Daniel Lee
Management
Good afternoon. This is Daniel Lee, in charge of LG Display's IR. On behalf of the company, let me thank all the participants at this conference call. Today, I'm joined by the CFO, DH Suh; Heeyeon Kim, Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy Group; Seung Min Lim, Vice President of Corporate Planning; Stephen Ko, Vice President of TV Marketing; Jae Yong Kwon, Vice President of IT, Strategy and Marketing; and Ki-Joon Jin, in charge of auto marketing. The conference call today will be conducted for 1 hour in both Korean and English, starting with the presentation on the financial results of Q1 2021 and the company's outlook for Q2, followed by Q&A. Please refer to the IR presentation document in the company's website for more details on the financial results of Q1 2021. For those joining through the webcast, please refer to the details on the widget on your screen. Before we begin the presentation, please take a moment to read the disclaimer. Please note that today's results are based on consolidated IFRS standards prepared for your benefit and have not been audited yet by an outside auditor. With that said, we will now start with the presentation on Q1 2021 earnings results. Let me start off with our business performance in Q1. Revenue was down 8% quarter-on-quarter, reporting KRW6.883 trillion. Solid demand and price increase continued for large products, but mobile shipment decreased due to seasonality. Operating profit was KRW523 billion, decreasing Q-o-Q on the back of reduced mobile shipment. Operating margin was 8% with EBITDA margin at 24%. Net profit was KRW266 billion. Next is area shipment and ASP. Area shipment in Q1 was 8.54 million square meters, down slightly from 8.66 million square meters of the previous quarter. Demand for medium- and large-sized panels stayed strong despite the seasonality. With seasonality affecting mobile panels, ASP was $736 marking a decrease of 7% Q-o-Q, but increased by 30% Y-o-Y. The company's production capacity in Q1 increased 3% Q-o-Q as we respond flexibly to market demand. Next is Q1 revenue breakdown by product segment. In terms of the revenue breakdown, IT panel accounted for the highest portion at 40% and TV panels, 31%. Mobile and others accounted for 29%, down 5 percentage points quarter-on-quarter due to reduced shipment of small to midsized OLED panels. Next is the company's financial position and ratios. The company's cash and cash equivalent at the end of Q1 was KRW4.352 trillion. Inventory was KRW2.352 trillion, increasing by KRW181 billion Q-o-Q as we preemptively responded to part shortage. As for financial ratios, liabilities-to-equity ratio was 175% and current ratio was 101%, remaining unchanged Q-o-Q. Net debt-to-equity ratio came in at 75%, posting an improvement Q-o-Q. Cash flow was up KRW55 billion quarter-on-quarter, coming in at KRW4.352 trillion at the end of Q1. Borrowings decreased by KRW214 billion Q-o-Q. Next is presentation by the company's CFO, DH Suh.