How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.
Snowflake
Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.
Values & ESG
Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.
ESG scores are not available for this stock yet. Values and ESG data are contextual and can differ between providers.
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How we calculate Fair Value
Each company is valued through a stack of independent intrinsic-value models (DCF variants, residual-income, multiples and more), blended into one family-balanced consensus and weighted by how much trustworthy data backs it. A separate quality layer scores the fundamentals. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.
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