NCSOFT shares were up more than 6% early on the 11th. Investor sentiment appeared to flock to the stock after news that NCSOFT swung to a profit.
As of 9:22 a.m. on the 11th, NCSOFT stock was trading on the main board up 6.63% (13,500 won) from the previous day at 217,000 won.
NCSOFT disclosed on the 10th that, on a consolidation basis last year, revenue was tentatively tallied at 1.5069 trillion won, operating profit at 16.1 billion won, and net profit at 347.4 billion won. Revenue fell 4.5% from a year earlier, but operating profit turned to the black. Net profit also rose 269.1%.
It appears to have been driven by the performance of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) "AION2," released in Nov. last year. Chief Financial Officer Hong Won-jun said, "If 2025 was a year of turnaround, starting this year will be a year of full-fledged high growth," adding, "We aim to achieve the upper end of the previously presented 2 trillion to 2.5 trillion won in revenue."
The securities industry also reacted positively. Hana Securities recommended a buy approach on NCSOFT. Hana Securities analyst Lee Jun-ho said, "This year's earnings growth is sufficiently supported by AION2 and Lineage Classic, and AION2 global and mobile casual mergers and acquisitions (M&A) remain potential surprise factors."