Netmarble managed to outrun NCsoft’s pursuit. It recorded sales of nearly 2.5 trillion won by sweeping overseas performance. Although it slowed down a little in 3Q, it showed a backside in 4Q, and operating profit jumped more than 60% in 4Q alone.
Netmarble announced on the 10th that it achieved sales of 2.484.8 billion won, operating profit of 272 billion won, and net profit of 338.5 billion won through the announcement of ‘2020 Annual Results’. Compared to the same period of the previous year, sales increased 14%, operating profit increased 34.2%, and net profit increased 99.4%.
As of the fourth quarter of last year, it recorded sales of 6239 billion won, operating profit of 82.5 billion won, and net profit of 103.3 billion won. Sales increased 12.4%, and operating profit increased 61.4%. Net income increased significantly by 2097.9%.
Netmarble’s operating profit increased 3.6% in the third quarter, the only single-digit growth rate among the big three games, but it recovered by more than 60% in the fourth quarter.
In particular, overseas sales accounted for 72% of total sales at 1.7909 trillion won per year in 2020. The global share gradually increased, up 23.3% year-on-year.
Games such as’Marvel Contest of Champions (Kabam)’,’Lineage 2 Revolution’, and’Blade & Soul Revolution’ were promoted, starting with’Seven Deadly Sins: GRAND CROSS’ launched in major global markets such as North America in March last year.
Netmarble’s mobile collectible MMORPG’Seven Knights 2′, launched in November, also topped sales in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Netmarble CEO Kwon Young-sik said, “The new year of 2021 is a meaningful year for a new start at the new G Tower in the new building.” “Especially, the opportunity to strengthen global game competitiveness by introducing large-scale projects such as Second Country, Marvel Future Revolution and Seven Knights Revolution. Will be.”
Meanwhile, NCsoft recorded 2,4162 trillion in annual sales in 2020, and followed closely with a difference of 70 billion won in Netmarble sales.
Copyright © Shin-A Ilbo Unauthorized reproduction and redistribution prohibited