MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

16.07.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

LOTTE SHOPPING CO., LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

1, Sogong-dong, Jung-gu, SEOUL, (P.O.BOX 6538),

 

 

Country :

Korea (South)

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2007

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

07.02.1970

 

 

Legal Form :

Listed Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Department Store, Retailing Service

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


 

Basic

 

Company Name

LOTTE SHOPPING CO., LTD.

Registered Address

1, Sogong-dong, Jung-gu, SEOUL, KOREA (P.O.BOX 6538)

Zip Code

100-721

Tel

+82-2-771-2500

Fax

+82-2-752-6471

Website

www.lotteshopping.com

Trading Address

1, Sogong-dong, Jung-gu, SEOUL, KOREA

Tel

+82-2-771-2500

Fax

+82-2-752-6471

Jamsil Branch

40-1, Jamsil-Dong, Songpa-Gu, Seoul, 138-721 Korea

Tel

+82-2-411-2500

Branch

1485, Seongjeong 2-dong, Cheonan-si, CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO, KOREA

Tel

+82-41-553-2500

Fax

+82-41-553-2500

Branch

16-2, Jeongja 2-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, GYEONGGI-DO, KOREA

Tel

+82-31-241-5800

Fax

+82-31-241-5815

Branch

229, Geumcheon-dong, Sangdang-gu, Cheongju-si, CHUNGCHEONGBUK-DO, KOREA

Tel

+82-43-250-3111

Fax

+82-43-250-3119

Branch

300, Daecheong-ri, Jangyu-myeon, Gimhae-si, GYEONGSANGNAM-DO, KOREA

Tel

+82-55-311-2500

Branch

352, Songnae 1-dong, Sosa-gu, Bucheon-si, GYEONGGI-DO, KOREA

Tel

+82-32-614-3111

Fax

+82-32-614-3992

Branch

609-1B, 628, Seonggok-dong, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, GYEONGGI-DO, KOREA

Tel

+82-31-494-4347

Fax

+82-31-494-4371

Branch

7th Fl., Lotte Department Store, 971, Seosin-dong, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, JEOLLABUK-DO, KOREA

Tel

+82-1544-8855

Branch

88-1, Anyang 1-dong, Manan-gu, Anyang-si, GYEONGGI-DO, KOREA

Tel

+82-31-463-2500

Fax

+82-31-463-2810

Branch

900 Anyang 3-dong, Manan-gu, Anyang-si, GYEONGGI-DO, KOREA

Tel

+82-31-464-5600

Fax

+82-31-464-5604

Branch

932, Dongchun 2-dong, Yeonsu-gu, INCHEON, KOREA

Tel

+82-32-815-8114

Fax

+82-32-816-6114

Branch

B1, Ma Complex, 240, Cheolsan 3-dong, Gwangmyeong-si, GYEONGGI-DO, KOREA

Tel

+82-2-2687-8792

Fax

+82-2-2687-8793

Ansan Factory

628, Seonggok-dong, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Type

Export

Industry

Department Stores

  Main Business

Department Store, Retailing Service

Established (mm/dd/yyyy)

07/02/1970

 

The Subject owns the premises of the registered HQ address.

 

 

Detailed Products

 

Activity

Detailed Products (UNSPSC)

Sell

Distribution(80141700)

Sell

Department Stores

Sell

Discount Stores

Sell

Super Markets

Sell

Theaters

Sell

Fashion

Sell

Foods

Sell

Shopping Malls

 

 

CEO’s

 

Name

Shin Kyuck-Ho

Date of Birth

10/04/1922

Title

Chairman & CEO

Sex

Male

Nationality

Korean

 

 

Profiles

 

Capital

145,216,870,000 KRW

Employees

8,404

Formation

Listed Company (Korea Stock Exchange : 023530) as of 02/09/2006

Listed Company (London Stock Exchange) as of 02/08/2006

A Company of LOTTE Business Group

Bank Details

Chohung Bank-Bando Branch

Kookmin Bank

Woori Bank

Shinhan Bank

Corporate Registered No.

110111-0000086

Business Registered No.

104-81-26067

Permit & Licenses

Int’l Trade No.: 831499

Shareholder Position

Name

Shares

%

SHIN DONG-BIN

4,237,627

14.59

SHIN DONG-JOO

4,235,883

14.58

HOTEL LOTTE CO., LTD. (110111-0145410)

2,697,201

9.29

KOREA FUJIFILM CO., LTD (110111-0042715)

2,474,543

8.52

LOTTE CONFECTIONERY CO.,LTD (110111-0076300)

2,474,543

8.52

CITIBANK.N.A (ADR DEPT)

2,076,610

7.15

LOTTE DATA COMMUNICATION COMPANY (110111-1358343)

1,515,653

5.22

OTHERS

9,331,314

32.13

TOTAL

29,043,374

100.00

Company History

07/02/1970       

Company Establishment as Hyung Woo Silup Co., Ltd.

