Woorinet Achieves Record-High Q1 Performance... "Accelerating Growth Momentum"

Woorinet achieved its highest-ever performance in the first quarter.

Woorinet, a specialized company in wired and wireless communication equipment, announced on the 16th that it recorded consolidated sales of 41.7 billion KRW and operating profit of 10 billion KRW in the first quarter.

Compared to the same period last year, sales increased by 254%, and operating profit rose by 11.4 billion KRW, turning profitable and marking a first-quarter earnings surprise. The operating profit exceeded the total operating profit for the entire year of 2023.

According to the company, although the telecommunications industry is in a downturn, the first-quarter earnings surprise following last year is very meaningful.

Woorinet set a new record for its highest performance through its outstanding communication equipment technology and securing large-scale national-level orders. The company is benefiting from enhanced competitiveness in the defense and B2B markets due to nationwide network acquisition of optical packet line communication equipment, combined with secure communication technology and defense projects. While the first quarter is typically weak for communication equipment companies due to seasonal sales fluctuations, this quarter’s results are seen not as temporary but as a positive signal for the company’s future growth prospects.

Woorinet is actively responding to the rapidly increasing communication volume driven by the development of big data, 5G and 6G, and IoT technologies, which is sharply increasing demand for high-capacity equipment replacement. To sustain growth, the company is focusing on advancing its core wired and wireless transmission equipment such as optical packet transmission equipment, access gateways, and cellular IoT, while also securing future growth engines based on quantum cryptography communication technology.

The company plans to maximize sales through aggressive business activities, including expanding projects related to long-term communication security technology, and securing public and private sector orders such as nationwide defense and telecom network projects.

A Woorinet representative stated, "We are securing business orders based on our proprietary technology at the time of a large-scale replacement cycle for wired and wireless communication equipment and the required new technologies," adding, "Following last year’s record-high sales, we have significantly renewed our performance in the first quarter of this year as well, and we view the 2024 performance outlook positively."

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