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Kakao Corp

Kakao Corp

035720 · KO · Communication Services / Internet Content & Information

31,700.00KRW+0.00 (0.00%)

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Market Stats

Previous Close31,700.00
Open31,850.00
Day Range31,500.00 – 32,500.00
52-Week Range32,250.00 – 69,602.47
Volume1.53M
Market Cap14.78T
P/E (TTM)0.00
Forward P/E19.57
Dividend Yield0.22%
Beta1.14
50-Day Avg36,247.00
200-Day Avg45,697.75

About

Kakao Corp. operates mobile and online platforms in South Korea. The company offers Kakao Pay, a financial service solution; Kakao Bank, a banking solution; Kakao Mobility for mobility services; Kakao Style, a lifestyle solution; Kakao Entertainment, a solution for entertainment industry; Kakao Games, a solution for the gaming industry; Kakao piccoma, a content service platform; Kakao Brain, an artificial intelligence solution; Kakao Enterprise, a cloud service solution; and Kakao Healthcare, a mobile-based personal healthcare solution. It also provides Linkagelab, a workplace for individuals with disabilities; investment services in start-ups under the Kakao Investment name; and various solutions under the KakaoTalk, Kakao Business Service, Daum, Kakao Ventures, and Kakao Map names. The company was formerly known as Daum Kakao Corp. and changed its name to Kakao Corp. in October 2015. Kakao Corp. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Jeju-si, South Korea.

Company Details

  • SectorCommunication Services
  • IndustryInternet Content & Information
  • CEOMs. Shina Chung
  • Employees15.86K
  • Headquarters242, Cheomdan-ro, Jeju-si, South Korea, 63309, Korea
  • Websitehttps://www.kakaocorp.com

Leadership

  • Ms. Shina ChungCEO & Director · b. 1975
  • Mr. Gue-don JungChief Technology Officer · b. 1973
  • Mr. Jong-Hwan ShinCFO, Head of Finance, Corporate Alignment Council & Inside Director · b. 1970
  • Eleanor LeeManager of Investor Relations
  • Mr. Sang-Ho LeeChief AI Officer
  • Mr. Sung-Hoon ParkChief Strategy Officer · b. 1973
  • Ms. Seon-ah HwangPerformance Leader (CPO) · b. 1983
  • Mr. Hong MintaekC.P.O. · b. 1982

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: KRW2001-12-312002-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Revenue90.16B226.11B268.48B401.77B473.69B260.01B274.28B345.48B421.27B453.39B530.86B498.86B932.15B1.46T1.97T2.42T3.07T4.16T6.14T6.80T7.56T7.86T8.10T
Growth (%)-+150.78%+18.74%+49.65%+17.90%-45.11%+5.49%+25.96%+21.94%+7.62%+17.09%-6.03%+86.86%+57.08%+34.70%+22.55%+27.02%+35.40%+47.63%+10.79%+11.15%+4.06%+2.99%
Cost of Revenue82.98B176.12B143.79B226.15B291.58B------112.22B7.83B59.70B133.25B205.73B288.65B350.28B328.22B483.43B493.28B500.24B480.97B
Gross Profit-----------386.64B924.32B1.46T1.97T2.21T2.78T4.16T5.81T6.32T7.06T7.36T7.62T
Gross Margin-----------77.50%99.16%100.00%100.00%91.49%90.60%100.00%94.65%92.89%93.47%93.64%94.06%
Operating Expense-----------210.21B835.15B1.35T1.81T2.14T2.57T3.70T5.22T5.74T6.60T6.87T6.88T
Operating Income-12.70B1.24B-13.13B40.63B44.03B97.63B116.07B101.76B81.79B176.43B89.17B116.14B165.38B73.15B206.88B456.31B592.42B570.62B462.58B494.99B733.63B
Operating Margin-5.62%0.46%-2.77%15.62%16.05%28.26%27.55%22.44%15.41%35.37%9.57%7.93%8.38%3.03%6.74%10.98%9.65%8.39%6.12%6.29%9.06%
EBITDA--------------294.36B275.05B-2.65B699.68B2.71T1.96T-724.81B1.09T1.64T
EBITDA Margin--------------14.92%11.38%-0.09%16.83%44.10%28.83%-9.59%13.84%20.27%
Net Income-3.00B--15.66B44.92B32.45B111.67B108.48B76.28B65.88B150.11B75.67B57.67B108.60B47.89B-301.00B155.62B1.39T1.36T-1.01T55.28B491.49B
Net Income Margin-1.33%--3.31%17.28%11.83%32.32%25.75%16.82%12.41%30.09%8.12%3.94%5.51%1.98%-9.80%3.74%22.69%19.97%-13.40%0.70%6.07%
R&D--------47.77B49.92B47.87B30.81B99.80B104.76B241.32B--------
R&D as % of Total Revenue--------11.34%11.01%9.02%6.18%10.71%7.15%12.24%--------
Interest Expense0000000000000009.36B12.81B18.94B39.39B109.87B162.78B203.65B180.23B
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.39%0.42%0.46%0.64%1.62%2.15%2.59%2.23%