11/15/1979       

Changed company name to Lotte Department Store

12/17/1979       

Main Store (Store No. 1) opened

02/10/1980       

Customer Center opened

06/25/1980       

First edition of quarterly Lotte Shopping published

07/12/1980       

Monitor system introduced

02/04/1982   

Business coalition with Takashima Department Store (Japan)

09/17/1983       

Kimpo Airport Branch opened

10/10/1983

Business coalition agreement entered into with Taejon Dongyang Department Store

10/07/1985       

Designated as an official Department Store for the 

07/02/1970       

Company Establishment

11/15/1979       

Changed company name to Lotte Department Store

12/17/1979       

Main Store (Store No. 1) opened

02/10/1980       

Customer Center opened

06/25/1980       

First edition of quarterly Lotte Shopping published

07/12/1980       

Monitor system introduced

02/04/1982       

Business coalition with Takashima Department Store (Japan)

09/17/1983       

Kimpo Airport Branch opened

10/10/1983       

Business coalition agreement entered into with Taejon Dongyang                  Department Store

10/07/1985       

Designated as an official Department Store for the  "86 Asian Games and he 88 Olympic Games

10/11/1985       

Korean Tiger Exhibition

10/29/1985       

Business coalition agreement entered into with Gwangju Garden                  Department Store

01/28/1988       

Main Store expanded (New Store opened)

11/12/1988       

Chamsil store (Store No. 2) opened inside Lotte World

06/01/1990       

"Retailer-type POS" started operation for the first time in the nation

05/04/1991       

Yongdungpo privatized station Department Store opened

05/28/1991       

Korean Commodity Exhibition held in Russia

1992-01-00       

Recorded sales of 1 trillion won for the first time in the distribution                  business history

12/26/1993       

CVS No. 1 (Lotte Mart Sadang store) opened

03/18/1994       

Lotte Chongnyangni store (Store No. 4) opened

04/06/1994       

Lotte Department Store gift certificates issued

06/06/1994       

Officially joined Intercontinental Group of Department Stores (IGDS)

09/01/1994       

Retail VAN (Value-added network) began full operation

10/13/1995       

1st KMA (Korea Management Association) retail management                  grand prix awarded

12/08/1995       

Busan store (Store No. 5) opened

1996-01-00       

Debit card system started for the first time in the industry

01/20/1996       

"10 billion won sales tower" awarded to vendor for the first time in                  the distribution industry

03/20/1996       

Internet Home Page opened

10/23/1996       

"The 7th IGDS Asian Summit" hosted

10/31/1996       

1st Maegyong distribution grand prix awarded

11/06/1996       

Awarded manpower development grand prix and best enterprise                  prize by KMA

11/18/1996       

Service Development Center opened

10/31/1997       

Gwanak store (Store No. 6) opened

1998-07-00       

Cool Plus Card (Mileage point cards for youth) issued

08/21/1998       

Lotte Magnet world store (Discount Store No. 2) opened

08/21/1998       

Lotte Magnet world store No.2 converted into a discound store

09/18/1998       

Gwangju store (Store No. 7) opened

10/27/1998       

Customer satisfaction index selected by KMA in the 1998 Retailer                  sectors

12/10/1998       

Nominated as the "Hit Product of the Year in 1998" by Naewai                  Economic Daily

1999-03-00       

Selected as the best enterprise in the Department Store division at                  the "First Korean Industry Brand Power Investigation

04/01/1999       

Bundang store (Store No. 8) opened

08/27/1999       

Bupyeong store (Store No. 9) opened

10/15/1999       

Ilsan store (Store No. 10) opened

03/17/2000       

Daejeon store (Store No. 11) opened

06/16/2000       

Gangnam store (Store No. 12) opened

12/08/2000       

Pohang store (Store No. 13) opened

08/24/2001       

Ulsan Store(Store No.14) Opened

11/02/2001       

Dongrae Store(Store No.15) Opened

07/02/1970       

Company Establishment

11/15/1979 

Changed company name to Lotte Department Store

12/17/1979  Main Store (Store No. 1) opened

02/10/1980 

Customer Center opened

06/25/1980 

First edition of quarterly Lotte Shopping published

07/12/1980

Monitor system introduced

02/04/1982 

Business coalition with Takashima Department Store (Japan)

09/17/1983 

Kimpo Airport Branch opened

10/10/1983 

Business coalition agreement entered into with Taejon Dongyang     Department Store

10/07/1985 

Designated as an official Department Store for the "86 Asian Games and the 88 Olympic Games

10/11/1985 

Korean Tiger Exhibition

10/29/1985 

Business coalition agreement entered into with Gwangju Garden     Department Store

01/28/1988

Main Store expanded (New Store opened)

