[Click eStock] "JYP Entertainment Posts Record-High Quarterly Results... Target Price Raised"

On August 14, Yuanta Securities raised its target price for JYP Entertainment from 90,000 won to 100,000 won.

JYP Entertainment achieved its highest-ever quarterly results in the second quarter of this year. Revenue reached 215.8 billion won, up 125.5% year-on-year, and operating profit was 52.9 billion won, marking a 466.4% increase compared to the same period last year.

Lee Hwanwook, a researcher at Yuanta Securities, stated, "There was a clear improvement in both scale and profitability, driven by increased activity of key artist IPs. Although it was inevitable that artist contract renewals and rising costs for concerts and content production would occur, the company demonstrated leverage effects from top-line growth. Additionally, further profitability was achieved due to stabilized operational efficiency at its subsidiary, Blue Garage."

The researcher analyzed that JYP Entertainment has now entered a phase where its investment appeal is increasing.

He added, "In the second half of the year, the global tour activities of the main girl group IP, TWICE, will be in full swing. Considering their heightened global recognition, we believe that performance expectations for additional concerts in 2026 can be revised upward."

He continued, "The main boy group IP, Stray Kids, is also scheduled to release two new global albums in the second half of the year, and we expect the 'K-eh-de-hun' trickle-down effect to continue. Furthermore, the company plans to further strengthen its expansion of IP licensing business through overseas partners and broaden its lineup of MD products (such as character merchandise), which is expected to make a positive additional contribution to earnings."

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