Aju IB Investment Reports Sharp Increase in 1Q26 Consolidated Net Profit to 60.5 Billion Won

Consolidated 1Q26 revenue 20.0B won, operating profit 8.1B won, net profit 6.1B won (vs. 1Q25: revenue 13.4B, net profit 0.6B) - significant increase
Performance fees surged to 4.13B won (1.21B won in 1Q25) and equity method gains to 7.07B won (3.21B won)
Equity 268.9B won, debt ratio 16.4% (year-end 2025: 19.9%) - improved financial structure
Completion of exchangeable bond conversion led to disposal of 1.31M treasury shares, increasing capital surplus by 6.95B won (only 10 treasury shares remain)
Total committed capital of funds under management 2.5T won; ranked 5th in VC AUM
Adjusted equity ratio 112.5% (year-end 2025: 111.5%), well above regulatory minimum of 7%