Ratings Kakao Pay Corp.

Equities

A377300

KR7377300009

End-of-day quote Korea S.E. Other stock markets 06:00:00 2024-05-12 pm EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
35,600 ^KRW	-0.70%		-0.56%	-27.79%

May. 07	Kakao Pay's Profit Down 29.3% in Q1	MT
May. 07	Transcript : Kakao Pay Corp., Q1 2024 Earnings Call, May 07, 2024

Summary

From a short-term investment perspective, the company presents a deteriorated fundamental configuration.

Strengths

Growth is a substantial asset for the company, as anticipated by dedicated analysts. Within the next three years, growth is estimated to reach 58% by 2026.
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.
The average target price set by analysts covering the stock is above current prices and offers a tremendous appreciation potential.

Weaknesses

As a percentage of sales and without taking into account depreciation and amortization, the company has relatively low margins.
The company's valuation in terms of earnings multiples is rather high. Indeed, the firm is getting paid 99.88 times its estimated earnings per share for the ongoing year.
With an enterprise value anticipated at 6438.97 times the sales for the current fiscal year, the company turns out to be overvalued.
The company is highly valued given the cash flows generated by its activity.
For the past year, analysts have significantly revised downwards their profit estimates.
Prospects from analysts covering the stock are not consistent. Such dispersed sales estimates confirm the poor visibility into the group's activity.
The price targets of various analysts who make up the consensus differ significantly. This reflects different assessments and/or a difficulty in valuing the company.
The group usually releases earnings worse than estimated.

Ratings chart - Surperformance

Sector: Financial Technology (Fintech)

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