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Korea Business News Co. Ltd

Korea Business News Co. Ltd

039340 · KQ · Technology / Software & IT Services

4,780.00KRW+10.00 (+0.21%)

Price History

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Market Stats

Previous Close4,770.00
Open4,680.00
Day Range4,525.00 – 4,840.00
52-Week Range4,270.00 – 6,200.00
Volume8.24K
Market Cap79.96B
P/E (TTM)0.00
Forward P/E0.00
Dividend Yield3.02%
Beta0.75
50-Day Avg4,877.20
200-Day Avg5,037.15

About

Korea Business News Co., Ltd. engages in broadcasting, internet, media, and education businesses in South Korea and internationally. It operates Korea Economic TV that broadcasts securities economy related content; wownet.co.uk, a securities portal that offers economic securities professional content through Korea Economic TV; and wowfa.co.uk portal, which provides training in economics and finance. The company also provides securities economy content services utilizing data broadcasting, mobile, IPTV, smart TV, etc. In addition, it is involved in program and event-supporting, and advertising/partnership businesses. The company was formerly known as Wow TV Ltd. and changed its name to Korea Business News Co., Ltd. in 2004. Korea Business News Co. was founded in 1999 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Company Details

  • SectorTechnology
  • IndustrySoftware & IT Services
  • CEOJae-Jo Song
  • Employees197
  • Headquarters84, Beodeunaru-ro, Seoul, South Korea, 07230, Korea
  • Websitehttps://www.wownet.co.kr

Leadership

  • Jae-Jo SongCEO & Representative Director · b. 1958
  • Wan-Soo ChoiManaging Director and Head of Marketing Division · b. 1956
  • Sang-Hui LimHead of Bus. Planning Division and Director · b. 1960

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: KRW2011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Revenue67.77B66.10B55.45B58.36B72.16B75.28B64.85B84.50B77.77B94.88B119.42B88.59B80.50B79.51B75.91B
Growth (%)--2.46%-16.11%+5.24%+23.65%+4.31%-13.86%+30.32%-7.97%+21.99%+25.87%-25.82%-9.13%-1.23%-4.52%
Cost of Revenue---08.24B6.28B5.57B5.19B5.00B5.03B5.98B7.22B6.78B6.94B-
Gross Profit---58.36B63.92B69.00B59.28B79.32B72.77B89.84B113.44B81.37B73.72B72.57B75.91B
Gross Margin---100.00%88.58%91.66%91.41%93.86%93.57%94.70%95.00%91.85%91.57%91.27%100.00%
Operating Expense---53.29B52.69B54.62B50.21B63.77B59.08B71.68B86.91B72.93B68.59B71.44B78.29B
Operating Income10.50B6.55B2.15B5.07B11.23B14.38B9.07B15.55B13.69B18.17B26.53B8.44B5.13B1.13B-2.38B
Operating Margin15.50%9.91%3.87%8.69%15.57%19.10%13.98%18.40%17.61%19.15%22.22%9.52%6.37%1.42%-3.13%
EBITDA-----------20.25B17.46B13.79B7.60B
EBITDA Margin-----------22.86%21.69%17.35%10.01%
Net Income6.01B4.41B791.14M2.31B9.10B12.04B12.25B14.41B15.01B19.03B25.36B13.81B10.71B8.45B2.79B
Net Income Margin8.87%6.66%1.43%3.96%12.61%16.00%18.88%17.05%19.31%20.06%21.24%15.59%13.31%10.63%3.68%
Interest Expense000000000257.27M212.33M486.07M338.92M398.98M434.54M
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.27%0.18%0.55%0.42%0.50%0.57%

Balance Sheet

Currency: KRW2011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Assets73.25B74.10B73.18B79.51B95.78B98.59B119.23B128.50B146.44B174.47B190.80B194.85B201.27B171.75B167.25B
Total Liabilities12.39B9.84B9.96B15.46B22.57B15.35B24.68B19.55B24.54B36.26B35.80B26.81B26.13B20.50B19.43B
Total Equity60.86B64.25B63.21B64.05B73.20B83.25B94.56B108.94B121.90B138.21B154.99B168.04B175.14B151.25B147.81B
Cash4.55B3.93B1.92B3.42B6.15B5.28B5.73B20.32B12.56B16.38B21.34B5.77B20.87B4.52B9.38B
Total Debt--------5.22B4.89B-----

