Daol Investment & Securities boosts companywide AI capabilities amid sixth consecutive profitable quarter

Daol Investment & Securities is rolling out AI skills training for all employees as it pushes to raise workplace productivity. The initiative comes as the firm extends its streak of profitability to six consecutive quarters and pursues AI-driven operational innovation.

The company announced Thursday it would conduct an "AI capability enhancement" program for its entire workforce, with a focus on embedding generative AI as a practical tool and identifying tasks where it can be applied to boost productivity.

The curriculum is built around hands-on applications — covering core prompt engineering techniques, data analysis and vibe coding — and participants will build AI prototypes based on their own job functions during the program.

Graduates of the course will be eligible to join an advanced follow-up initiative called the "AI Practical Implementation Project," where they will apply ideas developed during training to real work tasks and refine their output through expert mentoring.

The company plans to hold a showcase in September to select and recognize outstanding projects, with top-performing cases to be shared across the organization.

A separate AI training session for group executives is also scheduled for September, as the firm seeks to encourage AI adoption regardless of rank or role.

Daol Investment & Securities is also accelerating efforts to diversify its revenue base through business expansion. The firm said Thursday it posted a net profit for the period of 17.1 billion won ($12.1 million) in the second quarter of this year, marking its sixth consecutive profitable quarter.

Second-quarter sales jumped 110 percent year-on-year to 1.06 trillion won.

On a consolidated basis for the first half of this year, the company recorded operating profit of 26.3 billion won and net profit for the period of 32.2 billion won, up 2.8 percent and 0.9 percent, respectively, from the same period a year earlier.

"Years of business diversification and risk management are bearing fruit, putting us on a stable earnings trajectory," a company official said. "We will prioritize sales activities to strengthen our revenue base and devote all efforts to building a stable profit structure for sustained long-term growth."