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Winner, Winner: The Chicken McNugget Story
How a 1940s breeding contest, a Cornell food scientist, and a hedge by Ray Dalio helped McDonald's turn the Chicken McNugget into a fast-food icon.
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APR Q3 2026 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q3 2026 earnings summary30 Oct, 2026
Executive summary
3Q26 revenue reached a quarterly record of KRW 773.1bn, up 100.3% YoY; operating profit rose 68.9% to KRW 160.6bn.
Record cosmetics revenue and overseas growth drove results; stronger KRW weighed on translated revenue and profitability.
Financial highlights
3Q26 net profit was KRW 110.2bn, up 47.6% YoY.
9M26 revenue was KRW 2,134.0bn, operating profit KRW 503.5bn and net profit KRW 369.0bn.
At Sep. 30, 2026, total assets were KRW 1,268.9bn, liabilities KRW 604.9bn and equity KRW 664.0bn.
Q3 included KRW 10bn of tariff refunds; remaining refunds were estimated at KRW 10bn or less, with possible additional refunds as products sell.
Outlook and guidance
Full-year revenue guidance remains KRW 3T, with management seeking to exceed it; the operating profit objective is KRW 730B–750B, while Q4 margin delivery remains uncertain amid FX pressure.
2027 plans are described as aggressive, with high revenue and operating profit growth expected; formal guidance is planned with Q4 results.
October Amazon promotions produced record daily U.S. and major European sales; 13 medicube products ranked in Amazon U.S. Beauty Top 100, and Italy had 8 of the top 11 beauty products.
HIFU-based EBD launch is planned by year-end 2026; a high-frequency EBD product is expected in mid-to-late 2027, subject to medical certification.
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