11/12/1988 

Chamsil store (Store No. 2) opened inside Lotte World

06/01/1990 

"Retailer-type POS" started operation for the first time in the nation

05/04/1991 

Yongdungpo privatized station Department Store opened

05/28/1991 

Korean Commodity Exhibition held in Russia

1992-01-00 

Recorded sales of 1 trillion won for the first time in the distribution     business history

12/26/1993 

CVS No. 1 (Lotte Mart Sadang store) opened

03/18/1994 

Lotte Chongnyangni store (Store No. 4) opened

04/06/1994 

Lotte Department Store gift certificates issued

06/06/1994 

Officially joined Intercontinental Group of Department Stores (IGDS)

09/01/1994 

Retail VAN (Value-added network) began full operation

10/13/1995 

1st KMA (Korea Management Association) retail management     grand prix awarded

12/08/1995 

Busan store (Store No. 5) opened

1996-01-00 

Debit card system started for the first time in the industry

01/20/1996 

"10 billion won sales tower" awarded to vendor for the first time in     the distribution industry

03/20/1996

 Internet Home Page opened

10/23/1996 

"The 7th IGDS Asian Summit" hosted

10/31/1996 

1st Maegyong distribution grand prix awarded

11/06/1996 

Awarded manpower development grand prix and best enterprise     prize by KMA

11/18/1996  

Service Development Center opened

10/31/1997 

Gwanak store (Store No. 6) opened

1998-07-00 

Cool Plus Card (Mileage point cards for youth) issued

08/21/1998 

Lotte Magnet world store (Discount Store No. 2) opened

08/21/1998 

Lotte Magnet world store No.2 converted into a discound store

09/18/1998 

Gwangju store (Store No. 7) opened

10/27/1998 

Customer satisfaction index selected by KMA in the 1998 Retailer     sectors

12/10/1998 

Nominated as the "Hit Product of the Year in 1998" by Naewai     Economic Daily

1999-03-00 

Selected as the best enterprise in the Department Store division at     the "First Korean Industry Brand Power Investigation

04/01/1999 

Bundang store (Store No. 8) opened

08/27/1999 

Bupyeong store (Store No. 9) opened

10/15/1999

 Ilsan store (Store No. 10) opened

03/17/2000 

Daejeon store (Store No. 11) opened

06/16/2000 

Gangnam store (Store No. 12) opened

12/08/2000 

Pohang store (Store No. 13) opened

08/24/2001 

Ulsan Store(Store No.14) Opened

11/02/2001 

Dongrae Store(Store No.15) Opened

12/28/2001

Chungju Magnet (Discount Store No.24) Opened

05/10/2002 

Anyang Store opened

08/23/2002 

Incheon Store opened

09/09/2002 

Nowon Store opened

12/2002 

The 7 th Korea Retail Award, Presidential Prize conferred

02/27/2003 

Daegu Store opened

10/2003 

Ranked top among retailers at National Brand Competitiveness Index 

11/18/2003 

Lotte Young Plaza/Myungdong opened

12/2003 

Ranked top among retailers at National Customer Satisfaction Index/ Korea Safety Award, Presidential Prize conferred

02/20/2004 

Sangin Store opened

03/2004 

Ranked top among retailers at Brand Power by KMA (for 6 consecutive years)

04/29/2004 

Lotte Department Store's Environment and Value-oriented Management declared

05/28/2004 

Jeonju Store opened

09/2004 

Ranked top among retailers at Brand Star Grand Prize

03/2005 

Ranked top among retailers at Brand Power by KMA (for 7 consecutive years)

03/25/2005  AVENUEL store opened

06/2005 

Ranked top among retailers at Brand Star Grand Prize(for 6 consecutive years)

11/2005 

Ranked top among retailers at National Brand Competitiveness Index(for 3 consecutive years)

11/2005 

Lotte Member's Card launched 

12/2005 

Ranked top among retailers at National Customer Satisfaction Index/ Korea Safety Award, Presidential Prize conferred(for 3 consecutive years)

02/2006 

Listed on Korean and London Securities Market

03/2006 

Ranked top among retailers at Brand Power by KMA (for 8 consecutive years)

04/2006 

Ranked top among retailers at Brand Star Grand Prize(for 7 consecutive years)

12/2006 

Ranked top among retailers at National Customer Satisfaction Index/ Korea Safety Award, Presidential Prize conferred(for 4 consecutive years)

12/20/2006 

Mia Store opened

03/16/2007 

Acquired the operation of BIG MART CO., LTD. at 80,000,000,000 KRW

 

The Subject Company is a Korea-based department store chain operator. The Company operates its business mainly through two segments: department stores and discount stores. Lotte department stores and Lotte discount stores offer clothes, shoes, accessories, electric products and sports products. In addition, the Company operates supermarkets, cinemas and shopping malls, as well as global fashion and food business. As of December 31, 2006, the Company had 23 department stores, 50 discount stores, 52 supermarkets and 36 cinemas in Korea. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the department stores and discount stores accounted for 56.9% and 36.8% of total sales.

