KT&G: Increasing Probability of a Cigarette Price Hike in the Next 6-12 Months
A cigarette price hike has been long overdue in Korea. Raising cigarette prices could improve the sharp shortfall in government tax revenues.
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KT&G: Solid Results in 2Q 2025 + Treasury Shares Cancellation of 300 Billion Won
KT&G reported solid results in 2Q 2025. It had sales of 1.5 trillion won (up 8.7% YoY) and operating profit of 349.9 billion won (up 8.7% YoY). It...
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FCP Capital Sends a Proposal to KT&G to Buy Korea Ginseng Corp for 1.9 Trillion Won
On 14 October, an activist fund Flashlight Capital Partners (FCP) sent a proposal to KT&G Corporation (033780 KS) to purchase Korea Ginseng Corp...
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KT&G: First Shares Cancellation in 14 Years
KT&G announced that it will buy back 3.47 million shares (2.5% of outstanding shares) and cancel them. This would be the first share cancellation...
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Alpha Generation Through Share Buybacks in Korea: Bi-Monthly (November and December 2024)
In this insight, we discuss the alpha generation through companies that have been buying back their shares in the Korean stock market in November...
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