Balance Sheet

Currency: KRW2001-12-312002-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Assets145.09B162.59B405.20B435.39B346.73B297.38B307.88B448.25B558.73B611.87B657.75B2.77T3.19T5.48T6.35T7.96T8.74T11.95T22.78T22.96T25.18T25.77T27.78T
Total Liabilities86.42B82.97B281.94B342.09B249.64B124.53B98.31B96.95B102.48B91.94B103.61B304.80B584.71B1.78T1.84T2.33T3.00T4.53T9.19T9.45T11.32T11.83T12.56T
Total Equity58.68B79.62B108.83B78.85B82.88B172.85B209.57B351.29B456.51B515.31B538.87B2.45T2.55T3.43T4.03T5.14T5.23T6.30T9.98T9.98T9.76T10.14T11.28T
Cash18.16B13.12B21.54B27.12B59.69B55.81B76.81B93.32B80.97B120.43B109.81B451.23B397.18B641.64B1.12T1.25T1.92T2.88T5.23T4.78T5.27T6.15T6.37T

Cash Flow

Currency: KRW2002-12-312005-12-312006-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating Cash Flow25.68B80.32B26.70B58.61B55.52B134.40B111.76B123.27B126.24B220.33B162.22B317.26B371.93B491.47B752.67B971.10B1.31T678.38B1.34T1.25T1.40T
Investing Cash Flow--39.36B------172.60B-414.24B-1.00T-354.67B-1.26T-414.19B-1.26T-3.34T----
Financing Cash Flow-13.48B-1.79B-----35.38B197.23B923.79B467.61B890.52B322.20B1.31T4.44T----
Capital Expenditure8.41B23.40B19.51B43.77B11.35B26.78B42.77B36.78B43.20B12.83B76.08B105.23B75.16B97.20B106.36B183.15B216.22B642.88B722.23B505.93B614.37B
Free Cash Flow------------267.09B345.19B583.97B701.07B935.87B35.50B618.87B744.53B790.39B
Dividends Paid------10.01B21.59B14.99B11.60B11.60B11.34B16.00B13.47B10.25B13.26B68.74B22.99B54.58B43.47B38.95B
FCF to OCF------------71.81%70.24%77.59%72.19%71.63%5.23%46.15%59.54%56.26%
Dividend Paid to FCF------------5.99%3.90%1.76%1.89%7.35%64.76%8.82%5.84%4.93%

