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THE INVESTOR
March 29, 2024

Economy

Listed firms’ profits up, revenue down in 2016

  • PUBLISHED :April 03, 2017 - 17:15
  • UPDATED :April 03, 2017 - 17:15
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[THE INVESTOR] The combined net profit of South Korea’s listed companies rose last year, while their revenues were roughly flat, data showed on April 3.

According to the data by the Korea Exchange and the Korea Listed Companies Association, the total revenue of 533 listed firms, which closed their books in December last year, stood at 1,646 trillion won (US$1,478 billion), up 0.8 percent from 2015. Their combined net profit climbed 18.46 percent on-year to 80.3 trillion won last year, while their operating profit rose 15.02 percent on-year to 121.3 trillion won, according to the data.

In an indication of their improved profitability, their average ratio of operating profit to sales increased to 7.37 percent last year, compared with 6.46 percent in 2015.

As of the end of last year, the average debt-equity ratio of the listed firms stood at 114.26 percent, down 5.56 percentage points from a year ago, the data showed. Of the 533 listed firms, 434 firms reported a net profit, while the remaining 99 firms posted a net loss, according to the data.

By Alex Lee and newswires (alexlee@heraldcorp.com)

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