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Lumens

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Market Cap

₩33.1B

Turnover

₩0

Volume

0 shares

Shares out.

48.1M

PER

—

PBR

0.4×

EPS

-₩16

Dividend Yield

0.00%

PER, EPS, PBR and BPS are calculated in-house from the last 4 quarters (2025Q3–2026Q2) · Dividend yield is based on ₩0 per share · Prices as of the 2026-10-02 close

Report overview

Lumens Under New Ownership Accelerates Micro LED Push

Following its acquisition by the Roa & Co Group and the launch of a new CEO regime, Lumens faces the task of converting its niche defense and automotive Micro LED/Mini LED business into actual revenue and profit.

1
On September 2, 2026, an extraordinary shareholders' meeting installed new CEO Yang Young-hak, with Nexton & Roll Korea (21.97% stake) as the largest shareholder following integration into the Roa & Co Group.
2
The company was selected as a supplier of automotive displays (CID/PID) to a top-tier global automaker, entering a project with potential supply volume of about 2.2 million units.
3
Micro LED revenue is driven mainly by ultra-small products supplied to global defense customers such as Sweden's Aimpoint, while entry into the consumer mass market remains delayed.
4
2025 consolidated revenue rose modestly to KRW 175.5 billion, but operating losses continued for a second straight year, and owner net income also swung to a loss in 2025.
5
Over the trailing four quarters (Q3 2025–Q2 2026), results swung between profit and loss without a clear directional trend.

Business structure

Lumens is a company focused on LEDs and next-generation optical semiconductors, having expanded from general lighting LEDs into automotive LED packages/displays and Micro LEDs.

On September 2, 2026, an extraordinary shareholders' meeting launched a new management regime under CEO Yang Young-hak, following the company's recent integration into the Roa & Co Group. The largest shareholder is KOSDAQ-listed Nexton & Roll Korea, which holds 10,566,637 shares (21.97%) of Lumens.

This change in control was completed through a share purchase agreement under which Nexton & Roll Korea acquired control from DTC for KRW 28 billion, at KRW 2,650 per share.

With the addition of Lumens, the Roa & Co Group now spans semiconductor equipment, advanced materials, and EV materials affiliates alongside display and automotive electronics.

The company has designated Micro LED, automotive electronics, defense, and next-generation optical semiconductors as its four core growth businesses.

In Micro LED, building on ultra-small, high-reliability (mil-spec) product technology accumulated since its early mass-production success, the company supplies ultra-small Micro LED panels for military gun sights to global defense customers such as Sweden's Aimpoint.

In automotive electronics, its Mini LED-based vehicle display was recently selected as a new supplier to a top-tier global automaker, entering mass-production preparation for center information displays (CID) and passenger information displays (PID), with a potential supply scale of about 2.2 million units. Production utilizes manufacturing bases in China and Vietnam.

Earnings trend

Quarterly revenue · Operating profit

₩36.7B-₩2.1B25Q2₩44.4B-₩1.9B25Q3₩46.5B-₩1.9B25Q4₩38.2B₩900M26Q1₩34.7B-₩1.8B26Q2

RevenueOperating profit

Annual revenue · Operating profit

₩166.3B₩1.2B2022₩171.2B₩2.7B2023₩174.2B-₩1.6B2024₩175.5B-₩5B2025

RevenueOperating profit

Quarterly results · Last 5 quarters
Quarter	Revenue	Operating profit	Op. margin
2025Q2	₩36.7B	-₩2.1B	−5.6%
2025Q3	₩44.4B	-₩1.9B	−4.4%
2025Q4	₩46.5B	-₩1.9B	−4.0%
2026Q1	₩38.2B	₩900M	2.4%
2026Q2	₩34.7B	-₩1.8B	−5.2%

Annual results
Year	Revenue	Operating profit	Net income (parent)	Op. margin	ROE	Debt-to-equity
2022	₩166.3B	₩1.2B	₩15.9B	0.7%	17.0%	46.9%
2023	₩171.2B	₩2.7B	₩4B	1.6%	4.1%	49.7%
2024	₩174.2B	-₩1.6B	₩8.8B	−0.9%	7.9%	51.0%
2025	₩175.5B	-₩5B	-₩6.7B	−2.9%	−6.3%	47.4%

Consolidated basis (financial statements including subsidiaries) · Final figures from DART filings · Net income attributable to owners of the parent · Data as of 2026-08-23

Earnings analysis

Consolidated revenue rose modestly for four straight years, from KRW 166.3 billion in 2022 to KRW 171.2 billion in 2023, KRW 174.2 billion in 2024, and KRW 175.5 billion in 2025. Profitability, however, deteriorated.

Operating profit was positive at KRW 1.19 billion in 2022 and KRW 2.74 billion in 2023, but turned into losses of KRW -1.62 billion in 2024 and KRW -5.03 billion in 2025, with the operating margin falling from 1.6% in 2023 to -2.9% in 2025.

Owner net income remained positive at KRW 15.89 billion in 2022, KRW 4.01 billion in 2023, and KRW 8.84 billion in 2024, decoupled from operating results, but swung to a net loss of KRW -6.65 billion in 2025.

