Hyundai Motor's robot is already being validated in production plants... record revenue despite tariff impact | Kwon Soon-woo, 3ProTV Coverage Team Lead

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Watch on YouTube ↗  |  January 29, 2026 at 23:16  |  29:51  |  3PRO TV (삼프로TV)
Speakers
Kwon Soon-woo — Reporting Team Lead, 3PRO TV

Summary

Kwon Soon-woo reviewed earnings and policy news on 3ProTV's morning live show. He highlighted generative AI as a threat to traditional software business models, while presenting positive angles on Hyundai Motor, Hyundai Glovis, Samsung Electronics, and SK hynix. He also discussed the Seoul housing supply plan and the government's dividend separate-taxation policy. The episode included shopping advertisements in the second half.

  • AI tools may disrupt traditional software business models, with Adobe cited as a notable example.
  • Hyundai Motor's humanoid robot Atlas is already in technical POC at the US Metaplant, ahead of market expectations.
  • Hyundai Motor reported record revenue and maintained dividends despite tariff costs.
  • Hyundai Glovis posted record sales and profit as logistics volumes grew, contradicting tariff fears.
  • Samsung Electronics and SK hynix reported strong earnings and are competing in HBM4; Samsung also raised dividends.
  • Seoul's housing supply plan faces execution questions from city coordination and infrastructure constraints.
  • The government's dividend separate-taxation policy is pushing Korean companies to increase payouts.
  • The episode also included shopping advertisements for Alo apparel and Britz earbuds.
Ideas
Kwon Soon-woo Reporting Team Lead, 3PRO TV 3:15
AI tools threaten software business models.
Generative AI tools are increasingly able to perform tasks that traditional software products charge for, such as image editing and document creation. The speaker says this is a theme that can run and that AI-related software companies may remain under pressure for the time being, citing the recent selloff in Microsoft-linked software names.
Kwon Soon-woo Reporting Team Lead, 3PRO TV 3:38
AI erodes Photoshop's need, Adobe pressured.
Adobe is a representative example of a software company whose core product, Photoshop, is losing its reason to be purchased. The speaker argues that generative AI can now do many editing tasks that once required skilled Photoshop use, so the structural value proposition is eroding even after the stock's decline.
Kwon Soon-woo Reporting Team Lead, 3PRO TV 6:48
Robot progress and record revenue support Hyundai.
Hyundai Motor's Atlas humanoid robot has already entered technical POC at the US Metaplant since late last year, faster than the market expected. At the same time, Hyundai reported record Q4 revenue of about KRW 186tn, up 6.3% despite a KRW 4tn tariff hit; operating margin was 6.2%, above its historical roughly 5% level, eco-friendly vehicle sales rose 27%, and the company maintained its KRW 10,000 dividend plus buyback and cancellation plans. The robot business is still small versus total profit, but progress supports positive sentiment.
Kwon Soon-woo Reporting Team Lead, 3PRO TV 12:34
Tariff fears overdone; logistics volumes surge.
Despite tariff-related concerns, Hyundai Glovis posted record revenue of KRW 29tn and record operating profit of KRW 2.07tn, with its shipping business up 104%. The speaker says investors should focus on whether actual volumes are rising rather than assuming tariffs hurt logistics. The dividend rose 57% to KRW 5,800 to satisfy the government's dividend separate-taxation criteria.
Kwon Soon-woo Reporting Team Lead, 3PRO TV 14:10
HBM4 race supports Samsung and SK hynix.
Samsung Electronics and SK hynix reported strong earnings and are competing in HBM4. Samsung emphasized that its HBM4 test was completed and it entered supply in one shot, while SK hynix defended its HBM4 technology. Samsung also increased total dividends to KRW 11tn through a special dividend to meet the government's high-dividend separate-taxation criteria. The speaker welcomes the competition and sees it as supportive for both stocks.
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