LS
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LS is a holding company listed on KOSPI, Korea's main board, that controls a group of subsidiaries operating across cables and power infrastructure, electrical equipment and automation, industrial machinery and components, copper and precious metals, and real estate and overseas investment.
Its subsidiaries supply products and services to industrial, utility, and commercial customers across these sectors. As the owner of the LS brand, the parent company licenses the brand name to its subsidiaries and earns royalty income calculated as a percentage of each subsidiary's revenue.
Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings
LS operates as a pure-to-operating hybrid holding company, it owns and controls subsidiaries while also directly managing the LS trademark and collecting brand-licensing fees from companies within the group.
LS in five facts
What does LS do?
LS is a holding company listed on KOSPI, Korea's main board, that controls a group of subsidiaries operating across cables and power infrastructure, electrical equipment and automation, industrial machinery and components, copper and precious metals, and real estate and overseas investment.
Where is LS listed and in which sector?
LS (Korean name: LS) trades under KRX code 006260 on KOSPI, the main board of the Korea Exchange. It is classified in the Financials sector, Diversified Financials.
How large is LS?
Its market capitalisation was US$5.5B on 2026-10-21, which puts it in this site's large-cap group. US$ amounts are converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21).
What were LS's latest annual revenue and operating profit?
For fiscal year 2025, LS reported revenue of US$24.1B, operating profit of US$794.4M and net income of US$366.2M, per its annual report on DART (data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-06). Revenue was up 15.7% on the previous year.
Where does this data come from?
Financial statements and filings come from DART, Korea's official corporate-filing system. Share prices, market capitalisation and trading status come from KRX. Company summaries are AI-generated from the filings and may contain errors; financial figures are mapped directly from DART.
Data sources and last updated
- Filings and financial statements
- DART (dart.fss.or.kr), Korea's official corporate-filing system
- Prices, market cap, trading status
- KRX (Korea Exchange), via FinanceDataReader
- Latest annual financials
- Fiscal year 2025, data retrieved from DART on 2026-09-06
- Share price and market cap
- Close of 2026-10-21
- Currency
- US$, converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21 close)
- Company data updated
- 2026-10-21
- Company summary
- AI-generated from filings; may contain errors. Information only, not investment advice.
- Supply contract signed (subsidiary)
LS disclosed a subsidiary's supply contract with LS ELECTRIC AMERICA Inc., worth US$127M, about 3.4% of the subsidiary's recent annual revenue, running through Dec 2027.
Supply contract · Oct 19 - Supply contract signed (subsidiary)
LS disclosed a subsidiary's supply contract with LS ELECTRIC AMERICA Inc., worth US$139M, about 3.73% of the subsidiary's recent annual revenue, running through Jul 2027.
Supply contract · Oct 13 - Clarification of rumor or media report (unconfirmed) (subsidiary)Oct 12
- Report on securities held by executives/major shareholdersOct 6
- DisclosureOct 6
- Supply contract signed (subsidiary)
LS disclosed a subsidiary's supply contract with LS ELECTRIC AMERICA Inc., worth US$133M, about 3.65% of the subsidiary's recent annual revenue, running through Jan 2030.
Supply contract · Oct 1 - [Amended] Supply contract signed (subsidiary)
LS updated a subsidiary's previously disclosed supply contract with LS Cable Systems America Inc., now worth US$174M, about 3.49% of the subsidiary's recent annual revenue, running through Apr 2030.
Supply contract · Sep 30 - [Amended] Supply contract signed (subsidiary)
LS updated a subsidiary's previously disclosed supply contract with LS Cable Systems America Inc., now worth US$159M, about 3.2% of the subsidiary's recent annual revenue, running through Oct 2029.
Supply contract · Sep 30 - Clarification of rumor or media report (unconfirmed) (subsidiary)Sep 30
- Decision to acquire shares/equity in another company (subsidiary)
LS disclosed a subsidiary's acquisition of Korea Motion Works Co., Ltd., worth US$111M.
M&A · Sep 30 - [Amended] Decision to acquire shares/equity in another company (subsidiary)
LS updated the disclosed terms of a subsidiary's acquisition, now worth US$51.8M.
M&A · Sep 29 - Clarification of rumor or media report (unconfirmed) (subsidiary)Sep 23
- [Amended] Exchangeable bond issuance decision
LS updated the terms of exchangeable bonds to raise US$371M, about 5.4% of its market value.
Capital raise · Sep 11 - Exchangeable bond issuance decision (subsidiary)Capital raise · Sep 11
- [Amended] Supply contract signed
LS updated a subsidiary's previously disclosed supply contract with Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), now worth US$194M, about 5.72% of the subsidiary's recent annual revenue, running through Dec 2026.
