Krafton Overview

  • Founded
  • 2007
Founded
  • Status
  • Public
  • Employees
  • 1,368
Employees
  • Stock Symbol
  • 259960
Stock Symbol
  • Investments
  • 23
  • Share Price
  • $222.16
  • (As of Monday Closing)

Krafton General Information

Description

Krafton Inc is a South Korean video game holding company based in Seongnam, known for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Some of its games are PUBG: Battlegrounds, PUBG: New State, Tera, Elyon, Mistover among others.

Contact Information

Website
www.krafton.com
Formerly Known As
Bluehole Studio
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Primary Industry
Entertainment Software
Other Industries
Social/Platform Software
Stock Exchange
KRX
Primary Office
  • Krafton Tower, 117, Bundangnaegok-ro
  • Bundang-gu
  • Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-Do
  • South Korea
+82 000-000-0000

Krafton Timeline

2019202020212022
Financing RoundFinancing RoundCaptured Employee CountEstimated Employee Growth
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Krafton Stock Performance

(As of Monday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$222.16 $248.05 $206.78 - $489.76 $10.4B 46.9M 355K $60.49

Krafton Financials Summary

In Thousands,
USD 		TTM 30-Sep-2021 FY 2020 31-Dec-2020 FY 2019 31-Dec-2019 FY 2018 31-Dec-2018
EV 16,805,832
Revenue 1,589,453 1,414,782 932,600 1,019,036
EBITDA 683,981 604,003 345,207 336,222
Net Income 491,441 471,135 239,144 228,373
Total Assets 4,459,427 1,575,832 854,713 553,569
Total Debt 134,338 80,150 82,402 101,187
Public Fundamental Data provided by Morningstar, Inc. disclaimer

Krafton Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Krafton Comparisons

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Post Valuation
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Krafton Competitors (30)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Epic Games Venture Capital-Backed Cary, NC 0000 00.000 000000&0
000000 Formerly PE-Backed Frankfurt, Germany 000 000000&0
00000000000 Corporate Backed or Acquired Las Vegas, NV 000000&0
000 Formerly VC-backed Reykjavik, Iceland 000 000.00 000000&0 000.00
00000 Corporation Paris, France 00 000.00 000000000 000.00
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Krafton Patents

  • 10

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • 000

    Total Patents Families

  • 1

    Granted

  • 3

    Pending

  • 000

    Expiring in next 12 mo

Krafton Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20210252405-A1 Method and apparatus for providing a game with enhanced unexpectedness Pending 16-Jan-2020 000000000
US-20210178274-A1 Machine learned ground coverage for virtual gaming environment Pending 11-Dec-2019 000000000
US-20210178263-A1 Machine learned resolution enhancement for virtual gaming environment Pending 11-Dec-2019 000000000
US-20210178267-A1 Machine learned virtual gaming environment Pending 11-Dec-2019 000000000
JP-2021517841-A Gaming virtual space control method and equipment Pending 31-Jul-2018 A63F13/56
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Krafton Executive Team (7)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Changham Kim Chief Executive Officer
Yong Hyun Park Chief Technology Officer
Chang Byung-gyu Co-Founder & Chairman
Sohn Hyun-il Head of Investments
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Krafton Board Members (6)

Name Representing Role Since
Chang Byung-gyu Krafton Co-Founder & Chairman 000 0000
Eunjung Yeo Krafton Board Member 000 0000
Eun-Jung Yeo Krafton Board Member 000 0000
Han Kim Altos Ventures Board Member 000 0000
Suekyung Lee Krafton Board Member 000 0000
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Krafton Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %ile
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Krafton Investments & Acquisitions (23)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
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00000000 0000 02-Feb-2022 000000000 00.00 Entertainment Software 0000 0000
0000000 23-Dec-2021 00000 0000 0000 Entertainment Software
0000 20-Dec-2021 00000 0000 00.00 Social/Platform Software 0000 0000
Unknown Worlds Entertainment 29-Oct-2021 Merger/Acquisition 00000 Entertainment Software
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Krafton Subsidiaries (4)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
Thingsflow Entertainment Software Seongnam-si, South Korea 2017
0000000000 Entertainment Software Gyeonggi-do, South Korea 0000
000 000000 000000 Entertainment Software Seongnam-si, South Korea 0000
0000 Entertainment Software Seoul, South Korea 0000
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Krafton Exits (2)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
00000 0000 25-May-2021 0000 00000 00.000 Completed
  • 5 buyers
Kakao Games 14-Feb-2018 PE Growth/Expansion 00000 Completed
  • 6 buyers
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