 

 

Detailed Information

 

Management

 

Job Description

Title

Name

Nationality

Date of Birth

Education

Chairman & CEO

Mr.

Shin Kyuck-Ho

Korean

1922.10.04

Waseda University, Japan

Vice Chairman & CEO

Mr.

Shin Dong-Bin

Korean

1955.02.14

MBA, Columbia University

President & CEO

Mr.

Lee In-Won

Korean

1947.08.12

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

President & CEO

Dr.

Lee Chul-Woo

Korean

1943.04.21

Seoul National University

Outside Director

Mr.

Oh Jung-Hwan

Korean

1942.09.20

Kyunghee University

Outside Director

Mr.

Park Moo-Ik

Korean

1943.07.13

Seoul National University

Outside Director

Dr.

Kang Yoon-Ku

Korean

1950.10.05

Korea University

Outside Director

Mr.

Yoon Se-Ri

Korean

1953.11.20

Uni. Of California Hasting College of Law

Outside Director

Dr.

Shon Sung-Kyu

Korean

1959.12.16

Northwestern University

 

Financials                      Unit: KRW

 

Year

Sales

Assets

Net income

2006

9,055,879,873,905

11,872,313,654,937

739,844,192,388

2005

8,607,104,435,966

8,391,352,171,591

546,217,141,499

2004

7,627,916,620,904

7,621,234,001,058

302,481,306,482

2003

3,541,789,744,554

6,352,833,444,147

91,260,783,124

 

Financial Description                     Unit: KRW

 

Authorized Capital

300,000,000,000

Paid-Up Capital

145,216,870,000

Total Issues Shares

29,043,374

 


 

Balance Sheet

Unit : Korean Won

01/01/2007~03/31/2007

As of 12/31/2006

As of 12/31/2005

Total Assets

11,541,026,220,027

11,872,313,654,937

8,391,352,171,591

Current Assets

2,625,362,120,870

3,465,105,939,918

1,389,790,002,171

-Quick Assets

1,642,846,351,127

2,518,969,352,060

601,251,031,381

-Inventories

982,515,769,743

946,136,587,858

788,538,970,790

Fixed Assets

8,915,664,099,157

8,407,207,715,019

7,001,562,169,420

-Investment

2,113,156,451,473

1,761,995,540,117

1,221,103,547,897

-Tangibles

6,164,967,674,508

6,111,108,455,560

5,342,581,727,974

-Intangibles

89,658,343,744

35,591,775,817

36,847,297,063

-Others

547,881,629,432

498,511,943,525

401,029,596,486

Total Liabilities

3,883,296,761,747

4,356,460,897,639

5,155,498,191,240

Current Liabilities

2,886,626,398,667

3,377,972,338,469

3,528,198,716,686

Fixed Liabilities

996,670,363,080

978,488,559,170

1,627,299,474,554

Capital Stock

145,216,870,000

145,216,870,000

100,000,000,000

Capital Surplus

4,650,895,427,744

4,650,895,427,744

1,146,678,050,020

Profit Surplus

2,771,483,873,511

2,635,392,368,362

1,907,007,308,977

Capital Adjustment

-

-

-

Total Equity

7,657,729,458,280

7,515,852,757,298

3,235,853,980,351

Liab. & Shareholder’s Equity

11,541,026,220,027

11,872,313,654,937

8,391,352,171,591

 

Current Liabilities

2,886,626,398,667

3,377,972,338,469

3,528,198,716,686

Trade Payables

1,468,489,316,198

1,548,170,191,676

1,374,908,347,007

Short-Term Borrowings

252,096,160

544,477

584,031,410,874

Account Payables

338,423,314,884

439,953,360,328

291,822,471,045

Advance Receipts

18,070,509,247

18,461,683,692

21,786,811,239

Withholdings

7,432,718,370

7,251,877,419

5,054,531,675

VAT Withholds

33,311,628,109

38,317,363,409

27,948,794,168

Accrued Expenses

97,695,562,108

116,666,984,483

115,818,360,686

Accrued Dividends

36,304,217,500

-

 

Accrued Income Tax

170,849,566,328

124,296,321,351

103,583,143,899

Current Portion of Long-Term Debts

65,821,000,000

65,072,000,000

 

Current Portion of Debentures

238,209,000,000

657,888,000,000

700,000,000,000

Merchandise Coupon

347,458,242,811

301,325,538,013

271,176,462,596

Guarantee Deposit Income

3,289,520,000

2,596,620,000

2,500,327,272

Provision for Mileage

25,742,040,454

23,284,389,902

21,350,520,518

Current Portion of Derivatives

24,442,274,009

25,375,382,198

 

