Lg Electronics - LGEJY STOCK NEWS

LG Electronics presented its vision for AI-powered customer experiences under the theme 'Life's Good 24/7 with Affectionate Intelligence' at the LG World Premiere event in Las Vegas, ahead of CES 2025. The company demonstrated its Affectionate Intelligence concept across home, mobility, and commercial spaces, focusing on personalized and empathetic AI interactions.

A significant highlight was the announcement of a strategic partnership with Microsoft to develop integrated AI services. The collaboration aims to combine LG's product expertise and customer insights with Microsoft's AI technology. Key initiatives include enhancing AI agents for various spaces using Microsoft's voice recognition and speech synthesis technologies in LG's Self-Driving AI Home Hub. The partnership extends to AI data centers, where LG's thermal management systems and chiller technologies will be utilized to improve energy efficiency.

LG Electronics announced strategic organizational changes to accelerate its 'Future Vision 2030' strategy. The company is restructuring into four main divisions: Home Appliance Solution (HS), Media Entertainment Solution (MS), Vehicle Solution (VS), and Eco Solution (ES) Companies. The restructuring aims to maximize business potential, strengthen platform-based services, and accelerate B2B initiatives. A notable change includes establishing the ES Company to focus on HVAC business growth. The company is also integrating display-based operations and relocating growth engines to create better synergies. All changes take effect December 1, with promotions effective January 1.

LG Electronics is making a USD 10 million investment in the newly established USD 130 million Alpha Intelligence Fund (AIF) by SBVA, focusing on AI and deep tech startups. This move is part of LG's strategy to transform into a 'Smart Life Solutions' company by securing innovative technologies for key growth engines. LG aims to:

• Expand cooperation with innovative startups
• Secure future technologies
• Strengthen networking with global companies
• Discover strategic investment opportunities

LG has also recently acquired an 80% stake in Athom, a smart home platform company, and invested USD 60 million in Bear Robotics, an AI-based autonomous service robot startup. Through LG NOVA, the company continues to nurture startups in digital healthcare, clean tech, and AI sectors.

LG Electronics is advancing its smart factory solutions business by integrating AI and digital transformation with its 66-year manufacturing expertise. The company's Production engineering Research Institute (PRI) is now offering services to external clients, including production consulting and system development. LG anticipates securing orders worth approximately KRW 200 billion from external clients in its inaugural year.

LG aims to develop this business into a multi-trillion KRW enterprise by 2030. The company's competitive edge lies in its vast manufacturing data (770 TB) and over 1,000 patents related to smart factory solutions. LG's comprehensive solutions cover factory planning, design, construction, and operation, leveraging technologies like Digital Twin, Autonomous Mobile Robots, and Generative AI.

LG Electronics (LG) has acquired an 80% stake in the Netherlands-based smart home platform company Athom, with plans to acquire the remaining 20% over the next three years. This strategic acquisition aims to enhance LG's smart home ecosystem by integrating Athom's extensive connectivity with LG's ThinQ AI platform. The integration will enable AI-driven home innovations, offering personalized environment solutions by understanding customer usage patterns. Athom, known for its 'Homey' smart home hub, connects over 50,000 devices and has a loyal customer base in multiple countries. The acquisition will allow LG to incorporate third-party devices and services, significantly advancing its AI home business and aiming to become a 'Smart Life Solution Company.' The move aligns with LG's transition from a hardware-focused to a software-based platform business, following similar strategic investments such as the acquisition of Alphonso for its webOS platform.

LG Electronics' CEO, William Cho, is on a strategic visit to the U.S. to enhance AI initiatives. Cho aims to attract top AI talent, communicate with investors, and attend the MS CEO Summit to accelerate AI integration across LG's business sectors. LG focuses on AI, cloud, and big data as new growth opportunities, transitioning to a 'Smart Life Solution Company'. Cho plans to broaden LG's business portfolio, engage in AI development, and leverage its 700 million customer touchpoints for AI progression and customer experience enhancement.

LG Electronics makes a strategic investment in Bear Robotics, a Silicon Valley-based startup, to lead the shift to Software-Defined Robotics (SDR) and enhance its capabilities in service robotics. The investment of USD 60 million aims at long-term growth, positioning LG as the largest shareholder in Bear Robotics. LG plans to leverage Bear Robotics' AI-driven autonomous service robots expertise to standardize robot platforms, reduce market-entry costs, and foster synergies, aligning with its Future Vision 2030 of becoming a Smart Life Solution Company.

LG OLED partners with street artist Shepard Fairey at Frieze LA 2024 to blend physical and digital art, creating a unique sensory experience. The exhibition, themed Peace and Justice, showcases Fairey's iconic work with a focus on societal issues. By integrating LG OLED technology, Fairey transforms his art into a new dimension, bridging traditional and digital mediums.

LG Electronics (LG) (Ticker: LGEJY) outlines its 'Future Vision 2030' goal and 'Break Through Limits' management policy during a press conference in Las Vegas. CEO William Cho introduced strategies to overcome market and supply chain uncertainties, accelerate growth, and transform into a 'Smart Life Solution Company'. The company plans to invest USD 8 billion* in R&D and other critical areas, double its level of investment, and invest more than USD 40 billion* by 2030 to transform its portfolio for qualitative business growth. LG aims for 'Triple Seven' goals for growth, profit, and value, with an average growth rate and operating profit of seven percent or more, as well as enterprise value translating to an EBITDA ratio of seven. The company is focusing on high-growth and high-profit core businesses, such as B2B expansion, electric vehicle charging, robotics, and platform-based service businesses. LG is also accelerating digital transformation (DX) through data-driven practices and next-gen ERP investment, aiming to provide F.U.N. – First, Unique and New – experiences for its customers.