Kakao Corp. (KRX: 035720)

Kakao Cash Flow Statement

Financials in millions KRW. Fiscal year is January - December.

Fiscal Year	TTM	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019
Period Ending	Sep 30, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019
Net Income	-830,749	-1,012,551	1,358,019	1,387,314	151,601	-304,815
Depreciation & Amortization	834,670	760,655	581,431	373,131	266,459	218,804
Loss (Gain) From Sale of Assets	8,522	4,121	-182,231	-53,813	-92,624	-6,911
Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs	1,861,860	1,885,246	736,577	295,342	456,000	441,360
Loss (Gain) From Sale of Investments	24,234	38,977	-42,887	-1,653,249	-327,954	-21,835
Loss (Gain) on Equity Investments	77,893	151,464	-1,446,330	-510,093	-8,692	19,771
Stock-Based Compensation	64,499	84,240	158,742	148,020	43,316	20,704
Provision & Write-off of Bad Debts	2,005	1,040	10,795	3,557	2,709	1,811
Other Operating Activities	-741,582	-820,046	-35,568	1,525,384	296,940	12,941
Change in Accounts Receivable	-7,041	-108,007	-69,034	-19,847	-60,327	39,192
Change in Inventory	15,507	43,477	-73,437	-11,020	-4,387	-19,188
Change in Accounts Payable	-1,197	363,809	64,245	457,572	103,516	100,465
Change in Other Net Operating Assets	168,108	-51,326	-381,947	-635,726	144,540	250,369
Operating Cash Flow	1,476,730	1,341,098	678,376	1,306,572	971,096	752,667
Operating Cash Flow Growth	40.83%	97.69%	-48.08%	34.55%	29.02%	53.15%
Capital Expenditures	-500,579	-575,150	-452,916	-216,219	-183,147	-106,364
Sale of Property, Plant & Equipment	29,999	13,898	14,340	3,506	45,715	7,109
Cash Acquisitions	-1,215,429	-1,215,429	-174,036	-1,262,002	-277,818	-138,448
Divestitures	-7,048	-7,048	34,851	2,435	-	-
Sale (Purchase) of Intangibles	-87,329	-135,228	-90,620	-76,402	-80,615	-55,327
Investment in Securities	330,082	188,494	-119,953	-1,703,569	-748,682	-120,623
Other Investing Activities	1,253,267	-49,468	-785,771	-43,894	-16,149	-535.5
Investing Cash Flow	-197,038	-1,779,932	-1,574,105	-3,341,009	-1,260,696	-414,187
Short-Term Debt Issued	-	1,386,091	1,263,672	1,184,504	184,356	326,171
Long-Term Debt Issued	-	202,000	710,478	518,562	387,523	38,043
Total Debt Issued	2,036,847	1,588,091	1,974,150	1,703,066	571,879	364,214
Short-Term Debt Repaid	-	-1,444,749	-1,560,734	-456,913	-76,077	-454,379
Long-Term Debt Repaid	-	-218,490	-148,589	-112,039	-71,967	-44,169
Total Debt Repaid	-2,521,665	-1,663,240	-1,709,323	-568,953	-148,044	-498,548
Net Debt Issued (Repaid)	-484,818	-75,149	264,827	1,134,114	423,835	-134,334
Issuance of Common Stock	14,333	34,257	72,490	64,551	79,341	331,044
Dividends Paid	-43,475	-54,575	-22,990	-12,902	-13,263	-10,253
Other Financing Activities	-106,486	1,115,053	97,494	3,255,403	815,448	135,747
Financing Cash Flow	-620,445	1,019,587	411,821	4,441,166	1,305,360	322,204
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments	1,332	-27,471	-5,884	24,655	-39,670	10,528
Miscellaneous Cash Flow Adjustments	-	-	0	0	-	-0
Net Cash Flow	660,578	553,281	-489,791	2,431,383	976,091	671,212
Free Cash Flow	976,151	765,948	225,461	1,090,353	787,950	646,304
Free Cash Flow Growth	87.80%	239.73%	-79.32%	38.38%	21.92%	63.92%
Free Cash Flow Margin	12.34%	10.14%	3.32%	18.45%	19.35%	21.05%
Free Cash Flow Per Share	2226.13	1751.06	509.36	2461.02	1820.78	1621.52
Cash Interest Paid	192,957	168,396	113,101	28,455	11,451	11,381
Cash Income Tax Paid	280,109	303,330	317,923	227,379	77,453	110,595
Levered Free Cash Flow	1,053,114	627,401	405,824	1,258,080	968,419	534,530
Unlevered Free Cash Flow	1,154,851	729,138	474,493	1,282,699	980,259	542,535
Change in Net Working Capital	-515,649	-319,675	77,291	-688,047	-654,169	-339,605

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Standard template. Financial Sources.