Kia 2007 Annual Report Download - page 108

IR Activities in 2007
January Conference for 2006 Operating Results and 2007 Business Plan
February Non-Deal Road Show in US/Europe/Asia
March Annual General Shareholder's Meeting and Annual Report Release (Korean)
Investors Conference in Seoul by Citigroup
April Investors Conference in New York by Morgan Stanley
European Operations(Plant/Sales Subsidiary/R&D Center) Visit (for Credit/Equity Analysts)
Annual Report Release (English)
May Conference for 1st Quarter Operating Results
Non-Deal Road Show in US/Europe/Asia
June cee'd Test-drive (for Analysts, Institutional Investors)
July Conference for 1st Half Operating Results
September Investors Conference in New York by Deutsche
October Conference for 3rd Quarter Operating Results
Investors Conference in Singapore by Woori Securities
November Non-Deal Road Show in US/Europe/Asia
Investors Conference in Seoul by UBS
Corporate Credit Ratings Annual Review (Moody's, Standard & Poor's)
December Year-end Small Group Meetings with Analysts
Shareholder Structure (at December 31, 2007/2006 ; %)
2007 38.67 0.00 1.99 7.12 9.74 16.11 26.37
2006 38.67 1.26 1.99 7.25 10.10 22.53 18.20
Hyundai Motor Company Hyundai ES Chung ESOP Domestic Foreign Investors Others
Capital Institutional Investors
Hyundai Motor Company
Kia Motors Share Price in 2007
In 2007, the benchmark KOSPI index soared 32.3% to end at 1,897.13 points, compared to the end of last year. Supported by the strong global stock market, KOSPI
exceeded 2,000 points showing upward trend thanks to improvement in corporate performance, strong China-related stocks, and abundant capital in stock market.
However, in the second half of the year, due to the widespread volatility in global stock market stemming from subprime mortgage crisis in the U.S., KOSPI also
swung between gains and losses.
Stock prices of Kia Motors have increased steadily in the first half of 2007. However, in the second half of the year, the stock prices turned to downturn and closed at
￦10,100, down by 24.9% from the previous year. Kia turned to a surplus in the second quarter of 2007 after recording deficit since the second quarter of 2006. But it
turned into a deficit again in the third quarter with weak stock prices due to the delay in production during strike. Increased volatility in global stock market forced
foreign investors to go on a selling spree in Korean stock market in 2007 and the proportion of Kia shares owned by foreigners has decreased from 22.5% at the end
of 2006 to 16.1% at the end of 2007.
Kia Motors recorded operating deficit in 2007 following the previous year. However thanks to continuous efforts to reduce costs, deficit has fallen compared to the
previous year. Kia’s profitability is expected to improve as competitive new cars will hit the market in 2008 along with innovation in cost structure. Kia conveyed mid-
and long-term growth momentum through continuous communication with investors at road shows, conferences and IR meetings even when it showed
stagnant performance. As a result, many investors at home and abroad now buy Kia’s stocks, paying keen attention to Kia’s turnaround story after Kia announced in
January 2008 that it recorded surplus in the fourth quarter of year 2007. So, stock price of Kia will recover in line with enhancement in performance.
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IR Information
900 P
1,100 P
1,300 P
1,500 P
1,700 P
1,900 P
2,100 P
Low
9,330 KRW
(07-10-22)
End of 2007
10,100 KRW
(KRW) KIA MOTORS KOSPI
2007-02-28 2007-04-30 2007-06-30 2007-08-30 2007-10-30
9000
End of 2007
1,897.13P
End of 2006
Kia Mortors : 13,450 KRW
KOSPI : 1,434.46 P
21,000
19,000
17,000
15,000
13,000
11,000
Low
1,355.79P
(07-01-10)
High
15,250 KRW
(07-07-24)
High
2,064.85P
(07-10-31)