YTNLtd (KOSDAQ:A040300) - Share price, News & Analysis

A040300 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	5/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	5/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	3/6

A040300 Stock Overview

YTN Co.,Ltd. provides various broadcasting services in South Korea.

Rewards

Trading at 97.3% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings grew by 561.6% over the past year

Risk Analysis

Unstable dividend track record

Large one-off items impacting financial results

YTNLtd Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for YTNLtd
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	₩3,500.00
52 Week High	₩5,000.00
52 Week Low	₩2,720.00
Beta	1.18
1 Month Change	-5.28%
3 Month Change	2.49%
1 Year Change	-13.04%
3 Year Change	72.84%
5 Year Change	40.00%
Change since IPO	40.00%

Recent News & Updates

Feb 28

Is YTN Co.,Ltd. (KOSDAQ:040300) Popular Amongst Institutions?

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Feb 02

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Shareholder Returns

	A040300	KR Media	KR Market
7D	-4.4%	-4.0%	-3.3%
1Y	-13.0%	-8.9%	-14.3%

Return vs Industry: A040300 underperformed the KR Media industry which returned -8.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: A040300 exceeded the KR Market which returned -14.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is A040300's price volatile compared to industry and market?
A040300 volatility
A040300 Average Weekly Movement	3.5%
Media Industry Average Movement	5.0%
Market Average Movement	5.5%
10% most volatile stocks in KR Market	10.4%
10% least volatile stocks in KR Market	3.1%

Stable Share Price: A040300 is less volatile than 75% of KR stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 4% a week.

Volatility Over Time: A040300's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1993	620	Seok-Kyu Bae	https://www.ytn.co.kr

YTN Co.,Ltd. provides various broadcasting services in South Korea. The company operates YTN, a Korean news channel; YTN Life, a living information channel; YTN science, a 24-hour science-related broadcast channel; YTN WORLD, a 24-hour Korean language news channel that delivers real time news from satellites around the world; and YTN korean, a digital network channel.

YTNLtd Fundamentals Summary

How do YTNLtd's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
A040300 fundamental statistics
Market Cap	₩147.00b
Earnings (TTM)	₩51.58b
Revenue (TTM)	₩145.15b

2.9x

P/E Ratio

1.0x

P/S Ratio

Is A040300 overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
A040300 income statement (TTM)
Revenue	₩145.15b
Cost of Revenue	₩132.98b
Gross Profit	₩12.17b
Other Expenses	-₩39.41b
Earnings	₩51.58b

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2021

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	1.23k
Gross Margin	8.39%
Net Profit Margin	35.53%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0%

How did A040300 perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

1.4%

Current Dividend Yield

4%

Payout Ratio

Valuation

Is YTNLtd 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: A040300 (₩3500) is trading below our estimate of fair value (₩129046.36)

Significantly Below Fair Value: A040300 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Price To Earnings Ratio

PE vs Industry: A040300 is good value based on its PE Ratio (2.9x) compared to the KR Media industry average (16.4x).

PE vs Market: A040300 is good value based on its PE Ratio (2.9x) compared to the KR market (14x).

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate A040300's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.

Price to Book Ratio

PB vs Industry: A040300 is good value based on its PB Ratio (0.6x) compared to the KR Media industry average (1.4x).

Future Growth

How is YTNLtd 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

13.4%

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 YTNLtd 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 YTNLtd performed over the past 5 years?

Past Performance Score

5/6

Past Performance Score 5/6

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

44.7%

Historical annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue History

Quality Earnings: A040300 has a large one-off gain of ₩62.7B impacting its December 31 2021 financial results.

Growing Profit Margin: A040300's current net profit margins (35.5%) are higher than last year (5.9%).

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: A040300's earnings have grown significantly by 44.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: A040300's earnings growth over the past year (561.6%) exceeds its 5-year average (44.7% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: A040300 earnings growth over the past year (561.6%) exceeded the Media industry 41.6%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: A040300's Return on Equity (21.5%) is considered high.

Financial Health

How is YTNLtd'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: A040300's short term assets (₩177.5B) exceed its short term liabilities (₩41.1B).

Long Term Liabilities: A040300's short term assets (₩177.5B) exceed its long term liabilities (₩85.0B).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: A040300 is debt free.

Reducing Debt: A040300 has no debt compared to 5 years ago when its debt to equity ratio was 27.1%.

Debt Coverage: A040300 has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.

Interest Coverage: A040300 has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.

Balance Sheet

Dividend

What is YTNLtd current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?

Dividend Score

2/6

Dividend Score 2/6

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

1.43%

Current Dividend Yield

Dividend Yield vs Market

Notable Dividend: A040300's dividend (1.43%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the KR market (0.85%).

High Dividend: A040300's dividend (1.43%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the KR market (2.72%).

Stability and Growth of Payments

Stable Dividend: A040300 has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.

Growing Dividend: A040300'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 (4.1%), A040300's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (3.9%), A040300's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by cash flows.

Next Steps

Explore strong dividend paying companies in the Media industry.

Management

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

CEO

Seok-Kyu Bae (70 yo)

no data

Tenure

Seok-Kyu Bae serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President at YTN, YTNDMB, and YTN Radio. Seok-Kyu Bae served as Director of General Management of YTN News, Senior Managing Director, Chief Executive...

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	2022/05/12 00:00
End of Day Share Price	2022/05/12 00:00
Earnings	2021/12/31
Annual Earnings	2021/12/31