■ LSIS posted KRW 573.8 billion in sales, KRW 50.9 billion in operating profit, and KRW 34.9 billion in net profit, up 16.9%, 205.4%, and 459.7%, respectively, compared to last year
■ Huge growth in the overseas markets including Iraqi power transmission and distribution system, and solar photovoltaic power generation business in Japan
■ LSIS’ performance is forecasted to be solid, due to its sales expansion, according to the seasonal peak in Q4 2012
LSIS achieved earnings surprise in Q3 2012, beyond the market prediction.
On October 31, LSIS announced the company posted KRW 573.8 billion, KRW 50.9 billion, and KRW 34.9 billion in sales, operating profit and net profit, respectively, through a performance disclosure for Q3 2012.
The company’s sales, operating profit and net profit rose 16.9%, 205.4%, and 459.7%, respectively, on a year-over-year basis.
Cumulative sales, operating profit, and net profit up to Q3 2012 were KRW 1.6306 trillion, KRW 136.1 billion, and KRW 87.6 billion, each. The operating profit already surpassed last year’s KRW 128.2 billion, and sales are projected to surpass last year’s KRW 2.0709 trillion.
Such a surprise in the earnings is ascribable to an upswing in overseas businesses including the power transmission and distribution system in Iraq and solar power generation in Japan. The sales of their existing cash cow business - power and automation equipment - have been analyzed to be backed up stably.
LSIS’ operating profit rose sharply, due mainly to the great improvement of profitability in the company’s subsidiary, LS Metal’s large-scale, thick wall pipe business, and upswing in high-end products with a high added value and their EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) business.
The Q4 2012 performance of LSIS is also expected to be solid. Generally, Q4 is a seasonal peak time for the business of LSIS. The reason is that the performances of the additional power infrastructure project in Iraq and the public transportation areas, including the recent Honam high speed railway and Bangladesh’s railway, are reflected in the company’s sales during this period.
A source of LSIS explained, “Our strategy to convert our business mode, focused on single product sales, to the EPC mode seems to show its positive effects in full swing.” He added, “We predicted that the solar power system market will rapidly grow in Japan, and thus, preempted the market from 2009. Our approach with system solutions including solar power module, inverter and energy storage systems (ESS) worked properly. Thanks to all this we achieved good performances compared to the sluggish industries at home and abroad.”
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