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Kakao

KOSE:A035720 KR7035720002
26
  • Value
    21
  • Growth
    95
  • Safety
    Safety
    19
  • Combined
    23
  • Sentiment
    45
  • 360° View
    360° View
    26
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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

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 26 (better than 26% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Kakao are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Kakao. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 95, 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. It ranks higher than 95% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 19 means that the share price of Kakao is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 81% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 21, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 79% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 45, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 55% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Last update: 2-Oct-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
19 45 31 29
Growth
95 39 23 93
Safety
Safety
21 35 31 37
Sentiment
45 67 75 93
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360° View
26 45 24 83
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
55 60 87 80
Opinions Change
40 20 31 49
Pro Holdings
n/a 48 39 67
Market Pulse
76 86 85 85
Sentiment
45 67 75 93
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
19 45 31 29
Growth
95 39 23 93
Safety Safety
21 35 31 37
Combined
23 35 8 56
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
7 16 20 26
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
35 51 38 30
Price vs. Book (P/B)
38 75 52 36
Dividend Yield
35 32 27 32
Value
19 45 31 29
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
49 34 68 77
Profit Growth
98 92 6 98
Capital Growth
78 49 24 70
Stock Returns
87 7 37 63
Growth
95 39 23 93
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
32 37 36 51
Refinancing
45 61 42 44
Liquidity
26 23 28 34
Safety Safety
21 35 31 37

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