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The company said net sales for the Q2 2026 (three-month period) rose 14.7% to $2,386.9 million, and net income increased 15.9% to $382.8 million. Business days were the same in both periods, at 64 days.

8-KResults of Operations and Financial ConditionFiled Period of report Summary published (UTC)

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  1. The company said net sales for the Q2 2026 (three-month period) rose 14.7% to $2,386.9 million, and net income increased 15.9% to $382.8 million. Business days were the same in both periods, at 64 days.

  2. Gross margin for Q2 fell to 44.6% from 45.3% a year earlier. The company cited an unfavorable net price/cost impact of about 40 basis points as the main factor. SG&A expenses as a share of net sales declined to 23.5% from 24.4%, while operating margin was unchanged at 21.0%.

  3. The company said net cash provided by operating activities for Q2 was $265.7 million, down 4.6% from a year earlier, and equal to 69.4% of net income. It said the decline reflected a larger use of cash for accounts receivable.

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Analysis scope · Filing body and confirmed press-release exhibitWe analyzed the filing body and confirmed exhibits. This is not a review of other exhibits, investor presentations or the full earnings call. Some paragraphs were omitted because their support in the source could not be confirmed.

Net Sales and Net Income for Q2

The company said net sales for the Q2 2026 (three-month period) rose 14.7% to $2,386.9 million, and net income increased 15.9% to $382.8 million. Business days were the same in both periods, at 64 days.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Gross Margin and Operating Margin

Gross margin for Q2 fell to 44.6% from 45.3% a year earlier. The company cited an unfavorable net price/cost impact of about 40 basis points as the main factor. SG&A expenses as a share of net sales declined to 23.5% from 24.4%, while operating margin was unchanged at 21.0%.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Operating Cash Flow for Q2

The company said net cash provided by operating activities for Q2 was $265.7 million, down 4.6% from a year earlier, and equal to 69.4% of net income. It said the decline reflected a larger use of cash for accounts receivable.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

AI summarized the filing and translated the summary into English; it may differ from the original. For reference only, not investment advice. AI translated the published Korean report into English. Figures are copied as filed, not recalculated.

Original filing

The filing as submitted to SEC EDGAR. You can check the figures and statements of this summary against it.

Source: SEC EDGAR (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Item captions are the SEC's. The summary is for reference only and is not investment advice.