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LG Display, the world’s leading innovator of display technologies, reported today unaudited earnings results based on consolidated K-IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) for the three-month period ending September 30, 2013.

• Revenues in the third quarter of 2013 decreased by 13% to KRW 6,579 billion from KRW 7,593 billion in the third quarter of 2012 and increased by 0.1% from KRW 6,572 billion in the second quarter of 2013.
• Operating profit in the third quarter of 2013 was KRW 389 billion, a year-on-year increase of 31% from the operating gain of KRW 297 billion and a quarter-on-quarter increase of 6% from the operating gain of KRW 366 billion.
• EBITDA in the third quarter of 2013 was KRW 1,281 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 14% from KRW 1,485 billion and a quarter-on-quarter decrease of 3% from KRW 1,325 billion.
• Net income in the third quarter of 2013 was KRW 239 billion compared with net income of KRW 158 billion in the third quarter of 2012, and net income of KRW 105 billion in the second quarter of 2013.

LG Display posted a quarter-on-quarter growth both in revenues and in operating profit in the third quarter of 2013 driven mainly by an increase in shipments of mid- to small-sized specialty products and the company’s ongoing efforts to reduce costs, despite a decline in panel prices and slowing demand amid TV manufacturers’ conservative inventory management.

“With differentiated specialty products based on our competitive technologies, LG Display was able to lead the market and to achieve growth in both revenues and operating profits even under difficult market conditions,” said Dr. Sang Beom Han, CEO of LG Display. “LG Display will continue to focus on strengthening our competitiveness as an industry leader while enhancing our fundamental capability to successfully deal with any market changes.”

The company shipped a total of 8.78 million square meters of net display area in the third quarter of 2013, a slight decrease of 1% quarter-on-quarter.

TFT-LCD panels for TVs, monitors, mobile applications, notebook PCs, and tablets accounted for 44%, 20%, 15%, 11% and 10%, respectively, on a revenue basis in the third quarter of 2013.

With 110% in liability to equity ratio, 113% in current ratio, and 13% in net debt to equity ratio as of September 30, 2013, the financial structure of the company remains stable.

Outlook

The following expectations are based on information as of September 30, 2013. The Company does not expect to update its expectations until next quarter’s earnings announcement. However, the Company reserves the right to update its full business outlook, or any portion thereof, at any time and for any reason.

“Total display area shipment in the fourth quarter of 2013 is expected to increase by a mid-single digit percent growth rate compared to the previous quarter with the growth of seasonal demand such as the demand of mid- to small-sized panels in particular. Panel prices are not likely to rebound soon, but their rate of decline is anticipated to slow down,” said James Jeong, CFO of LG Display. “While making constant efforts to increase per-unit values with a strategy to expand our differentiated specialty product portfolio and to enhance our cost competitiveness, LG Display will take preemptive actions to manage external risk factors such as macroeconomic uncertainties and decline in demand due to the industry’s slow growth.”

Note: Estimates contained in this statement are based in accordance with the amendment to K-IFRS 1001. Operating profit is defined as surplus after cost of sales and operating costs are deducted from total revenue.

Earnings Conference and Conference Call

LG Display will hold a Korean language earnings conference on October 17, 2013, at 4 p.m. Korea Standard Time at the Auditorium (B1), Twin Towers, East Wing, Yeouido, Seoul, Korea. An English language conference call will follow at 9:00 p.m. Korea Standard Time, 8:00 a.m. EDT and 1:00 p.m. GMT. The call-in number is +82 (0)31-810-3061 both for callers in Korea and callers outside of Korea. The confirmation number is 9999#. Corresponding slides will be available at the Investor Relations section of the LG Display web site: www.lgdisplay.com.

Investors can listen to the conference call via the Internet at www.lgdisplay.com. To listen to the live call, please go to the Investor Relations section of the web site at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register and install any necessary audio software.

For those who are unable to participate in the call, a replay will be available for 30 days after the call. The call-in number is +82 (0)31-931-3100 both for callers in Korea and callers outside of Korea. The confirmation number for the replay is 109501#. Please receive your personal pincode prior to the conference call at http://pin.teletogether.com/eng; please insert 9999 on the main page to receive a personal pincode.