[ Press release]Sandoll to Acquire and Retire KRW 2 Billion Worth of Treasury Shares Continuing Value-up Strategy to Return Corporate Growth Achievements to Shareholders

19 May 2026
  • Approximately 500,000 shares, equivalent to 3.4% of total issued shares, scheduled for retirement… expanding shareholder returns and enhancing corporate value
  • Continuing execution of the Value-up strategy announced in February… linking corporate growth achievements to shareholder value


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May 19, 2026 (Tue)


AI content platform company Sandoll (CEO Youngho Yun) announced that it will acquire and retire treasury shares worth approximately KRW 2 billion.


The number of shares scheduled for retirement is approximately 500,000 shares, with a retirement amount of around KRW 2 billion (based on book value). The retirement 규모 corresponds to approximately 3.4% of the company’s total issued shares, and the scheduled retirement date is June 5.


This treasury share retirement follows Sandoll’s completion of a KRW 4.4 billion treasury share retirement in January this year, and reflects the company’s decision to additionally acquire and retire approximately KRW 2 billion worth of treasury shares in full.


The company explained that the move is part of the continued execution of the “Value-up” strategy announced in February, aimed at connecting corporate growth achievements to tangible shareholder value enhancement through ongoing shareholder return initiatives.

In February, Sandoll unveiled a value-up plan centered on capital efficiency, establishing a virtuous cycle in which growth investments and shareholder returns reinforce one another based on stable cash flows generated by its platform business. At the time, the company stated that it would build a virtuous cycle linking the profitability and cash-generating capabilities secured through its platform business with future growth investments and shareholder value enhancement.


Accordingly, Sandoll is strengthening a capital efficiency-driven virtuous cycle structure that connects future growth investments and shareholder returns based on the stable cash flow secured through its platform business.


In particular, Sandoll is pursuing both service advancement to respond to the expanding AI content market and shareholder return initiatives simultaneously, supported by the stable profitability generated from the growth of its core platform business, thereby enhancing corporate value.


In the first quarter of this year, Sandoll recorded separate-basis revenue of approximately KRW 4.1 billion and operating profit of approximately KRW 1.8 billion, representing year-over-year growth of 15% and 59%, respectively. The company attributed the strong performance to the continued stable growth of the subscription-based SandollCloud service, as well as increasing demand for fonts driven by the expansion of AI-based content creation environments.


A Sandoll representative stated, “This treasury share retirement is meaningful in that it represents the actual execution of the Value-up plan announced in February through a concrete shareholder return policy,” adding, “Going forward, we will continue to enhance corporate value by simultaneously pursuing growth investments and sustainable shareholder return policies based on the stable cash-generating capability of our platform business and our AI-driven growth potential.”