Profile: KUMHO ELECTRIC CO.,LTD (001210.KS)

Kumho Electric Co., Ltd. is a Korea-based manufacturer engaged in the lighting and liquid crystal display (LCD) businesses through two segments. Its lighting business segment produces lighting products include tube type fluorescent lamps, circular fluorescent lamps, incandescent lamps, induction fluorescent lamps, compact type fluorescent lamps, electrodeless lamps, halogen lamps, high-pressure mercury lamps, light emitting diode (LED) lamps, electronic ballast-integrated-type compact lamps and others. Its LCD business segment manufactures cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) and back light units (BLUs), which are light source devices for LCDs, as well as LEDs.