DSML KGCF I / BEAUTY

Beauty.

Brand ownership, formulation, distribution rights and repeat demand matter more than a moment of attention. Expansion requires disciplined channel economics.

Context: interior public atrium and museum entrance at Amorepacific headquarters in Seoul on 26 November 2022; company context, not an earnings event.

Beauty / MARKET ANALYSIS

Korean Beauty: Distribution, Sell-Through and Cash Conversion

Korean cosmetics exports support a substantial international market, but shipment growth, shelf access and retained earnings measure different things. Public company evidence points to distribution concentration, promotional obligations and inventory funding as central credit variables.

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Reported market connectionOrder

5 company events

8 October 2024 - 8 October 2026

Beauty6 February 2026

Amorepacific Group

Growth with a measurable profit conversion.

Amorepacific Group: faster operating-profit growth, with consolidated margins still distinct from brand economics.

KRW 4.6232tnFY2025 group revenue

Beauty27 September 2025

Amorepacific / Mamonde

Europe is not a single distribution market.

Mamonde and Lyko: eight-country reach built on a narrower physical-retail base.

8Initial countries

Beauty5 August 2025

Amorepacific / AESTURA

The same brand, a different cost of demand.

AESTURA's Chinese launch: four platforms do not equal four independent customer-acquisition engines.

4Named Chinese launch platforms

Beauty22 January 2025

Amorepacific / AESTURA

Four hundred doors. One repeat-purchase test.

AESTURA's US launch: national shelf access versus the economics of replenishment.

400+Announced US retail locations

Beauty23 December 2024

Gowoonsesang Cosmetics / Dr.G

What a global buyer can add to a Korean brand.

Dr.G: distribution leverage, brand ownership and the difference between international reach and an acquisition price.

Not disclosedAcquisition consideration

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