webtoon entertainment inc - WBTN

WBTN

Close Chg Chg %
13.07 0.05 0.38%

Closed Market

13.12

+0.05 (0.38%)

Volume: 132.22K

Last Updated:

Dec 24, 2025, 1:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: webtoon entertainment inc - WBTN

WBTN Key Data

Open

$12.95

Day Range

12.84 - 13.18

52 Week Range

6.76 - 22.47

Market Cap

$1.71B

Shares Outstanding

130.77M

Public Float

17.92M

Beta

1.91

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

EPS

-$1.02

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

446.34K

 

WBTN Performance

1 Week
 
1.86%
 
1 Month
 
-5.68%
 
3 Months
 
-32.51%
 
1 Year
 
-3.24%
 
5 Years
 
N/A
 

WBTN Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 7
Full Ratings ➔

About webtoon entertainment inc - WBTN

WEBTOON Entertainment, Inc. engages in the provision of global storytelling platform. The firm offers creators and users to discover, create, and share new content. Its brands include Munpia, Yonder, Studio Lico, LINE, and Creator Studios. The company was founded by Jun-Koo Kim in 2005 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

WBTN At a Glance

WEBTOON Entertainment, Inc.
5700 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90036
Phone 1-323-424-3795 Revenue 1.35B
Industry Internet Software/Services Net Income -143,782,000.00
Sector Technology Services 2024 Sales Growth 5.124%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees 1,800
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WBTN Valuation

P/E Current N/A
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio 1.295
Price to Book Ratio 1.186
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 97.65
Enterprise Value to EBITDA -55.576
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.926
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.014

WBTN Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 749,154.444
Income Per Employee -79,878.889
Receivables Turnover 7.937
Total Asset Turnover 0.727

WBTN Liquidity

Current Ratio 2.67
Quick Ratio 2.67
Cash Ratio 1.912

WBTN Profitability

Gross Margin 24.892
Operating Margin -4.349
Pretax Margin -11.072
Net Margin -10.663
Return on Assets -7.747
Return on Equity -10.567
Return on Total Capital -9.654
Return on Invested Capital -10.45

WBTN Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 1.171
Total Debt to Total Capital 1.158
Total Debt to Total Assets 0.891
Long-Term Debt to Equity 0.76
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 0.751
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Annual Financials for Webtoon Entertainment Inc - WBTN

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
- 1.08B 1.28B 1.35B
Sales Growth
- - +18.84% +5.12%
-
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
- 809.68M 991.06M 1.01B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
- 32.84M 35.86M 36.17M
Depreciation
- 3.30M 3.80M 3.40M
Amortization of Intangibles
- 29.54M 32.06M 32.77M
COGS Growth
- - +22.40% +2.19%
-
Gross Income
- 269.71M 291.69M 335.67M
Gross Income Growth
- - +8.15% +15.08%
-
Gross Profit Margin
- +24.99% +22.74% +24.89%
2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
- 384.43M 323.72M 394.32M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
- 384.43M 323.72M 394.32M
SGA Growth
- - -15.79% +21.81%
-
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- 1.28M 92.83M 113.43M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
- (115.99M) (124.85M) (172.08M)
Non Operating Income/Expense
- (1.31M) (7.82M) 22.82M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- 1.17M 3.01M 15.82M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- (4.69M) (12.34M) (1.12M)
Interest Expense
- 844.00K 79.00K 45.00K
Interest Expense Growth
- - -90.64% -43.04%
-
Gross Interest Expense
- 844.00K 79.00K 45.00K
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
- (118.15M) (132.75M) (149.31M)
Pretax Income Growth
- - -12.36% -12.47%
-
Pretax Margin
- -10.95% -10.35% -11.07%
Income Tax
- 14.37M 12.01M 3.60M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
- 104.00K 150.00K 3.44M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- 21.41M 27.43M 24.70M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- (7.14M) (15.57M) (24.54M)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- (4.69M) (12.34M) (1.12M)
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - 210.00K 123.00K
-
Consolidated Net Income
- (132.52M) (144.55M) (152.79M)
Minority Interest Expense
- (2.65M) (28.30M) (9.01M)
Net Income
- (129.87M) (116.25M) (143.78M)
Net Income Growth
- - +10.49% -23.69%
-
Net Margin Growth
- -12.03% -9.06% -10.66%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
- (129.87M) (116.25M) (143.78M)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
- (129.87M) (116.25M) (143.78M)
EPS (Basic)
- -1.022 -0.9148 -1.1182
EPS (Basic) Growth
- - +10.49% -22.23%
-
Basic Shares Outstanding
- 127.07M 127.07M 128.59M
EPS (Diluted)
- -1.022 -0.9148 -1.1182
EPS (Diluted) Growth
- - +10.49% -22.23%
-
Diluted Shares Outstanding
- 127.07M 127.07M 128.59M
EBITDA
- (81.88M) 3.83M (22.48M)
EBITDA Growth
- - +104.68% -686.66%
-
EBITDA Margin
- -7.59% +0.30% -1.67%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 18.714
Number of Ratings 7 Current Quarters Estimate -0.137
FY Report Date 12 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate -0.423
Last Quarter’s Earnings -0.09 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings -1.21 Next Fiscal Year Estimate -0.122
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 6 3 7 7
Mean Estimate -0.14 -0.07 -0.42 -0.12
High Estimates 0.01 -0.05 -0.28 0.17
Low Estimate -0.20 -0.09 -0.49 -0.38
Coefficient of Variance -54.75 -27.34 -16.03 -174.02

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 4 5 6
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 3 3 3
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Webtoon Entertainment Inc - WBTN

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Jul 8, 2025 Jesse Saeju Jeong Director 48,491 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 15, 2025 David J. Lee See Remarks; Director 284,242 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $8.09 per share 2,299,517.78
Apr 7, 2025 Yong-Soo Kim See Remarks 138,294 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 24, 2025 Jun-Koo Kim See Remarks; Director 498,812 Open market or private purchase of non-derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $8.73 per share 4,354,628.76
Mar 24, 2025 Jun-Koo Kim See Remarks; Director 510,231 Open market or private purchase of non-derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $8.81 per share 4,495,135.11
Mar 12, 2025 Chan-Kyu Park Chief Technology Officer 125,912 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 12, 2025 Hye-Eun Son Chief Design Officer 90,686 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 12, 2025 Hyo-Jung Kim Chief Product Officer 84,908 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00

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