Kumho delisting from London Stock Exchange

South Korea’s second-largest tyre manufacturer, after Hankook Tire, said the reason for delisting its 76,034 shares traded on the LSE was to cut costs as financial losses continued to accumulate last year. The move would leave Seoul as the only market where its shares will be openly traded.

Kumho reported an operating loss of KRW89.9 billion (US$79 million) in 2018, with the fourth quarter marking the eighth consecutive quarter of financial losses for the company. Weak performance in the replacement market was given as the main reason for the losses.