Shinhan: Targeting Superior Financial Profile And Higher Cash Distributions

Shinhan Financial remains a buy-rated name based on my assessment of its financial prospects and stockholder returns. SHG's ROE is expected to rise from FY2025's 9% to 10%-12% in the next three years, driven by non-banking business improvement and stricter cost control. The bank distributed about half of its earnings to shareholders last year; this payout metric could improve to above 50% with a new policy.