[Provided by Able C&C]
[Provided by Able C&C]

Able C&C said Friday its second-quarter operating profit rose 52.5% from a year earlier to 10.4 billion won ($7.35 million).

Sales for the same period climbed 5% to 65.2 billion won, with an operating margin of about 16%. Cumulative first-half operating profit reached 19.8 billion won, surpassing the company's full-year operating profit for 2025 by more than 10%.

Overseas sales drove overall performance, rising 38% year-on-year and 15% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter. The share of overseas revenue in total sales expanded to 75%.

The United States and Europe served as twin engines of international growth. US sales surged 154% from a year earlier, fueled by continued momentum on Amazon and TikTok Shop. During Amazon Prime Day in June, Missha sales rose 43% compared with the same event a year earlier.

Europe posted 48% growth year-on-year, driven by an expansion of offline retail channels. Able C&C broadened its presence in major retail chains including Boots and Superdrug in the United Kingdom and DM in Germany, while aggressively adding new offline stores in Russia, including large supermarket chains.

Growth was broad-based across other key markets. Sales in China rose 31% year-on-year, the Middle East gained 50% and other Asian markets grew 39%. Emerging markets also sustained double-digit growth.

In South Korea, the company redirected its marketing and sales efforts toward higher-growth channels. Sales through major online platforms including Naver and 11st rose 45.3% year-on-year. At Daiso, Able C&C launched a new A'pieu hair vinegar line, expanding its retail touchpoints and lifting channel sales 32% from a year earlier.

"In the second half, we will further accelerate growth in the US and Europe, strengthen our push into high-growth markets such as the Middle East and South America, and create new growth opportunities through a skincare-focused product portfolio and expansion into new categories," said Shin Yu-jeong, chief executive of Able C&C.


siuu@heraldcorp.com