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KT&G Announces Corporate Value-up Plan, Including KRW 3.7 trillion Shareholder Return Plan and 15% ROE Target

November 11, 2024 01:38 PM AEDT | By Cision
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 KT&G Announces Corporate Value-up Plan, Including KRW 3.7 trillion Shareholder Return Plan and 15% ROE Target
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- Additional returns to be executed in share buyback and cancellation worth KRW 150 billion within the year, with total return to shareholders exceeding 100 percent

SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- KT&G Corporation ("KT&G" or the "Company") (KRX:033780), announced the 'KT&G Corporate Value-up Plan' on the 7th, that includes their goal of achieving 15% ROE and returning KRW 3.7 trillion to shareholders by 2027.

Under the plan, KT&G aims to significantly increase its ROE (return on equity) from the current 10% level to 15% by 2027 through 'profitability improvement', 'asset efficiency', and 'financial optimization'.

To improve profitability in its main business, KT&G plans to refine its focus areas within each of its three core businesses (Overseas Cigarettes, NGP, and Health-functional Food) and upgrade its business operations through continuous expansion. In addition, the company plans to secure approximately KRW 1 trillion in cash through restructuring of low-yield and non-core assets such as real estate and financial assets, and utilize these resources for growth investment and shareholder return to improve capital efficiency.

In particular, the company plans to increase investment efficiency by innovating its Capex investment strategy, including by strengthening global production partnerships. KT&G has streamlined its Capex investment plan (2023-2027) of KRW 3.5 trillion, which was announced in November last year, to KRW 2.4 trillion. Despite the streamlining of the investment scale, the expansion of production capacity and expected return on investment are expected to remain at the same level as originally planned.

Meanwhile, the company's shareholder return policy will be strengthened to reach top level domestically and internationally. Over the four-year period from 2024 to 2027, a total of KRW 3.7 trillion will be returned to shareholders, including cash dividends of approximately KRW 2.4 trillion and share buybacks of KRW 1.3 trillion. In addition, the "KT&G Plus Alpha Program" will be implemented to utilize resources generated from asset efficiency for additional shareholder returns. The additional resources will be prioritized for share buybacks and immediate cancellation, and 20% of the total outstanding shares (133,822,497 shares as of 2023) is expected to be cancelled by 2027 under the enhanced shareholder return policy.

Under the new corporate value-up plan, the scale of share buyback and cancellation will also be expanded for this year. On the 7th, KT&G's Board of Directors resolved to repurchase and cancel 1.35 million shares within the year, using KRW 150 billion of the financial resources secured through divesture of non-core and low-yielding assets. As a result, KT&G's total return to shareholders this year will reach KRW 1.4 trillion, including the cancellation of existing treasury shares, and the total return to shareholders will exceed 100%. The scale of the share cancellation is also expected to reach approximately 6.3% of the total outstanding shares as of end 2023.

"We have been promoting corporate value growth and maximizing shareholder value by strengthening our core competitiveness with ROE as a key indicator," said Lee Sang-Hak, Senior Executive Vice President of KT&G. "We will continue to do our best to satisfy all stakeholders, including our shareholders, by raising corporate value to the highest level globally."


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