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Kakao Corp. (035720)
Average score 7.5 B
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Six company scores
Talk ads and payments grow; weaker content limits gains.
Ad margins improve, but content profits remain uneven.
Large cash and financial assets offset debt obligations.
KakaoTalk connects users, shopping, payments and mobility.
AI tools offer upside; regulation and rivals pose risks.
Forward P/E is lower, but earnings remain volatile.
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Revenue by business
- Talk Business 30.33%
KakaoTalk ads, messages, gifts and online shopping.
- Other Platform Services 28.85%
Mobility, payments and enterprise services.
- Music 24.36%
SM Entertainment, Melon, records and concerts.
- Story Content 9.61%
Piccoma, Kakao Webtoon and digital comics.
- Media Production 6.85%
TV and film production and talent management.
Revenue by region
- South Korea 79.4%
- Asia (excluding South Korea) 14.2%
- North America 5.1%
- Europe 1%
- Other Regions 0.3%
Key metrics
| Revenue CAGR (5 years) | 15% |
|---|---|
| Operating income CAGR (5 years) | 10% |
| Net income CAGR (5 years) | 25% |
| Operating margin (5-year avg.) | 8% |
| ROE (5-year avg.) | 5% |
| ROA (5-year avg.) | 2% |
| Beta (5 years) | 1.11 |
| MDD (5 years) | -78% |
| Payout ratio (5-year avg.) | - |
| P/E | 29x |
| Forward P/E | 16x |
| PEG | - |