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Kakao

KSC:035720 · KR7035720002
Interactive Media & ServicesLarge

360

83
EV / EBIT34
Price / Owner Earnings34
Owner Earnings Yield80
Dividend Yield45
Price/Sales28
EV / Gross Profit75
Price/Book37
Return on Capital29
Cash Return on Capital50
Return on Equity42
EBIT Margin43
Gross Profitability43
Cash Conversion70
Accruals50
Owner Earnings Margin69
Sales growth33
Profit Growth85
Long-Term EPS Growth91
Owner Earnings Growth73
Reinvestment19
Price momentum48
Debt load51
Refinancing8
Debt Payback100
Liquidity25
Analyst ratings81
Opinion Changes87
Price Target Upside88
Market mood25
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Kakao clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountrySouth Korea
IndustryInteractive Media & Services
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeKOSE
Founded1995
Employees1,566
ISINKR7035720002
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
PaaSArtificial IntelligenceSoftware DevelopmentAppsInternetMessagingMobile

Description

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Kakao Corp. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is fair. You pay 19.6× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically fair zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 6% yearly growth; analysts expect 24%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
17
2023202420252026

All-time high

83

Jan 2023

All-time low

17

Jun 2026

Average rank

36

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
28
51
38
30
Price/Earnings
24
16
20
26
Price/Book
37
75
52
36
Dividend Yield
45
32
27
32
Value (overall)
18
45
31
29

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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