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YeaRimDang Publishing Co., Ltd.

YeaRimDang Publishing Co., Ltd.

KKRX:036000
2,675.00
KRW
-10.00
(-0.37%)
58.33EPS
0.52P/E
71.75BMarket Cap
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
6,257.17
12,760.32
13,776.56
19,642.36
27,922.2
33,058.74
36,264.41
1,057.76
1,224.16
1,143.54
891.44
738.29
445.35
461.54
Basic EPS, GAAP
319
371
100
234
851
735
-708
-1,747
-28
-386
391
-378.52
5,478.56
6,007.13
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
295.81
888.88
575.07
1,668.05
4,386.18
311.86
3,730.31
-3,650.26
53.02
-80.51
89.41
35.51
51.35
- -
Dividend per Share
149.82
144.3
149.09
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Book Value per Share
3,295.74
3,814.01
3,764.02
3,945.79
4,705.6
7,967.86
7,301.11
5,886.32
5,709.44
5,378.19
5,676.67
5,300.51
11,107.21
11,068.68
Tangible Book Value per Share
768.8
1,519.89
1,331.52
1,517.71
2,350.96
6,129.75
5,483.43
3,898.46
5,625.26
5,263.22
5,561.76
5,185.28
10,980.01
10,941.55
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
138,149
292,494
319,262
452,752
643,303
761,109
835,661
24,360
28,189
26,373
20,548
17,006
10,258
10,700
Operating Margin (%)
7.44
6.51
1.77
4.25
7.36
5.54
-2.97
1.94
8.38
0.73
-14.96
-29.61
-13.84
-10.62
Depreciation Expense
3,780
7,915
9,591
11,650
16,241
14,069
100,681
111,171
25,157
688
650
664
721
688
Net Income, GAAP
7,043
8,504
2,317
5,394
19,606
16,922
-16,315
-40,232
-645
-8,902
9,013
-8,719
126,195
139,261
Effective Tax Rate (%)
15.6
5.94
6.55
18.86
16.85
18.32
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
22.75
9.16
Profit Margin (%)
5.1
2.91
0.73
1.19
3.05
2.22
-1.95
-165.16
-2.29
-33.75
43.86
-51.27
1,230.17
1,301.54
Working Capital
-10,194
14,775
-7,037
-18,370
17,079
216,388
56,339
-18,417
57,156
51,206
46,988
41,332
183,397
177,739
LT Debt
7,397
19,960
8,369
- -
- -
- -
286,891
224,811
2,934
109
141
166
139
117
Total Equity
86,514
105,667
105,586
114,105
153,637
373,286
332,464
235,663
205,038
187,054
201,457
178,096
255,846
254,959
Return on Invested Capital (%)
9.03
14.87
4.04
11.75
25.39
12.12
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
-0.46
-0.47
Return on Capital (%)
8.22
5.76
3.16
4.9
2.86
0.93
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
57.11
66.51
Return on Common Equity (%)
9.94
10.6
2.66
6.07
19.68
11.59
-9.28
-26.49
-0.48
-6.97
7.08
-6.9
66.78
75.15

Capital Structure

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'25
Dec'25
Mar'26
ST Debt
75
135
123
LT Borrowings
- -
- -
- -
LT Finance Leases
42
139
117
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
23
23
23
Market Capitalization
72,673
75,322
71,752

Working Capital

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'25
Dec'25
Mar'26
Total Current Assets
233,879
228,111
203,667
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
226,065
220,613
195,570
Accounts Receivable, Net
1,985
2,210
2,341
Inventories
4,015
3,895
4,211
Total Current Liabilities
44,564
44,714
25,928
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
75
135
123
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
16.36%
3.6%
43.66%
Free Cash Flow
57.77%
-116.04%
44.62%
Net Income, GAAP
-43.04%
-152.62%
-1,547.38%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
-5.48%
-13.95%
-39.68%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
3,117
3,737
4,681
4,794
17,006
2025
2,742
2,558
2,524
2,434
10,258
2026
3,184
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
166
-52.77
-13.86
-478.72
-378.52
2025
-254.87
6,058.14
45
-20.2
5,478.56
2026
-38.26
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Sung-Hoon Nah
Full Time Employees
55
Sector
Consumer services
Industry
Publishing: books/magazines
Address
Seoul South Korea
IPO Date
Nov 30, 1999
Website
yearim.kr
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Business
YeaRimDang Publishing Co., Ltd. is a South Korea-based publishing and multimedia educational content provider engaged in the creation, publication, and distribution of children's educational books, early childhood learning materials, and digital media products. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, the company operates primarily across the educational publishing, digital content, and intellectual property sectors. The company's core product and service offerings comprise educational comic book collections, led by its flagship Why? series spanning natural sciences, world history, Korean history, humanities, mathematics, and biographical subjects; early childhood development publications under the Smart Bear brand, including interactive sound books, sensory touch books, board books, and early learning playbooks; supplementary educational literature, picture books, and chapter books; digital educational content, including e-books, smart learning mobile applications, and animated video series; and intellectual property licensing and One Source Multi-Use commercialization services, encompassing educational musicals, character merchandising, and copyright exports across Asia, North America, Europe, and the Middle East. In recent corporate developments, YeaRimDang Publishing Co., Ltd. executed a major strategic restructuring to refocus its core operations and financial resources on educational publishing and global content commercialization following the divestment of its controlling equity interest in low-cost carrier T'way Air and its holding affiliate to Daemyung Sono Group. Concurrently, the company has accelerated its digital transformation by expanding its digital learning portfolio, developing artificial intelligence-integrated educational content, and forming strategic distribution alliances to scale its proprietary intellectual properties across international digital platforms and multimedia formats.