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NAVER Corp.
- 132,000.00 KRW
- +1,500.00
- +1.15%
South Korea
Mar 19, 2019Ticker
KRX(035420)Prev. close
130,500Market cap (KRW)
21,508.14BMarket cap (USD)
19,022.81MShares
164.81M
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Business Summary
NAVER Corp. engages in the provision of internet advertisement and search portal business. It offers services through the internet portals such as Naver, Jr. Naver and Happybean. The Naver provides community services including blogs and cafes, other convenient services such as news, knowledge shopping, maps, books, e-mail and naver tool bar. The Jr. Naver offers educational content for children including the homework helper and preschool; children and parents such as children's song world, fairy tale travel and parents room; entertainment services such as animal farm and game land. The Happybean is a online donation portal which acts as a bridge between internet users to participate in donation activities and organizations. The company was founded on June 2, 1999 and is headquartered in Seongnam, South Korea.
Financial Highlights
| Dec 2018 | KRW | USD |
| Revenue | 5,586.90B | 5,076.61M |
| Gross Profit | 1,532.95B | 1,392.93M |
| Operating income | 940,609.23M | 854.69M |
| Income before tax | 1,111.67B | 1,010.13M |
| Net income | 643,826.90M | 585.02M |
| EBITDA | 1,201.67B | 1,091.91M |
| Diluted EPS | 4,436.75 | 4.03 |
| Dividends Per Share | 314 | 0.28 |
| Total Assets | 9,881.19B | 8,855.70M |
| Total liabilities | 3,932.05B | 3,523.97M |
| Total equity | 5,240.28B | 4,696.43M |
| Operating cash flow | 973,506.36M | 884.58M |
| Currency in KRW | Currency in USD |
Historical Data
| Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | |
| Revenue | 2,758.47B | 3,253.93B | 4,022.62B | 4,678.46B | 5,586.90B |
| Gross Profit | 2,110.08B | 1,958.41B | 2,440.14B | 1,626.20B | 1,532.95B |
| Operating income | 758,397.20M | 830,108.19M | 1,089.21B | 1,176.41B | 940,609.23M |
| Income before tax | 658,843.59M | 823,221.80M | 1,131.77B | 1,195.82B | 1,111.67B |
| Net income | 424,356.04M | 595,979.00M | 761,140.05M | 775,433.64M | 643,826.90M |
| EBITDA | 897,262.51M | 983,047.27M | 1,252.14B | 1,382.66B | 1,201.67B |
| Diluted EPS | 3,055.40 | 3,523.80 | 5,103 | 5,296.52 | 4,436.75 |
| Dividends Per Share | 156.40 | 220 | 226.20 | 289.20 | 314 |
| Total Assets | 3,394.45B | 4,385.91B | 6,370.63B | 8,019.25B | 9,881.19B |
| Total liabilities | 1,597.03B | 2,116.33B | 2,241.03B | 2,714.06B | 3,932.05B |
| Total equity | 1,796.00B | 2,124.52B | 3,594.74B | 4,762.34B | 5,240.28B |
| Operating cash flow | 827,922.79M | 851,367.41M | 1,164.02B | 939,981.99M | 973,506.36M |
| Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | |
| Revenue | 2,620.48M | 2,874.99M | 3,467.21M | 4,138.36M | 5,076.61M |
| Gross Profit | 2,004.52M | 1,730.34M | 2,103.22M | 1,438.46M | 1,392.93M |
| Operating income | 720.45M | 733.43M | 938.82M | 1,040.60M | 854.69M |
| Income before tax | 625.88M | 727.35M | 975.50M | 1,057.77M | 1,010.13M |
| Net income | 403.12M | 526.57M | 656.04M | 685.91M | 585.02M |
| EBITDA | 852.37M | 868.56M | 1,079.26M | 1,223.04M | 1,091.91M |
| Diluted EPS | 2.90 | 3.11 | 4.39 | 4.68 | 4.03 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.28 |
| Total Assets | 3,088.25M | 3,740.49M | 5,274.57M | 7,490.77M | 8,855.70M |
| Total liabilities | 1,452.97M | 1,804.89M | 1,855.46M | 2,535.20M | 3,523.97M |
| Total equity | 1,633.99M | 1,811.88M | 2,976.27M | 4,448.50M | 4,696.43M |
| Operating cash flow | 786.50M | 752.22M | 1,003.30M | 831.46M | 884.58M |
Valuation Measures
| Dec 2018 | |
| PER | 27.49 |
| ROA | 7.19% |
| ROE | 12.87% |
| Operating margin | 16.83% |
| Profit margin | 11.52% |
Key executives
- Chief Executive Officer & Director: Seong-Sook Han
- Head-Legal Affairs & Compliance Support: Yeon-Ah Jeong
- Director & Global Investment Officer: Hae-Jin Lee
- Auditor: Jin-Hee Kim
- Head-Investor Relations & Asset Management: Ki Seon Cho
Shareholders
- NAVER Corp. (11.7%)
- National Pension Service of Korea (9.4%)
- LEE HAE-JIN /NHN/ (3.7%)
- BlackRock Fund Advisors (2.3%)
- Harris Associates LP (2.2%)
- The Vanguard Group, Inc. (2.1%)
- OppenheimerFunds, Inc. (1.9%)
- Artisan Partners LP (1.6%)
- T. Rowe Price International Ltd. (1.6%)
- Matthews International Capital Management LLC (1.3%)
Contact Details
- Website:http://www.navercorp.com
- Address: 16/F, Naver Green Factory, 6 Buljeong-ro, Seongnam, 13561, South Korea
- Phone: +82 2 1588 3830
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Competitors
- Alphabet Inc. Class A
- Kakao Corp.
- SINA Corp.
- Snap, Inc. Class A
- Weibo Corp Sponsored ADR Class A
- NHN Entertainment Corp
- eBay Inc.
- Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.
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Last Updated on 19 Mar, 2019