Messe eSang Reports Strong Q1 2026: Revenue 16.6B KRW, Operating Profit 4.96B KRW, Continued Shareholder Returns

Consolidated Q1 2026: Revenue 16.57B KRW (+25.8% YoY), operating profit 4.96B KRW (+50.7%), controlling net income 4.55B KRW (+63.4%).
Separate financials: Revenue 15.64B KRW, operating profit 4.22B KRW, net income 4.05B KRW, EPS 96 KRW.
Debt ratio 37.3% (2025 year-end: 21.4%); cash equivalents 68.36B KRW (2025 year-end: 25.17B KRW), sound financial structure.
Credit rating maintained at A0 (NICE D&B), indicating high quality.
Shareholder returns: 5th term cash dividend of 120 KRW per share (total 5.08B KRW); 526,443 shares repurchased in 2025 (trust agreement of ~2B KRW).
Cheongju OSCO exhibition hall consignment operation contract (total 9.88B KRW, 3 years) securing stable revenue.
Gain on disposal of subsidiary Jincon shares of approx. 0.31B KRW (one-time).
Goodwill of 15.17B KRW; impairment test resulted in no impairment.
In 2025, held 104 exhibitions with 14,000 participating companies and 1.4 million visitors, maintaining top domestic exhibition organizer position.