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LS ELECTRIC Q3 2026 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q3 2026 earnings summary21 Oct, 2026
Executive summary
3Q'26 sales rose 54% YoY to KRW 1,878bn and operating profit increased 132% to KRW 234bn, supported by a strong backlog, global expansion and major U.S. projects.
Backlog reached KRW 7,043bn, up 73% YoY; operating margin was 12.4%, up 4.1 percentage points YoY.
Financial highlights
Sales were KRW 1,878bn, up 54% YoY and 19% QoQ; operating profit was KRW 234bn, up 132% YoY and 31% QoQ.
Profit before tax was KRW 194bn, up 112% YoY and 24% QoQ; net income was KRW 143bn, up 117% YoY and 23% QoQ.
Cash and cash equivalents were KRW 798bn at quarter-end, versus KRW 763bn in 3Q'25 and KRW 672bn in 2Q'26.
Outlook and guidance
Busan factory expansion targets HV transformer capacity of KRW 1tn in 2028; total capacity including LS Power Solution is projected above KRW 1tn.
LS ELECTRIC Utah production site is scheduled for completion in 2H 2027; Texas Bastrop Campus planning is in process.
DC factory in Cheonan is intended to support market transition, with an in-house microgrid using ESS and solar power and parallel SST and PCS operation.
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