Webzen Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Webzen has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 1.5%, while the Entertainment industry saw earnings growing at 4.2% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 1.3% per year. Webzen's return on equity is 9.9%, and it has net margins of 28.5%.

Key information

1.5%

Earnings growth rate

2.7%

EPS growth rate

Entertainment Industry Growth12.6%
Revenue growth rate-1.3%
Return on equity9.9%
Net Margin28.5%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

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Aug 01
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May 05
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Mar 21
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Mar 02
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Feb 15
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Feb 02
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Jan 20
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How Much Of Webzen Inc. (KOSDAQ:069080) Do Insiders Own?

Jan 07
How Much Of Webzen Inc. (KOSDAQ:069080) Do Insiders Own?

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Dec 21
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Should You Rely On Webzen's (KOSDAQ:069080) Earnings Growth?

Dec 08
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Nov 26
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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Webzen makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

KOSDAQ:A069080 Revenue, expenses and earnings (KRW Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24229,32765,263143,15617,872
30 Jun 24220,52366,369133,24218,730
31 Mar 24214,97365,581128,15618,230
31 Dec 23196,29057,608117,55618,151
30 Sep 23168,77951,35090,86618,515
30 Jun 23187,98158,923102,20618,793
31 Mar 23215,07966,357116,79618,176
31 Dec 22242,14072,393133,52916,617
30 Sep 22267,73480,800152,29714,883
30 Jun 22274,59276,465162,46613,239
31 Mar 22276,60874,251167,82212,118
31 Dec 21284,78386,858161,71410,825
30 Sep 21308,61694,757174,6129,728
30 Jun 21349,162114,132187,9069,207
31 Mar 21337,755110,594183,4388,864
31 Dec 20294,09286,200167,6468,847
30 Sep 20245,35664,938140,5239,636
30 Jun 20185,74946,593105,5959,389
31 Mar 20168,92839,44996,3238,900
31 Dec 19176,05242,604103,7558,916
30 Sep 19183,57338,870116,0318,031
30 Jun 19200,14638,803132,6297,224
31 Mar 19205,67743,590135,7145,987
31 Dec 18218,87750,342134,2474,274
30 Sep 18211,09354,592124,7963,310
30 Jun 18183,00242,093109,2332,563
31 Mar 18177,83339,680106,3062,246
31 Dec 17166,26730,267108,3863,279
30 Sep 17180,14433,927123,3274,746
30 Jun 17192,93738,890131,9747,157
31 Mar 17203,06640,203136,4979,543
31 Dec 16219,99345,186145,80010,815
30 Sep 16234,62336,717161,54811,095
30 Jun 16264,21455,169173,41110,155
31 Mar 16281,63665,515183,0699,322
31 Dec 15242,22260,487154,7387,995
30 Sep 15188,90355,607107,4248,691
30 Jun 15134,72440,20669,9389,989
31 Mar 1576,32515,31934,34111,510
31 Dec 1473,4728,34738,80511,364
30 Sep 1472,5127,08837,00417,188
30 Jun 1468,436-1,05443,02913,948
31 Mar 1471,79621152,9728,235
31 Dec 1372,0791,83451,6889,001

Quality Earnings: A069080 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: A069080's current net profit margins (28.5%) are lower than last year (30.4%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: A069080's earnings have grown by 1.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: A069080's earnings growth over the past year (27.1%) exceeds its 5-year average (1.5% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: A069080 earnings growth over the past year (27.1%) exceeded the Entertainment industry -22.1%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: A069080's Return on Equity (9.9%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 01:28
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Webzen Inc. is covered by 16 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Joon Kyu LeeBookook Securities Co. Ltd
Mi Song KimCape Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.
Mina LeeDAOL Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.