Investment Withhold

11,268,959,602

10,478,997,731

11,309,271,799

Fixed Liabilities

996,670,363,080

978,488,559,170

1,627,299,474,554

Long-Term Borrowings

 

 

70,910,000,000

Debentures

550,000,000,000

550,000,000,000

1,210,390,000,000

Leasehold Deposit Received

255,898,722,408

252,801,095,457

219,477,954,765

Provision for Severance & Retirement

120,083,294,566

114,101,150,758

92,548,507,333

Non-Current Portion of Deferred Income Tax Credit

139,900,104,995

131,942,250,722

82,131,888,179

Non-Current Portion of Derivatives

 

 

16,395,880,244

 

Income Statement

Unit : Korean Won

01/01/2007~03/31/2007

As of 12/31/2006

As of 12/31/2005

Sales

2,357,399,351,320

9,055,879,873,905

8,607,104,435,966

Cost of Sold Goods

1,660,077,510,334

6,383,540,148,506

6,189,256,190,022

Gross Profit

697,321,840,986

2,672,339,725,399

2,417,848,245,944

Selling & Admin. Expenses

513,774,975,159

1,922,967,510,566

1,729,028,284,642

Operating Income

183,546,865,827

749,372,214,833

688,819,961,302

Non-Operating Income

77,973,016,503

430,877,111,287

201,173,618,552

Non-Operating expenses

29,639,941,902

194,306,534,059

161,214,872,337

Ordinary Income

231,879,940,428

985,942,792,061

728,778,707,517

Special Income

-

-

-

Income Before Taxes

231,879,940,428

985,942,792,061

728,778,707,517

Income Taxes Expenses

59,484,217,779

246,098,599,673

182,561,566,018

Net Income

172,395,722,649

739,844,192,388

546,217,141,499

 

Cash Flows

Unit : Korean Won

01/01/2007~03/31/2007

As of 12/31/2006

As of 12/31/2005

Cash Flows from Operating

108,011,236,446

1,086,723,989,725

710,216,665,371

-Net Income

172,395,722,649

739,844,192,388

546,217,141,499

-Exp. without Cash Outflow

89,707,441,925

390,183,498,615

289,150,080,074

-Revenue without Cash Inflows

(-)47,859,501,001

(-)287,122,501,060

(-)176,819,782,822

-Changes in Asset/ & Liability

(-)106,232,427,127

243,818,799,782

51,669,226,620

Cash Flows from Investing

(-)168,572,541,826

(-)2,660,398,903,380

(-)729,264,121,753

-Cash Inflow from Investing

1,350,993,240,382

2,640,994,393,792

670,144,946,011

-Cash Outflows for Investing

(-)1,519,565,782,208

(-)5,301,393,297,172

(-)1,399,409,067,764

Cash Flows from Financing

(-)416,650,821,366

2,283,726,522,019

26,444,423,275

-Cash Inflows from Financing

13,003,120,637

3,661,516,338,095

10,655,783,192,708

-Cash Outflows from Financing

(-)429,653,942,003

(-)1,377,789,816,076

(-)10,629,338,769,433

Increase/Decrease in Cash

(-)477,212,126,746

710,051,608,364

7,396,966,893

Cash at the Beginning of Year

747,585,585,518

37,533,977,154

30,137,010,261

Cash at the End of Year

270,373,458,772

747,585,585,518

37,533,977,154

 

 

Products,Technologies,Services Description

 

Main Products & Services

The Subject has Department Stores Division, Discount Stores Division, Super Markets Division, Theaters Division and Shopping Malls Division, and also it has Fashion business division & Foods division.

 

LOTTE DEPARTMENT STORES(23 Stores including 20 direct operating branches)

LOTTE MART (52 Direct Operating Stores)

LOTTE SUPER (53 Direct Operating Stores)

LOTTE CINEMA (38 Theaters including 18 direct operating Theaters)

KDD ( 17 Direct Operating Stores)

 

Brand Name: AVENUEL, MAGNET

Trade Partners

 

Customers

 

Competitors

Lotte Department Stores’ domestic market share (42.2%)

Lotte Mart Discount Stores’ domestic market share (14.0%)

 

Hyundai Department Store

Shinsegae Department Store

E-Mart

Home Plus

 

 

Related Parties (Subsidiaries, Joint-Venture & Affiliates)

 

Subsidiary

LOTTE Boulangerie Co., LTD (135511-0109807)   

(93.33% held by the subject company)

 

LOTTE MIDOPA CO.,LTD (110111-0045983)       

(79.01% held by the subject company)

 

LOTTE CARD Co.,ltd. (110111-0641434) 

(92.54% held by the subject company)

 

Affiliates-Domestic(Total 44 companies including the below companies.)

 

Lotte Ham & Milk Co., Ltd.                     

Address: 3Fl Seolak Bokji Center, 50-2, Jamwon-Dong, Seocho-Ku, Seoul 137-030 Korea

Tel: 82-2-3479-5114   Fax: 82-2-3479-5108

 

Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd.                        

