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Webzen (XKRX:069080) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.93 (As of Jun. 05, 2025)


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What is Webzen Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-05), Webzen's current share price is ₩13890.00. Webzen's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was ₩15,000.50. Webzen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.93.

The historical rank and industry rank for Webzen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

XKRX:069080' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.85   Med: 2.52   Max: 6.34
Current: 0.93

During the past years, Webzen's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 6.34. The lowest was 0.85. And the median was 2.52.

XKRX:069080's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
65.24% of 328 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 1.685 vs XKRX:069080: 0.93

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Webzen's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₩22,432.203. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is ₩15,000.50 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Webzen Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Webzen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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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Webzen Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Webzen Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.78 3.31 1.44 1.31 0.95

Webzen Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 1.27 1.24 1.23 0.95 0.89

Competitive Comparison of Webzen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Webzen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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.


Webzen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Webzen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Webzen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Webzen Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Webzen's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=13890.00/15000.50
=0.93

* 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.

Webzen's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Webzen's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=22432.203/122.5900*122.5900
=22,432.203

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 122.5900.

Webzen Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 5,346.459 100.051 6,550.903
201509 6,162.470 100.111 7,546.211
201512 6,308.875 100.220 7,717.042
201603 6,715.258 100.561 8,186.318
201606 7,078.381 100.791 8,609.313
201609 7,223.756 101.461 8,728.068
201612 7,619.321 101.561 9,196.934
201703 7,840.654 102.851 9,345.456
201706 8,183.341 102.611 9,776.660
201709 8,288.470 103.491 9,818.133
201712 8,582.062 102.991 10,215.233
201803 9,126.815 104.101 10,747.816
201806 9,519.389 104.130 11,206.939
201809 9,940.528 105.651 11,534.345
201812 10,074.673 104.351 11,835.610
201903 10,397.825 104.491 12,198.855
201906 10,657.150 104.881 12,456.606
201909 11,149.155 105.200 12,992.120
201912 11,419.737 105.121 13,317.430
202003 11,648.245 105.354 13,553.882
202006 12,089.214 105.112 14,099.433
202009 13,199.638 106.198 15,237.102
202012 14,183.878 105.765 16,440.174
202103 15,212.641 107.357 17,371.147
202106 15,676.494 107.579 17,863.975
202109 16,154.539 108.759 18,208.896
202112 16,831.488 109.676 18,813.274
202203 17,486.352 111.848 19,165.760
202206 18,166.122 114.072 19,522.574
202209 18,854.526 114.715 20,148.806
202212 19,415.424 115.179 20,664.641
202303 19,599.898 116.507 20,623.166
202306 20,038.135 117.182 20,962.886
202309 20,422.427 118.964 21,044.969
202312 21,097.860 118.837 21,764.135
202403 21,512.710 120.123 21,954.486
202406 21,999.966 120.007 22,473.431
202409 22,346.776 120.861 22,666.425
202412 22,755.496 121.135 23,028.783
202503 22,432.203 122.590 22,432.203

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Webzen  (XKRX:069080) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Webzen Business Description

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Address
182-13 Guro-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul, KOR, 152-790
Webzen Inc is a South Korean technology company that develops and publishes online games and engages in software licensing and related services. Webzen offers free-to-play games and generates revenue through in-game virtual currency purchases. The company's segments include personal computer online games, console games, mobile network games, and derived merchandising enterprises. The firm operates a global service platform known as Webzen across North America, Europe, and South America. One of Webzen's notable games is MU Origin.

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