Seoul: LG Corp. on Thursday reported its first-quarter net profit of 608.5 billion won (US$436.8 million), marking a 65.2 percent increase from the previous year.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the company detailed in a regulatory filing that its operating profit for the January-March period saw a 51 percent rise from the previous year, reaching 638 billion won. Additionally, the sales for the quarter increased by 19.2 percent, totaling 1.93 trillion won.