I. Scope
768 firms with comparable financial data out of 853 corporations with fiscal period ending in December, II. Analysis of Operation Results by Corporations with Fiscal Year Ending in December 1. Global Results
- Sharp rise in net profit among corporations with fiscal year ending in December
- Net profit increased among non-financial firms, losses continue in the financial sector
- Sales climbed by 19.05% over the previous year to KRW 56,427.8 billion, and operating income rose by 29.19% to KRW 309,8 billion.
- Net profit increased during this period by 134.14% to KRW 1,666.7 billion.
Results among Non-financial Firms (758 companies) - Total sales, valued at KRW 56,200 billion, is up 19.30% over the previous year, and operating income, totalling KRW 3,146.5 billion, surged by 30.01%, while net profit, estimated at LRW 1,729.3 billion for the period, was up 126.94%.
- Venture firms (348 companies)
- Sales, operating income, net profit on the rise by 28.37%, 32.64% and 50.70%, respectively
- Others (410 companies)
- Sales, operating income, net profit on the rise by 16.60%, 28.74% and 183.07%, respectively
Results among Financial Institutions (10 companies) - Aggregate sales among the 10 financial institutions, valued at 227.8 billion, is down 20.86% from the previous year. The trend of negative operating income, net profit before income tax and net profit persisted from the previous year through to this period.
- Operation results worsened by poor performance across the overall financial sector
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