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| And likewise, for IT, the panel demand is expected to achieve positive growth as the set inventory has become healthier |
| Key financial ratios were up Q-o-Q, resulting from activities to strengthen liquidity, as well as net loss in the quarter |
| So in the meantime, the company intends to strengthen its key businesses and also continue to drive ahead with the cost innovation, so that we will be able to improve our -- so in line with the market environment |
| In large OLED, we will broaden our position in the premium TV market and improve profitability by boosting customer portfolios centered on ultra large products and by innovating costs |
| Now having said that, it is a positive factor that the OLED market, which is the target market for the company is maintaining positive growth |
| And we will try to improve our revenue per production capacity or production area, especially in non-TV businesses so that we will be able to improve overall profitability |
| And so based on our stable customer base, the company believes that we will be able to strengthen our position in the high-end market |
| In automotive business, the company will keep solidifying its world #1 position by expanding orders won and revenue based on our unique technology competitiveness that encompasses Tandem OLED to high-end LCD, as well as rigorous quality control and stable supply capability |
| And also the set makers' profitability is improving, and based on the higher volume and larger sales, the company expects to keep improving its profitability |
| But then thanks to the company's Tandem OLED technology as well as its superiority in LCD and other technology, and also based on our strong relations and cooperation with global partners, the company will be able to continue to strengthen its competitiveness in winning contracts |
| Shipment of panels for smartphones with high ASP per square meter is expected to grow, likely to drive up ASP per square meter by mid-20% level Q-o-Q |
| But there appears to be a strong demand for ultra large products |
| But throughout this, what we have been focusing on, is to drive cost innovation so that we will be able to improve our profitability to the level of the market |
| The company will keep strengthening key businesses to respond to market demand and changes in the business environment and improve its profit structure by persisting with the enterprise-wide cost innovation |
| Profitability improvement continues |
| And given the fact that the stable revenue growth continues for OLED, it is expected that its profit contribution will also continue to grow |
| Cash flow at quarter end was KRW4.087 trillion, up by KRW235 billion from the KRW3.853 trillion in the beginning from activities to strengthen liquidity |
| And looking into 2024, we look forward to similar positive growth in both set and panels |
| With increase in TV panel shipment to respond to year-end demand as well as expansion in the previously delayed IT panel shipment, shipment area in Q4 is expected to grow by 19% Q-o-Q |
| As the company continues with business structure upgrade, it has also remained on the path of cost innovation and operational efficiency |
| But once this is over, then I believe that all the activities that we have persisted with during that time are going to come back to us with quite a lot of benefits |
| Mobile and others took up 28%, up by 5 percentage points following the seasonal increase in mobile panel shipments |
| And this year, our efforts for cost innovation continued by trying to lower the material costs, especially in key components and materials -- and then going into next year, we will be running our fab in linkage to the real demand, so they will be able to optimize the labor costs and also the fixed cost and variable cost |
| Now, it is expecting that panel shipments in -- the panel shipment is expected to grow over the third quarter, thanks to seasonality |
| Q3 area shipment was up 1% Q-o-Q to 4.77 million square meters |
| Revenue in Q3 was KRW4.785 trillion, up 1% Q-o-Q |
| In Q4, panel inventory adjustment will ease in the downstream industries and shipment of mid- and large-sized products and panels for new mobile products will grow to respond to the year-end seasonality |
| And as for the order backlog, it is in the low KRW20 trillion for this year, and it is set to grow by approximately 30% until 2025 |
| The company was able to narrow the loss in Q3 again following Q2 |
| We will apply the technology that has been accumulated in auto, as well as the large OLED business, so that we will produce high-end panels that have the advantage of low power and long life |
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| IT accounted for 40%, down 2 percentage points Q-o-Q, due to delayed recovery in B2B demand |
| And then also, so from 2024, there is going to -- it is expected that there will be a negative demand for high-end products |
| But now from 2024, there has been negative growth in demand for high-end products |
| Auto business revenue mix was at 9%, down by 2 percentage points Q-o-Q as a result of some shipment adjustment |
| Revenue was almost flat Q-o-Q in the midst of intense inventory correction continuing in the downstream industries, as demand is slow to recover due to macroeconomic uncertainties with the impact being felt differently by product category like TV, IT and mobile |
| And in terms of risks, now because of the continued sluggish demand in TV and IT, there is actually a heightened competition around auto display |
| But then the actual sales are not going to be as strong as the ordinary seasonality, due to macro impact and also the demand for high-end remains sluggish |
| With little visibility into the future trajectory of real demand, the company plans to push ahead with intense restructuring of the revenue structure, so as to achieve more meaningful performance next year |
| Now having said that, we are also seeing intensifying product competition for the ultra-large LCD sales coming from the Chinese region |
| And once the market improves, I must say that, of course, there have been these ups and downs in the past, but I must say that this time around this, let's say, the tough time is quite long and perhaps a bit more challenging than before |
| It is also true that macroeconomic uncertainties remain like high interest and inflation |
| Now given the recent sluggish demand for EVs, then in the previous quarter, in the previous conference call, the company gave the guidance of about 15% revenue growth for auto business over the medium to longer term |
| But still, I would say that the environment is still challenging |
| So we see that the -- it continues to remain sluggish |
| And now over the medium to long term, there are concerns of intensifying competition with expectations of demand recovery as well as the stronger supply capability of Chinese makers |
| Despite the challenging market environment, where downstream demand remains sluggish, by focusing on upgrading the business structure and innovating costs |
| Now in IT, overall, negative growth continues, led by B2B and high end |
| And yes, it is true that the market environment is not easy |
| But then the negative growth has slowed down in 2023 and now there are expectations of recovery from the second half and on |
| Now the first question is about the issues of delay in the second half of the smartphone panel shipments |
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