Address: 1322-1, Seocho-Dong, Seocho-Ku, Seoul 137-070 Korea                                          

Tel: 82-2-3479-9114   Fax: 82-2-535-8619

 

Lotte Confectionery Co., Ltd.

Address: 23, Yangpyeong-dong 4-ga, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea

Tel: 82-2-2670-6114, FAX: 82-2-6672-6600

 

Lotte Samkang Co., Ltd.

Address: 21, Mullae-Dong 6-Ga, Yeongdeungpo-Ku, Seoul 150-096 Korea

Tel: 82-2-2629-0114   Fax: 82-2-2629-0293

 

Hotel Lotte Co., Ltd.

Address: 1, Sogong-Dong, Jung-Ku, Seoul 100-070 Korea

Tel: 82-2-771-1000 Fax: 82-2-773-4839

 

Lotte Engineering & Machinery Mfg. Co., Ltd.

Address: 104, Wonhyoro 1-Ga, Yongsan-Ku, Seoul 140-846 Korea

Tel: 82-2-3270-0500 Fax: 82-2-3270-0350

 

Daehong Communications Inc.

Address: 9fl Yonsei Severance BD 84-11 Namdaemunno 5-ga Jung-ku Seoul 100-753 Korea

Tel: 82-2-3671-6114 Fax: 82-2-3671-6784

 

Lotte Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

Address: Lotte Welfare Center Bldg., 50-2, Jamwon-dong, Seocho-Ku, Seoul 137-723 Korea

Tel: 82-2-3480-9114 Fax: 82-2-3480-9969

 

Lotte Trading Co., Ltd.

Address: 7 Fl., Aurora World BD, 997-2, Daechi 3-dong, Gangnam-Ku, Seoul 135-502 Korea

Tel: 82-2-3459-9600 Fax: 82-2-565-0613

 

Lotte Industry Co., Ltd.

Address: Rm. 2405, Janggyo Bldg., 1, Janggyo-Dong, Jung-Ku, Seoul 100-760 Korea

Tel: 82-2-775-9571 Fax: 82-2-775-9570

 

Lotte-Asahi Liquor Co., Ltd.

Address: 1322-1, Seocho 2-dong, Seocho-Gu, SEOUL, KOREA

Tel: 82-2-525-6263 Fax: 82-2-525-6454

 

Lotte Giants Co., Ltd.

Address: 930-1, Sajik 2-Dong, Dongnae-Ku, Busan 607-820 Korea

Tel: 82-51-505-7422 Fax: 82-51-505-7423

 

Lotteria Co., Ltd.

Address: 98-6, Garwol-Dong, Yongsan-Ku, Seoul 140-807 Korea

Tel: 82-2-709-1114 Fax: 82-2-709-1005

 

Honam Petro Chemical Corporation

Address: 11 Fl., Lotte Gwanak Tower Bldg., 395-67, Sindaebang 2-Dong, Dongjak-Ku, Seoul 156-711 Korea

Tel: 82-2-829-4114 Fax: 82-2-843-1010

 

Korea Fuji Film Co., Ltd.

Address: 505-19, Gasan-Dong, Geumcheon-Ku, Seoul 153-803 Korea

Tel: 82-2-3281-7700 Fax: 82-2-3281-4112

 

Lotte Canon Co., Ltd.

Address: Union Steel Bldg., 890, Daechi 4-Dong, Gangnam-Ku, Seoul 135-524 Korea

Tel: 82-2-3450-0700 Fax: 82-2-558-5002

 

Lotte Station Building Co., Ltd.

Address: 618-496, Yeongdeungpo-Dong, Yeongdeungpo-Ku, Seoul 150-030 Korea

Tel: 82-2-2670-8881~9 Fax: 82-2-2670-8890

 

Lotte Cold Storage Co., Ltd.

Address: 45, Yangpyeong-Dong 3-Ga, Yeongdeungpo-Ku, Seoul 150-103 Korea

Tel: 82-2-2675-9851~4 Fax: 82-2-2675-9928

 

Lotte Moolsan Co., Ltd.

Address: 29, Sincheon-Dong, Songpa-Ku, Seoul 138-240 Korea

Tel: 82-2-411-5101 Fax: 82-2-423-4643

 

Busan Lotte Hotel Co., Ltd.

Address: 503-15, Bujeon 2-Dong, Busanjin-Ku, Busan 614-847 Korea

Tel: 82-51-810-1000 Fax: 82-51-810-5609

 

Lotte Capital Co., Ltd.

