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KT&G Q1 Separate Operating Income Increased by 1.2% Year Over Year
KT&G’s Q1 consolidated sales this year decreased by 6.8% year over year, and operating income fell by 6.4% year over year.
? □ KT&G’s Q1 consolidated sales this year decreased by 6.8% year over year, and operating income fell by 6.4% year over year. Consolidated net profit increased by 6.5% year over year. [Consolidated figures] ? Sales: 961.6 billion in Q1, 2012 → 896 billion in Q1, 2013, 6.8% ↓ ? Operating Income: 265.9 billion in Q1, 2012 → 248.8 billion in Q1, 2013, 6.4% ↓ ? Net Profit: 186.3 billion in Q1, 2012 → 198.3 billion in Q1, 2013, 6.5% ↑ □ With respect to KT&G’s separate figures, sales decreased by 0.5% year over year, while operating income and net profit increased by 1.2% and 9.4% year over year, respectively. [KT&G’s separate sales figures] ? Sales: 583.4 billion in Q1, 2012 → 580.7 billion in Q1, 2013, 0.5% ↓ ? Operating Income: 222.5 billion in Q1, 2012 → 225.1 billion in Q1, 2013, 1.2% ↑ ? Net Profit : 176.2 billion in Q1, 2012 → 192.8 billion in Q1, 2013, 9.4% ↑ □ KT&G’s Q1 market share accounted for 63.6%, representing a significant increase of 4.2%p over Q4 of last year (59.4%), and increased by 1.5%p year over year. Particularly since 2011, the rise in Q1 market share has continued for two years in a row, which is attributable to the successful market entry of our major products made with technologies differentiated from those of the competition and to company-wide quality control efforts. [KT&G’s Market Share] ? 58.0%('11.Q1) → 62.1%('12.Q1) → 63.6%('13.Q1) [Market Share by Major Brand] ? ESSE : 24.2%('11.Q1) → 25.8%('12.Q1) → 26.3%('13.Q1) ? THE ONE : 6.8%('11.Q1) → 7.5%('12.Q1) → 7.6%('13.Q1) ? RAISON : 4.8%('11.Q1) → 5.3%('12.Q1) → 5.8%('13.Q1) ? BOHEM : 1.3%('11.Q1) → 2.4%('12.Q1) → 3.4%('13.Q1) □ Our subsidiary Korea Ginseng Corporation’s first quarter sales, operating income, and net profit fell by 19.3%, 36.5%, 30.7% year over year, respectively. [KGC’s separate figures] ? Sales: 250.3 billion in Q1, 2012 → 201.9 billion in Q1, 2013, 19.3% ↓ ? Operating Income: 59.8 billion in Q1, 2012 → 38 billion in Q1, 2013, 36.5% ↓ ? Net Profit: 45.4 billion in Q1, 2012 → 31.5 billion in Q1, 2013, 30.7% ↓