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WEBTOON Entertainment Inc

For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Mar 11, 2025.

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FY2024 · Filed Mar 11, 2025

WBTN$9.92-0.1%Stored close · as of Nov 10, 2026

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Group Equity

Common Stock · Additionalpaid-incapital · Accumulatedothercomprehensiveloss · Accumulateddeficit · Total stockholders’equity attributable toWEBTOON Entertainment Inc. · Non-controllinginterests inconsolidatedsubsidiaries · GroupEquity · Totalequity
Shares · Amount
Balance as of January 1, 202285,755,540$9$575,168$(7,467)$(108,186)$459,543$—$616,789$1,076,332
Net loss————(103,847)(103,847)(2,743)(26,024)(132,614)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax———(28,985)—(28,985)——(28,985)
Loss on valuation of financial assets measured at fair value, net of tax———(405)—(405)——(405)
Issuance of common stock8,606,4301390,803——390,806——390,806
Equity in income of equity method investees———190—190——190
Equity-based compensation2——————2,305—2,305
Business Combination (Refer to Note 17. Disposition and Business Combinations)——————59,079—59,079
Issuance of common shares to acquire a subsidiary2,729,722—70,857——70,858——70,858
Reclassification of redeemable non-controlling interest to non-controlling interest——————25,020—25,020
Changes in ownership interest in subsidiary——(802)——(802)(640)—(1,442)
Change in ownership interest in subsidiary due to purchase of treasury shares——173——173(14,032)—(13,859)
Change in ownership interest in subsidiary due to issuance of common stock——4,651——4,65115,608—20,259
Common control transaction——(2,748)——(2,748)—2,748—
Redemption of redeemable non-controlling interest——160——160798—958
Balance as of January 1, 202397,091,692101,038,262(36,667)(212,033)789,59485,395593,5131,468,502
Net loss————(102,818)(102,818)(22,769)(13,637)(139,225)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax1———(17,251)—(17,251)——(17,251)
Equity in income of equity method investees———(906)—(906)——(906)
Equity-based compensation2——646——6462,155—2,801
Changes in scope of consolidation——————(7,875)—(7,875)
Common control transactions12,413,4581628,338—(48,441)579,876—(579,876)—
Balance as of December 31, 2023109,505,150111,667,246(54,824)(363,292)1,249,14156,906—1,306,047
Net loss————(143,905)(143,905)(5,153)—(149,058)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax1———(69,702)—(69,702)(1,236)—(70,938)
Issuance of common stock through initial public offering15,000,0002281,735——281,737——281,737
Issuance of common stock through private placement2,380,952—50,000——50,000——50,000
Issuance of common stock for exercise of over-allotment1,371,549—26,576——26,576——26,576
Equity in income of equity method investees———(94)—(94)——(94)
Equity-based compensation2——70,010——70,0101,098—71,108
Changes in scope of consolidation——————(3,861)—(3,861)
Vesting of restricted stock units262,804—7,222——7,222——7,222

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Group Equity

Exercise of stock options67,489—1,1421,1421,142
Balance as of December 31, 2024128,587,944$13$2,103,931$(124,620)$(507,197)$1,472,127$47,754$—$1,519,881
  1. As of December 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the ending balance in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to foreign currency translation adjustments was $120.9 million, $51.2 million, and $33.9 million, respectively.

  2. The Company recorded dividends of $17.4 million, $0.0 million and $0.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively, as a reduction in additional paid-in capital for stock options granted to NAVER's employees who did not provide services to the Company (See Note 1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for the definitions of the Company and NAVER).

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