Korea Z
At a glance
Korea Z filed 179 disclosures in the last 12 months, including 14 5% holder, 8 earnings, 3 insider and 2 issuance. The most recent key filing was on Oct 8: An insider's holding rose by 9 sh (new report).
Revenue for 2025 was ₩16.59T, up 37.6% on 2024. Operating margin was 7.4% against 6% a year earlier. Debt was 84% of equity at year end. The latest interim report (2026 H1) shows revenue of ₩12.44T and operating profit of ₩1.33T.
The 2025 annual report lists 2,054 employees with an average tenure of 12.4 years and average pay of ₩121.6M, #76 of 1,829 listed companies by average pay. Its 19 directors and auditors were paid ₩355M each on average. It paid ₩20,000 per common share in cash dividends, against ₩17,500 a year earlier (+14.3%). (유)와이피씨 and related parties held 32.88% at year end.
From the 2025 annual report
Staff: 2,054 (1,922 men, 132 women), of whom 134 on fixed-term contracts. Total pay for the year: ₩249B. Directors and auditors: 19, paid ₩6.7B in total.
Dividends (common shares)
| Fiscal year | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash dividend per share | ₩20,000 | ₩17,500 | ₩15,000 |
| Payout ratio | 52.6% | 113.6% | 70% |
| Yield (as filed) | 1.50% | 1.60% | 3.00% |
| Total cash dividends | ₩408B | ₩342B | ₩303B |
Largest shareholder
(유)와이피씨 holds 25.21%; with 15 related parties the group holds 32.88% of common shares at year end (from 33.15% at the start of the year).
Individuals paid ₩500M or more
| 노진수 고문 | ₩6.2B |
| 최윤범 회장 | ₩3.7B |
| 최창근 명예회장 | ₩2.6B |
| 최창영 명예회장 | ₩2.6B |
| 이제중 부회장 | ₩1.9B |
Auditor: 삼일회계법인 · opinion: Unqualified.
Rankings: Average pay #76 of 1,829 · Revenue growth #88 of 1,376
Source: 2025 annual business report (DART). How figures are combined
Financial summary
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Links open the original filing on DART, in Korean.