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Since 2004, HMC has been providing real time information such as financial reports, share price trends and sales information through its IR web site. Recognized as the model corporation striving to provide profits to its shareholders and investors through engagement in active and effective IR activities, HMC was awarded the first prize in the securities market segment of the 5th IR competition held annually by Korea Investor Relations (KIRA).
The automobile industry is an industry, which requires continuous investments. As a corporation requiring such, the amount of dividends payable by HMC is determined in consideration of the available investment resources and shareholder value. In 2001, HMC carried out the capital reduction of 10 million shares of common stock and 1 million shares of preferred stock respectively, and followed this with the reduction of 1.32 million shares of common stock in 2004 to create dividends by decreasing the number of issued shares, thus increasing the overall value of its shares while providing return profits for its shareholders.
In January 2006, HMC was named the PricewaterhouseCoopers and Automotive News 2005 Global Automotive Shareholder Value Award Winner. Presented at the 30th Automotive News World Congress in Dearborn, Michigan, this award recognizes automotive manufacturers, suppliers and retail distributors with top shareholder
returns in their categories. According to the PricewaterhouseCoopers Shareholder Value Index (SVI), HMC posted shareholder returns of 79.6% and 328.5% over the past 1 and 3 year periods, respectively. The SVI is accepted as the standard measure of relative shareholder value in the automotive industry. HMC also received this recognition in 2003.
Since 2004, HMC has been rated Baa3 by financial ratings agency Moody's investors and BBB- by Standard & Poors. This endorsement means that HMC's commercial paper is rated as investment quality, further recognizing HMC's sound management.
In January 2006, HMC was named the PricewaterhouseCoopers and Automotive News 2005 Global Automotive Shareholder Value Award Winner. Presented at the 30th Automotive News World Congress in Dearborn, Michigan, this award recognizes automotive manufacturers, suppliers and retail distributors with top shareholder
returns in their categories. According to the PricewaterhouseCoopers Shareholder Value Index (SVI), HMC posted shareholder returns of 79.6% and 328.5% over the past 1 and 3 year periods, respectively. The SVI is accepted as the standard measure of relative shareholder value in the automotive industry. HMC also received this recognition in 2003.
