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Paradise034230.KSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

South Korea · KRW·Consumer Discretionary›Casinos/Gaming
Momentum strong 64
Mkt cap
$620M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
49%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$2.06M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
11.5×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-2.2 pp
WACC 5.0%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
132 days
18 Mar 2027
Close · KRW₩9,650
1D-2.7%
1W+2.0%
1M-1.6%
3M-3.6%
6M-39.1%
YTD-41.7%
1Y-48.7%
ATR %3.7%
52w lowhigh55.8% off high

What Paradise does

Employees: 1,497

Paradise at a glance

Size Paradise (034230.KS) is a South Korea Consumer Discretionary company (Casinos/Gaming) with a market value of $620M, the 300th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩9,650 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 39.1%, against -6.8% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 2nd lowest of 13 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 8.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +3.3%); the operating margin is 10.8% (peer median 12.8%).

Valuation It trades at 11.5× forward earnings against a peer median of 11.0× (5th most expensive of 10).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.2 points below its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 18 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

608010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 97034230.KS 61
Six months, rebased to 100: Paradise against the median of its 12 peers (local-currency closes).

Paradise financials

Reported figures in KRW; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue₩1.19T₩1.15T₩1.07T₩994B₩588B
Revenue growth—+7%+8%+69%—
Gross profit₩251B₩259B₩231B₩227B₩63.8B
EBITDA₩207B₩230B₩214B₩229B₩105B
Net income₩74.6B₩94.4B₩75.6B₩62.6B₩25.3B
Free cash flow-₩160B₩135B₩146B₩226B₩46.7B
Capital expenditure₩343B₩90.9B₩50.2B₩62.4B₩17.8B
Total debt₩1.33T₩1.20T₩1.25T₩1.32T₩1.41T

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Paradise competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-25%0%+25%+50%0%+20%BALY0200SGR916696721140906419PBLBETS-BBRSL035250PENN034230.KS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Paradise is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+20%+40%10×15×020091669672114090PBLBETS-BBRSL035250PENN034230.KSRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Paradise is the large dot.

Paradise competitors and peer comparison

How Paradise compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Paradise against its 12 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure034230.KSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-1.6%-0.1%5th lowest of 13
6-month return-39.1%-6.8%2nd lowest of 13
Distance from 52-week high-55.8%-25.0%lowest of 13
Revenue growth (TTM)+8.4%+3.3%3rd highest of 13
Operating margin10.8%12.8%6th lowest of 13
Forward P/E11.5×11.0×5th most expensive of 10
ROIC minus cost of capital-2.2 pp+0.8 pp5th lowest of 13
EV / EBITDA9.5×6.3×4th most expensive of 11
Net debt / EBITDA3.0×2.7×6th most indebted of 12

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Paradise 034230.KSSouth Korea$620M-39%+8%11%11.5×n/an/a
Bally's BALYUnited States$625M-4%+20%0%n/an/an/a
Melco International Development 0200.HKHong Kong$695M-42%+7%21%5.9×-4.9%+26.6%
Star Entertainment SGR.AXAustralia$724M+48%-9%-30%n/an/an/a
GENDA 9166.TJapan$754M+20%+47%3%16.4×n/an/a
Tokyotokeiba 9672.TJapan$868M-11%+3%37%11.7×-10.8%+7.7%
Grand Korea Leisure 114090.KSSouth Korea$373M-32%+8%11%9.3×n/an/a
Mars 6419.TJapan$346M+16%-10%25%n/an/an/a
Pollard Banknote PBL.TOCanada$315M-10%+4%-1%8.9×-7.9%+7.6%
Betsson BETS-B.STSweden$1.34B+10%0%14%10.4×-18.0%+15.7%
Brightstar Lottery BRSLUnited States$1.82B-24%+1%25%15.2×n/an/a
Kangwonland 035250.KSSouth Korea$2.13B-16%+2%15%11.0×n/an/a
PENN Entertainment PENNUnited States$2.34B+4%+6%6%12.3×15.2%+14.2%

Questions

Which companies are Paradise's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Bally's (BALY), Melco International Development (0200.HK), Star Entertainment (SGR.AX), GENDA (9166.T), Tokyotokeiba (9672.T), Grand Korea Leisure (114090.KS), Mars (6419.T), Pollard Banknote (PBL.TO).
Is Paradise expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 11.5× against a peer median of 11.0×, 5th most expensive of 10 in its peer set.
How has Paradise stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -39.1% against -6.8% for the median peer; over one year -48.7%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.