Address: 14Fl. Seongdam BD 142-35, Samseong-dong, Gangnam-ku, Seoul 135-876 Korea

Tel: 82-2-566-7600 Fax: 82-2-566-8432

 

Lotte Data Communication Company

Address: 6 Fl., Lotte Gwanak Tower Bldg., 395-67, Sindaebang 2-Dong, Dongjak-Ku, Seoul 156-849 Korea

Tel: 82-2-2102-8800 Fax: 82-2-2102-8996

 

KP Chemical Corp.

Address: 427-3, Sanggae-Dong, Nam-Ku, Ulsan 680-180 Korea

Tel: 82-52-278-3600 Fax: 82-52-272-3900

 

Lotte Card Co., Ltd.

Address: Dongyang Finance center 157 Samseong-dong Gangnam-ku Seoul 135-974 Korea

Tel: 82-2-2050-2212 Fax: 82-2-2050-2240

 

Lotte.Com Inc.

Address: 8 Fl., Sampung Bldg., 310-68, Euljiro 4-Ga, Jung-Ku, Seoul 100-194 Korea

Tel: 82-2-3668-8500 Fax: 82-2-3668-8604

 

Lotte Logistics Co., Ltd.

Address: 83-2, Cheongpadong 3-Ga, Yongsan-Ku, Seoul 140-133 Korea

Tel: 82-2-711-7028 Fax: 82-2-711-7514

 

Korea Seven Co., Ltd.

Address: Wonbong Bldg., 48-22, Suyu 1-Dong, Gangbuk-Ku, Seoul 142-873 Korea

Tel: 82-1577-0711 Fax: 82-2-764-8003

 

Lotte Fresh Delica Co., Ltd.

Address: 55-5, Sangha-Dong, Giheung-Ku, Yongin-Si, Gyeongi-Do 446-914 Korea

Tel: 82-31-281-5751 Fax: 82-31-281-5755

 

Lotte Boulangerie Co., Ltd.

Address: 1282-11, Jeongwang 1-Dong, Siheung-Si, Gyeonggi-Do 429-850 Korea

Tel: 82-2-2675-8131 Fax: 82-2-2675-8122

 

LOTTE ALUMINIUM CO., LTD.

Address: 1005, Doksan 1-dong, Geumcheon-gu, SEOUL, KOREA

Tel: 82-2-801-8000 Fax: 82-2-801-8109

 

Foodstar Inc. 

Address: 1059-16, Namhyeon-Dong, Gwanak-Ku, Seoul 151-800 Korea

Tel: 82-2-580-8114 Fax: 82-2-525-0145

 

Lotte Midopa Co., Ltd.

Address: 713, Sanggye 2-Dong, Nowon-Ku, Seoul 139-202 Korea

Tel: 82-2-950-2500 Fax: 82-2-950-2031

 

Seetec Co., Ltd.

Address: 679, Daejuk-Ri, Daesan-Eup, Seosan-Si, Chungnam-Do 356-874 Korea

Tel: 82-41-689-8114 Fax: 82-41-666-1678

 

Daeha Co., Ltd.

Address: 536-9, Segyo-Dong, Pyeongtaek-Si, Gyeonggi-Do 450-818 Korea

Tel: 82-31-657-3366 Fax: 82-31-657-3368

 

KP Chemtech Corp.

Address: 427-5, Sanggae-Dong, Nam-Ku, Ulsan 680-180 Korea

Tel: 82-52-278-3900 Fax: 82-52-266-0208

 

Lotte Daesan Petrochemical Corporation

Address: 634, Dokgot-Ri, Daesan-Eup, Seosan-Si, Chungnam-Do 356-874 Korea

Tel: 82-41-689-5114 Fax: 82-41-689-5118

 

FRL Korea Co., Ltd.

Address: Rm. 503, Samgu Bldg., 70, Sogong-Dong, Jung-Ku, Seoul 100-070 Korea

Tel: 82-2-756-3577~9 Fax: 82-2-753-0310

 

Wellga Inc.

Address: 250-2, Seohyeon-Dong, Bundang-Ku, Seongnam-Si, Gyeonggi-Do 463-824 Korea

Tel: 82-31-780-1500 Fax: 82-31-705-8911

 

Lotte JTV (As of 06/01/2007, it joined as an Affiliated company.)

 

Affiliates-Overseas (Total 18 companies including the below companies)

L&L.Ltd

Lotte India Co.Ltd

Lotte Trading New York Coporation

Lottephilippines Co.,

Vietnam Lotteria co.,Ltd

Lottevietnam Co.,Ltd,

KP Chemical(H.K)Limited

Lotte Taiwan Co.,Ltd

Lotte Shopping Rus Ltd

ZAO L&S

 

 

Sales by Region (Activity & Markets)

 

Sales/ Unit :Mil KRW

2006

2005

2004

Export

301

1,785

322

Domestic

9,055,579

8,605,319

7,627,595

Total

9,055,880

8,607,104

7,627,917

 

The Subject has the plan to open the department stores in Russia, China and Vietnam. It exports to European countries including Spain, and also imports European countries including Italy.

