#콘텐츠·엔터테인먼트 Analysis Reports
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Soosung Webtoon (084180) closed at KRW 672 on 2026-08-14, up +29.98% from the previous close of KRW 517, with trading volume of 376,475 shares. The company posted consolidated revenue of KRW 92.77bn and operating profit of KRW 5.21bn in 2025, turning profitable, and recorded cumulative H1 2026 revenue of KRW 47.24bn and operating profit of KRW 2.34bn. On 2026-08-12, the Korea Exchange newly designated Soosung Webtoon as an administrative issue on grounds that its closing price had remained below KRW 1,000 for 30 consecutive trading days, and the stake of largest shareholder Toomics Holdings fell from 51.00% as of 2025-12-31 to 43.13% as of 2026-08-13, due in part to forced sales (collateral enforcement).
Kakao posted Q1 2026 consolidated revenue of KRW 1.9421 trillion (+11% YoY) and operating profit of KRW 211.4 billion (+66%), its highest-ever Q1 result. Talk Biz revenue was KRW 608.6 billion (+9%, with ad revenue of KRW 338.4 billion, +16%), while the Content segment, led by music and media, posted revenue of KRW 759.4 billion (+5%). On a consolidated basis for FY2025, operating revenue was KRW 8.0991 trillion and operating profit was KRW 732.0 billion (per the DART business report); founder Kim Beom-soo, Head of the Future Initiative Center, is undergoing an appeal after a not-guilty verdict at the first trial over SM Entertainment stock price manipulation allegations.