📊 LG Electronics: Will order figures and the TV outlook come together? - 2026.10.27

Hi, it’s Dotori. Let’s start with the big picture again today 🌰 The key question today is whether the forecast that LG Electronics’ TV business will post a profit for a third consecutive quarter will actually show up in the numbers.

🔗 First, the outlook for TVs

News1 pointed out that the TV business is improving its performance across three pillars: OLED, premium LCD, and platforms ^[1]. It also reported a forecast for a third consecutive quarterly profit. However, this is a forecast cited by the article, not confirmed results from the company, so let’s be clear about the source.

⚙️ Cooling and Europe, viewed through the value chain

Structurally, the big picture right now is data center cooling. The article highlighted the scale of the AIDC cooling market and reported that LG Electronics is accelerating its order competition with Otec Carrier ^[2]. I’ll leave out the market-size figure because it comes from only one source and focus on the direction instead. Going one step further, there’s news that LG Electronics supplied AI-enabled commercial laundry equipment to Schilling, a German commercial laundry company ^[6]. Another report says the company is expanding its commercial laundry business from product supply to operational management ^[3]. That connection is key. As supply grows, operational management can be bundled in too. It’s like another cog falling into place.

If we rank these by value-chain differentiation, here’s one way to read them: first is the cooling orders, which received the most emphasis in the articles; second is the TV performance outlook; and third is the European B2B supply segment, whose scale has yet to emerge. This is Dotori’s interpretation based on the emphasis in the articles, not a definitive ranking of the size of the benefits.

🏭 New products for consumers

Let’s take a lighter look at home appliances. LG Electronics announced the launch of the “LG DIOS AI Objet Collection STEM Ice Water Purifier Refrigerator,” a direct-water refrigerator with AI features ^[4]. It includes an AI freshness-care feature that learns refrigerator usage times and how often the door is opened and closed ^[4], and the company says its drawer-style freezer offers tailored storage for different ingredients ^[5]. A freezer used like a set of drawers sounds kind of fun just to think about, doesn’t it? That said, the articles don’t provide grounds to conclude that the product launch itself will immediately translate into earnings.

📚 Questions that remain open

The recent share price stood at ₩156,700, at the October 27 close, with a change of +0.45%. News of orders and supply keeps piling up, but whether that will show up in revenue and earnings remains an open question. I’m also curious which segment will produce the numbers first. Dotori thinks it’s best to treat this as conditional until the connection shows up in the earnings statements.

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