External broker reports(aggregated public sources), Daishin Securities

Daishin Securities

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>4Q24 revenue W6.6tn (-2% YoY), OP -W660bn (YoY swing to deficit)</li><li>4Q24 OP W350bn (+30% YoY); 2024 OP W1.8tn (+10% YoY), if removing oneoff labor costs </li><li>2025E OP W2.6tn (+222% YoY), TSR W750bn–W860bn, return 6.5%–7.6%</li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

4Q24 revenue W6.6tn (-2% YoY), OP -W660bn (YoY swing to deficit)4Q24 OP W350bn (+30% YoY); 2024 OP W1.8tn (+10% YoY), if removing oneoff labor costs 2025E OP W2.6tn (+222% YoY), TSR W750bn–W860bn, return 6.5%–7.6%Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

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