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Employees: 179
Size Studio Dragon (253450.KS) is a South Korea Communication Services company (Movies/Entertainment) with a market value of $515M, the 328th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩23,250 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 33.3%, against -1.5% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 3rd lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 24.2% over the last twelve months (peer median +3.9%); the operating margin is 8.7% (peer median 8.6%).
Valuation It trades at 19.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 13.7× (4th most expensive of 10).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.7 points below its cost of capital (5.4% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 11 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩583B | ₩531B | ₩550B | ₩753B | ₩698B |
| Revenue growth | — | -4% | -27% | +8% | — |
| Gross profit | ₩75.1B | ₩54.6B | ₩65.5B | ₩85.6B | ₩97.8B |
| EBITDA | ₩184B | ₩165B | ₩182B | ₩241B | ₩219B |
| Net income | ₩31.3B | ₩10.3B | ₩33.5B | ₩30.1B | ₩50.6B |
| Free cash flow | -₩68.5B | -₩6.75B | ₩178B | ₩37.8B | -₩70.0B |
| Capital expenditure | ₩2.16B | ₩1.04B | ₩2.28B | ₩3.65B | ₩7.23B |
| Total debt | ₩75.7B | ₩24.9B | ₩7.24B | ₩177B | ₩175B |
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| Measure | 253450.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +12.3% | +2.6% | 7th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -33.3% | -1.5% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -54.0% | -24.7% | 4th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +24.2% | +3.9% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 8.7% | 8.6% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 19.9× | 13.7× | 4th most expensive of 10 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -0.7 pp | -2.2 pp | 8th highest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 3.9× | 8.9× | 3rd cheapest of 16 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.1× | 1.0× | 7th least indebted of 16 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment LUCK | United States | $518M | -54% | +4% | 13% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tivoli A/S TIV.CO | Denmark | $536M | -3% | +6% | 10% | n/a | 8.8% | +23.0% |
| Maoyan Entertainment 1896.HK | Hong Kong | $547M | -38% | -7% | 9% | 12.0× | n/a | n/a |
| 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% |
| TWC Enterprises TWC.TO | Canada | $447M | +4% | -3% | 19% | n/a | -6.0% | +12.0% |
| Ciwen Media 002343.SZ | China | $610M | +38% | -55% | -35% | 39.0× | 32.0% | -9.9% |
| 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 |
| 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% |
| Winvia Entertainment WVIA.L | United Kingdom | $417M | +31% | +100% | 10% | 13.7× | 7.6% | +99.9% |
| Cineplex CGX.TO | Canada | $641M | +26% | -2% | 9% | 33.9× | 3.2% | +25.2% |
| TVZone Media 603721.SS | China | $412M | -6% | +6% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Huayi Brothers Media 300027.SZ | China | $648M | -14% | -24% | -125% | 20.0× | n/a | n/a |