Hecto Innovation Co Ltd

Chart & Performance

D1W1MN

P/E

6.96

P/S

0.54

EPS

1,770.10

Div Yield, %

4.79%

Shrs. gr., 5y

-2.56%

Rev. gr., 5y

21.87%

Revenues

288.49b

+9.71%

Net income

22.56b

-23.39%

CFO

61.39b

+135.71%

Dividend

Dec 27, 2023420 KRW/sh

Earnings

Mar 18, 2025

Profile

Hecto Innovation Co., Ltd. operates as an IT platform company in the field of information security primarily in Korea. The company offers mobile phone number theft prevention services; Login Plus, a personal information management service; Simple Payment Manager, an ID/PW management solution; and stock investment notes. It also provides Health Keeper, a service that checks and manages insurance/health information in mobile; Superstock and Alphastock, an analysis of robo-advisors stock service; ad collection, a digital advertising platform; and Tior, a service that provides the function of integrating test drive reservations for vehicles in real time. In addition, the company offers My Information Protector, a comprehensive personal information security service to prevent damage to personal information leakage; SafeCash, a service that views and manages assets and multiple bank assets; Apartment Subscription Care, a customized apartment recommendation service; The Sen Card that offers card benefit management service; and income from kicking, an XER platform. The company was formerly known as Minwise Co., Ltd. Hecto Innovation Co., Ltd. was founded in 2009 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

URL

https://www.minwise.co.kr/

IPO date

Jun 30, 2015

Employees

Domiciled in

Incorporated in

Valuation

Order:

Title KRW in thousands, except ratios and share amounts	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY	FY
Title KRW in thousands, except ratios and share amounts	2023‑12	2022‑12	2021‑12	2020‑12	2019‑12	2018‑12	2017‑12	2016‑12	2015‑12
Income
Revenues	288,489,350 9.71%	262,967,082 18.97%
Cost of revenue	180,974,235	171,850,838
Unusual Expense (Income)
NOPBT	107,515,115	91,116,244
NOPBT Margin	37.27%	34.65%
Operating Taxes	9,129,270	5,648,850
Tax Rate	8.49%	6.20%
NOPAT	98,385,844	85,467,394
Net income	22,563,245 -23.39%	29,451,591 39.63%
Dividends	(7,524,253)	(7,270,237)
Dividend yield	4.34%	4.94%
Proceeds from repurchase of equity	(11,788,994)	(7,935,062)
BB yield	6.80%	5.39%
Debt
Debt current	4,702,712	6,098,643
Long-term debt	6,558,342	13,650,387
Deferred revenue		9,069,788
Other long-term liabilities	22,829,089	60
Net debt	(295,714,899)	(254,029,589)
Cash flow
Cash from operating activities	61,385,494	26,043,244
CAPEX	(3,963,965)	(5,359,692)
Cash from investing activities	(26,964,646)	(32,977,779)
Cash from financing activities	(26,587,026)	(11,269,078)
FCF	105,863,351	77,132,539
Balance
Cash	259,550,068	229,693,339
Long term investments	47,425,885	44,085,280
Excess cash	292,551,485	260,630,265
Stockholders' equity	268,057,862	286,642,323
Invested Capital	55,440,280	(109,195,570)
ROIC
ROCE	33.24%	29.63%
EV
Common stock shares outstanding	11,812	12,224
Price	14,670.00 21.74%	12,050.00 -40.05%
Market cap	173,286,837 17.64%	147,299,236 -36.58%
EV	3,917,458	35,830,570
EBITDA	123,981,677	105,026,034
EV/EBITDA	0.03	0.34
Interest	1,377,199	1,087,202
Interest/NOPBT	1.28%	1.19%