On a quarterly basis, Q2 2025 recorded the largest loss with an operating loss of KRW -2.06 billion and net loss of KRW -5.08 billion, followed by continued losses in Q3 2025 (operating loss KRW -1.94 billion, net loss KRW -0.14 billion) and Q4 2025 (operating loss KRW -1.87 billion, net loss KRW -2.12 billion).

Q1 2026 turned profitable after five quarters, with operating profit of KRW 0.91 billion and net profit of KRW 2.32 billion, but Q2 2026 reverted to an operating loss of KRW -1.80 billion and net loss of KRW -0.82 billion, underscoring pronounced quarterly volatility.

The trailing four-quarter (Q3 2025–Q2 2026) sum of owner net income was KRW -0.76 billion — not a large loss, but no clear sustained profitability has yet been established. Notably, operating cash flow was generally positive regardless of net profit or loss, at KRW 24.66 billion in 2023 and KRW 14.95 billion in 2025.

Industry analysis

The LED industry has faced prolonged oversupply and pricing pressure driven by Chinese producers' capacity expansion, leaving growth in general lighting and backlight LED markets stagnant.

Micro LED, by contrast, is drawing attention as a next-generation display technology; one market research source projects the global Micro LED market will grow from roughly USD 2.2 billion in 2025 to more than USD 42.5 billion by 2035, a compound annual growth rate of about 70%.

However, this growth assumes mass production for consumer electronics (premium TVs, wearables) becomes fully commercialized, whereas currently ultra-small, low-resolution products are being commercialized first in defense and industrial niche markets.

Competitor Seoul Semiconductor has received government approval for a business realignment plan to enter the AR-glasses display module market based on its Micro LED core technology.

Its subsidiary Seoul Viosys is strengthening its competitive position in the optical semiconductor market with proprietary technologies such as RGB One Pixel and WICOP.

Compared to these rivals, Lumens has a smaller revenue base but holds supply experience in ultra-small, high-reliability Micro LEDs for the defense sector, and is attempting to diversify its revenue base through recent entry into the automotive electronics display supply chain.

Apple's Micro LED-equipped Apple Watch has long been cited as a potential growth catalyst for the market, but its launch has been repeatedly delayed — to 2024, then 2025, then Q1 2026 — leaving uncertainty around the timing of mass-market entry.

Outlook

New management emphasized that it is now time to translate Lumens' long-accumulated LED and Micro LED technology into actual customer acquisition, orders, revenue and profit.

The company stated it will review profitability by business line, pursue efficiency gains in production, cost, and supply chain, and selectively advance new businesses based on order likelihood and return on investment.

In Micro LED, the stated goal is to maintain the existing defense and industrial customer base while expanding into XR/AR, smart glasses, HUD, and wearables.

In automotive electronics, the company plans to diversify customers and product lines starting with the recently secured CID/PID supply to a global automaker, with next-generation vehicle display and light-source technologies also under consideration.

The Roa & Co Group intends to leverage the technology and business foundations of its affiliates to identify new business opportunities and expand inter-affiliate cooperation.

Earlier, the company had also stated a goal of achieving new customer order wins within the year, including in automotive electronics and defense.

However, specific order values, mass-production timing, and revenue recognition schedules for these businesses have not yet been confirmed via disclosure, and progress should be monitored through future quarterly results and additional filings.

Valuation

PER

—

PBR

0.4×

ROE

-0.7%

EPS

-₩16

BPS

₩2,265

Dividend per share

₩0

Lumens shares trade below their internally calculated book value per share, placing the stock in a discount range relative to net assets. This can be interpreted as reflecting the continued operating losses of 2024–2025 and the volatility in results.

On the dividend front, the company did not pay a cash dividend in its most recent fiscal year, limiting the appeal of shareholder returns through dividends.

The share price appears to have been influenced by recent events — integration into the Roa & Co Group, the new CEO's appointment, and the automotive display supplier selection — as well as broader flow-driven interest in the Micro LED theme, with commentary suggesting thematic and event-driven factors have played a relatively larger role than earnings metrics in this period.

Future valuation trends may depend on whether defense and automotive electronics orders and revenue materialize, and whether quarterly earnings stability is established.

PER, EPS, PBR and BPS are all calculated in-house (the same method as Naver and Toss) · Dividend yield = cash dividend per share from DART filings (supplemented by KRX) ÷ current price · As of 2026-08-23

Bull factors

Financial Stability from Group Integration

At the time of the acquisition, Roa & Co Group stated that Lumens held roughly KRW 60 billion in cash and cash equivalents and about KRW 110 billion in total equity.

Group integration enables inter-affiliate technology cooperation and new business discovery, with the five listed affiliates' simple combined H1 2026 consolidated assets at KRW 813.4 billion, revenue at KRW 233.1 billion, and operating profit at KRW 35.6 billion.

This is seen as creating conditions to pursue Micro LED and automotive electronics expansion on a more stable financial footing.

Entry into the Automotive Electronics Display Supply Chain

Lumens was selected as a new supplier of Mini LED-based automotive displays to a top-tier global automaker, with a potential supply scale of about 2.2 million units.

