SM Culture & Contents Co., Ltd.

SM Culture & Contents Co., Ltd.

KKRX:048550
880.00
KRW
+15.00
(+1.73%)
-14.06EPS
104.80BMarket 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
956.44
933.54
1,111.33
1,401.24
1,210.55
2,080.61
1,797.4
1,397.79
1,483.33
1,678.26
1,332.59
1,142.36
1,061.45
1,086.31
Basic EPS, GAAP
-15
-129
-68
-7
-192
-19
40
-152
-93
57
-103
-147
-22
-15.82
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
-76.64
-200.36
36.11
-20.08
310.26
545.48
284.04
-19.74
-11.16
68.78
-132.56
34.36
-353.83
-252.86
Dividend per Share
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Book Value per Share
793.76
814.54
793.84
805.66
1,233.98
1,207.42
1,248.82
1,102.29
1,048.65
1,114.69
1,015.61
861.25
843.18
830.56
Tangible Book Value per Share
440.25
479.84
502.4
657.48
308.25
341.07
430.65
423.99
515.64
612.72
695.63
770.31
712.13
705.82
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
60
65
68
68
73
95
93
93
94
94
96
96
95
96
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
57,589
60,954
75,502
95,394
88,565
197,030
166,658
130,570
139,749
157,913
127,311
109,940
100,478
104,257
Operating Margin (%)
-0.3
-9.64
-5.22
3.65
-14.64
-1.05
2.89
-3.34
0.88
1.27
1.64
1.44
-1.29
-0.57
Depreciation Expense
3,205
6,034
7,072
5,535
4,905
6,881
9,288
9,934
10,949
10,464
7,680
6,662
5,343
5,578
Net Income, GAAP
-903
-8,423
-4,620
-477
-14,047
-1,799
3,709
-14,199
-8,762
5,363
-9,840
-14,147
-2,083
-1,518
Effective Tax Rate (%)
- -
- -
- -
118.49
- -
- -
26.12
- -
- -
14
- -
- -
- -
- -
Profit Margin (%)
-1.57
-13.82
-6.12
-0.5
-15.86
-0.91
2.23
-10.87
-6.27
3.4
-7.73
-12.87
-2.07
-1.46
Working Capital
27,220
20,272
18,159
30,642
28,917
24,559
26,322
28,955
32,216
37,483
44,296
60,115
54,008
53,028
LT Debt
7,647
6,221
3,193
1,630
6,228
6,866
3,121
420
12,994
11,898
10,854
9,522
8,824
8,686
Total Equity
51,694
55,452
54,015
54,818
114,916
112,510
116,501
103,305
99,386
106,569
98,191
83,340
81,757
80,524
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
-1.07
- -
- -
2.78
- -
- -
1.4
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
-0.88
- -
- -
3.61
- -
- -
5.53
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
-2.04
-15.74
-8.44
-0.87
-16.54
-1.58
3.24
-12.93
-8.65
5.23
-9.68
-15.71
-2.55
-1.89

Capital Structure

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'25
Dec'25
Mar'26
ST Debt
2,788
2,875
3,038
LT Borrowings
- -
- -
- -
LT Finance Leases
9,004
8,824
8,686
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
96
96
96
Market Capitalization
124,285
127,645
104,803

Working Capital

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'25
Dec'25
Mar'26
Total Current Assets
174,323
167,940
152,022
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
94,169
96,920
75,374
Accounts Receivable, Net
- -
10,033
- -
Inventories
1,040
1,021
899
Total Current Liabilities
123,465
113,932
98,994
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
2,788
2,875
3,038
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
7.98%
-4.29%
-1.9%
Free Cash Flow
-423.78%
-458.64%
-1,112.82%
Net Income, GAAP
135.73%
-104.9%
-85.28%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
8.3%
-4.32%
-8.61%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
23,948
27,850
24,762
33,380
109,940
2025
17,697
21,114
25,382
36,285
100,478
2026
21,475
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
-1.26
32.3
-13.7
-164.72
-147
2025
-19
-10.22
1.93
5.09
-22
2026
-12.62
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

KRW

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

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

Company Description

CEO
Tae-Hyeon Park
Full Time Employees
345
Sector
Commercial services
Industry
Advertising/Marketing services
Address
Seoul South Korea
IPO Date
Jan 18, 2001
Business
SM Culture & Contents Co., Ltd. is a South Korea-based comprehensive culture, media, and marketing services company operating across advertising, travel management, television and digital content production, and talent agency segments. Founded in 1980 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, the company operates as a key content and services subsidiary of SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. under the ultimate parentage of Kakao Corporation. The company serves corporate enterprises, commercial brand advertisers, global media broadcasters, over-the-top streaming platforms, and individual business travelers primarily across South Korea and international markets throughout the Asia-Pacific region, North America, and Europe. The company delivers integrated solutions organized into four core business divisions: Advertising, Travel, Content Production, and Management & Commerce. In its Advertising division, the company provides full-service marketing communications, including integrated brand strategy and marketing consulting; television, print, radio, and out-of-home media planning and buying; digital marketing campaign execution and social media optimization; creative development and commercial film production; and corporate brand experiential activations. In its Travel division, the company offers corporate travel management services, including corporate air ticketing and hotel reservations; comprehensive corporate expense management and travel policy compliance solutions; Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) planning and destination management; and customized business and VIP travel packages. In its Content Production division, the company produces and distributes broadcast television variety programs, reality television formats, drama series, and digital video content for terrestrial television networks, cable broadcasters, and global streaming services. In its Management & Commerce division, the company provides professional representation and artist management services for television personalities, hosts, comedians, and actors; intellectual property merchandising; and brand commerce services, including consumer lifestyle products and collaborative retail goods. In recent developments, SM Culture & Contents Co., Ltd. has undertaken significant strategic and operational changes driven by corporate restructuring initiatives under Kakao Corporation and SM Entertainment. The company has streamlined its operational portfolio to sharpen focus on high-margin digital advertising, integrated marketing technologies, and tailored corporate MICE travel solutions following the recovery of cross-border corporate business travel. As part of parent company SM Entertainment's corporate governance realignment and non-core asset rationalization program, SM Culture & Contents has been positioned for strategic equity divestment and ownership transition, engaging in formal sales and bidding processes to secure new strategic and financial investors. Concurrently, the company has expanded its multi-platform production partnerships with leading domestic and international over-the-top streaming platforms to co-produce exclusive unscripted content and digital media formats, while modernizing its proprietary corporate travel booking technology platforms with enhanced data analytics and automated reservation workflows to serve expanding multinational enterprise clients.