DB HiTek Posts KRW 90 Billion in Q3 Operating Profit, Expands Share of High-Value-Added Power Semiconductors

Third-quarter revenue and operating profit rose 14% and 7% year over year
Cumulative revenue of KRW 1.1774 trillion and operating profit of KRW 262.2 billion
Expanded share of high-value-added products, including HV BCD

DB HiTek continued to grow in the third quarter of this year, supported by steady demand led by power semiconductors. Revenue and operating profit both increased year over year as the company kept its production-line utilization rate near 100% and expanded the share of high-value-added products.

DB HiTek said in a regulatory filing on November 12 that it recorded revenue of KRW 403.4 billion and operating profit of KRW 90 billion in the third quarter of this year. Revenue and operating profit rose 14% and 7%, respectively, from the same period a year earlier. The operating margin was 22%.

Cumulative revenue and operating profit through the third quarter totaled KRW 1.1774 trillion and KRW 262.2 billion, respectively. These figures represented increases of 19% and 24%, respectively, year over year.

The improvement in results is attributed to steady demand for the company's core products, led by power semiconductors, which enabled it to keep production-line utilization effectively near 100%. Higher sales prices, supported by an expanded share of high-voltage power semiconductors (HV BCD), which have higher added value, also contributed to the improvement. Growing demand for high-value-added applications, including AI data centers and robots, as well as automotive and industrial semiconductors, is also believed to have had a positive impact.

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DB HiTek is strengthening its business competitiveness with a focus on high-value-added products, including HV BCD, third-generation SJ MOSFETs and specialty image sensors (Specialty CIS). In particular, it is enhancing its 8-inch foundry business by expanding into high-growth areas such as AI data centers and electric vehicles. The strategy is to strengthen its position as a key semiconductor supplier in the AI era.

The company is also making phased investments in production lines to meet growing foundry demand. It recently completed a cleanroom at its Sangwoo Campus in Eumseong County, Chungcheongbuk-do, and plans to add production capacity of 40,000 wafers per month through medium- to long-term investments. It aims to expand capacity for next-generation power semiconductor production lines to more than 100,000 wafers per month.

"Taking into comprehensive consideration factors such as future customer acquisition, the progress of technology development and our investment capacity, we plan to expand production capacity in stages and further strengthen our foundations for medium- to long-term growth," a DB HiTek official said.

DB HiTek will hold a corporate briefing on its third-quarter 2026 results for domestic institutional investors from November 12 to 13.

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