Curly achieves First-ever Annual Operating Profit Surplus...Sales are also the highest ever

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Retail tech company Curly achieved its first-ever operating profit surplus last year. Sales and transactions were also the highest ever.

According to the "2025 Management Performance Earnings Call" conducted by Curley on the 4th, the company's 25-year consolidated sales were tentatively tallied at KRW 2.36 trillion, up 7.8% year-on-year. Annual operating profit reached 13.1 billion won based on the fourth consecutive quarter of surplus. The total transaction amount (GMV) rose 13.5 percent to 3.534 trillion won, the report showed.

Curly's transaction this year is more than twice the growth rate of domestic online shopping (based on transaction amount) recently announced by the National Statistical Office. Last year, Curly saw trading volume growth of more than 10% for the fourth quarter in a row, and growth of 16.2% in the fourth quarter, the highest in the last three years.

▲ Synergy effects of new businesses such as FBK, 3P, and Cully N Mart on balanced growth of fresh and beauty

Regarding achieving its first annual operating profit surplus, the company explained that stable growth of its main businesses such as fresh food and diversification of its portfolio such as new businesses were the main reasons. On top of that, he added that the fundamental improvement of the structure of profits was able to achieve both outward expansion and qualitative growth at the same time.

In fact, Curly maintained solid growth in its flagship business last year. In addition to fresh food products, strengthening indie beauty, and expanding fashion and living led to improved performance. As a result, Market Curly increased 11% year-on-year based on transaction volume, and Beauty Curly also maintained an even growth trend.

In terms of business diversification, performance such as fulfillment service (FBK) and seller delivery product (3P) was great. The amount of 3P transactions, including FBK and others, increased significantly over the past year, growing 54.9%. Product power such as fashion, kitchenware, and interior and competitiveness in FBK services were effective. Curly N Mart, which was launched with Naver, also contributed to the increase in overall transactions, with average monthly transactions increasing by more than 50% every month since its launch in September last year.

▲ Maximize profits through fundamental improvement and structural innovation

The improvement of the operation of Gimpo, Pyeongtaek, and Changwon distribution centers, which have been focused on for years, and the improvement of order processing efficiency were also directly linked to the fundamental improvement of the constitution. Based on this, it is interpreted that while the cost-of-sales ratio was 1.5%p lower than the previous year, the SG&A ratio increased only 0.2%p to maximize profits.

Another major achievement last year was the increase in the number of customers who use Curly as a "marketplace platform." In particular, as of the end of 25, the number of monthly active users increased by more than 30% compared to the same period last year, and the number of active subscribers to CalliMembers also increased every month to 1.4 million. In particular, it was found that a net increase of more than 200,000 people in the fourth quarter of last year alone.

"This first annual surplus is significant in that we have established a business model in which sales growth is directly linked to profit growth through structural innovation," said Curly Kim Jong-hoon, head of Management Management. "As we have secured sustainable growth engines based on the verified profit model, we will push for stable market settlement and future value enhancement of new businesses more quickly."

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