Earnings

Report DateMay 11, 2012Aug 8, 2012Nov 9, 2012Feb 22, 2013May 10, 2013Jul 31, 2013Nov 8, 2013May 13, 2014Jul 29, 2014Nov 7, 2014Feb 12, 2015May 15, 2015Aug 17, 2015Nov 16, 2015Feb 4, 2016May 16, 2016Aug 11, 2016Nov 11, 2016Mar 9, 2017May 10, 2017Aug 14, 2017Nov 14, 2017Feb 7, 2018May 15, 2018Aug 14, 2018Nov 14, 2018Feb 13, 2019May 15, 2019Aug 14, 2019Nov 14, 2019Feb 12, 2020May 15, 2020Aug 14, 2020Nov 4, 2020Feb 8, 2021May 17, 2021Aug 17, 2021Nov 15, 2021Mar 14, 2022May 3, 2022Aug 16, 2022Nov 14, 2022Feb 22, 2023May 31, 2023Aug 18, 2023Nov 14, 2023Mar 20, 2024May 8, 2024Aug 26, 2024Nov 13, 2024Feb 12, 2025May 14, 2025Aug 14, 2025Nov 13, 2025Mar 18, 2026May 7, 2026Aug 14, 2026Nov 6, 2026
EPS Estimate---------215.12169.38135.00117.1366.80428.6487.3788.5744.5572.76272.5276.9473.56534.3467.1889.8281.96387.6785.7088.11111.62131.73187.11153.66185.22273.57377.20545.43616.58456.34423.83314.77374.99108.33507.42248.83262.15273.37217.40261.39273.76103.25192.35257.70273.85282.48320.86381.82491.87
EPS Actual316.25332.49286.58199.51285.73260.02348.70135.89207.11-440.20169.38101.0067.4042.60175.0042.4026.2034.8066.60767.0032.4091.60164.0036.4047.0040.803.0069.2096.20136.60-1057.20184.80325.00295.00-439.89516.87708.121764.76255.122941.91153.68242.07-476.09176.78130.5776.34-2710.93167.00220.00241.00-546.00387.00360.00278.00109.00459.00387.00-
Surprise----------304.63%0.00%-25.19%-42.46%-36.23%-59.17%-51.47%-70.42%-21.89%-8.47%181.45%-57.89%24.52%-69.31%-45.82%-47.67%-50.22%-99.23%-19.25%9.18%22.38%-902.55%-1.23%111.51%59.27%-260.80%37.03%29.83%186.22%-44.09%594.13%-51.18%-35.45%-539.48%-65.16%-47.53%-70.88%-1091.67%-23.18%-15.83%-11.97%-628.81%101.20%39.70%1.52%-61.41%43.05%1.36%-
Timing---------After-hoursPre-marketAfter-hoursAfter-hoursAfter-hoursAfter-hoursAfter-hoursAfter-hoursAfter-hoursAfter-hoursAfter-hoursPre-marketPre-marketAfter-hoursPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketAfter-hoursPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketAfter-hoursPre-marketPre-marketAfter-hoursAfter-hoursPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketAfter-hoursPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketAfter-hours-After-hoursAfter-hoursPre-marketPre-marketAfter-hoursPre-marketPre-marketPre-marketPre-market

Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap14.78T
Enterprise Value3.69T
Trailing P/E0.00
Forward P/E19.57
PEG Ratio1.20
Price / Sales1.74
Price / Book1.26
Revenue (TTM)8.47T
Gross Profit (TTM)7.92T
EBITDA1.68T
Profit Margin4.09%
Operating Margin13.20%
Return on Equity3.72%
Return on Assets2.01%
Shares Outstanding440.68M
Shares Float310.36M
Beta1.14
Dividend Yield0.22%
Dividend Rate75.00
Payout Ratio6.08%

Dividends

20261×
75.00Mar 9, 2026
20251×
68.00Mar 7, 2025
20241×
61.00Feb 28, 2024
20221×
60.00Dec 28, 2022
20211×
53.00Dec 29, 2021
20201×
30.00Dec 29, 2020
20191×
25.40Dec 27, 2019
20181×
25.40Dec 27, 2018
20171×
29.60Dec 27, 2017
20161×
29.60Dec 28, 2016
20151×
33.40Dec 29, 2015
20141×
34.60Dec 29, 2014
20131×
226.60Dec 27, 2013
20121×
222.00Dec 27, 2012
20111×
321.40Dec 28, 2011
20101×
149.80Dec 29, 2010

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