Stock Research: Kakao

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Kakao

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22
  • Value
    12
  • Growth
    71
  • Safety
    Safety
    19
  • Combined
    8
  • Sentiment
    59
  • 360° View
    360° View
    22
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Company Description

Kakao Corp is a Korea-based company primarily engaged in mobile services. It operates in content (mobile messengers, portals, games, music, webtoons, web novels, character products like Kakao Friends) and platform (advertisements, mobility, pay, communication terminals for children). It primarily operates in Korea. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $17890 million, profits of $4987 million, and revenue of $5330 million.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 22 (better than 22% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Kakao are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Kakao. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 71, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 71% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 59, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 59% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 12, which means that the share price of Kakao is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 88% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 19, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 81% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
12 45 31 29
Growth
71 39 23 93
Safety
Safety
19 35 31 37
Sentiment
59 67 75 93
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22 45 24 83
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
76 60 87 80
Opinions Change
57 20 31 49
Pro Holdings
n/a 48 39 67
Market Pulse
12 86 85 85
Sentiment
59 67 75 93
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
12 45 31 29
Growth
71 39 23 93
Safety Safety
19 35 31 37
Combined
8 35 8 56
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
25 51 38 30
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
16 16 20 26
Price vs. Book (P/B)
28 75 52 36
Dividend Yield
41 32 27 32
Value
12 45 31 29
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
53 34 68 77
Profit Growth
81 92 6 98
Capital Growth
45 49 24 70
Stock Returns
68 7 37 63
Growth
71 39 23 93
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
47 37 36 51
Refinancing
20 61 42 44
Liquidity
32 23 28 34
Safety Safety
19 35 31 37

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This is a classic, high-risk growth play: high growth and positive sentiment outweigh low Value Rank (expensive) and risky financing. This is for aggressive growth investors who are comfortable with the high price and risk, believing the growth story justifies the expense.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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