OESP Announces Corporate Value Enhancement Plan: "Quantum Leap Through New Growth M&A"

OESP has announced its "2026 Corporate Value Enhancement Plan."

According to OESP on August 4, through this plan, the company aims to accelerate the global expansion of its core pet food business, transform itself into a high-profit B2C-focused model, and evolve into a technology platform company by pursuing mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in new growth technology industries.

Currently, OESP’s price-to-book ratio (PBR) remains at a mere 0.5 times, indicating a significant undervaluation versus its net asset value. Building on its return to profitability in the first quarter of this year, the company is pushing forward with three core growth strategies to achieve a structural performance rebound and to receive fair corporate valuation in the market.

OESP plans to maximize profitability by expanding global sales channels centered on its private brand (PB) products. The company will work to increase its share in existing key markets, such as Southeast Asia, while accelerating entry into the emerging Latin American market—using Chile as a regional base—and launching into the large North American markets, including the United States and Canada. Over the next three years, it seeks to raise the share of PB exports to over 70%. Through these efforts, it aims to transform its existing primarily B2B (ODM) business structure into a high-margin, B2C-focused model, thereby significantly improving operating margin.

The company will also pursue bold diversification of its business portfolio through M&A in new growth technology sectors. Leveraging the stable cash flow from its existing pet food business and already secured liquidity, OESP plans to actively pursue M&A and equity investments this year in fast-growing technology-driven small and medium-sized enterprises in the biotechnology, defense, artificial intelligence (AI), and energy sectors.

Policies to enhance shareholder value and strengthen responsible management will also be undertaken concurrently. OESP will continue with its current share buyback policies while sending a clear signal to the market regarding its commitment to boosting share value and responsible management, including sustained open-market purchases by new top management such as CEO Kim Younggwan.

Kim Younggwan, newly appointed CEO of OESP, stated, "This Corporate Value Enhancement Plan is more than just financial targets—it will be a turning point that will transform OESP from a leading K-pet food company into a high value-added technology platform company."

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