Ratings Kakao Corp.

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A035720

KR7035720002

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Summary: Kakao Corp.

Overall, and from a short-term perspective, the company presents an interesting fundamental situation.
The company has a good ESG score relative to its sector, according to MSCI.

Highlights: Kakao Corp.

The company's earnings per share (EPS) are expected to grow significantly over the next few years according to the consensus of analysts covering the stock.
Thanks to a sound financial situation, the firm has significant leeway for investment.
For several months, analysts have been revising their EPS estimates roughly upwards.

Weaknesses: Kakao Corp.

The company's valuation in terms of earnings multiples is rather high. Indeed, the firm is getting paid 68.16 times its estimated earnings per share for the ongoing year.
The company's enterprise value to sales, at 3856.24 times its current sales, is high.
The company appears highly valued given the size of its balance sheet.
The company is highly valued given the cash flows generated by its activity.
The firm pays small or no dividend to shareholders. For that reason, it is not a yield company.
For the last twelve months, sales expectations have been significantly downgraded, which means that less important sales volumes are expected for the current fiscal year over the previous period.
Revenue estimates are regularly revised downwards for the current and coming years.
For the past year, analysts have significantly revised downwards their profit estimates.
The three month average target prices set by analysts do not offer high potential in comparison with the current prices.
Over the past twelve months, analysts' consensus has been significantly revised downwards.
Prospects from analysts covering the stock are not consistent. Such dispersed sales estimates confirm the poor visibility into the group's activity.
The company's earnings releases usually do not meet expectations.

Ratings Chart: Kakao Corp.

Source: Surperformance

ESG chart: Kakao Corp.

Source: MSCI

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	Average				189.13B
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