April 26, 2024

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[THE INVESTOR] The market capitalization of Korea's top 10 conglomerates’ listed subsidiaries recorded 793.9 trillion won (US$680 billion) as of Jan. 25, according to corporate tracker Chaebul.com on Jan. 30.

The combined figure, which takes up 51.6 percent of the country’s stock market capitalization, is 2.4 times higher than in 2006 when it logged 336.1 trillion won.

The market cap entered the 700 billion won level in 2012, hitting 738 billion won. The value, however, fell as the stock market began to slump in 2015.

Their capitalization rallied back to 762.22 billion won at the end of last year. And for this year alone, the value increased by 30 billion won.

The market value of Samsung Group’s subsidiaries increased three times over 10 years, from 139.6 trillion won to 421.9 trillion won. Hyundai Motor group and SK group also jumped three times and 2.4 times, respectively.

The market capitalization of Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hanjin group, however, have decreased over the same period.

By Park Yuna (yunapark@heraldcorp.com)