WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. (WBTN)Communication Services | Internet Content & Information | Los Angeles, United States | NasdaqGS
9.53 USD
-0.50
(-4.940%) ⇩
(Oct. 14, 2026, 11:15 a.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 3:06 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Webtoon is currently fractured between a compelling user base and deteriorating financial execution. While the stock recently rallied nearly 46% year-over-year, the underlying business is bleeding value: revenue contracted by 2.8%, operating margins turned negative at -4.6%, and the company posted a significant loss on equity. The balance sheet shows a concerning debt-to-equity ratio of 1.85, which is risky for a growth stock with no earnings cushion. Short-term, the sentiment is defensive. The options market is screaming caution, with traders loading up heavily on cheap puts at strikes far below the current price, while call buying is tepid. This disconnect suggests the recent rally may be running out of steam as investors digest the poor fundamentals. Long-term, the lack of profitability and shrinking top-line growth makes it difficult to justify a premium valuation. Without a clear path to restoring positive operating margins and stabilizing revenue, the stock remains a speculative hold rather than a core investment. The absence of any dividend yield further limits its appeal for income-focused capital. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.096138 |
| AutoTheta | 0.096172 |
| AutoETS | 0.096173 |
| MSTL | 0.102157 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 33% |
| H-stat | 6.35 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.165 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.25 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 1.852 |
| Revenue per Share | 10.332 |
| Market Cap | 1,292,647,936 |
| Forward P/E | 38.10 |
| Beta | 2.57 |
| Profit Margins | -25.14% |
| Website | https://www.about.webtoon.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 3:06 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes at $5.00 and $7.50) expiring in November and December. Conversely, call activity is sparse and concentrated in out-of-the-money strikes ($12.50-$17.50), suggesting limited bullish conviction despite the company's recent price surge. Implied volatility remains elevated on the put side, indicating fear of a sharp correction.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.45275807 |
| Address1 | 5,700 Wilshire Blvd. |
| Address2 | Suite 220 |
| All Time High | 25.66 |
| All Time Low | 6.75 |
| Ask | 13.12 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.5 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 581,040 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 437,820 |
| Average Volume | 437,820 |
| Average Volume10Days | 581,040 |
| Beta | 2.572 |
| Bid | 7.52 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 8.581 |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 9 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 9.525 |
| Current Ratio | 2.634 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 9.89 |
| Day Low | 9.4901 |
| Debt To Equity | 1.852 |
| Display Name | WEBTOON Entertainment |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,397,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,397,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,392,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,859,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,859,200 |
| Ebitda | -19,986,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.01461 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -42.748 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.625 |
| Enterprise Value | 854,358,912 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.075 |
| Eps Forward | 0.25 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -2.63 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 9.962 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.43700027 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.04386672 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -45.275806 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 19.01 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -9.485001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.49894795 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 7.85 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.6749997 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.21337576 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 7.85 - 19.01 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,719,495,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 22,939,242 |
| Forward Eps | 0.25 |
| Forward P E | 38.1 |
| Free Cashflow | 14,633,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,800 |
| Fullday Change | -0.49500084 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -4.940128 |
| Fullday Price | 9.525 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.24449 |
| Gross Profits | 334,475,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.83097 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.24037 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 135,711,070 |
| Industry | Internet Content & Information |
| Industry Disp | Internet Content & Information |
| Industry Key | internet-content-information |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,024-06-27 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. operates a storytelling platform in the United States, Korea, Japan, and internationally. Its platform allows a community of creators and users to discover, create, and share new content. The company's platform offers stories primarily in two ways, including web-comics, a graphical comic-like medium; and web-novel platforms, optimized for reading serialized text-based content. It also provides hosting services for web-comics through web and mobile applications, and paid content, advertising and IP adaptations. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. is a subsidiary of NAVER Corporation. |
| Long Name | WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,292,647,936 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_556182014 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -344,143,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,456,179,781 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 7 |
| Open | 9.87 |
| Operating Cashflow | 6,070,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.046 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Phone | 323 424 3795 |
| Previous Close | 10.02 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 126.99999 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.1100104 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.94487387 |
| Profit Margins | -0.25139 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.416 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.5 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.49500084 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -4.940128 |
| Regular Market Day High | 9.89 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 9.4901 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 9.4901 - 9.89 |
| Regular Market Open | 9.87 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 10.02 |
| Regular Market Price | 9.525 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,990,953 |
| Regular Market Volume | 96,273 |
| Return On Assets | -0.01816 |
| Return On Equity | -0.26308 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.028 |
| Revenue Per Share | 10.332 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17004645 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 135,711,070 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0306 |
| Shares Short | 4,158,766 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,061,448 |
| Short Name | WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.17989999 |
| Short Ratio | 10.83 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | WBTN |
| Target High Price | 13.0 |
| Target Low Price | 10.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 11.28571 |
| Target Median Price | 11.0 |
| Total Cash | 585,731,968 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4.316 |
| Total Debt | 22,630,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,368,064,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -2.63 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 11.03625 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.5112505 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.13693514 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 96,273 |
| Website | https://www.about.webtoon.com |
| Zip | 90,036 |