 

 

Court Action

 

Case No.

Court

Plaintiff(s)/ Creditor(s)/ Applicant(s)

Defendant(s)/ Debtor(s)/ Respondent(s)

Cause

Amount (Million KRW)

Status

 

 

The Subject

Sir C&D and other 8 cases

Claim for Damages

1,006

Proceeding

 

 

10 cases

The Subject

Claim for Damages

4,625

Proceeding

 

News Clipping

 

Home Plus plans to expand mini-marts

JoongangIlbo & Joins.com : 06/08/2007

 

Home Plus will continue its aggressive expansion into the corner store sector of the retail industry, said an official at its corporate parent.Lucy Neville-Rolf made the remarks as corporate affairs director of Tesco, the U.K.-based majority share- holder of Samsung Tesco, which operates Home Plus, the No.

 

2 player in the big-box retail business after E-Mart.

 

“We will add 10 big-box stores and 41 super supermarkets [slightly larger than a convenience store] in Korea by the end of the year,” said Neville-Rolf.

 

That will bring the total Home Plus numbers to 61 large stores and 73 smaller stores.Home Plus aims to surpass E-Mart, which has only a few smaller stores.

 

Lotte Shopping, the third-largest big-box retailer, has 53 smaller stores in operation with 14 more coming within the year.

 

The competition is fierce, and small retailers and the government are not comfortable with the expansion.

 

“Don’t the big chain stores think it is enough?” said the owner of Daegwang Supermarket in Cheongdam, Gangnam, southern Seoul.

 

He said he had lost a lot of regular customers after an E-Mart opened near his shop.

 

“My store is making money selling gum and drinks.

 

Imagine how it’s going to be when the giants open their own version of corner stores around here.”Local governments are also in a dilemma.

 

In terms of investment, the authorities welcome new stores in their town, but smaller store owners tend to persuade their governments to take a different stance.

 

Yesterday, the chief executives of major retailers including E-Mart, Home Plus and many others gathered at a hotel in southern Seoul to discuss how to deal with government regulations.

 

They were to issue a declaration against the government’s policy to suppress large stores and revive traditional markets and corner stores.

 

Recently, Wal-Mart and Carrefour, leading global retailers, failed in the domestic market and withdrew.

 

Some blame regulations, but Home Plus, another foreign-owned chain, is doing quite well. The biggest factor for success is understanding the culture, said one researcher at AC Nielsen, a marketing research firm.

 

“There are only about 10 foreign workers among all 12,000 employees at Samsung Tesco,” said the researcher.

 

“Carrefour’s foreign employees were somewhat ignorant of the Korean work ethic, which needed consideration.”Carrefour was also not on good terms with local suppliers.

 

“Occasionally, Carrefour would ask us to sell our drinks at a ridiculous price,” said a salesperson at a beverage company.

 

By Hwang Young-jin Staff Writer - Copyrights ⓒ JoongangIlbo & Joins.com, All rights reserved. -

 

 

Dismal retail 1st quarter leads to spending doubts

JoongangIlbo & Joins.com : 05/17/2007

 

Korea’s department store sales fell for the first time in three months in April, suggesting rising gasoline prices and a slowing housing market may be chipping away at consumer spending.Sales at the nation’s three biggest department store chains dropped 2.3 percent from a year ago after rising 4.1 percent in March, the Commerce Ministry said yesterday.Retailers declined as the report added to signs consumption is lagging behind exports as a driver of growth here.

 

Lotte Shopping Co., Korea’s biggest department-store operator, said last month that first-quarter profit slipped 4 percent on sluggish sales of winter clothes.“Consumer spending is likely to remain weak throughout the first half of this year,” said Lee Sang-koo, a retail analyst at Hyundai Securities Co.

 

in Seoul.Sales at discount stores dipped 5.5 percent in April, compared with a 3.6 percent gain in March, when shoppers flocked to stores as new school semesters began, yesterday’s report showed.Seoul-based Lotte Shopping in February forecast that profit will decline 6.8 percent in 2007, the first annual drop in four years.

 

Shares in Lotte have slipped 6.2 percent this year, compared with an 11 percent gain in the Kospi index.In another sign of lackluster consumer spending, Korean service firms, such as realtors, health care providers and retailers, expanded output at the slowest pace in five months in March.The increased cost of fuel may provide one reason consumer spending is sluggish.

 

The price of Dubai crude, a benchmark for Asia, has risen 12 percent this year, boosting transport expenses for Korean consumers and businesses.“We believe the Korean economy is finally bottoming out,” said Lim Kyung-mook, a Seoul-based economist at the government-funded Korea Development Institute.

 

Still, if the recent rise in the oil price “continues, that might hamper the performance of the Korean economy.”Authorities have also sought to curb property price gains and slow home lending, which may be dampening consumer spending.

 

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RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average/normal.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

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Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

 

 

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