RS Automation Reports 34.9 Billion Won First-Half Revenue... Robot Motion Sales Soar 78%

RS Automation, a company specializing in robot motion and energy control, expanded its scale in the first half of this year thanks to the growth of its core robot motion business. As the share of high-profit robot motion sales increased, the company is also accelerating its business structure transformation.

RS Automation announced on August 14 that its consolidated revenue for the first half of the year reached 34.927 billion won, a 17.0% increase compared to the same period last year.

The main growth driver was sales in key robot motion segments, such as automation controllers, servos, and motors. Robot motion sales in the first half amounted to 11.978 billion won, up 78% year-on-year. The proportion of robot motion in total sales expanded from 22.5% in the first half of last year to 34.3% this year.

Profitability also improved. The gross margin of the robot motion business was 27.8%, up 4.4 percentage points from 23.4% a year earlier. The company explained that this improvement stemmed from refocusing its business portfolio on high-profit core businesses.

The energy control systems business also grew by more than 10% compared to the previous year. Despite ongoing global uncertainties, sales related to the company’s main export client, Rockwell Automation, have remained stable as a proportion of total revenue.

However, an operating loss was recorded. The operating loss for the first half was 2.569 billion won, widening compared to the same period last year. The company cited one-time expenses, including business strategy formulation and information security certification costs, as the reasons.

A company representative stated, “In the first half, approximately 600 million won in one-time consulting costs were incurred for business strategy formulation, ISO 27001 information security certification, information strategy planning, and process innovation,” and added, “Excluding these, recurring operating losses were on par with the previous year, and we managed to sustain regular profits despite 17% sales growth and future-oriented investments.”

The net loss actually improved. Both pre-tax loss and net loss decreased by 25%, with the first-half net loss coming in at 1.741 billion won.

Investments to build a foundation for future growth continued. In the first half, RS Automation invested a total of 1.78 billion won in building a manufacturing execution system, upgrading its enterprise resource planning system, obtaining ISO 27001 certification, and expanding surface mount process facilities. The goal is to enhance production efficiency, quality, and security competitiveness, ultimately leading to cost savings going forward.

Research and development investment also continues to expand focusing on next-generation motion control and robot drive solutions.

Deokhyun Kang, CEO of RS Automation, commented, “The first half was a period of transitioning toward high-profit core businesses and laying the foundation for future growth. In the second half, with strong momentum in the robot motion business and tangible effects from our investments, we expect a full-scale improvement in profitability.”

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