Kakao Corp.

035720 KRX Technology Technology
KOSPI
₩34,500.00
-1.15%
Delayed · cached 15 min

Fair value analysis

035720
Kakao Corp.
TechnologyTechnology
₩34,500.00
Close used for this calculation
₩24,007.36Fair value
Financial DNA Score
Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth
38/100
Profitability16/25
Returns2/25
Balance Sheet14/25
Efficiency6/25
Growth12/25
Average
Quality radar
38Prof.16/25Ret.2/25Eff.6/25B.Sht14/25Growth12/25

Consensus fair value

₩24,007.36
Above FV
▼ -30.4% against the close used
Model range ₩4,965.08 – ₩37,407.88
The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.

Price target range & 52-week position

Bear₩4,965.08Fair value₩24,007.36Bull₩37,407.88
FairClose
52-week traded range
52W low ₩33,150.0052W high ₩67,700.00

The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.

Valuation summary

Trading above the consensus fair value

Kakao Corp. closed at ₩34,500.00, 43.7% above the consensus fair value of ₩24,007.36 drawn from 9 valuation models.

Financial DNA score 38/100 — Average. P/E of 30.9x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.

Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.

All valuation models

DCF Valuation
₩37,407.88
+8.4%
Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10
g=8%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr
Graham Number
₩25,341.90
-26.5%
√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)
EPS=1116.89, BVPS=25555.56 · outside Graham range (P/E 30.9, P/B 1.4) — asset-light, treat as a rough floor
Graham Formula
₩12,658.09
-63.3%
EPS × (8.5 + 2g) × 4.4 ÷ FD_Rate
g=0%, FD=3.3%
P/E Fair Value
₩22,337.80
-35.3%
EPS × 20x (sector P/E)
EPS=1116.89, Sector P/E=20x
Peter Lynch (PEG)
₩27,966.93
-18.9%
EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)
EPS=1116.89, g=25%
EV/EBITDA
₩11,181.84
-67.6%
(EBITDA × 10x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares
EBITDA=732.04B
Book Value (P/B)
₩4,965.08
-85.6%
BVPS × (ROE−g)÷(r−g) [Justified P/B — RIM-based]
BVPS=25555.56, ROE=4.4%, g=3%, r=10%
Reverse DCF
₩34,500.00
+0.0%
Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV
Implied: 13% | Historical: -25%
Margin of Safety
₩18,327.31
-46.9%
Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)
Avg fair value=24436.42, MoS=25%

Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.