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Handsome disclosed on the 18th that it will purchase 653,168 treasury shares on the open market by the 22nd of next month and cancel the entire block within the year, a 10 billion won program equal to roughly 3.0% of shares outstanding, repeated annually through 2028. The share cancellation directly shrinks the count used for EPS while the dividend floor was lifted from 15% to at least 20% of standalone operating profit and the minimum dividend per share from 750 won to 800 won, reinforcing the KOSPI shareholder-return re-rating trade in small and mid-cap consumer discretionary names. Confirmation depends on standalone operating profit staying high enough to fund the raised payout floor without stretching the balance sheet; weak apparel demand would test whether the multi-year buyback commitment holds.
As a Market signal, watch whether it changes price action, volatility, or flows around 020000.
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