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Kakao (XKRX:035720) Debt-to-Equity : 0.46 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kakao Debt-to-Equity?

Kakao's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₩1,903,345 Mil. Kakao's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₩2,576,487 Mil. Kakao's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₩9,763,719 Mil. Kakao's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.46.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kakao's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

XKRX:035720' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.08   Med: 0.2   Max: 0.46
Current: 0.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Kakao was 0.46. The lowest was 0.08. And the median was 0.20.

XKRX:035720's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
76.24% of 425 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 0.16 vs XKRX:035720: 0.46

Kakao Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kakao's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Kakao Debt-to-Equity Chart

Kakao Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.14 0.14 0.33 0.42 0.46

Kakao Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.42 0.41 0.43 0.43 0.46

Competitive Comparison of Kakao's Debt-to-Equity

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Kakao's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Kakao's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Kakao's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kakao's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



Kakao Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Kakao's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity=Total Debt / Total Stockholders Equity
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Total Stockholders Equity
=(1903344.924 + 2576486.589) / 9763719.252
=0.46

Kakao's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity=Total Debt / Total Stockholders Equity
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Total Stockholders Equity
=(1903344.924 + 2576486.589) / 9763719.252
=0.46

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Kakao  (XKRX:035720) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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Kakao (XKRX:035720) Business Description

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242, Cheomdan-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju, KOR
Kakao operates the largest mobile messaging app in South Korea, Kakao Talk. The company aims to help its users connect with everything and has been expanding its content and services through self-development and mergers and acquisitions. Kakao merged with the second- largest Internet search portal, Daum, in 2014, and it acquired leading music streaming service provider Loen Entertainment in 2016.

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