Supply contract · Sep 4 - Supply contract signed (subsidiary)
LS disclosed a subsidiary's supply contract with LS ELECTRIC AMERICA Inc., worth US$167M, about 4.65% of the subsidiary's recent annual revenue, running through Jan 2027.
Supply contract · Aug 24 - [Amended] Supply contract signed
LS updated a subsidiary's previously disclosed supply contract with Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), now worth US$186M, about 5.72% of the subsidiary's recent annual revenue, running through Sep 2026.
Supply contract · Aug 12 - Material event report (treasury share disposal) (subsidiary)
LS's subsidiary LS Electric Co., Ltd. decided to dispose of 32,520 treasury common shares (US$4.11M total, based on the US$126.30 closing price) to 3,252 employees as stock-based compensation between 2026-07-16 and 2026-08-14, via NH Investment & Securities and LS Securities.
Treasury Shares · Jul 15 - [Amended] Decision to acquire shares/equity in another company (subsidiary)
LS updated the disclosed terms of a subsidiary's acquisition of PT Teluk Metal Industry (PT TMI), now worth US$173M.
M&A · Jun 23 - [Amended] Supply contract signed (subsidiary)
LS updated a subsidiary's previously disclosed supply contract with LS ELECTRIC AMERICA Inc., now worth US$214M, about 6.42% of the subsidiary's recent annual revenue, running through Mar 2027.
Supply contract · May 14 · 2 versions - Supply contract terminated (subsidiary)Supply contract · Apr 27
- Supply contract signed (subsidiary)
LS disclosed a subsidiary's supply contract with LS ELECTRIC AMERICA Inc., worth US$115M, about 3.43% of the subsidiary's recent annual revenue, running through Dec 2026.
Supply contract · Apr 13 - [Amended] Decision to acquire shares/equity in another company (subsidiary)
LS updated the disclosed terms of a subsidiary's acquisition of PT Teluk Metal Industry (PT TMI), now worth US$175M.
M&A · Mar 30 - Material event report (treasury share disposal) (subsidiary)Treasury Shares · Mar 26
- [Amended] Supply contract signed
LS updated a subsidiary's previously disclosed supply contract with Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), now worth US$179M, about 5.72% of the subsidiary's recent annual revenue, running through Aug 2026.
Supply contract · Mar 13 - Decision to acquire shares/equity in another company
LS disclosed a subsidiary's acquisition of LS MnM Co., Ltd., worth US$136M.
M&A · Mar 11 - Rights offering (paid-in capital increase) decision (subsidiary)Capital raise · Mar 10
- Cash/in-kind dividend decision
LS declared a cash dividend of US$1.72 per share.
Dividend · Feb 11 - Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
LS filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q4 2025: revenue of US$6.17B (+26.54% year on year), operating profit of US$178M (−12.99% year on year) and net income of US$52M (from a loss a year earlier).
Earnings · Feb 11 - Supply contract signed (subsidiary)
LS disclosed a subsidiary's supply contract with LS Cable Systems America Inc., worth US$148M, about 3.2% of the subsidiary's recent annual revenue, running through Oct 2029.
Supply contract · Feb 10 - Supply contract signed (subsidiary)
LS disclosed a subsidiary's supply contract with LS Cable Systems America Inc., worth US$162M, about 3.49% of the subsidiary's recent annual revenue, running through Apr 2030.
Supply contract · Feb 10 - Cash/in-kind dividend decision (subsidiary)Dividend · Feb 6
- Cash/in-kind dividend decision (subsidiary)Dividend · Feb 5
- Cash/in-kind dividend decision (subsidiary)Dividend · Feb 4
- Change of 30% or more in revenue or profit/loss structure (15% for large companies) (subsidiary)
LS reported a subsidiary's consolidated results for FY2025: revenue of US$5.19B (+11.5% year on year), operating profit of US$192M (+1.8% year on year) and net income of US$70M (+127.3% year on year).
Earnings · Feb 3 - Change of 30% or more in revenue or profit/loss structure (15% for large companies)Earnings · Feb 2
- Decision to acquire shares/equity in another company (subsidiary)M&A · Jan 29
- Change of 30% or more in revenue or profit/loss structure (15% for large companies) (subsidiary)Earnings · Jan 27
- Change of 30% or more in revenue or profit/loss structure (15% for large companies) (subsidiary)Earnings · Jan 20
- Decision to acquire shares/equity in another company (subsidiary)M&A · Jan 15