NCSOFT Corporation

KOSE:A036570 Stock Report

Market Cap: ₩4.1t

NCSOFT Valuation

Is A036570 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of A036570 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: A036570 (₩203500) is trading below our estimate of fair value (₩410582.8)

Significantly Below Fair Value: A036570 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for A036570?

Key metric: As A036570 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for A036570. This is calculated by dividing A036570's market cap by their current earnings.
What is A036570's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio31.8x
Earnings₩126.62b
Market Cap₩4.12t

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does A036570's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for A036570 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average56.8x
A263750 Pearl Abyss
177.9x75.1%₩1.8t
A259960 KRAFTON
18.2x11.7%₩14.9t
A069080 Webzen
6.8x14.7%₩459.1b
A194480 Devsisters
24.3x50.8%₩344.6b
A036570 NCSOFT
31.8x41.6%₩4.1t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: A036570 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.8x) compared to the peer average (99.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does A036570's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the KR Entertainment Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
A217270 Neptune
4.4xn/aUS$163.15m
A052790 Actoz SoftLtd
4.3xn/aUS$54.35m
No more companies available in this PE range
A036570 31.8xIndustry Avg. 24.3xNo. of Companies4PE020406080100+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: A036570 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.8x) compared to the KR Entertainment industry average (24.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is A036570's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

A036570 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio31.8x
Fair PE Ratio28.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: A036570 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.7x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst A036570 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current₩203,500.00
₩224,111.11
+10.1%
22.6%₩310,000.00₩135,000.00n/a27
Dec ’25₩237,500.00
₩230,107.14
-3.1%
23.1%₩350,000.00₩140,000.00n/a28
Nov ’25₩217,000.00
₩213,392.86
-1.7%
23.1%₩350,000.00₩130,000.00n/a28
Oct ’25₩191,000.00
₩203,629.63
+6.6%
22.4%₩350,000.00₩125,000.00n/a27
Sep ’25₩187,600.00
₩207,344.83
+10.5%
22.9%₩350,000.00₩125,000.00n/a29
Aug ’25₩177,500.00
₩218,071.43
+22.9%
17.8%₩350,000.00₩140,000.00n/a28
Jul ’25₩184,100.00
₩222,892.86
+21.1%
17.9%₩350,000.00₩150,000.00n/a28
Jun ’25₩190,300.00
₩224,857.14
+18.2%
16.9%₩350,000.00₩150,000.00n/a28
May ’25₩176,100.00
₩210,481.48
+19.5%
18.8%₩350,000.00₩140,000.00n/a27
Apr ’25₩206,000.00
₩212,962.96
+3.4%
18.3%₩350,000.00₩140,000.00n/a27
Mar ’25₩194,000.00
₩215,037.04
+10.8%
18.5%₩350,000.00₩140,000.00n/a27
Feb ’25₩199,400.00
₩252,892.86
+26.8%
23.7%₩430,000.00₩170,000.00n/a28
Jan ’25₩240,500.00
₩299,724.14
+24.6%
24.4%₩510,000.00₩170,000.00n/a29
Dec ’24₩281,000.00
₩312,482.76
+11.2%
21.6%₩510,000.00₩210,000.00₩237,500.0029
Nov ’24₩235,000.00
₩308,296.30
+31.2%
21.8%₩510,000.00₩210,000.00₩217,000.0027
Oct ’24₩222,500.00
₩329,407.41
+48.0%
22.1%₩510,000.00₩220,000.00₩191,000.0027
Sep ’24₩253,500.00
₩349,103.45
+37.7%
26.7%₩600,000.00₩220,000.00₩187,600.0029
Aug ’24₩282,000.00
₩417,285.71
+48.0%
21.6%₩630,000.00₩250,000.00₩177,500.0028
Jul ’24₩295,000.00
₩455,962.96
+54.6%
17.9%₩630,000.00₩270,000.00₩184,100.0027
Jun ’24₩321,000.00
₩468,607.14
+46.0%
17.8%₩630,000.00₩270,000.00₩190,300.0028
May ’24₩377,000.00
₩495,555.56
+31.4%
14.9%₩630,000.00₩320,000.00₩176,100.0027
Apr ’24₩371,500.00
₩523,703.70
+41.0%
14.0%₩630,000.00₩320,000.00₩206,000.0027
Mar ’24₩434,500.00
₩516,896.55
+19.0%
16.0%₩650,000.00₩300,000.00₩194,000.0029
Feb ’24₩458,500.00
₩515,500.00
+12.4%
15.7%₩640,000.00₩300,000.00₩199,400.0030
Jan ’24₩448,000.00
₩501,793.10
+12.0%
15.8%₩640,000.00₩300,000.00₩240,500.0029
Dec ’23₩464,000.00
₩501,793.10
+8.1%
15.8%₩640,000.00₩300,000.00₩281,000.0029

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 08:45
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
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

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

NCSOFT Corporation is covered by 47 analysts. 29 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Justin LeeBNP Paribas Securities (Asia)
Susie LeeBofA Global Research
Joon Kyu LeeBookook Securities Co. Ltd