Cash Flow

Currency: KRW2011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating Cash Flow7.06B9.45B11.11B10.58B22.96B5.07B10.38B16.72B13.14B28.50B22.27B-279.49M11.11B6.68B4.63B
Investing Cash Flow----10.79B-16.05B-4.65B-16.20B5.07B-17.99B-20.92B-9.26B-22.53B8.83B8.82B-
Financing Cash Flow---1.72B-4.17B-1.30B6.26B-7.19B-2.92B-3.76B-8.05B7.24B-4.84B-31.85B-
Capital Expenditure1.55B913.98M1.97B303.61M685.55M1.39B1.36B340.91M1.06B1.13B3.90B21.92B561.67M1.98B971.02M
Free Cash Flow--------17.58B27.17B18.30B-22.20B10.55B4.69B3.66B
Dividends Paid1.30B1.08B1.08B867.81M1.08B1.30B1.74B1.52B2.24B2.01B2.87B4.29B3.40B3.40B2.60B
FCF to OCF--------133.78%95.36%82.17%7943.96%94.94%70.29%79.03%
Dividend Paid to FCF--------12.72%7.41%15.67%-19.33%32.25%72.39%71.17%

Earnings

Report DateMar 31, 2009Aug 13, 2009Sep 30, 2009Dec 31, 2009Mar 31, 2011Jun 30, 2011Sep 30, 2011Dec 31, 2011Mar 31, 2012Jun 30, 2012Sep 30, 2012Dec 31, 2012Mar 31, 2013Jun 30, 2013Sep 30, 2013Dec 31, 2013Mar 31, 2014Aug 26, 2014Nov 20, 2014Feb 11, 2015May 14, 2015Aug 17, 2015Nov 11, 2015Feb 15, 2016May 12, 2016Aug 15, 2016Nov 10, 2016Feb 10, 2017May 12, 2017Aug 13, 2017Nov 10, 2017Feb 8, 2018May 10, 2018Aug 13, 2018Nov 12, 2018Feb 13, 2019May 14, 2019Aug 14, 2019Nov 13, 2019Feb 13, 2020Mar 31, 2020Aug 13, 2020Nov 12, 2020Feb 9, 2021May 17, 2021Jun 30, 2021Nov 14, 2021Feb 9, 2022Mar 31, 2022Jun 30, 2022Sep 30, 2022Feb 7, 2023Mar 31, 2023Jun 30, 2023Sep 30, 2023Mar 22, 2024Mar 31, 2024Jun 30, 2024Sep 30, 2024Dec 31, 2024Mar 31, 2025Jun 30, 2025Sep 30, 2025Dec 31, 2025Mar 31, 2026
EPS Estimate-157.00---------------------------------------------------------------
EPS Actual69.0069.00164.00136.22123.86138.3037.31-22.3550.06121.6521.9746.35-48.02111.49-22.96-4.0552.2711.35-9.8052.6290.15128.25139.1461.83205.38172.6697.3480.43147.74132.9558.41225.33111.44245.19183.84120.13170.48234.00138.81128.60117.06253.00278.00214.30345.74365.75327.00112.51152.90277.15144.5773.7668.72242.31174.5318.7487.67187.9983.3115.74-14.46197.3315.86-29.5658.93
Surprise--56.05%---------------------------------------------------------------
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Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap79.96B
Enterprise Value54.39B
Trailing P/E0.00
Forward P/E0.00
Price / Sales0.85
Price / Book0.53
Revenue (TTM)96.40B
Gross Profit (TTM)119.42B
EBITDA15.13B
Profit Margin15.25%
Operating Margin11.76%
Return on Equity399.64%
Return on Assets3.65%
Shares Outstanding21.70M
Shares Float6.47M
Beta0.75
Dividend Yield3.02%
Dividend Rate0.00
Payout Ratio3.32%

Dividends

20251×
150.00Dec 29, 2025
20241×
150.00Dec 27, 2024
20231×
160.00Dec 27, 2023
20221×
160.00Dec 28, 2022
20211×
200.00Dec 29, 2021
20201×
130.00Dec 29, 2020
20191×
90.00Dec 27, 2019
20181×
100.00Dec 27, 2018
20171×
70.00Dec 27, 2017
20161×
80.00Dec 28, 2016
20151×
60.00Dec 29, 2015
20141×
50.00Dec 29, 2014
20131×
40.00Dec 27, 2013
20121×
50.00Dec 27, 2012
20111×
50.00Dec 28, 2011
20101×
60.00Dec 29, 2010
20091×
60.00Dec 29, 2009
20081×
50.00Dec 29, 2008
20071×
55.00Dec 27, 2007
20061×
50.00Dec 27, 2006
20051×
50.00Dec 28, 2005
20041×
40.00Dec 29, 2004

Stock Splits

  • Apr 28, 200510:1