Kakao Corp.

KOSE:A035720 Stock Report

Market Cap: ₩16.8t

Kakao Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Kakao's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -16.1%, while the Interactive Media and Services industry saw earnings growing at 12.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 19.4% per year.

Key information

-16.1%

Earnings growth rate

-15.6%

EPS growth rate

Interactive Media and Services Industry Growth20.0%
Revenue growth rate19.4%
Return on equity-11.9%
Net Margin-10.5%
Next Earnings Update13 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

KOSE:A035720 Revenue, expenses and earnings (KRW Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 247,913,153-830,7496,005,4510
30 Jun 248,003,226-915,6696,105,4050
31 Mar 247,921,583-961,0276,082,3540
31 Dec 237,557,002-1,012,5515,843,1410
30 Sep 237,024,522-20,0675,427,2270
30 Jun 236,871,74765,4055,274,1500
31 Mar 236,770,80777,0865,178,4320
31 Dec 226,798,7421,358,0195,155,4940
30 Sep 226,892,2881,549,0795,464,3790
30 Jun 226,774,3712,221,8675,416,0660
31 Mar 226,304,2522,465,9144,987,2340
31 Dec 215,910,5131,387,3144,618,0900
30 Sep 215,500,6651,122,1724,149,2180
30 Jun 214,860,322470,5753,611,1530
31 Mar 214,460,980298,6773,337,7210
31 Dec 204,071,392151,6013,066,2300
30 Sep 203,769,255-82,0712,820,6990
30 Jun 203,451,994-153,8802,604,9100
31 Mar 203,232,176-254,8662,985,2900
31 Dec 193,070,111-304,8152,391,3310
30 Sep 192,895,867121,0342,278,6100
30 Jun 192,711,98581,9522,164,6310
31 Mar 192,567,88461,5441,567,3990
31 Dec 182,416,99247,8862,002,0510
30 Sep 182,288,33260,3791,870,2960
30 Jun 182,204,45275,7991,778,0420
31 Mar 182,083,96168,7361,664,8570
31 Dec 171,972,326108,5971,541,1530
30 Sep 171,881,481120,5221,465,2930
30 Jun 171,757,459100,6831,384,9370
31 Mar 171,665,53698,2131,318,4620
31 Dec 161,464,23357,6741,170,4390
30 Sep 161,252,09245,2341,009,8400
30 Jun 161,090,28146,023886,7970
31 Mar 16940,24457,745777,5550
31 Dec 15932,15275,666756,7660
30 Sep 15944,500116,571617,9060
30 Jun 15803,185127,596480,8570
31 Mar 15606,183172,212252,8190
31 Dec 14498,858150,105180,9550
30 Sep 1468,44099,274-29,9780
30 Jun 14109,91198,61214,9270
31 Mar 14212,97351,063146,9660

Quality Earnings: A035720 is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: A035720 is currently unprofitable.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: A035720 is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 16.1% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare A035720's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: A035720 is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Interactive Media and Services industry (9.6%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: A035720 has a negative Return on Equity (-11.86%), as it is currently unprofitable.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/01 09:53
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/31 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Kakao Corp. is covered by 44 analysts. 28 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Seyon ParkBarclays
Justin LeeBNP Paribas Securities (Asia)
Susie LeeBofA Global Research