Suprema: Q1 Net Profit Up 23.6% and Announces Ambitious Shareholder Return Policy (Dividend 400Won/Share + 12bn Won Buyback)
Consolidated Q1 2026 revenue of 31.1bn won (vs. 28.8bn won in Q1 2025), operating profit of 5.4bn won (vs. 5.7bn won), net profit of 10.0bn won (vs. 8.1bn won, up 23.6%). Operating profit slightly decreased but net profit increased due to higher financial income.
On April 21, 2026, announced a shareholder return policy (2026-2028): minimum annual dividend of 400 won per share, average total shareholder return target of at least 40% of consolidated net profit over 3 years. Also entered into a 120bn won share buyback trust contract (for cancellation).
During the quarter, cancelled 282,962 treasury shares, reducing total outstanding shares to 6,974,311.
Consolidated cash and cash equivalents of 550bn won, total assets of 300.9bn won, debt ratio below 7%, indicating a very stable financial structure.
AI-based products accounted for 53% of total revenue, R&D spending of 3.4bn won (10.84% of revenue), retained No.2 global market share in biometric access control.