6-K 1 d499902d6k.htm FORM 6-K Form 6-K

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of April 2023

Commission File Number: 001-31811

 

 

Woori Financial Group Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

51, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, 04632, Korea

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

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Woori Financial Group’s Preliminary Financial Performance Figures

for the First Quarter of 2023

The preliminary financial performance figures for Woori Financial Group for the three-month period ended on March 31, 2023, on a consolidated basis, are as follows.

(Units: millions of KRW, %)

 

Item

   1Q 2023      4Q 2022      % Change
Increase
(Decrease)
     1Q 2022      % Change
Increase
(Decrease)
 

Revenue*

   Specified Quarter      12,551,292        -734,405        N/M (1)       8,965,661        39.99  
   Cumulative Basis      12,551,292        42,422,553        -        8,965,661        39.99  

Operating Income

   Specified Quarter      1,252,157        727,859        72.03        1,228,442        1.93  
   Cumulative Basis      1,252,157        4,430,524        -        1,228,442        1.93  

Income before

   Specified Quarter      1,270,517        729,255        74.22        1,165,077        9.05  

Income Tax Expense

   Cumulative Basis      1,270,517        4,485,374        -        1,165,077        9.05  

Net Income

   Specified Quarter      944,262        531,293        77.73        872,472        8.23  
   Cumulative Basis      944,262        3,323,982        -        872,472        8.23  

Profit to the Equity Holders of the Parent Entity

   Specified Quarter      911,327        479,935        89.89        839,188        8.60  
   Cumulative Basis      911,327        3,141,680        -        839,188        8.60  

 

(1)

N/M = not meaningful

The above figures are prepared in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards. The figures above are subject to adjustment as they are preliminary and have not been reviewed by our independent auditors.

 

*

Represents the sum of interest income, fee and commission income, dividend income, gain on financial assets and other operating income (excluding non-operating income). In 4Q22 profits(revenues) and losses(operating expenses) related to derivatives decreased due to, among others, the fall in the exchange rate so that the revenues and operating expenses in 4Q22 were reduced compared to in 3Q22.


Woori Bank’s Preliminary Financial Performance Figures

for the First Quarter of 2023

The preliminary financial performance figures for Woori Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Woori Financial Group, for the three-month period ended on March 31, 2023, on a consolidated basis, are as follows.

(Units: millions of KRW, %)

 

Item

   1Q 2023      4Q 2022      % Change
Increase
(Decrease)
     1Q 2022      % Change
Increase
(Decrease)
 

Revenue*

   Specified Quarter      11,464,817        -1,623,769        N/M (1)       8,095,263        41.62  
   Cumulative Basis      11,464,817        38,656,623        -        8,095,263        41.62  

Operating Income

   Specified Quarter      1,141,610        691,015        65.21        991,557        15.13  
   Cumulative Basis      1,141,610        3,783,187        -        991,557        15.13  

Income before

   Specified Quarter      1,155,877        693,696        66.63        947,332        22.01  

Income Tax Expense

   Cumulative Basis      1,155,877        3,862,708        -        947,332        22.01  

Net Income

   Specified Quarter      862,912        521,588        65.44        719,412        19.95  
   Cumulative Basis      862,912        2,903,409        -        719,412        19.95  

Profit to the Equity Holders of the Parent Entity

   Specified Quarter      859,492        518,624        65.73        716,423        19.97  
   Cumulative Basis      859,492        2,892,165        -        716,423        19.97  

 

(1)

N/M = not meaningful

The above figures are prepared in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards. The figures above are subject to adjustment as they are preliminary and have not been reviewed by our independent auditors.

 

*

Represents the sum of interest income, fee and commission income, dividend income, gain on financial assets and other operating income (excluding non-operating income). In 4Q22 profits(revenues) and losses(operating expenses) related to derivatives decreased due to, among others, the fall in the exchange rate so that the revenues and operating expenses in 4Q22 were reduced compared to in 3Q22.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

     

Woori Financial Group Inc.

      (Registrant)
Date: April 24, 2023     By:  

/s/ Sung-Wook Lee

      (Signature)
      Name : Sung-Wook Lee
      Title : Deputy President