033780 - KT&G Corporation

033780 Summary

Consumer

Stock Price & Overview

₩172,500 -2,200 (-1.26%) Close · Sep 4, 2026 KST

KOSPI | ₩KRW | Close: ₩172,500 ≈ US$123 · Market cap ₩17.9tn (≈ $12.8bn)

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033780 Analysis

KT&G's Profit Recovery Is Coming From Costs, Not From Price

KT&G posted a fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit operating profit growth, with second-quarter operating income of ₩414.5bn on revenue of ₩1,701.6bn.

kstock researchAug 28, 4:33 PMMarginsSave

KT&G Was First Through The Door On Korea's New Treasury Share Law

Korea's amended Commercial Act, passed 25 February 2026 and effective 6 March, makes cancellation of repurchased treasury shares mandatory rather than optional.

kstock researchAug 28, 4:32 PMGovernanceSave

KT&G Moved ₩6.5tn Into Distributable Reserves And Then Started Spending It

KT&G's retained earnings went from ₩1,723.4bn at the end of December 2025 to ₩8,276.4bn at the end of March 2026, a rise of ₩6,553.0bn.

kstock researchAug 28, 4:31 PMCapital returnSave

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What a US investor should know

Trading hours09:00–15:30 KST — 20:00–02:30 US Eastern the night before.
Daily limitKorean stocks can move at most ±30% in a session before trading halts.
Getting exposureKRX shares are not directly tradable in most US brokerage accounts. The usual routes are Korea ETFs or an international account.
ReportingKorean issuers file to DART, not the SEC. Half-year and quarterly reports land about 45 days after period end.