NCSoft Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1997

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 4,886

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • 036570

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 33

  • Share Price
  • $124.41
  • (As of Friday Closing)

NCSoft General Information

Description

NCsoft Corp is a Korea-based online gaming developer and publisher. It's business span across Korea, Taiwan, China, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The company has produced massively multiplayer online role-playing games such as Lineage, City of Heroes, WildStar, Guild Wars, Aion, Blade and Soul, and Master X Master. The company is also expanding its horizon into the mobile arena.

Contact Information

Website
kr.ncsoft.com
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Corporation
Corporate Office
  • 12, Daewangpangyo-ro 644beon-gil
  • Bundang-gu
  • Seongnam, Gyeonggi 13494
  • South Korea
Primary Industry
Entertainment Software
Stock Exchange
KRX
Vertical(s)
Gaming, TMT
Corporate Office
  • 12, Daewangpangyo-ro 644beon-gil
  • Bundang-gu
  • Seongnam, Gyeonggi 13494
  • South Korea

NCSoft Timeline

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NCSoft Stock Performance

As of 17-Jan-2025, NCSoft’s stock price is $124.41. Its current market cap is $2.46B with 19.8M shares.

(As of Friday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$124.41 $124.43 $115.44 - $177.23 $2.46B 19.8M 100K $4.67

NCSoft Financials Summary

As of 30-Sep-2024, NCSoft has a trailing 12-month revenue of $1.19B.

In Thousands,
USD 		TTM 30-Sep-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022 FY 2021 31-Dec-2021
EV 2,074,599 2,693,765 5,895,442 9,891,720
Revenue 1,193,921 1,361,302 1,990,369 2,015,695
EBITDA 115,458 190,432 524,295 497,467
Net Income 94,109 162,254 337,210 346,504
Total Assets 3,053,237 3,409,536 3,513,815 3,850,262
Total Debt 289,219 498,398 491,874 649,398
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NCSoft Valuation & Funding

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NCSoft Comparisons

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NCsoft Corp is a Korea-based online gaming developer and publisher. It's business span across Korea, Taiwan, China, Japa
Entertainment Software
Seongnam, South Korea
4,886 As of 2024

Seoul, South Korea
 

Seoul, South Korea
 
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NCSoft Competitors (15)

One of NCSoft’s 15 competitors is Netmarble, a Formerly VC-backed company based in Seoul, South Korea.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Netmarble Formerly VC-backed Seoul, South Korea
Krafton Formerly VC-backed Seoul, South Korea
Activision Blizzard Formerly PE-Backed Santa Monica, CA
Nexon Mobile Corporation Seoul, South Korea
Ubisoft Entertainment Corporation Saint-Mande, France
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NCSoft Patents

  • 105

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 75

    Granted

  • 15

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

NCSoft Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-D1053908-S1 Display panel or portion thereof with graphical user interface Active 21-Oct-2022
US-D1050179-S1 Display panel or portion thereof with graphical user interface Active 09-Jun-2022
US-D1050184-S1 Display panel or portion thereof with graphical user interface Active 09-Jun-2022
US-20230300281-A1 Electronic device, method, and computer readable recording medium for synchronizing videos based on movement of body Pending 18-Mar-2022
US-20230298201-A1 Electronic device, method, and computer readable recording medium for obtaining posture information indicating posture of body based on marker attached to body part Pending 15-Mar-2022 G06T7/70
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NCSoft Signals

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NCSoft Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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NCSoft Investments & Acquisitions (33)

NCSoft’s most recent deal was a Corporate with Mistil Games. The deal was made on 11-Dec-2024.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Mistil Games 11-Dec-2024 Corporate Entertainment Software
NCV Games 07-Aug-2024 Joint Venture Entertainment Software
Vic Game Studios 05-Aug-2024 Early Stage VC Entertainment Software
Moon Rover 30-Jul-2024 Seed Round Entertainment Software
A.L.I 21-Jun-2023 Early Stage VC Business/Productivity Software
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NCSoft ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated October, 02, 2024

12.94 | Low Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

Negl

0-10

Low

10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

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Management

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Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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of 15,104

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Industry

of 962

Rank

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Entertainment Software

Subindustry

of 59

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NCSoft Exits (12)

NCSoft’s most recent exit was on 01-Sep-2021 from LiveConnect. The exit was categorized as .

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
LiveConnect 01-Sep-2021 Completed
December & Company 01-Sep-2020 Completed
  • 3 buyers
4th Creative Party 02-Jul-2018 Completed
Sensible Object 18-Jun-2018 Completed
  • 10 buyers
UVify 29-Jan-2016 Early Stage VC Completed
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Affiliates

Subsidiaries (3)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Ntreev Soft Seongnam-si, South Korea 2003
ArenaNet Bellevue, WA 2000
NC Soft (NC Tower 1 in Seoul) Seoul, South Korea

NCSoft FAQs

  • When was NCSoft founded?

    NCSoft was founded in 1997.

  • Where is NCSoft headquartered?

    NCSoft is headquartered in Seongnam, South Korea.

  • What is the size of NCSoft?

    NCSoft has 4,886 total employees.

  • What industry is NCSoft in?

    NCSoft’s primary industry is Entertainment Software.

  • Is NCSoft a private or public company?

    NCSoft is a Public company.

  • What is NCSoft’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for NCSoft is 036570.

  • What is the current stock price of NCSoft?

    As of 17-Jan-2025 the stock price of NCSoft is $124.41.

  • What is the current market cap of NCSoft?

    The current market capitalization of NCSoft is $2.46B.

  • What is NCSoft’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for NCSoft is $1.19B.

  • Who are NCSoft’s competitors?

    Netmarble, Krafton, Activision Blizzard, Nexon Mobile, and Ubisoft Entertainment are some of the 15 competitors of NCSoft.

  • What is NCSoft’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    NCSoft’s EPS for 12 months was $4.67.

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