Meritz Securities said on the 12th that net income under consolidation for the first half of the year was 514 billion won, up 15.9% from a year earlier.
Operating profit for the first half of the year was 501.3 billion won, up 11.8%.
In the second quarter, operating profit and net income were 245.7 billion won and 259.7 billion won, respectively. Second-quarter operating profit fell 18.2% from the same period last year, while net income rose 1.4%.
A Meritz Securities official said, "Even amid an expansion phase of financial market volatility, we are maintaining stable growth on the back of performance growth in the retail unit and solid results in the asset management and financial balance units," and added, "We will respond flexibly to market conditions through risk management and portfolio diversification."