LG Energy Solution stock reaches nearly a 4-month peak as Q3 profits more than double.

LG Energy Solution Reports Strong Q3 Earnings: Key Highlights

1. Share Performance:

   • LG Energy Solution (KS:373220) shares hit a near 4-month high, rising 4.09% to 407,000 won, outperforming the KOSPI index.

2. Earnings Report:

   • Preliminary operating profit for Q3 reached 756 billion won ($564 million), more than double the consensus estimate of 365.5 billion won.
   • Revenue is projected to increase by 59% to 9.6 trillion won.

3. Driving Factors:

   • Earnings benefitted significantly from U.S. production tax credits and the growing demand for energy-storage systems, alongside incentives for EV battery manufacturing.
   • A restart of joint-venture production in North America and rising EV shipments to Europe also contributed to the quarterly results.

4. Strategic Shifts:

   • The company is focusing on expanding energy-storage system production, pivoting from its traditional EV battery manufacturing amid a slowdown in EV demand.

5. Future Outlook:

   • Detailed Q3 results will be released on November 3, and the company anticipates continued support from U.S. tax credits, though profit without these would have been significantly lower.

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