v3.26.1
Leases
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Leases  
Leases

34. Leases

 

A. Leases as lessee

 

The Company leases buildings and vehicles. The leases typically run for a period of 1 ~ 5 years, with an option to renew or terminate the lease after that date. The Company also leases water purifiers, copy machines, and others with contract terms of one to three years. These leases are short-term and/or leases of low-value items. The Company has elected not to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for these leases. Information about leases for which the Company is a lessee is presented below.

 

  i. Right-of-use assets

 

Right-of-use assets related to leased properties that do not meet the definition of investment property are presented as property and equipment.

 

Details of right-of-use assets recognized in the consolidated statements of financial position as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

                   
        December 31,
2025
    December 31,
2024
 
        (In thousands of Korean won)  
Right-of-use assets (Acquisition price)                    
Buildings       8,627,880       13,168,074  
Vehicles         643,839       548,856  
Total       9,271,719       13,716,930  

 

        December 31,
2025
    December 31,
2024
 
        (In thousands of Korean won)  
Right-of-use assets (Accumulated depreciation)                    
Buildings       (3,904,631 )     (4,895,688 )
Vehicles         (314,908 )     (169,795 )
Total       (4,219,539 )     (5,065,483 )

 

        December 31,
2025
    December 31,
2024
 
        (In thousands of Korean won)  
Right-of-use assets (Accumulated impairment loss)                    
Buildings       (369,280 )     (216,464 )
Total       (369,280 )     (216,464 )

 

        December 31,
2025
    December 31,
2024
 
        (In thousands of Korean won)  
Right-of-use assets (Net book value)                    
Buildings       4,353,969       8,055,922  
Vehicles         328,931       379,061  
Total       4,682,900       8,434,983  

 

Changes in right-of-use assets for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:

 

                           
        2025  
        Building     Vehicles     Total  
        (In thousands of Korean won)  
Beginning balance       8,055,922       379,061       8,434,983  
Changes in scope of consolidation         444,530       84,364       528,894  
Depreciation         (1,487,781 )     (135,951 )     (1,623,732 )
Acquisitions         450,810       1,802       452,612  
Transfer         (1,903,601 )     (49,493 )     (1,953,094 )
Impairment loss         (152,816 )     -       (152,816 )
Lease termination         (1,193,957 )     (694 )     (1,194,651 )
Lease modification         140,862       49,843       190,705  
Ending balance       4,353,969       328,931       4,682,900  

 

        2024  
        Building     Vehicles     Total  
        (In thousands of Korean won)  
Beginning balance       9,268,936       156,885       9,425,821  
Depreciation         (1,307,211 )     (96,847 )     (1,404,058 )
Acquisitions         56,020       363,914       419,934  
Transfer         2,385,812       -       2,385,812  
Impairment loss         (216,464 )     -       (216,464 )
Lease termination         (527,731 )     (44,891 )     (572,622 )
Lease modification         (1,603,440 )     -       (1,603,440 )
Ending balance       8,055,922       379,061       8,434,983  

 

        2023  
        Building     Vehicles     Total  
        (In thousands of Korean won)  
Beginning balance       14,941,069       148,502       15,089,571  
Depreciation         (1,627,945 )     (76,136 )     (1,704,081 )
Acquisitions         489,855       88,554       578,409  
Transfer         (3,483,371 )     (1 )     (3,483,372 )
Lease termination         (1,009,424 )     -       (1,009,424 )
Lease modification         (41,248 )     (4,034 )     (45,282 )
Ending balance       9,268,936       156,885       9,425,821  

 

  ii. Amounts recognized in profit or loss­

 

Amounts recognized in profit or loss for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:

 

                           
        2025     2024     2023  
        (In thousands of Korean won)  
Interest expense from lease liabilities (included in finance cost)       543,208       851,543       1,047,738  
Expense from short-term leases         2,330,519       17,763       6,268  
Expense from leases of low-value assets excluding short-term leases         19,204       16,083       16,889  
Gains on disposal of right-of-use assets         461,212       131,193       1,042,833  
Expense from variable lease payments not included in the measurement of lease liabilities         229,313       398,671       853,983  
Impairment loss on right-of-use asset         152,816       964,626       2,246  

 

  iii. Amounts recognized in statement of cash flows

 

Amounts recognized in statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:

 

                     
        2025     2024     2023  
        (In thousands of Korean won)  
Total cash outflows of leases       5,177,970       2,947,475       3,536,265  

 

  iv. Extension options

 

Some property leases contain extension options exercisable by the Company. Where practicable, the Company seeks to include extension options in new leases to provide operational flexibility. The extension options held are exercisable only by the Company and not by the lessors. The Company assesses at the lease commencement date whether it is reasonably certain to exercise the extension options. The Company reassesses whether it is reasonably certain to exercise the options if there are a significant event or significant changes in circumstances within its control.

 

  v. Variable lease payments

 

The Company has entered into a contract to pay revenue-based rent payment for several lease agreements. If the revenue of the store that entered into the contract increase, the rent to be paid may proportionally increase. According to the contract, it is expected that 9 to 18% of sales will be paid.

 

B. Leases as lessor

 

  i. Operating lease

 

The Company leases out its investment property consisting of its leased property.

 

The Company has classified these leases as operating leases because they do not transfer substantially all the risk and rewards incidental to the ownership of the assets. Note 10 sets out information about the operating leases of investment property.

 

Rental income recognized by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2025 was Korean Won 472,235 thousand (2024: Korean Won 808,123 thousand).

 

Maturity analysis of lease payments, showing the undiscounted lease payments to be received after December 31, 2025 and 2024 as follows:

 

                   
        2025     2024  
        (In thousands of Korean won)  
Less than 1 year       737,004       59,315  
1 ~ 2 years         441,324       -  
Total       1,178,328       59,315