KISTRON Q1 2026: Strong Earnings and Credit Rating Upgrade

Q1 2026 revenue: 19.79 billion won (up 15.7% YoY from 17.1 billion)
Operating profit: 2.07 billion won (up 14.4% YoY from 1.81 billion)
Net income: 2.96 billion won (up 94.7% YoY from 1.52 billion)
Credit rating upgraded from BBB+ to A- (by 이크레더블, as of end-2025)
Net cash position: 16.25 billion won (cash 16.84B, debt 0.59B) – strong financial structure
Manufacturing (wire) segment accounts for 93.4% of revenue; power and leasing segments stable
2025 year-end dividend: 50 won per share (total 0.89 billion) paid
No adverse events or treasury stock announcements – routine quarterly earnings report