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Employees: 438
Size YG Entertainment (122870.KS) is a South Korea Communication Services company (Movies/Entertainment) with a market value of $578M, the 310th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩42,300 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 21.7%, against -1.5% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 6th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 59.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +1.5%); the operating margin is 11.0% (peer median 8.6%).
Valuation It trades at 17.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 13.6× (5th most expensive of 10).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -6% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +16%, so the hurdle is -22 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.6 points above its cost of capital (6.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 16 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩620B | ₩545B | ₩365B | ₩569B | ₩391B |
| Revenue growth | — | +49% | -36% | +46% | — |
| Gross profit | ₩183B | ₩159B | ₩71.7B | ₩169B | ₩117B |
| EBITDA | ₩98.0B | ₩83.1B | ₩9.25B | ₩98.7B | ₩55.7B |
| Net income | ₩33.9B | ₩36.9B | ₩18.5B | ₩61.3B | ₩33.7B |
| Free cash flow | ₩65.5B | ₩84.9B | -₩7.08B | ₩82.0B | ₩42.7B |
| Capital expenditure | ₩11.7B | ₩7.61B | ₩23.5B | ₩57.0B | ₩9.76B |
| Total debt | ₩12.4B | ₩12.8B | ₩18.9B | ₩15.4B | ₩22.4B |
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| Measure | 122870.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +1.9% | +2.6% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -21.7% | -1.5% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -56.2% | -29.9% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +59.6% | +1.5% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 11.0% | 8.6% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 17.2× | 13.6× | 5th most expensive of 10 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -5.7% | 8.2% | 2nd least demanding of 14 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +16.4% | +20.4% | 7th lowest of 14 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -22.1 pp | -14.6 pp | 5th least demanding of 14 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +2.6 pp | -2.2 pp | 3rd highest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.1× | 8.0× | 6th cheapest of 16 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -2.4× | 1.4× | 3rd least indebted of 16 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YG Entertainment 122870.KS | South Korea | $578M | -22% | +60% | 11% | 17.2× | -5.7% | +16.4% |
| Viva Goods 0933.HK | Hong Kong | $578M | -23% | +4% | 4% | 9.1× | 2.5% | +65.8% |
| Zhejiang Huazhi Digital Media 300426.SZ | China | $578M | +30% | -71% | 27% | n/a | 33.6% | -10.6% |
| Rank RNK.L | United Kingdom | $583M | -3% | +5% | 9% | 10.3× | 5.8% | +20.4% |
| Ciwen Media 002343.SZ | China | $610M | +38% | -55% | -35% | 39.0× | 32.0% | -9.9% |
| Maoyan Entertainment 1896.HK | Hong Kong | $547M | -38% | -7% | 9% | 12.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Tivoli A/S TIV.CO | Denmark | $536M | -3% | +6% | 10% | n/a | 8.8% | +23.0% |
| CJ CGV 079160.KS | South Korea | $629M | +5% | +12% | 5% | n/a | 8.2% | +31.3% |
| Angel Studios ANGX | United States | $633M | +1% | +233% | -30% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| COVER 5253.T | Japan | $633M | +11% | +4% | 14% | 13.6× | 11.4% | +53.8% |
| Cineplex CGX.TO | Canada | $641M | +26% | -2% | 9% | 33.9× | 3.2% | +25.2% |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment LUCK | United States | $518M | -54% | +4% | 13% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Huayi Brothers Media 300027.SZ | China | $648M | -14% | -24% | -125% | 20.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Studio Dragon 253450.KS | South Korea | $515M | -33% | +24% | 9% | 19.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Guangzhou Jinyi Media 002905.SZ | China | $515M | -11% | -15% | -14% | n/a | 8.1% | +14.3% |
| Hollywood Bowl BOWL.L | United Kingdom | $658M | +17% | +9% | 24% | 13.2× | -4.4% | +25.8% |
| Juventus Football Club JUVE.MI | Italy | $738M | -22% | -1% | -28% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| TWC Enterprises TWC.TO | Canada | $447M | +4% | -3% | 19% | n/a | -6.0% | +12.0% |
| Blue Ant Media BAMI.TO | Canada | $429M | -1% | +5% | 10% | n/a | 12.7% | -2.1% |
| Wuhan MC Culture & Sports 600136.SS | China | $425M | -22% | -39% | -4% | n/a | 51.0% | -6.4% |
| Starz Entertainment STRZ | United States | $425M | +25% | -8% | -5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |