■ Recorded revenue of KRW 2,351.9 billion, operating profit of KRW 174.9 billion, and net profit of KRW 114 billion in 2013, for a year-on-year growth rate of 5.4%, 13.5%, and 17.2%, respectively
■ Achieved great performance with overseas projects including that in Iraq, plus stability in the electric equipment and automation solution markets
■ The company plans to focus on new businesses while expanding to global markets for power transmission and distribution, automation to solidify its financial ground
The global economy was even worse than before, and the entire heavy electric industry was hit by the global recession, yet LSIS (guided by CEO and Vice Chairman: Ja-Kyun Koo) continued efforts to solidify its financial ground for long-term growth and recorded “meaningful growth” in year 2013.
When LSIS announced its consolidated financial statements for the year 2013, the numbers showed how well the company did with revenue of KRW 2,351.9 billion, operating profit of KRW 174.9 billion, and net profit of KRW 114 billion. These impressive numbers represent a 5.4% increase in revenue, a 13.5% increase in operating profit, and a 17.2% increase in net profit compared to the previous year.
Such stable growth can be attributed to consistent revenue from the electric equipment and automation businesses as core businesses. Other sub-businesses such as transportation SOC and Solar Power have also shown favorable results continuously.
Such results can be interpreted to be the realization of “ground solidification” efforts to make the profitability of new enterprises match that of our traditional core businesses.
This analysis can be confirmed by the performance in the 4th quarter last year. Combined results for the quarter were KRW 673.1 billion in revenue and KRW 47.3 billion in operating profit. Revenue increased by 11.9% and 26.5% compared to last year and 4th quarter, respectively; operating profit grew by 79.4% and 11.8% compared to last year and 4th quarter, respectively.
The results exceed the record-high revenue of the 2nd quarter of 2013 (KRW 617.3 billion) since LSIS was officially spun off from LG. Such remarkable numbers from the 4th quarter reflect the added revenue from projects won in recent years, including the Honam High Speed Railway, Overseas Railway in Bangladesh, and DCC (Distribution Control Center) in Iraq.
LSIS sees an even better performance this year based on reliable growth, thanks to last year’s “ground solidification” campaign.
The company also expects to penetrate -- and strengthen its market share in -- Central and South America, Middle East, and Africa where the power transmission and distribution markets are forecast to grow, including the Iraq market where LSIS has long been a strong player.
The outlook for the Southeast Asia region, which is seeing rapid growth in the electric equipment and automation solution fields, is also bright with fully localized strategies for capturing a larger market share.
“We are endeavoring to reinforce internal competitiveness to solidify the current status in the electric equipment and automation market. Tangible results are expected to be achieved in the new businesses such as the smart grid and automobile electricity component fields. All these are signs of how the management, which has focused on internal stability so far, will start to produce even better results from 2014,” an official from LSIS said.
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