Youngone Holdings said on the 13th that its board resolved a settlement of account dividend of 4,176 won per share.
Including the interim dividends paid earlier, the 2025 dividend per share totals 6,576 won, up about 23% from the prior year (5,350 won per share).
This settlement of account dividend is a reduced dividend paid by using funds converted to retained earnings through a reduction of capital surplus. The company said it is not included in taxable income, effectively boosting shareholders' real returns.
Youngone Holdings' total dividends for 2025 amount to about 76.3 billion won. The payout ratio is 65% of net income on a separate financial statements basis, exceeding the roughly 50% target on a separate basis that was presented in the plan to enhance corporate value in Aug. last year.
Sung Rae Eun, CEO of Youngone Holdings, said, "We will continue to do our best to enhance corporate value and shareholder interests."
Subsidiary Youngone also increased its dividends. Youngone held a board meeting the same day and approved a settlement of account dividend of 1,400 won per share. Including the interim dividend of 700 won per share paid earlier, the annual dividend per share is 2,100 won, a 50% increase from 1,400 won the prior year. Youngone's total dividends for 2025 amount to about 89.4 billion won.