Korea Business News (KOSDAQ:A039340) - Share price, News & Analysis

A039340 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	5/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	4/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	4/6

A039340 Stock Overview

Korea Business News Co., Ltd. engages in broadcasting, internet, media, and education businesses in South Korea and internationally.

Rewards

Trading at 52.1% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings have grown 18.8% per year over the past 5 years

Risk Analysis

Unstable dividend track record

Korea Business News Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Korea Business News
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	₩6,170.00
52 Week High	₩9,250.00
52 Week Low	₩5,890.00
Beta	0.85
1 Month Change	-10.71%
3 Month Change	-10.19%
1 Year Change	-18.39%
3 Year Change	-1.91%
5 Year Change	23.90%
Change since IPO	482.08%

Recent News & Updates

Mar 10

Returns On Capital At Korea Business News (KOSDAQ:039340) Paint An Interesting Picture

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Shareholder Returns

	A039340	KR Media	KR Market
7D	-1.3%	0.5%	1.6%
1Y	-18.4%	-11.5%	-14.2%

Return vs Industry: A039340 underperformed the KR Media industry which returned -11.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: A039340 underperformed the KR Market which returned -14.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is A039340's price volatile compared to industry and market?
A039340 volatility
A039340 Average Weekly Movement	3.0%
Media Industry Average Movement	4.9%
Market Average Movement	5.5%
10% most volatile stocks in KR Market	10.4%
10% least volatile stocks in KR Market	3.2%

Stable Share Price: A039340 is less volatile than 75% of KR stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 3% a week.

Volatility Over Time: A039340's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1999	190	Jae-Jo Song	https://www.wownet.co.kr

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.

Korea Business News Fundamentals Summary

How do Korea Business News's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
A039340 fundamental statistics
Market Cap	₩132.38b
Earnings (TTM)	₩25.36b
Revenue (TTM)	₩119.42b

5.2x

P/E Ratio

1.1x

P/S Ratio

Is A039340 overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
A039340 income statement (TTM)
Revenue	₩119.42b
Cost of Revenue	₩0
Gross Profit	₩119.42b
Other Expenses	₩94.06b
Earnings	₩25.36b

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2021

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	1.18k
Gross Margin	100.00%
Net Profit Margin	21.24%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0%

How did A039340 perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

3.2%

Current Dividend Yield

17%

Payout Ratio

Valuation

Is Korea Business News undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PE vs Industry
PE vs Market
PEG Ratio
PB vs Industry

>50%

Undervalued compared to fair value

Share Price vs. Fair Value

Below Fair Value: A039340 (₩6170) is trading below our estimate of fair value (₩12891.4)

Significantly Below Fair Value: A039340 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Price To Earnings Ratio

PE vs Industry: A039340 is good value based on its PE Ratio (5.2x) compared to the KR Media industry average (16.9x).

PE vs Market: A039340 is good value based on its PE Ratio (5.2x) compared to the KR market (14x).

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate A039340's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.

Price to Book Ratio

PB vs Industry: A039340 is good value based on its PB Ratio (0.9x) compared to the KR Media industry average (1.4x).

Future Growth

How is Korea Business News forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?

Future Growth Score

0/6

Future Growth Score 0/6

Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE

13.1%

Forecasted Media industry annual growth in earnings

In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Korea Business News has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.

This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.

Past Performance

How has Korea Business News performed over the past 5 years?

Past Performance Score

4/6

Past Performance Score 4/6

Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE

18.8%

Historical annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue History

Quality Earnings: A039340 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: A039340's current net profit margins (21.2%) are higher than last year (20.1%).

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: A039340's earnings have grown by 18.8% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: A039340's earnings growth over the past year (33.3%) exceeds its 5-year average (18.8% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: A039340 earnings growth over the past year (33.3%) underperformed the Media industry 35.2%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: A039340's Return on Equity (16.4%) is considered low.

Financial Health

How is Korea Business News's financial position?

Financial Health Score

6/6

Financial Health Score 6/6

Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Debt Coverage
Interest Coverage

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: A039340's short term assets (₩114.6B) exceed its short term liabilities (₩32.9B).

Long Term Liabilities: A039340's short term assets (₩114.6B) exceed its long term liabilities (₩2.9B).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: A039340 is debt free.

Reducing Debt: A039340 had no debt 5 years ago.

Debt Coverage: A039340 has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.

Interest Coverage: A039340 has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.

Balance Sheet

Dividend

What is Korea Business News's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?

Dividend Score

3/6

Dividend Score 3/6

Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage

3.24%

Current Dividend Yield

Dividend Yield vs Market

Notable Dividend: A039340's dividend (3.24%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the KR market (0.85%).

High Dividend: A039340's dividend (3.24%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the KR market (2.75%)

Stability and Growth of Payments

Stable Dividend: A039340 has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.

Growing Dividend: A039340's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 3 years.

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (17.4%), A039340's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (23.4%), A039340's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.

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Management

How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?

CEO

Jae-Jo Song (63 yo)

no data

Tenure

Song Jae-Jo serves as Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director at Korea Business News Co., Ltd. Song Jae-Jo serves as Deputy Managing Editor at The Korea Economic Daily. Song Jae-Jo attended Cho...

Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.

Ownership Breakdown

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2022/05/23 00:00
End of Day Share Price	2022/05/23 00:00
Earnings	2021/12/31
Annual Earnings	2021/12/31