Technology Services
NAVER Corp.
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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 2019 | KRW | USD |
| Revenue | 6,593.40B | 5,653.82M |
| Gross Profit | 1,273.52B | 1,092.04M |
| Operating income | 708,815.44M | 607.80M |
| Income before tax | 931,122.50M | 798.43M |
| Net income | 586,641.12M | 503.04M |
| EBITDA | 1,206.82B | 1,034.85M |
| Diluted EPS | 4,006.32 | 3.43 |
| Dividends Per Share | 376 | 0.32 |
| Total Assets | 12,299.52B | 10,635.58M |
| Total liabilities | 5,795.60B | 5,011.54M |
| Total equity | 5,805.22B | 5,019.86M |
| Operating cash flow | 1,356.84B | 1,163.48M |
| Currency in KRW | Currency in USD |
Historical Data
| Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | |
| Revenue | 3,253.93B | 4,022.62B | 4,678.46B | 5,586.90B | 6,593.40B |
| Gross Profit | 1,958.41B | 2,460.37B | 1,626.20B | 1,532.95B | 1,273.52B |
| Operating income | 830,108.19M | 1,089.21B | 1,176.41B | 940,609.23M | 708,815.44M |
| Income before tax | 823,221.80M | 1,131.77B | 1,195.82B | 1,111.67B | 931,122.50M |
| Net income | 595,979.00M | 761,140.05M | 775,433.64M | 643,826.90M | 586,641.12M |
| EBITDA | 983,047.27M | 1,252.14B | 1,382.66B | 1,201.67B | 1,206.82B |
| Diluted EPS | 3,523.80 | 5,103 | 5,296.52 | 4,436.75 | 4,006.32 |
| Dividends Per Share | 220 | 226.20 | 289.20 | 314 | 376 |
| Total Assets | 4,385.91B | 6,370.63B | 8,019.25B | 9,881.19B | 12,299.52B |
| Total liabilities | 2,116.33B | 2,241.03B | 2,714.06B | 3,932.05B | 5,795.60B |
| Total equity | 2,124.52B | 3,594.74B | 4,762.34B | 5,240.28B | 5,805.22B |
| Operating cash flow | 851,367.41M | 1,164.02B | 939,981.99M | 973,506.36M | 1,356.84B |
| Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | |
| Revenue | 2,874.99M | 3,467.21M | 4,138.36M | 5,076.61M | 5,653.82M |
| Gross Profit | 1,730.34M | 2,120.66M | 1,438.46M | 1,392.93M | 1,092.04M |
| Operating income | 733.43M | 938.82M | 1,040.60M | 854.69M | 607.80M |
| Income before tax | 727.35M | 975.50M | 1,057.77M | 1,010.13M | 798.43M |
| Net income | 526.57M | 656.04M | 685.91M | 585.02M | 503.04M |
| EBITDA | 868.56M | 1,079.26M | 1,223.04M | 1,091.91M | 1,034.85M |
| Diluted EPS | 3.11 | 4.39 | 4.68 | 4.03 | 3.43 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.32 |
| Total Assets | 3,740.49M | 5,274.57M | 7,490.77M | 8,855.70M | 10,635.58M |
| Total liabilities | 1,804.89M | 1,855.46M | 2,535.20M | 3,523.97M | 5,011.54M |
| Total equity | 1,811.88M | 2,976.27M | 4,448.50M | 4,696.43M | 5,019.86M |
| Operating cash flow | 752.22M | 1,003.30M | 831.46M | 884.58M | 1,163.48M |
Valuation Measures
| Dec 2019 | |
| PER | 46.55 |
| ROA | 5.28% |
| ROE | 10.62% |
| Operating margin | 10.75% |
| Profit margin | 8.89% |
Key executives
- Chief Executive Officer & Director: Seong-Sook Han
- Chief Operating Officer & Director: In-Hyeok Choi
- Chief Financial Officer: Sang-Jin Park
- Head-Technology: Yu-Hoon Kang
- Head-Legal Affairs & Compliance Support: Yeon-Ah Jeong
Shareholders
- National Pension Service of Korea (12.8%)
- NAVER Corp. (11.8%)
- LEE HAE-JIN /NHN/ (3.7%)
- Harris Associates LP (2.4%)
- The Vanguard Group, Inc. (2.3%)
- T. Rowe Price International Ltd. (1.9%)
- Artisan Partners LP (1.8%)
- Massachusetts Financial Services Co. (1.7%)
- BlackRock Fund Advisors (1.7%)
- Samsung Asset Management Co., Ltd. (1.1%)
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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Last Updated on 8 Jul, 2020