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WBTN (Webtoon Entertainment) Gross Margin % : 23.32% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Webtoon Entertainment Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Webtoon Entertainment's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $82 Mil. Webtoon Entertainment's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $353 Mil. Therefore, Webtoon Entertainment's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 23.32%.


The historical rank and industry rank for Webtoon Entertainment's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

WBTN' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 23.04   Med: 25.14   Max: 25.29
Current: 25.14


During the past 3 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Webtoon Entertainment was 25.29%. The lowest was 23.04%. And the median was 25.14%.

WBTN's Gross Margin % is ranked worse than
87.72% of 513 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 63.06 vs WBTN: 25.14

Webtoon Entertainment had a gross margin of 23.32% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for Webtoon Entertainment was 0.00% per year.


Webtoon Entertainment Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Webtoon Entertainment's Gross Margin % 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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Webtoon Entertainment Gross Margin % Chart

Webtoon Entertainment Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Gross Margin %
25.29 23.04 25.14

Webtoon Entertainment Quarterly Data
Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Gross Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 22.87 25.21 25.88 26.27 23.32

Competitive Comparison of Webtoon Entertainment's Gross Margin %

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Webtoon Entertainment's Gross Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Margin % 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.


Webtoon Entertainment's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Webtoon Entertainment's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Webtoon Entertainment's Gross Margin % falls into.


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Webtoon Entertainment Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue.

Webtoon Entertainment's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Dec. 2024 )=Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2024 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2024 )
=339.1 / 1348.478
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(1348.478 - 1009.41) / 1348.478
=25.14 %

Webtoon Entertainment's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=82.3 / 352.847
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(352.847 - 270.576) / 352.847
=23.32 %

* 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.

A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.


Webtoon Entertainment  (NAS:WBTN) Gross Margin % Explanation

Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.

Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %

1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key

Webtoon Entertainment had a gross margin of 23.32% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 => Competition eroding margins


Be Aware

If a company loses its competitive advantages, usually its gross margin declines well before its sales declines. Watching Gross Margin % and Operating Margin % closely helps avoid value trap situations.


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Webtoon Entertainment Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
5700 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 220, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90036
Webtoon Entertainment Inc is a storytelling platform where a vibrant community of creators and users discover, create and share new content. It has pioneered a cultural movement by revolutionizing the storytelling format and democratizing content creation and publication connecting 24 million creators with approximately 170 million monthly active users in over 150 countries around the world.