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WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. operates a storytelling platform in the United States, Korea, Japan, and internationally. Its platform allows a community of creators and users to discover, create, and share new content. The company's platform offers stories primarily in two ways, including web-comics, a graphical comic-like medium; and web-novel platforms, optimized for reading serialized text-based content. It also provides hosting services for web-comics through web and mobile applications, and paid content, advertising and IP adaptations. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. is a subsidiary of NAVER Corporation.
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Webtoon Entertainment Inc. operates a global digital comics platform that hosts serialized webcomics and provides publishing and monetization tools for creators. Long-term growth may be driven by rising mobile consumption, expansion into new languages and markets, and deeper monetization of intellectual property through licensing and media adaptations. Investors may find the company attractive for its large user base, creator network effects and platform scale.
Key risks include intense competition for readers and creators, uncertainty in converting engagement into sustainable revenue and profits, content moderation and regulatory exposure across jurisdictions, and execution risk in international expansion and IP commercialization.
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| Breakdown | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | yearly | yearly | yearly | yearly |
| Date | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 |
| Income before tax | -389.41M | -149.31M | -132.75M | -118.15M |
| Minority interest | 27.46M | 9.01M | 28.30M | 2.65M |
| Net income | -345.93M | -143.91M | -116.45M | -129.87M |
| Selling general administrative | 260.14M | 329.18M | 202.00M | 198.13M |
| Selling and marketing expenses | 126.15M | 107.78M | 121.09M | 180.00M |
| Gross profit | 322.18M | 339.07M | 295.49M | 273.01M |
| Reconciled depreciation | 35.43M | 40.07M | 38.36M | 34.73M |
| Ebit | -389.35M | -149.26M | -132.67M | -117.31M |
| Ebitda | -353.92M | -113.09M | -96.81M | -82.58M |
| Depreciation and amortization | 35.43M | 36.17M | 35.86M | 34.73M |
| Operating income | -64.11M | -100.70M | -36.36M | -114.72M |
| Other operating expenses | 1446.82M | 1449.18M | 1319.11M | 1194.11M |
| Interest expense | 0.06M | 0.04M | 0.08M | 0.84M |
| Tax provision | -16.02M | 3.60M | 12.01M | 14.37M |
| Interest income | 19.17M | 15.82M | 3.01M | 1.17M |
| Net interest income | 19.11M | 15.78M | 2.93M | 0.32M |
| Income tax expense | -16.02M | 3.60M | 12.01M | 14.37M |
| Total revenue | 1382.70M | 1348.48M | 1282.75M | 1079.39M |
| Total operating expenses | 386.29M | 439.77M | 331.85M | 387.73M |
| Cost of revenue | 1060.52M | 1009.41M | 987.26M | 806.38M |
| Total other income expense net | -325.30M | -48.61M | -96.39M | -3.44M |
| Net income from continuing ops | -373.39M | -152.91M | -144.76M | -132.52M |
| Breakdown | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | yearly | yearly | yearly | yearly |
| Date | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 |
| Total assets | 1595.51M | 1935.33M | 1776.61M | 2020.59M |
| Intangible assets | 157.80M | 180.91M | 219.50M | 253.82M |
| Other current assets | 72.65M | 68.45M | 61.24M | 61.70M |
| Total liab | 367.24M | 378.87M | 429.13M | 505.12M |
| Total stockholder equity | 1170.45M | 1472.13M | 1249.14M | 1383.11M |
| Other current liab | 80.81M | 75.57M | 80.93M | 71.78M |
| Common stock | 0.01M | 0.01M | 0.01M | 0.03M |
| Capital stock | 0.01M | 0.01M | 0.04M | 0.03M |
| Retained earnings | -853.12M | -507.20M | -363.29M | -212.03M |
| Good will | 336.82M | 665.27M | 779.18M | 884.05M |
| Cash | 581.81M | 572.40M | 231.75M | 279.71M |
| Total current liabilities | 318.62M | 313.22M | 316.07M | 336.21M |
| Current deferred revenue | 89.99M | 85.86M | 76.72M | 77.09M |
| Net debt | -558.13M | -555.16M | -198.31M | -226.15M |
| Short term debt | 9.62M | 6.05M | 14.20M | 22.91M |
| Short long term debt | - | - | 4.25M | 11.19M |
| Short long term debt total | 23.67M | 17.24M | 33.44M | 53.56M |
| Other stockholder equity | 2137.93M | 2103.93M | 1667.25M | 1631.78M |
