Kolmar Korea climbed to a fresh 52-week high on Aug. 12 after posting its best-ever quarterly results, as globally expanding indie beauty brands boosted orders for higher-margin skincare and sun care products during peak seasonal demand. Consolidated second-quarter revenue rose 17.9% from a year earlier to 861.3 billion won, operating profit jumped 50.2% to 110.3 billion won, and net profit increased 68.9% to 70.6 billion won. The earnings were 16.2% above the 94.9 billion won operating-profit consensus tracked by FnGuide, marking the first time quarterly operating profit topped 100 billion won; first-half operating profit reached 189.2 billion won on revenue of 1.59 trillion won. The stock traded at 132,400 won as of 2:16 p.m., up 22.71% from the previous session after rising as much as 29.3%, while Hanwha Investment & Securities and Kyobo Securities each lifted their target price to 150,000 won. Strength in skincare and sunscreen demand, new launches by global clients and expanding export markets also lifted sentiment across South Korea's cosmetics manufacturers, with Cosmax reporting record quarterly results and Cosmecca Korea rallying alongside earlier gains in Dalba Global and Amorepacific.