The supplied products are center information displays (CID) and passenger information displays (PID), which can potentially be extended to head-up displays (HUD) in the future.

This could serve as an opportunity to diversify revenue sources beyond existing automotive LED packages and lighting modules into premium automotive electronics displays.

Continued Defense Niche Micro LED Supply

Since achieving early mass production of Micro LEDs, Lumens has accumulated ultra-small, high-reliability (mil-spec) product technology. Based on this, it continues to supply Micro LED panels for military gun sights to global defense customers such as Sweden's Aimpoint.

Even ahead of large-scale consumer mass production, defense and industrial niche revenue has served as a support for the business.

Bear factors

Delayed Entry into the Micro LED Mass Market

The launch of an Apple Watch featuring Micro LED has been repeatedly postponed — to 2024, then 2025, then Q1 2026 — and its subsequent launch remains uncertain per industry assessments. There is also no disclosed concrete evidence that Lumens is directly connected to Apple's supply chain.

With no consumer wearable or large automotive electronics contract in place, defense niche supply remains the main pillar of results, leaving the timing of mass-market revenue contribution uncertain.

Quarterly Earnings Volatility

Of the five quarters from Q2 2025 to Q2 2026, operating profit was positive only once, in Q1 2026 (KRW 0.91 billion), while the other four quarters all recorded operating losses. Net income was also negative in every quarter except Q1 2026 (KRW 2.32 billion).

The trailing four-quarter sum of net income remains a modest loss, and sustained profitability has not yet been confirmed.

Potential for Increased Volatility from Trading Flow Patterns

Market observers tracking the optical semiconductor theme have noted that since March 2026, foreign and institutional investors have generally been taking profits while retail investor flows have been rapidly concentrating in the stock.

Warnings have also been raised that such a flow structure could produce repeated cycles of thematic surges followed by sharp declines. As the change in controlling shareholder coincides with a new management transition, market interpretation of the company's business direction could shift frequently.

Risk factors

Control & Governance

Just over a year after the largest shareholder changed from Lumens Holdings and five others to DTC in January 2025, control shifted again in September 2026 to Nexton & Roll Korea and the Roa & Co Group.

With the new CEO regime only just launched, uncertainty remains around the new management's business direction and the integration of existing organization and personnel. Concrete execution of inter-affiliate synergy plans may take time.

Industry & Competition

The general LED lighting and backlight market has been in prolonged oversupply due to capacity expansion and price competition from Chinese producers.

Next-generation technologies such as Micro LED are viewed as having strong growth potential but remain pre-mass-market, with ongoing technology and order competition against better-capitalized rivals such as Seoul Semiconductor and Seoul Viosys, which hold larger patent portfolios. The commercialization timing of new application areas such as AR/XR and wearables is also difficult to predict.

Earnings & Financial

The company recorded operating losses for two consecutive years in 2024–2025, and net income also turned into a loss in 2025. Quarterly results have alternated between profit and loss, showing that earnings stability has not yet been established.

The impact on the financial structure of investment burdens required for new businesses, such as automotive electronics displays and Micro LED expansion, also warrants ongoing monitoring.

What to watch next

Mid-November 2026
Expected timing for the preliminary Q3 2026 (July–September) earnings disclosure, allowing a check on whether the alternating profit/loss pattern continues and whether automotive electronics/defense revenue is being reflected.
Q4 2026
A point to check whether the company's stated goal of achieving new customer order wins within the year is confirmed through actual disclosures.
Q4 2026–early 2027
Confirmation is needed on whether a mass-production contract for CID/PID with the global automaker is signed and initial supply begins. Whether the potential 2.2-million-unit project converts into an actual order is a key point to watch.
From Q4 2026 onward
It is worth watching whether new management, following integration into the Roa & Co Group, announces concrete business realignment and synergy plans, such as inter-affiliate technology cooperation or R&D integration.

Overall view

Lumens embarked on a business realignment centered on Micro LED, automotive electronics, defense, and next-generation optical semiconductors, triggered by the September 2026 change of controlling shareholder to the Roa & Co Group and the launch of a new CEO regime.

Consolidated revenue has grown modestly since 2022, but operating losses continued for two straight years in 2024–2025, and net income also turned to a loss in 2025, meaning profitability recovery remains a work in progress.

Results over the trailing four quarters (Q3 2025–Q2 2026) alternated between profit and loss without showing a clear directional trend.

On the business side, there are concrete achievements such as selection as an automotive display supplier to a global automaker and continued Micro LED supply to defense customers, but Micro LED's entry into the consumer mass market (TVs, wearables) remains uncertain amid repeated delays to the Apple Watch launch.

Financial stability from group integration and expected affiliate synergies stand as bullish factors, while transition-period uncertainty from the change in control, earnings volatility, and industry-wide LED oversupply coexist as bearish factors.

Investors should continue to track future quarterly disclosures and the materialization of new orders and mass-production contracts to gauge the real progress of the business realignment.

Sources

Korea Exchange (KRX) — Prices · Market Cap · Volume
FSS electronic disclosure system (DART) — Financial statements · Dividend filings

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Report written 2026-09-05 · Data as of 2026-09-04

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