| Total current assets | 831.23M | 836.37M | 492.83M | 555.44M |
| Long term investments | 150.11M | 148.85M | 155.46M | 185.94M |
| Short term investments | 10.77M | 26.33M | 19.88M | 0.00M |
| Net receivables | 176.78M | 169.19M | 171.78M | 211.18M |
| Inventory | - | - | 8.19M | 2.85M |
| Accounts payable | 136.96M | 127.31M | 127.43M | 153.33M |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | -114.36M | -124.62M | -54.82M | -36.67M |
| Non currrent assets other | 145.63M | 65.91M | 64.44M | 36.34M |
| Non current assets total | 764.28M | 1098.96M | 1283.78M | 1465.15M |
| Capital lease obligations | 23.67M | 17.24M | 29.18M | 42.36M |
| Breakdown | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | yearly | yearly | yearly | yearly |
| Date | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 |
| Investments | 9.37M | -17.28M | -51.98M | -50.70M |
| Total cashflows from investing activities | -7.50M | -17.28M | -51.98M | -50.70M |
| Net borrowings | 0.14M | -3.61M | -5.96M | -30.60M |
| Total cash from financing activities | 1.47M | 353.87M | -6.50M | 350.34M |
| Net income | -373.39M | -152.91M | -144.76M | -132.52M |
| Change in cash | 9.40M | 340.66M | -47.96M | 138.62M |
| Begin period cash flow | 572.40M | 231.75M | 279.71M | 141.09M |
| End period cash flow | 581.81M | 572.40M | 231.75M | 279.71M |
| Total cash from operating activities | 11.22M | 17.88M | 14.80M | -140.61M |
| Issuance of capital stock | 0.00M | 342.95M | 0.00M | 408.37M |
| Depreciation | 35.43M | 40.07M | 35.86M | 34.73M |
| Other cashflows from investing activities | -9.10M | -0.91M | -22.48M | -20.89M |
| Change to account receivables | -0.87M | -24.06M | 30.92M | 41.76M |
| Other cashflows from financing activities | - | 14.53M | -0.54M | -27.43M |
| Capital expenditures | 17.91M | 13.15M | 22.34M | 21.19M |
| Change in working capital | -23.22M | -13.85M | 20.99M | -68.72M |
| Stock based compensation | 41.91M | 87.38M | 3.22M | -0.53M |
| Other non cash items | 359.45M | 81.73M | 115.06M | 33.04M |
| Free cash flow | -6.70M | 4.73M | -7.54M | -161.80M |
Sector: Communication Services Industry: Internet Content & Information
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PE (x) |
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| WBTN WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. Common stock |
0.26 2.69% |
9.93 | - | - | 1.08 | 1.30 | 0.69 |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc Class A |
4.07 1.43% |
288.85 | 17.55 | 22.73 | 9.46 | 6.87 | 9.29 |
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2.82 0.99% |
286.75 | 17.36 | 22.47 | 9.37 | 6.79 | 9.29 |
| META Meta Platforms Inc. |
30.65 5.02% |
640.80 | 25.07 | 19.72 | 7.48 | 6.49 | 7.53 |
| TCEHY Tencent Holdings Ltd ADR |
-0.48 0.89% |
53.18 | 14.57 | 11.89 | 0.64 | 2.94 | 4.22 |
WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. operates a storytelling platform in the United States, Korea, Japan, and internationally. Its platform allows a community of creators and users to discover, create, and share new content. The company's platform offers stories primarily in two ways, including web-comics, a graphical comic-like medium; and web-novel platforms, optimized for reading serialized text-based content. It also provides hosting services for web-comics through web and mobile applications, and paid content, advertising and IP adaptations. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. is a subsidiary of NAVER Corporation.
5700 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90036
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| Name | Title | Year Born |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Junkoo Kim | Founder, CEO & Chairman of the Board | 1978 |
| Mr. Yongsoo Kim | President & Director | 1986 |
| Mr. David J. Lee | President of Wattpad, Global CFO, COO & Director | 1972 |
| Ms. Hyeeun Son | Chief Design Officer | 1978 |
| Ms. Lauren Hopkinson | Director of Investor Relations | NA |
| Maximilian Jo | General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | NA |
| Mr. Yuki Chae | Chief Product Officer | 1987 |
| Mr. Masamine Takahashi | Chief Executive Officer of LINE Digital Frontier | NA |
| Mr. Kyuho Roh | Head of Global Ads | NA |
| Ms. Mikyung Kwon | Chief Executive Officer of STUDIO N | 1972 |
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