Company: KT&G Corporation

Bloomberg ticker: 033780 KS

Market cap: US$8,450m

Background: KT&G Corporation, founded in 1987, is the leading tobacco producer and distributor in South Korea by market share. It is also present in Turkey, Iran, Russia, Indonesia, USA, and China. With over 4,000 employees, the company operates in various other fields as well such as health food, beverages, medicine, trading and real state.

World Class Benchmarking of KT&G

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• Profitable Growth rank of 3 was same compared to the prior period’s 3rd rank
• This is above average performance compared to 610 large Cons. Staples companies worldwide
• Profitability rank of 3 was better than its Growth rank of 7
• Profitability rank of 3 was down compared to the prior period’s 2nd rank
• This is above average performance compared to peers
• Growth rank of 7 was the same compared to the prior period’s 7th rank
• This is below average performance compared to peers

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